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For two-and-a-half decades now, music fans have made their own special pilgrimages to the historic downtown of twin-cities, Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, for the annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival. Celebrating roots music in the Birthplace of Country Music, the three-day festival draws the best Americana, bluegrass, country, and rock-and-roll performers back to where it all began, and this year marks a grand occasion for both the festival and its unique location. In addition to the event’s 25th anniversary, this year’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will kick off a year-long party for the 100th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions, a pivotal event in the history of country music, sharing the likes of Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family with the world. The echoes of those now-famous recordings can be heard throughout the American music landscape to this day, across the globe, and right back to the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion main stage from September 11-13 with headliners like Sierra Ferrell, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Del McCoury Band and many, many more. Today, the festival announced the release of their official mobile app as well as daily performance schedules. More info on both can be found below.

“We are so excited to be celebrating 25 years of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion this year,” says Festival Director Richard Oakley. “Whether you’re returning or coming to the festival for the first time, we look forward to having you join us for three days of great music and community as we celebrate this milestone and look towards the 100th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions next summer. We’ve got a lot of fun planned that you won’t want to miss.”

Over the weekend of festivities, the official 25th Anniversary Celebration of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will take place on Saturday, September 12 at the Paramount Stage with a special Farm and Fun Time performance and recording. Hosted by Kris Truelsen, the popular re-imagining of the classic WCYB program will include musical guests Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Trousdale, The Band Loula, and Truelsen’s own, Country Casserole.

Additional collaborative performances throughout the weekend include Friday’s festival kickoff Anniversary Jam with Jim Lauderdale and Donna the Buffalo at the State Street Stage. That evening, German music producer and songwriter, Toby Gad, and Bristol’s own cellist and composer, Dave Eggar, will take over the Paramount Bristol with The Hitmaker Sessions featuring many special guests. Also on Saturday evening, Big Daddy Love’s Mo-Grass will take the Country Mural Stage. For specific times and locations, please visit bristolrhythm.com.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion tickets, VIP & lodging packages, and shuttle passes are available today at this link, and the festival’s brand new mobile app—home to schedules, maps, artist information, and more—can be downloaded here.

Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Daily Lineups:

Friday, September 11:

St Paul & the Broken Bones, Los Lobos, The War and Treaty, The Creekers, Madeline Edwards, Meels, Organ Fairchild, Kruger Brothers, Jim Lauderdale & Donna The Buffalo, Scythian, Donna The Buffalo, Big Daddy Love, Jon Stickley Trio, Toby Gad & Dave Eggar, Moga Family Band, Laid Back Country Picker, Bristol Lightning, KG & The Bad Habits, Oscar Harris, Florencia & The Feeling, Lucille Klement, Kris Truelsen & Country Casserole, Adam Bolt, The Corklickers, Jamtown Jam Camp, Junction 4961, Momma Molasses, NESCC Jazz Ensemble, Phil Faconti & Dave Eggar

Saturday, September 12:

Sierra Ferrell, The Del McCoury Band, Braxton Keith, Mon Rovîa, Trousdale, Hannah Dasher, Kruse Brothers, Acoustic Syndicate: “The Bristol Reunion,” Clay Street Unit, Darrell Scott String Band feat. Rob Ickes, Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines, Jim Lauderdale & The Game Changers, Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo, Mason Via, Big Daddy Love’s Mo-Grass with Florencia & The Feeling, Holy Roller, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Oscar Harris, Gritty Flyright & The Music Family, Ed Snodderly, The Dimestore Cowboys, Freak Rangers, Ranford Almond, ETSU Bluegrass Band, Josh Mitcham, Reedy River String Band, Adrian Bundy & His Honky Tonk Hearts, Alpine Motel, Ashton Davison, Bailey George and the Hit Paraders, Chancellor Lawson, Duty Free, Hoot & Holler Storytellers, Lightnin’ Charlie, My New Favorites, Noah Denton, Possum Creek Playboys, Troublesome Hollow

Sunday, September 13:

Old Crow Medicine Show, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Maggie Antone, Fust, The Band Loula, Johnny Mullenax, Denitia, Sunny Sweeney, Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo, Big Daddy Love, The Wilson Springs Hotel, Erin Lunsford, Dallas Wayne, Leonard Blush & The Camelcals, ETSU Bluegrass Band, Anthony Childress, The Boys From Bristol, Logan & McKenna, Post Bop Revival, The Recovery Bristol Band, Roger Ramsey, Soul Sandwich, The Soulamanders, Virginia West

For daily schedules download the festival app and keep an eye out for updates on bristolrhythm.com.

About Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia is heralded as The Birthplace of Country Music, home to the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings. The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is a celebration of that great legacy and is renowned for its diverse headliners, established touring acts, up-and-coming artists, and some of the Appalachian region’s finest music across a wide variety of roots genres. It is also noted for its unique downtown setting along State Street, where Virginia and Tennessee meet to form the twin cities of Bristol. For more information about Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion visit BristolRhythm.com.

About the Birthplace of Country Music: Located in Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) is the parent nonprofit organization of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, and WBCM Radio Bristol. It is the mission of BCM to perpetuate, promote, and celebrate Bristol’s rich music heritage; to educate and engage audiences worldwide regarding the history, impact, and legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions from which BCM derives its name; and to create recognition, opportunities, and economic benefit for BCM’s local and regional communities. BCM accomplishes this mission through each of its primary branches (museum, festival, and radio station), special projects and events, and a multitude of community and educational outreach programs.

Visit BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org for more information.

Namaste y’all.

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Suwannee Roots Revival Adds Amelia Day, The Resolvers, Victoria Cardona, Asydequest & more https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-adds-amelia-day-the-resolvers-victoria-cardona-asydequest-more/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:22:12 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9873 Well slap my mama and call my late for dinner. There’s a few brand new...

