Hunter Mountain, NY – March 13, 2018— Mountain Jam has unveiled day-by-day lineups for their 14th annual music festival on scenic Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. In 2018, the festival will bring its most eclectic bill to date, featuring the best in indie (The War on Drugs, Father John Misty), alt-country (Sturgill Simpson, Jenny Lewis, Anderson East), alt-rock (Alt-J, Portugal The Man), folk (Jack Johnson, The Decemberists), funk (George Clinton and P-Funk) and local talent (The Felice Brothers, Woods).
Mountain Jam kicks off on Friday, June 15 with performances from chart-topping artists Sturgill Simpson, Portugal. The Man, and Rag’n’Bone Man, among a host of incredible, eclectic performers like Jenny Lewis, Chicano Batman, and Turkuaz (performing a late night show under the stars). Saturday, June 16 will see alt-J and The War on Drugs co-headline the Hunter Mountain main stage alongside The Decemberists and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic performing a midnight extravaganza set. Saturday will also feature a set from Mountain Jam’s most recent lineup addition – Alice Merton - whose 2017 breakout hit “No Roots” recently hit #1 on the US Rock Airplay charts and currently has 63 million Spotify plays. The festival’s final day highlights some of the industry’s most celebrated songwriters and spirited performers: Jack Johnson, Father John Misty and Kurt Vile & The Violators, among promising up-and-comers like Jade Bird, Son Little and Mondo Cozmo.
Single day tickets for Mountain Jam are on sale now starting at $99. 3-Day GA tickets start at $194 and 3-Day VIP packages at $610, with single day VIP tickets at $249. More information on ticket pricing and packages is available online at http://www.mountainjam.com. VIP tickets also include access to an exclusive Thursday pre-concert with Andy Frasco & The U.N, the breakout surprise of last year's Mountain Jam, and support from three of the Hudson Valley's top emerging artists: The Other Brothers, 4 Gun Ridge and Blueberry.
Mountain Jam has always been known for much more than just its electrifying music lineups, and this year’s programming aptly builds on that tradition. The festival promises a host of activities that aim to keep the environment as blissful as possible while also highlighting the amazing pursuits of Mountain Jam’s regional arts community:
* An expanded yoga program will offer 14 different classes each morning across all three days of the festival; this will include an array of disciplines – from AcroYoga and Kundalini to sound healing and Yin.
* Pioneering visual artists from the Hudson Valley and Catskills will present unique multi- disciplinary works inspired by Mountain Jam: oil painting from Jack Laroux, visual sculptures from Shelley Parriot and lyrical pieces from Michael Hunt.
* Philadelphia-based children’s entertainment company Jump, Jive, Jam will curate Mountain Jam’s Kidz Zone while parents will enjoy that the Kids Activity Tent is in direct view of the main stage. The Paul Green Rock Academy and Ratboy Jr will once again musically entertain families on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
* Additional entertainment includes hula hoop lessons for all ages and performances from world-class Fire Dancers each evening.
Mountain Jam Full Day-By-Day Lineups: (* denotes new addition to lineup)
Friday June 15
Sturgill Simpson
Portugal. The Man
Jenny Lewis
Rag’n’Bone Man
Turkuaz
Chicano Batman
Lewis Capaldi
Steve Gunn*
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Woods
Andy Frasco & The U.N
Jocelyn and Chis Arndt
Mapache
Sweet Marie
Jane Lee Hooker*
Yard Sale
Saturday June 16
alt-J
The War on Drugs
The Decemberists
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
The Record Company
Anderson East
The Felice Brothers
Alice Merton*
Everything Everything
Andy Frasco & The U.N
Thomas Wynn & The Believers
The Stone Foxes
Liz Vice
Jack Broadbent
Honeysuckle
The Other Brothers*
The Paul Green Rock Academy*
Ratboy Jr.*
Sunday June 17
Jack Johnson
Father John Misty
Kurt Vile & The Violators
Mondo Cozmo
Son Little
Jade Bird
John Craigie
Eric Tessmer Band
Larkin Poe
Oliver Hazard
Sydney Worthley
Cicada Rhythm*
The Paul Green Rock Academy*
Ratboy Jr.*
Thurday June 14 – Festival Pre-Party For Campers and VIPs
Andy Frasco & The U.N.
The Other Brothers*
4 Gun Ridge*
Blueberry*
About Mountain Jam
The Mountain Jam Festival is produced by Mountain Jam, LLC, a collaboration between Townsquare Media Group and Chet-5 Festivals in association with Woodstock, NY’s legendary independent radio station, Radio Woodstock 100.1 (WDST). Mountain Jam is a three-day, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 50 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Over the years, Mountain Jam has hosted some of the top names in live music, including Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Black Keys, Robert Plant, Beck, The Allman Brothers Band, Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, The Lumineers, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Gov’t Mule, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Steve Miller Band, Ray LaMontagne, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Roots, James Murphy (of LCD Soundsystem), Mavis Staples, and many others.
About Townsquare Media
Townsquare is a media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 309 radio stations and more than 325 local websites in 66 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company serving approximately 10,200 small to medium sized businesses, approximately 550 live events with nearly 18 million attendees each year in the U.S. and Canada, and one of the largest digital advertising networks focused on music and entertainment reaching more than 60 million unique visitors each month. Our brands include iconic local media assets such as WYRK, KLAQ, K2 and NJ101.5; acclaimed music festivals such as Mountain Jam, WE