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Well slap my mama and call my late for dinner. There’s a few brand new presents under the tree. Scat Sam, get yer tail out of the gravy. The 10th Suwannee Roots Revival is excited to announce lineup additions for this fall’s festival including Amelia Day, The Resolvers, Victoria Cardona, Asydequest, Two Foot Level, Suns of Stars, Yet To Be Gold, The Jack Shealy Band, and Firewater Tent Revival! Sploosh. An already loaded lineup just got curiouser and curiouser.
They are joining a fabulous lineup which includes Trampled by Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, The Lee Boys with Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Holy Roller, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, and Sloppy Joe.
Waffle, Ed and Firewater.
Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 8, through Sunday, October 11, at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida. Fostering the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, this four-day family-friendly music festival includes camping, music workshops, kids’ activities, arts & crafts, and daily yoga.
Nestled in 800 acres of gorgeous Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River in northern Florida, Suwannee Roots Revival celebrates community-based fun, growing friendships, laughing families, and the joy you get from making memories with friends old and new.
Festival Director Beth Judy says, ”When it comes to music festivals with camping onsite, our venue, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, is the very best. Combine that with our Suwannee Roots Revival’s rich history of amazing festivals that have created an open, loving community of people from all walks of life and ages. Add to that this compelling and exciting lineup and you’ve got the blueprint for an incredible musical adventure filled with fun, laughter and friends. I highly suggest making plans to be there if you have not already. You’ve never had such a good time!”
Pirate disco nap.
Suwannee Roots Revival showcases established and emerging roots musicians throughout the weekend. Many of the performers have long histories of epic Suwannee performances along with some surprise one-of-a-kind collaborations—you never know who will give a surprise sit-in on stage (or in the campgrounds, for that matter). There is an open call to play in the many campground pickin’ party sites throughout the weekend, including at Slopryland, hosted by Sloppy Joe, and the Bill Monroe Shrine, hosted by Quartermoon.
Music will be staged in a variety of areas, with many acts playing multiple times. Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater is nestled in a tree-filled natural amphitheater, adding to the magic through the beautiful setting. The Dance Tent is a fantastic spot to immerse yourself in the music and is close to the Vendor Village so you can dance, shop, and snack at the same time! The Music Hall is an excellent spot for special indoor listening experiences with stage lighting, air conditioning, and a cafe. A wide range of hands-on workshops will take place at the Music Farmers Stage at The Back Porch, which is sponsored by the festival’s nonprofit arm, Live Oak Music and Arts Foundation (LOMAF supports music and arts programs in North Florida schools, including the Suwannee Spirit Kids Music Camp.)
F U Leonard.
The Vendor Village features a diverse range of arts and crafts with a strong emphasis on original creations and unique items, as well as culinary delights ranging from healthy to decadent. Suwannee Roots Revival has a lot of fun for the little ones too! Complete with a kids area tucked accessibly into the woods near the Music Farmers Stage, with crafts, circus toys, open areas for running, and a kids parade at the end of the weekend!
The park itself is a place where children of all ages can rediscover (or discover for the first time) the wonderland of sights, sounds, and sensations that make for a weekend of musical paradise at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
SOSMP offers guest comforts, including a general store, full-service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms, and water stations. Upgraded camping, including RV hookups and cabin rentals, as well as golf cart rentals, are currently on sale. Reservations may be made by calling the Park office at (386) 364­-1683. SOSMP is located between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, about 30 minutes south of the Georgia state line, about 45 minutes north of Gainesville, and is host to a variety of events. Please visit the park’s web site at www.musicliveshere.com for further information.
Tickets are on sale. Suwannee Roots Revival offers a multi-day Weekend Ticket that includes festival admission for four days of music, as well as primitive camping on Thursday-Sunday nights. Military and Student discounts are available. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For complete ticket information, visit here.
Suwannee Roots Revival 2026 Lineup:
*New additions in purple:
Trampled By Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, Amelia Day, The Lee Boys feat. Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, The Resolvers, Asydequest, Holy Roller, Victoria Cardona, Two Foot Level, Suns of Stars, Yet To Be Gold, The Jack Shealy Band, Firewater Tent Revival
Returning Treasured Festival Favorites:
Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, Sloppy Joe and Kamp Happiness.
For more information, tickets, and to reserve camping, visit www.suwanneerootsrevival.com.
See further updates at Facebook and Instagram: (#SuwanneeRoots).

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Elements Music & Arts Festival “26 Word Salad https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-arts-festival-26-word-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elements-music-arts-festival-26-word-salad https://wookwranglers.com/elements-music-arts-festival-26-word-salad/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:35:20 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9826 Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears. Welcome back to Pocono Raceway at Long...

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Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears. Welcome back to Pocono Raceway at Long Pond, Pennsylvania as Wranglers Media has found her way back to Elements Music & Arts Festival for the fifth year. Maso the Iceman and Baitbucket Smith reunited and it feels so good. Maso, straight from Billy in Bethel and the Phish MSG run, and Smith, from Electric Forest, by way of FloydFest. Welcome to the Elements Music & Arts Festival “26 Word Salad. You’ll need to present your invitation in order to board the conscious stream. Open yourself.

The following notes were taken directly from the works of Maso the Wrinkled from the Lost Volumes of the Small Grey Hands-

Chapter Four, Poems Written by Foreign Illiterates
“It had been quite copacetic until the Iceman commeth that Monday and that guy wanted to make a deal with the him. Five biggie bags for 20$. Man only wanted to do three for $20. No deal was struck and the moon bounce king of New Jersey politely informed him to promptly exit the trampoline park forthright.  Let’s roll time, the long March back to Rock City, Uranus, but OK, let’s rewind it back to arriving at the fairgrounds of the Pocono. A gathering of the minds, and it was. It was a party and one of the part goers named Izzy (IZZY) was helping to decorate for said party so after which I was very nice and thoughtful when I hit him with the age old question. “Why is it the humans are genetically closer to mushrooms than mushrooms are to plants?” I think it is because we have mushrooms in our pants. I’m just saying let’s eat a mushroom and dance”.

The show must go on. Elements Music & Arts Festival 2026. Photo by Ryan Mason.

“After getting a GED in credentials it was on over to Long Pond Road, right on gate three, right on turn three what turn four? And now it’s time to finish all the bug spray and sunblock if you got it through security. Yay, early entry. No shake and bake spider monkey and another scanner before I got the green light inside the venue.  Get this, my smart and we after the races. I make my present known so they know I’m there. The humor and style is unmistakaeble. Time to meet up with Magini at the Earth Stage, where it was the most popping I’ve seen. That treehouse yo. Like anybody was anybody with anybody there and yeah then after raging that for a little bit, we head on over to the Water Stage and that thing was looking good. It was the place to be. Oh my goodness gracious, what is Thursday night water stage on Thursday? Octopus moment to shine and shine it did. and so you know, maybe being a smart and lazy driver of invention, my bike and I get back out of the venue with the only bike left at the bike rack, but we go all the way around behind the other side of the track or something. I don’t know where BrocAleeya was camped last year but that’s where all the renegades stages were that was the place today.”

Fire Stage, Elements Music & Arts Festival 2026. Photo by Jason Nail.

Fire: “The Bible Village that was it vibe and we’re out there and it’s late but it’s still dark and we’re on our way back. Me and the VIP twisted tea VIP. We run into this girl Maddy in a lemur onesie and we went on the side quest with this kid Levi denim pants, the legend of bagger pants. He doesn’t know where his car is and doesn’t know where his RV is. He wants to get the beer from the car to the RV so I can grant promises…”

Earth: We do fully follow him around the venue until we stop following him and start watching him and is tracking the edge of a swamp and we lose him behind some portal parties until we can see him when he’s going up the road to gate seven where we realized they had made him leave his car up there and good luck brother. Brother Levi, we never saw him again that weekend. We knew we were like, we had with that kid and also we’re gonna be like hallelujah. It’s good to see you brother. No, we didn’t but yeah, we didn’t see him ever again so thoughts and prayers for brother Levi jeans. The man, the myth, the legend. The only one to really wrangle the wranglers.

Did you ever wonder why you were still alive?  

Was her flower prolapsed? Yes, definitely she’d blown out her O-ring. It must have been the homemade tequila that caused the explosion. Was it because it had been stored in a used kitty litter bin? She was going to need attention.

“All weekend, except for Justina, the owner of trampoline town we were still with her. We met her at the Renegade Club set. Yeah she was a vibe so hard with her wagon with all the goodies. We went back with her on Friday night. Who am I kidding? It was Saturday morning. It’s always fun at trampoline time until it’s time to go and it was. So I took all of Saturday off. Saturday was just a scratch. I’m sure big Dirsel and the boys threw it down. Zeds Dead apparently was super mids. I heard this from his sister. She could have played it better herself and she told me that so it must be true. But she told me this as she’s trying a whopper for the first time so probably not true.

They say getting there is half the fun so is getting ready half the fun too?  In some gettin’ ready girls words “you feel like you’re getting ready two separate animals or kind of the same.” Yeah, listen to music and outfits. It exemplifies the best part of being a girl and just the best version of yourself as a woman. To get a woman and a girl to get deeper, getting ready like you’re kind of putting on a costume and a outfit and like kind of impersonating your festival self. The girls help you get ready doing that and everybody’s on like a different vibe and the themes of the outfits are different, so you’re helping everybody kinda go into their alter ego. The ancient ritual? A celebration of community. The get ready girl community is different than, let’s say any any other. It’s different. You’re helping everybody go into their ultra ego.


Water: “Sunday Sunday Sunday. The sun, the set. Let’s go! It’s on! It’s goin’ down at the Fire Stage. It’s lit Tipper did it. Pretty Lights on the Earth, then did it, then something, something did it again on the Earth and just the Earth is getting destroyed so I head over to Big Cheese and the boys but Earth owned the night and the weekend as they did in 23.  Catching that last little bit of Griz was a highlight and a treat. Blessings were made to the corporate overlords, for sure. It’s got electrolytes and and then we come to my moment if you will, to shine. That’s right, the White Knight from behind a phone booth, we got a girl and a girl got a dog. A girl got a dog in a wagon and a tripod and tarps and she’s going like she’s going a mile a minute. She is the track star. She’s a rock star. A little muscle. So, that’s where I come in.”    Ed. note- the white knight.

Elements Music & Art Festival 2026. Photo by The Preparation.

“The wagons loaded up with Daisy, the queen riding dirty in the wagon and yeah, yeah moe down  she hopped in the wagon with daisy wearing her doggy earmuffs and I pulled them both to close enough to her camp but not close enough for me to know where exactly she was camped.  Not her first rodeo.  She dabbed me down for my troubles.  So yeah, there was skydivers skyballin’, doing their thing, getting in for free.  The pyrotechnics were lit as were the art installations. Frick Frack is a festival within a festival.  Fun factory closed it down every damned time. They be grinding, burning through blades…Word salad brought to you by Sunoco and Mountain Dew.”  -the White Knight 2026

Check out the Elements website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tik Tok. Don’t bump your head on the firmament. Even if this is just a program made by omnipotent beings, thanks for including the Wranglers in the fun. As always, 100% human. Maybe more toward the sub-human part of the spectrum. It’s the oldest part of the lizard brain taking over.

Keep up with the Wranglers as the funnel spins south with the Small Dog Summer Tour. Set phasers to “mild freak out” as we head back to the Sunshine State for a fall festival season full of greasy foods and counterfeit credentials. Don’t know? Ask the Grand Potentate and visit your future at Suwannee with Roots Revival and Hulaween. Is this real? Are you still alive? You can’t save the world handcuffed to a golf cart.

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What Can be Expected at Elements “26? https://wookwranglers.com/what-can-be-expected-at-elements-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-can-be-expected-at-elements-26 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:14:17 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9794 Charles, why do you ask questions to which you know the answer? Maybe the old...

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Charles, why do you ask questions to which you know the answer? Maybe the old gypsy woman was correct after all. So it has been written, so it shall be. Elements Music & Arts Festival returns to Long Pond, PA August 7-9, 2026. You already know what to expect this year. 2026 is this Hindu year of the peacock shrimp. Get your head hammer ready. Will you find the White Ninja? Or perhaps the White Knight.  Or even Ganga White Knight? All things are possible. Once you get down to it, it’s just about ridiculous. But what choice do we have? This is the road on the Small Dog Tour. What Can be Expected at Elements “26? Hard truths for hard people.

Elements Music and Arts Festival 2022. :Photo by Jason Nail.

Pocono Raceway August 7-9, 2026 the last of the summer parties slides into town. The mutant strength of the lineup promises to deliver excitement and surprises aplenty. The last time Lucy been to Elements she ended up running with the Green Team, mostly because they used her megaphone and she used their Labatt’s Blue. After all, this isn’t war, it’s only rock n roll and you need a good sound bath.

Elements 2022. Photo by ALIVECOVERAGE.
Elements 2022. Photo by ALIVECOVERAGE.

Elements Festival 2026 Lineup (ABC BY TIER)

Above & Beyond, ATLiens, Big Gigantic, Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lake, Cloonee, CloZee (Sunset Set), Crankdat, Daily Bread + Cloud Conductor, Excision, Ganja White Night (Sunset Set), I Hate Models, it’s murph, KETTAMA, Louis the Child (Sunset Set), LSDream + Lightcode, Matroda, Mersiv, Of The Trees, Porter Robinson (DJ Set), Ray Volpe, Sub Focus, Subtronics,  SVDDEN DEATH, Tiga, Tractorbeam, YDG, A-Trak, ACRAZE, Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web, AYYBO, Dirtwire, Hedex, HOL!, jigitz, Level Up, MPH, Walker & Royce, Westend, Zingara, Azzecca, Biscits, Chyl, Discip, Dreya V, Effin, Golden Pony, GorillaT, Ivy Lab, Jackie Hollander, Kaleena Zanders, Know Good, Linska, Lumasi, Marvel Years, MCR-T, Nikita, The Wicked, OPIUO, ProbCause, Roddy Lima, SIPPY, Skysia, Thought Process, Will Clarke, X CLUB., Jelly Bean, Kattana, Papyon, PNTHER

Thursday Pre-Party
Chris Lorenzo, WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), Saka x Fly, San Pacho

Tickets are available on the festival’s official website. Details on specific Pass Types, Vehicle Passes, Accommodation Options, and more can be found here. Like their social media channels on FacebookInstagramXTikTok and YouTube. Science is real. The landing module doesn’t have to be thick because there are no molecules in space. Crack a book.

She’d heard the words on a radio station somewhere near  Cleveland. It was the first time she’d ever heard them and she recognized the time stamp. “You’re listening to KCRN, guaranteed human.”

What Can be Expected at Elements “26?

A serious looseness and a hard hustle for fun. So much music and dancing, fireworks and vendors. Smashburgers and brews. Remember to share with your neighbors. Everyone has enough for everyone. You don’t want to take anything home and there’s nothing sadder than the cooler of good intentions. Use it up.

The Racetrack. Outside of the festival lies the real party in the endless maze of clowns, pirates and wizards. Real pirates don’t usually wear tricorn but real clowns definitely put on clown noses when ready to clock in. And obviously a wizard would wear a wizard’s hat, whatever that’s called.

Maso Fisto. The Wranglers welcome back longtime collaborator and correspondent, Spaceman Spiff, the White Knight, the last of the Flohicans back into the soggy part of the soup. Follow his immersive coverage as events unfold in real-time. No filters, guaranteed human. “What’s it gonna take to lay your top on down?” If he manages to survive Phish in Bethel, look for him at the Subtronics after-party serving spicy Margarita spit-shots.

PLUR. This is why we do what we do. Creating a place where people can be free to be themselves and celebrate together. Put those dancing shoes on and get into it, or sit under the canopy and listen to STS9 on your buddy’s phone all night. There’s very few wrong answers. Just have fun and do what you want.

Pirates. You come as a One Stop fan, you go home a pirate. If your Jolly Roger is not in the game, fold it up and put it away. You may be playing the pirate game and not even know it. Are you feeling watched? Yo ho yo ho. Better put that Ween pirate flag away right now.

Bagdalini? Who knows? These are strange times we live in. Will the beloved White Ninja come out from behind his mask and make an appearance? Everyone is rigid in anticipation. This close to New Jersey and one can’t help but catch his pungent waft. This is where it all began, with Roberto, the rubber duck salesman. Be careful who you camp next to. They just might turn out to  be lifelong friends. Or you might also scare them into lifelong sobriety.

No Rest for the Weary. A marathon and a sprint, Elements provides little time for rest. The music on the main stages ends around 2 am but renegades around the grounds provide high stimulation until the morning hours. BroccAleeya always said, it’s not a restival.

The Air Stage in the Forest. Whether it’s Afrobeats, house or drums, Lucy wouldn’t know the difference anyway but this stage feels intimate and stacked. Find your way into the forest for a face full of fun. Might even run into a friend who’s got the very same idea. You just have to poke around.

No matter whether you’re going to wrangle or get wrangled, Elements is ready for you. Trust the process, see it through. At the end you’ll be glad you put the work in. Good job earlier you for being responsible enough to set the time and money aside to make this happen. Trust you know what is right.

Follow the Kamp Happiness team as we arrive before the police to build stages and stay late for the meltdown. All roads lead to Long Pond.  Namaste y’all. Guaranteed human.

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Suwannee Hulaween 2026 Final Lineup and Unique Particulars https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-hulaween-2026-final-lineup-and-particulars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-hulaween-2026-final-lineup-and-particulars Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:31:09 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9770 Welcome back to the house that Clayopheus built. With a framework hardened with the deep...

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Welcome back to the house that Clayopheus built. With a framework hardened with the deep ,endless lunacy of Corporal Turner, this is where the road has taken you. The bells are tolling for Suwannee Hulaween and it lives in one place, the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in sacred Live Oak, Florida. Welcome home weary traveler, Spirit Lake beckons to you. Come forth and find your truth. What do we really know after all? Welcome to the Suwannee Hulaween 2026 Final Lineup and Unique Particulars. Come wash off that stink.

Hulaween is prepared to officially complete its 2026 lineup with a final round of artist additions, further expanding a diverse bill set to take over Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on October 22-25. Joining this year’s lineup is a variety of acts including KETTAMA, The Warren Haynes Incident, Frost Children (DJ Set), and Dean Turnley, alongside a special addition to EOTO’s performance featuring Scott Metzger (Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, LaMP) on Guitar and Kyle Hollingsworth (The String Cheese Incident) on Keys. You heard us right. This is what is coming down the pipe. Cheese. Love. Happiness.

KETTAMA adds one of dance music’s most in-demand names to the bill, bringing his signature blend of high-energy house, techno, and rave influences, while The Warren Haynes Incident further reinforces the festival’s deep connection to jam and improvisational music. The Incident will be a special Saturday night Shebang featuring songs of The Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers Band  who the latter Warren Haynes was a member of and hosted their own event at The Park for decades. A Frost Children (DJ Set) contributes their genre-blurring indie-pop & electronic style, with House music producer Dean Turnley who had one of 2026’s biggest breakout hits, Actin’ Tough. Last, EOTO & Friends special guests have been announced featuring members of JRAD and SCI, in a collaboration that continues Hulaween’s tradition of unique, Suwannee-exclusive moments bringing together artists across scenes and generations.

The additions arrive as the final chapter of Hulaween’s 2026 programming rollout, further strengthening a lineup that already includes Pretty Lights, My Morning Jacket, Excision, Geese, three nights of The String Cheese Incident, Of The Trees, Daily Bread, Green Velvet, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik (Big Gigantic & Gramatik), STS9, Levity, Crankdat, Hamdi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U, and dozens more artists spanning electronic, jam, indie, funk, rock, and beyond.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Brittany Teuber.

Now entering its 13th year, Hulaween remains one of North America’s most celebrated destination festivals, blending world-class music programming with immersive art, camping, and community. Set within the sprawling forests and riverbanks of Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, the festival has become synonymous with discovery, collaboration, and the kind of genre-spanning curation rarely found elsewhere in the festival landscape.

Further enhancing the programming, Hulaween 2026 will feature a series of curated artist-led takeovers, offering deeper, more immersive musical experiences across the weekend. Highlights include Green Velvet presents LaLaLand, Of The Trees’ Memory Palace, and the Def: Off Limits Stage, each bringing a distinct creative vision and atmosphere to the festival’s evolving landscape.

In addition to its expansive lineup, Hulaween 2026 introduces a series of elevated experiences and fan-first upgrades, reinforcing its commitment to evolving alongside its community. As a gesture to its loyal fanbase, 4-Day GA passes will be available starting as low as $469—over $75 less than 2025 pricing—reflecting the festival’s ongoing effort to prioritize accessibility and give back to the Hula Fam.

Fans can also look forward to the return of the Spirit Lake 360º Experience, restoring the fully immersive walking path around the lake in response to attendee feedback. Widely considered the heart of Hulaween, this enhancement allows for deeper exploration of the festival’s signature art environment.

Additional upgrades include expanded VIP offerings, such as a new dedicated gate connecting Meadow Field camping directly to festival grounds, the return of the River Road VIP Lounge entrance for improved access, and an increased shuttle program designed to reduce wait times and improve mobility across the park. VIP guests will also receive enhanced swag bags curated with essentials for a seamless festival weekend, alongside additional comfort and convenience upgrades throughout the experience.

For those seeking a more turnkey festival experience, Hulaween 2026 introduces new glamping and preset RV pass options, allowing attendees to arrive with their accommodations fully prepared. More information on pass types can be found here.

Widely regarded as one of the most immersive and community-driven festivals in North America, Hulaween continues to define the modern destination festival experience – blending music, art, and camping into a multi-day celebration rooted in connection, creativity, and place.

Set within Florida’s lush panhandle, the Spirit of the Suwannee offers a one-of-a-kind natural environment, where attendees can explore Spanish moss-draped forests, winding riverbanks, and expansive campgrounds throughout the weekend.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Josh Skolnik.

Held annually over Halloween, Hulaween has built a devoted following by transforming the park into a fully realized world of sound and imagination. By day, attendees wander forest trails, riverside camps, and interactive art installations; by night, the festival comes alive with large-scale production, genre-spanning performances, and late-night discovery.

Hulaween’s reputation for boundary-pushing, cross-genre curation remains central to its identity. Past editions have seamlessly brought together electronic, jam, indie, funk, and psychedelic artists, creating a space where diverse musical communities converge.

At the heart of the experience is Spirit Lake, Hulaween’s signature immersive art environment. Widely recognized as one of the most ambitious art experiences in the U.S. festival landscape, Spirit Lake features large-scale installations, projection mapping, interactive sculptures, and live performance art – delivering a fully sensory experience that extends far beyond the stage.

Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Tara Gracer.

The Amphitheater Stage, nestled within dense forest and brought to life with custom production each year, has become a rite of passage for festivalgoers – a must-see, must-feel moment of the weekend.

More than just a music festival, Hulaween is a community gathering – one that prioritizes self-expression, collaboration, and shared experience. From elaborate costumes and themed campsites to sunrise sets and spontaneous moments throughout the grounds, the weekend is shaped as much by its attendees as by its programming.

With its return in 2026, Suwannee Hulaween continues to build on over a decade of cultural impact, reinforcing its place as a cornerstone of the U.S. festival circuit and a must-attend event for those seeking something deeper than a traditional festival experience.

Tickets are available now. For more information and to purchase, visit the official Hulaween website.

Full Phase One Line Up  (A-Z)

A Hundred Drums, Ahee, AK SPORTS, Anthill Cinema w/ Jon Ditty, Baalti, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik feat. Big Gigantic & Gramatik, Caitlin Kristo & the Broadcast, Casey Club, Close Friends Only, Costa, Crankdat, Curra, Daily Bread, Daniel Allan, Dean Turnley, Dope Lemon, Drama (DJ Set), Effy, Eggy, EOTO & Friends (Ft. Scott Metzger + Kyle Hollingsworth), Excision, Frost Children (dj set), Geese, Gravagers, Green Velvet, Greyboy Allstars, Guavatron, Gudfella, Guerilla Toss, Hamdi, HerShe, HEYZ, Hhunter, INVT, Jackie Hollander, Jerro, Jon Stickley Trio, Joy Wagon, KARAN!, Karina Rykman, Kasablanca, Kettama, LaMP, Lettuce, Levity, Lewis OfMan, Lyny, Maddy O’Neal, Magoo, Manic Focus, Midnight Generation, Minim, Moonstone Riders, Motifv, Mountain Grass Unit, My Morning Jacket, Natalie Brooke, Of The Trees, Opiuo, Playlunch, Pretty Lights, Richard Finger, Riordan, Rudashi, Saka x FLY, Salute, Sneezy, Steller, STS9, Supertaste, Tapers Choice, The Ain’t Sisters, The String Cheese Incident (3 Nights), The Warren Haynes Incident, The Yeah Babys, Tini Gessler, Tire Fire, True Loves, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Willis, ¥Øu$uk€ ¥uk1mat$um and so very much more…

For more information and tickets visit hulaween.com. Keep up with the Hulaween website and like their social media channels on FacebookInstagramYouTubeX and TikTok. Science is like math. It doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not. Welcome to the machine.

Follow the Wranglers as they continue the Small Dog Summer Tour “26 turning the vanguard toward FloydFest in July and Elements in August. September is Bristol Roots & Rhythm Reunion before the hard left back to Live Oak and destiny. Namaste y’all.

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Welcome back to the house that Bagdalini built. It’s our fourth year joining the fray and the Wranglers are thrilled to catch up with Spaceman Spiff, the White Knight, the Iceman and the rest of the Kamp Happiness Hobo Train. Elements Music & Arts Festival has announced phase two artist additions for its 2026 edition, ahead of its return to Long Pond, Pennsylvania this August 7–9. Entering its ninth year, Elements continues to define the modern camping festival by blending forward-thinking electronic music with large-scale art, participatory programming, and a deeply rooted community culture set within its signature forested grounds. This is Elements Music and Arts Festival 2026 Phase Two Artist Additions. It’s the summer tour and the eye of the slurricane.

Julian Bajsel

Set within its signature forested grounds, Elements delivers a wide-ranging sonic journey that spans bass, house, techno, experimental, and crossover electronic sounds. Elements’ phase two additions further diversify the festival’s expansive programming, adding top level talent such as techno mad scientist Boys Noize, acid techno powerhouse Charlotte de Witte, Dark, driving house selector Matroda, genre-blending beat selector Tiga, the new collaborative dance project of WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), and bass house pioneer Chris Lorenzo.

The billing also levels up with feel-good futurist funk duo Big Gigantic, two sets from fast rising bass sensation Mersiv, psychedelic electronic innovators ATLiens, experimental electronic band Dirtwire, dubstep and experimental base force YDG, high-energy bass producer Ray Volpe, rising star Linska, spacey groove-driven Tractorbeam, and Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web.

Leesa Allmond

These new artists join the previously announced phase one lineup featuring Porter RobinsonSubtronicsAbove & BeyondChris LakeExcisionSub FocusOf The TreesCrankdatLouis The Child (Sunset Set)CloZee (Sunset Set)ClooneeI Hate ModelsGanja White Night (Sunset Set)LSDream, SVDDEN DEATH, and several more.

“Phase two highlights the diversity of the Elements sound”, says Tim Monkiewicz, Elements Founder. We’re bringing in techno from Charlotte de Witte, live electronic performances from Dirtwire and Tractorbeam, and a huge range of bass and dubstep artists like Big Gigantic, ATLiens and Mersiv. It’s all about creating a lineup where every corner of electronic music has a place.”

Beyond the music, Elements continues to expand its reputation as one of the country’s most immersive camping festivals, offering large-scale art installations, roaming performances, art cars, and community-driven Vibe Villages alongside wellness programming such as yoga, workshops, and sound baths. Sustainability remains central to the festival’s mission through ongoing environmental initiatives supported by the site’s solar infrastructure and participant-centered stewardship, reinforcing Elements’ vision of music, nature, and community coming together.

Chris Lavado

2026 passes are selling fast, with GA and VIP tickets currently available at Tier 6 on the festival’s official website. Details on specific Pass Types, Vehicle Passes, Accommodation Options, and more can be found here. Like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and YouTube. Science is real.

Elements Festival 2026 Lineup (ABC BY TIER)
Above & Beyond, ATLiens, Big Gigantic, Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Chris Lake, Cloonee, CloZee (Sunset Set), Crankdat, Daily Bread + Cloud Conductor, Excision, Ganja White Night (Sunset Set), I Hate Models, it’s murph, KETTAMA, Louis the Child (Sunset Set), LSDream + Lightcode, Matroda, Mersiv, Of The Trees, Porter Robinson (DJ Set), Ray Volpe, Sub Focus, Subtronics,  SVDDEN DEATH, Tiga, Tractorbeam, YDG, A-Trak, ACRAZE, Austeria B2B Sharlitz Web, AYYBO, Dirtwire, Hedex, HOL!, jigitz, Level Up, MPH, Walker & Royce, Westend, Zingara, Azzecca, Biscits, Chyl, Discip, Dreya V, Effin, Golden Pony, GorillaT, Ivy Lab, Jackie Hollander, Kaleena Zanders, Know Good, Linska, Lumasi, Marvel Years, MCR-T, Nikita, The Wicked, OPIUO, ProbCause, Roddy Lima, SIPPY, Skysia, Thought Process, Will Clarke, X CLUB., Jelly Bean, Kattana, Papyon, PNTHER

Thursday Pre-Party
Chris Lorenzo, WANKDAT (Crankdat B2B Wooli), Saka x Fly, San Pacho

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Win Outdoor Gear from Outside, Inc. and FloydFest Daydream “26 https://wookwranglers.com/win-outdoor-gear-from-outside-inc-and-floydfest-daydream-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=win-outdoor-gear-from-outside-inc-and-floydfest-daydream-26 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:58:16 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9708 Outdoor adventure awaits at FloydFest 2026, and, announced today, purchasing tickets by the end of...

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Outdoor adventure awaits at FloydFest 2026, and, announced today, purchasing tickets by the
end of May puts patrons (including all ticket purchasers to-date) in the running to win one of five Outside, Inc. + FloydFest adventure-ready prize packs, each valued at $350+ and containing solar-power banks, headlamps, compasses, mess kits and more. In addition to the prize-pack giveaway, Across-the-Way Productions, Inc. and Blue Cow Arts Foundation, Inc. announce that Virginia Living Magazine named FloydFest ‘Best of Virginia’ for music festivals in 2026. To boot, AtWP & BCA add even
more artists to the lineup for FloydFest 26~Daydream, the latest annual offering of the Southeast’s premier summer outdoor music festival, taking place Wednesday to Sunday, July 22 to 26, 2026, at its home, FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va.

Also announced today, a hefty handful of artists who elevate the ‘magic’ of FloydFest to technicolor join the lineup, including Bhakti Kulani, Colonel Josh, Community High School Band, Fluidity Troupe, Handmade Music School, HeadSpin Entertainment, Hunter Rhodes Magic, JAM Kids Presents: The Blue Ridge Stringbenders, Juggling Geoff, Pyrocosmic, Sarah Ernst and Tain Collins.

ARTISTS —
Daydream’s powerful quartet of 2026 headliners — GRAMMY Award-winning rock-and-soul juggernaut Tedeschi Trucks Band, rock-and-roll cultural legends My Morning Jacket, songcraft-alchemist Stephen Wilson Jr. and GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lukas Nelson — plus today’s new additions, join the notable grouping of artists previously announced:
Larkin Poe, Railroad Earth, The Dip, The Word (Ft. Robert Randolph, John Medeski, & North Mississippi Allstars), Andy Frasco & The U.N., Amble, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Creekers, Penelope Road, Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast, Jason Scott & The High Heat, lespecial, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Tyler Ramsey, Parlor Greens, MT Jones, Zion Marley, Zach Person, Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Coyote Island, Johnny Mullenax, Supertaste, Brother Wallace, The Animeros, Denitia, Valley Flower, Organ Fairchild, Isaac Hadden, Cam Clark &
His Orchestra, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Mama Said String Band, Canyon Lights, Bella Rayne, The Weird Sisters, Holler Choir, The Wildmans, Scott T. Smith, Madison Hughes, The Faux Paws, Music Road Co, Big Daddy Love Plays Mo-Grass, William Seymour’s Songwriter Showcase, plus FloydFest 25~Aurora On-the-Rise winner, Florencia & The Feeling, and runner-up, Hash The Band.

Sponsored by Peluso Microphone Lab and Press Press Merch, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s On-the-Rise Class of 2026 includes Free Whenever, Frute, Jacoozy, Late Night Special, Moga Family Band, New Translations, Renee Christine, Stone Throwers, Tand and Teddy & The Rough Riders.

Andy Frasco

Showcasing Across-the-Way Productions, Inc.’s love and admiration for the remarkable local music scene, FloydFest 26~Daydream’s ‘Local Love’ lineup includes Blue Mule, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Corey Hunley & The Millionaires, Father Sun, Freak Rangers, Jatoba, John & Friends, Kerosene Willy, Leonard Blush & The Camelcals, Ripejive, Solacoustix, The Sugar Hollows and Virginia Electric.

All artists on the seven rounds of announces to-date can be discovered and explored via extensive bios, links and playlists here, as well as listened to on a special FloydFest 26~Daydream Spotify Playlist. FloydFest 26~Daydream’s initial By-Day Schedules are available here.

TICKETS —
Multiple ticket types are approaching sellout — including VIP — so patrons are encouraged to secure tickets now by visiting here or the FloydFest website.New for 2026, FloydFest features a few new ticket-types, most notably the highly-requested return of the ‘Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’),’ plus the ‘ADA Park & Camp Pass (20’x20’).’ Another new ticket type for 2026, the ‘FloydFest VIP Glamp-Camp
Bundle Package,’ is now sold out. FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp Program continues to be one of the quickest offerings to sell-out annually, and a select few GA Glamp-Camp Bundle Packages remain, thus patrons are encouraged to buy soon.

Railroad Earth

Underscoring Across-the-Way Productions and FestivalPark’s dedication to improving the onsite patron experience, dramatic improvements are underway at FloydFest’s GA Glamp-Camp campus, with sneak-peeks coming soon. Learn more about GA (and VIP) Glamp-Camp Packages by visiting here. Hotel Travel Packages are on sale for FloydFest 26~Daydream, with accommodation options at the iconic & historic Hotel
Roanoke (VIP) and the modern & plush SpringHill Suites Roanoke (GA). FloydFest Hotel Travel Packages are available paired with either (2) 5-Day GA tickets or (2) 5-Day VIP tickets for FloydFest 26~Daydream, and include a five-night hotel stay (and all associated hotel amenities), roundtrip shuttle transportation to and from the festival Wednesday through Sunday, plus (2) FloydFest Merchandise Bundles. More info is available at https://floydfest.com/hotel-travel-packages/.
INFO —
Visit FloydFest.com to discover a wealth of info for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
FAQs:
• A Site Map, which will be regularly updated up until the festival:
• The valued Partners of FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• The evolving lineup, artist information, playlists and links:
Rules, a packing list and directions:
Glamping info:
Outdoor Adventure info:
Children’s Universe info:
New merch for FloydFest 26~Daydream:
• Volunteer info and applications:
• Plus: Access to customer service, booking contacts, vendor info, volunteer info … and more!
As always, FloydFest includes vibrant and varied vendors, quality craft brews and chews, healing arts, workshops and whimsy, camping and children’s activities, outdoor adventure, onsite art installations and a lineup featuring almost 100 artists performing on seven+ stages over five days.

FloydFest takes place at FestivalPark, located at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check, Va. For more information, visit FloydFest or email info@floydfest.com. Click here for a direct link to tickets. Stay informed on all-things FloydFest by signing up for FloydFest’s E-Blast Newsletters & Text Club here and by interacting with FloydFest on social-media at Facebook, Instagram, X and TicTok. Science is like magic.

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Suwannee Roots Revival 2026 Lineup https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-roots-revival-2026-lineup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-roots-revival-2026-lineup Thu, 14 May 2026 12:41:57 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9629 The 10th Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 8, through Sunday, October 11, at...

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The 10th Suwannee Roots Revival takes place Thursday, October 8, through Sunday, October 11, at the renowned Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida. Fostering the longtime tradition of hosting some of the most prominent names in American roots music and beyond, this four-day family-friendly music festival includes camping, music workshops, kids’ activities, arts & crafts, and daily yoga. Welcome to the Suwannee Roots Revival 2026 Lineup.

Nestled in 800 acres of gorgeous Spanish moss-draped oak and cypress trees along the Suwannee River in northern Florida, Suwannee Roots Revival celebrates community-based fun, growing friendships, laughing families, and the joy you get from making memories with friends old and new.
The 2026 lineup includes Trampled by Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, The Lee Boys with Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Aint Sisters, Holy Roller, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, and Sloppy Joe, Kamp Happiness Family Jam with more to be announced.

Festival Director Beth Judy says, ”One of the many things I love about this festival is that no matter what crazy stuff is happening in the world or in our lives, this annual gathering somehow recharges us and brings joy, laughter, fun, and a much-needed balance. Suwannee Roots Revival is the perfect place to have stellar musical experiences, connect with this incredible community, have a ton of fun, and embrace a spirit of adventure that puts an even bigger smile on your face!”
Suwannee Roots Revival focuses on showcasing established and emerging roots musicians throughout the weekend. The lineup includes performers with long histories of epic Suwannee performances along with a history of showcasing some surprise one-of-a-kind collaborations—you never know who will give a surprise sit-in on stage (or in the campgrounds, for that matter). There is an open call to play in the many campground pickin’ party sites throughout the weekend, including at Slopryland, hosted by Sloppy Joe, and the Bill Monroe Shrine, hosted by Quartermoon.
Music will be staged in a variety of areas, with many acts playing multiple times. Big Cosmo’s Amphitheater is nestled in a tree-filled natural amphitheater, adding to the magic through the beautiful setting. The Dance Tent is a fantastic spot to immerse yourself in the music and is close to the Vendor Village so you can dance, shop, and snack at the same time.
The Music Hall is an excellent spot for special indoor listening experiences with stage lighting, air conditioning, and a cafe. Special performances and a wide range of hands-on workshops will take place at the Music Farmers Stage at The Back Porch, which is sponsored by the festival’s nonprofit arm, Live Oak Music and Arts Foundation (LOMAF supports music and arts programs in North Florida schools, including the Suwannee Spirit Kids Music Camp.)
The Vendor Village features a diverse range of arts and crafts with a strong emphasis on original creations and unique items, as well as culinary delights ranging from healthy to decadent. Suwannee Roots Revival has a lot of fun for the little ones too! Complete with a kids area tucked accessibly into the woods near the Music Farmers Stage, with crafts, circus toys, open areas for running, and a kids parade at the end of the weekend!
The park itself is a place where children of all ages can rediscover (or discover for the first time) the wonderland of sights, sounds, and sensations that make for a weekend of musical paradise at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
SOSMP offers guest comforts, including a general store, full-service restaurant, free showers, indoor bathrooms, and water stations. Upgraded camping, including RV hookups and cabin rentals, as well as golf cart rentals, are currently on sale. Reservations may be made by calling the Park office at (386) 364­-1683. SOSMP is located between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, about 30 minutes south of the Georgia state line, about 45 minutes north of Gainesville, and is host to a variety of events. Please visit the park’s web site at www.musicliveshere.com for further information.
Tickets are on sale now, with the Early Bird Tier 1 weekend price ending Friday, May 1. Suwannee Roots Revival offers a multi-day Weekend Ticket that includes festival admission for four days of music, as well as primitive camping on Thursday-Sunday nights. Military and Student discounts are available. Children 12 and under are free if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For complete ticket information, visit suwanneerootsrevival.com/tickets.
Suwannee Roots Revival 2026 Initial Lineup: Trampled By Turtles, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Shadowgrass, Eddie 9V, Shinyribs, The Lee Boys with Roosevelt Collier, Armchair Boogie, Holy Roller, Peter Rowan, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Verlon Thompson, Jon Stickley Trio, The Grass Is Dead, Mosier Brothers Band, Aint Sisters, Nikki Talley Band, Quartermoon, Sloppy Joe, Kamp Happiness Family Jam and more artists to be revealed soon!


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Suwannee Resonate “26 Freebie https://wookwranglers.com/suwannee-resonate-26-freebie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suwannee-resonate-26-freebie Thu, 07 May 2026 13:24:18 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9615 (Ed. note- The following is not a sponsored article. There’s no money. No hustle. Actually...

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(Ed. note- The following is not a sponsored article. There’s no money. No hustle. Actually there’s never any money, but occasionally there can be tickets.) In this business, this is known as a freebie and it’s the nature of the beast. We share a belief in what’s happening here. Resonate has a nice beat and it’s easy to dance to. Something for everyone. As always, this party was sporting and over time, things got a mite loosey goosey. This is the bare bones, entirely full of pulp and profanity. Some decreed it a low water mark, others sang it’s praises. Not here for the short-term, they endeavored to persevere. Completely vested. Proceed at your own peril. Read it twice. Needle drop that please. Thrice you have offended.)

Like Lucy’s love making, the media hustle is rarely predictable or consistent. Occasionally, an outlet has to make the questionable choice of unteathering from the Wranglers and learn the hard truths that come with the moral and spiritual cleaving from the source. A sincere thank you for making us your number one outlet for festival tripe. Are you not influenced? Sometimes in this world, one has to spend money to make money. Or in this case, spend money to make no money. Not for prophet? Yes, Dirttrack Donnie, we still haven’t found a way to monetize the site. Lucienda Rosalita had finally paid the boatsman and figured she was going to get her moneys worth. It was a moral imperative. And she did, but not in the way she expected. And therein lies the rub. Suwannee. What you seek is not what you find. Or rather, you will get what you want, but not in the way you expect. Or maybe a bit too much. Welcome to Aladdin’s lamp. This is the theater of the mind. Open the door to the Suwannee Resonate “26 Freebie. Welcome to Kamp Severe Mental Illness, Kamp Cognitive Dysfunction, or Kamp Extreme Irrational Behavior. Kamp still working on the name. Welcome to thirteenth floor R&D. You get what you pay for.

Lucy shrieked at the idea of paying full price for the festival which was the first time in over five years she’d paid for anything other than Billy shows. Not that it mattered. Lucy and Bagosux arrived with no money and no contraband. They left with seventeen doll hairs. At some point they sold the Legend of Zelda print for twenty doll hairs and spent that on cheap cigarettes.  If Pedro had been here, just the space madness alone was worth three hundred bucks. They arrived Tuesday and would enjoy the fruits of the pre-party. Hopefully the old gypsy woman was full of shit and they could ignore her warning to not fall victim to hubris.

Part One, Dimentia. They had no contraband so he lost no contraband. The connection was easy to see. Others had misplaced their contraband even before the seat belt sign was turned off. Or cameras? Or bracelets? Or whatever…From where Lucienda perched, the parade of the festival traveled right past her stoop and she witnessed the same story on repeat with different actors.

She paid full price and so she was going to get her money’s worth. What did that even mean? She didn’t make it into the show. She hung out with the Gravedigger, who didn’t have a bracelet, like Ma and Pa Kettle, waiting for the boys to return from the Anzio bridgehead. All she wanted to do was sit in the dirt, play guitar songs and debate pertinent sociopolitical topics of the day.

Happy Birthday you son of a bitch. Noah acknowledged that he’d tried to fuck up his own birthday. During Clozzee he puked, pissed and cried. Wise beyond his years, he was aware that most times for your money you could only get one of those. Mississippi blue ribbon king of admonishment? When did Bible names come back en vogue? Not big enough to hold down the seats in the theater and also needed a big woman to help him open the doors at the Hoggly Woggly. He was somehow maintaining and exceeding expectations with no shoes, no guitar and a face layered with a rich crust of diatomaceous earth, drug residue and expired ejaculate.

Lesson number forty two. Lucy learned the hard way: Don’t allow your mind to be folded into concentric origami shapes, lost in a soup of primordial memories and sour ugliness during working hours. Save that for the homies and the late night session. The worst version of air.

Part Two, Schizophrenia. She closed her eyes and played guitar, strangely happy that she was partially deaf. She had no idea what was going on around him. Selective hearing? Selective sanity? Wisconsin Lindsey moved in at some point. “Mind I if encroach?” I’m from Wisconsin. We eat people. Shadow people. For some time she had been voluntarily trying to have herself trafficked and as far unsuccessful, she was beginning to fear that perhaps Arabs didn’t find her attractive. Like her mother always said, maybe she was ugly. She did, however know all the words to Rob Zombie’s “Living Dead Girl” at the request happy hour.

At some point during the affair, people, all the people began losing things. Mostly phones but also drugs and bracelets. It was Shakespearian theater in how often it was happening. All around in a vortex of retarded confusion, everyone asking for help, somehow commandeering the group to search for their, whatever. My back is broken so I am unable to pick up the film canister of my grandfather’s ashes. Do I smell like a hot back brace? It’s really too stupid to be fiction.

Lucy went inside the venue one time, only to make fun of the Dick that is Crystal. Can you make change for a counterfeit ten-thousand dollar bill? Fugazi or not, it was supposed to be filled with cocaine. That was the whole point. In the end, what have we learned? When you lie down with dogs you get fleas. What do you expect to find down in a pig mine? Who had said the Danimal was “disarmingly charming”? Her only job had been to take him a twenty dollar bill sprinkled with Detroit dry wall. Disarmingly charming? How about NO. Crystal Dicks. Danimal sounds like a yogurt tube drink. To be fair, he believed the White Ninja when he said he would “return” with a twelve pack of Twisted Teas. That was his second mistake, right after being born looking like Timber. Kamp Passive Aggressive Daddy Issues?

Shoe Horn. Free Jello shots and childhood nightmares. Guy actually helped his neighbors appear “classy?” by having the megaphone next door. The spectrum of obnoxious had shifted and they were playing par golf. It’s special when neighbors can compliment each other and work in tandem. Lucy had never heard of someone who actually enjoyed being electrocuted. What kind of animal would that look like? The Shoe was the answer to the question, “What would happen to a man who got zapped by the cop prod?” Would he pass out and shit himself or simply shake it off and bring a mighty force to bear? Serious questions that needed to be answered and the Shoe Horn was just the savage to do it. He took two shots to the forearm and bucked with a disconcerting ease. By the end of the festival, the zapper came up missing and that’s likely for the best. Suwannee deputies or shock therapy? The choice is yours.

Part Three, Delusion. Why didn’t you help me when that girl was screaming at me? From where she was sitting, lots of people seemed to be hollaring at eat other. And besides, everyone knows the Gravedigger is a raging lunatic. To fight that one you might as well run backwards into the bulls of Pamplona. And besides, she was busy with Space Cake trying to figure out why the lights had gone out in Georgia.

Bagman noticed that everyone was getting worked over by the forest. The insides were coming outside. Lucy rarely left camp so from her perspective, the festival was ripping by like a Mardi Gras parade. And there were patterns. Things that kept happening over and again, just with different people. Great fun to be sure, but each person though their crisis was unique and spectacular and in the universe of confusion, theater of the mind, it may have been but it was also just really just extradoriily goofy.

Kamp Happiness does not stick the landing. Sometime late Friday night, they heard female screams from next door. Lucy didn’t think they were coming from Shoe’s place. I mean, what kind of girls would go there. Don’t worry, she thinks purple lips are sexy. Two for ten? Old people prices. It was just girls shrieking at each other, which was common enough in mixed circles but Hobo Kamp typically does a reasonable job of avoiding those unfortunate episodes. Apparently, this time. Some time late Saturday night there became some kind of social collapse and females in the kamp began losing their shit on each other. When exactly did everyone lose control? I’m thinking it’s the guy from Wormtown but who really knows? We come to the forest for answers and sometimes she barks, “You can’t handle the truth!”

Lucy woke up to a series of rumors about herself. She’d been busy, apparently involved in a narrative involving a stolen camera, she’d dressed like a transvestite, an although not the perferred vernacular, the Kamp Haappiness has a rotating membership. Many people have decided not to live in the portal, but rather back up a pitching wedge or nine iron. Real talk. We bring plenty of thugs in the kamp and it gets a little slickery. With most of these admitted reprobates, you get the good with the bad. You think Hemmingway or Bukowski didn’t get “sporting” from time to time? Hard yes. Grow up. It comes with the territory. You bought a ticket, might as well see the show.

Lucy walked out of her campsite and sitting in the middle of the street, right up her skirt were two Suwannee Sherrifs SUVs. They seemed extra close. Whoever they were looking for was close. In seconds, the two vehicles morphed into five. The last time anyone had seen this Christopher Michael Sommers went to jail. Lucy immediately checked her pockets for contraband and found none. She considered her kamp and vehicle and whether they would pass the test if combed by Deputies or their drug dogs. Again, it was comforting to have so little and so little to care for. Lucy woke up Sunday to a virtual armada of Suwannee deputies parked right up her skirt. From their spot on the dance floor, they could see all the way to Argentina. Kamp sketch as fuck? Kamp bench warrant? Kamp panic attack? I smell a hit.

Part Four, Neurosis. Lucy was handing out nitrous balloons with Baitbucket breath. She was confessing to others as they sucked old CO2 and still they sucked. Obviously we cannot guarantee your safety. Look around. Toys in the attic. Have you seen this place? Serious thugs slither through these camps. All of these women are on medication for a good reason. Normal people can be tedious. The audacity! Show up with this cattle car of psychosis and there is usually very little “dead air”. Free psychiatric advice. Your first session is free.

You have entered the unsoundness of the mind. Lucy had suffered terrifying visions. Doing experimental drugs in the middle of the day? Poor form ol boy. Learning the same lesson for the thirteenth time. Thrice you have offended me. Apologies would be in order.

Pirate Dreams at Suwannee Resonate 2026. Photo by Capt. Beefcake.

Real talk. They said stay off the trails at Manatee Springs. High tick count? Bruh. She was a cracker and claimed to know how to handle Florida critters, but…in…this…case. they were right. Holy shit. Ticks. Ticks aplenty. She managed to rip the bodies out of her flesh, but somehow left the poison head. Lyme’s disease is no excuse for insanity and it’s not cool when Jehovah’s Witness trap their neighbors.

Screaming at each other. Arguing during load-out. Gay. Serotonin Sunday? It felt like a rerun of a sitcom that didn’t stand the test of time. Unfortunate scores from the Canadian judge as Kamp Happiness does not stick the landing. Turned ankle? More like snapped in half. Lucy was somewhat surprised that folks were registering, as if for the first time, that she was an unreasonable asshole. She shrieked, “I’ve been one since the day we met.” Get the memo. Complete douche and an animal product not for human consumption. Me no hear. I can’t people. Broken like the liberty bell. As she woke up on Sunday, she found she’d been busy, somehow involved in a narrative involving a stolen camera, dressing like a transvestite, and while not the preferred vernacular, the real question was whether she was just cross dressing or actually removing her penis. Other reports included pulling a switchblade on an unsuspecting patron, which was highly likely as she was apt to be handling pirate tools. She had managed to stay out of the brown liquor and kept free of roaming brown outs. Talk about the sparrows flying.

Band on the Run. Stevie Nicks and the Mighty Quinn were screwing in the tent when some lonely fraternity boy shouted from his tent, “Take it to the car.” The truth is that we love the bleating of sweet love making in the forest. Yes, Paul and Linda did hire mercenaries to bust them out of a Nigerian jail. One hears a great many strange and unusual things in the wilderness. He thought everyone was supposed to camp around the same fire but maybe fires have a carrying capacity. Sideways insanity also offers a chance for friends to get to know each other better, reset boundaries and learn to love harder.

She had sores everywhere where the tick heads were still pumping their poison juice into her brain. Maybe she already had Lyme’s disease. Maybe that’s what made her crazy. Finally something was making sense. That math mathed. Visit the Suwannee Resonate website and like their social media sites on Facebook, Instagram and X. The math checks out. Measure twice, cut once.

He was glad his phone had been disconnected. He wouldn’t have to listen to how he’d ruined the weekend for everyone. I can’t people. We lost a lot of good men out there today. You can’t fire me. I quit. This is your brain on shrugs. Any questions? What did we learn? You have to believe in what you’re doing, especially when you suspect you may just be full of absolute shit. Like Sam Clemens said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” It was hard for Lucienda to accept full blame, after all, her mother hadn’t breast fed her, so all blame eventually spiraled back to that original neglect. The following week, she would be at Jazz Fest in the bowels of the Crescent City, a framework which would come with its own new set of perimeters and legal questions.

Follow the Wranglers as the Hobo Kamp security force attacks the summer tour with Mountain Music Festival, FloydFest and Jimmy Hoboken’s Fancy Tool Table. This is the eye of the slurricane. Don’t mix tranquilizers and whiskey.

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Hulaween 2026 Lineup Is Here! https://wookwranglers.com/hulaween-2026-lineup-is-here/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hulaween-2026-lineup-is-here Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:43 +0000 https://wookwranglers.com/?p=9596 Welcome back to the house that BroccAleeya built. Yes friends, this is the announcement you’ve...

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Welcome back to the house that BroccAleeya built. Yes friends, this is the announcement you’ve been waiting for. Suwannee Hulaween will return home at the iconic Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park for its 2026 edition, taking place October 22-25. This year’s offering will be led by Pretty Lights (3-hour set), My Morning Jacket, Excision (Hulaween debut), Geese, and three nights of The String Cheese Incident. The cross-genre lineup also includes Levity, Ben Böhmer, Big Gramatik (Big Gigantic & Gramatik), Green Velvet (Hula debut), Of The Trees (Memory Palace label takeover), STS9, global sensation ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U (Hula debut), Florida/Georgia family, The Aint Sisters, Tire Fire, Guavetron, OPIUO, EOTO, Jon Stickley Trio and more – with an additional headliner still to be announced.

String Cheese Incident at Suwannee Hulaween 2025. Photo by Tara Gracer.

Widely regarded as one of North America’s most immersive, community-driven festivals, Hulaween blends music, art, and camping into a multi-day experience rooted in connection and creativity. Set in Florida’s lush panhandle, Spirit of the Suwannee offers a unique natural backdrop of moss-draped forests, winding riverbanks, and expansive campgrounds.

New for 2026, the festival introduces a series of elevated experiences and fan-first upgrades, alongside more accessible pricing—4-Day GA passes start at $469, over $75 lower than 2025—as part of its continued commitment to the Hula Fam.

Hulaween’s Spirit Lake is heralded as one of the leading immersive art experiences across American festivals, brimming with talented sculptors, fire/metal workers, painters, performance art thespians, and lighting designers. Attendees can revel in lakefront holographic projection mapping, hypnotizing light shows, and interactive installations.

Keep up with the Hulaween website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and TikTok. Science is like math. It doesn’t care whether you believe in it or not. Welcome to the machine.

Kamp Happiness, Suwannee Hulaween 2025.

Look for Wranglers Media burrowed into Kamp Happiness at Suwannee Hulaween for nightly interactive fun. Join the fam for games, prizes, acoustic jams and a fair bit of pirating. Find the game inside the game. The world is your oyster.

 

 

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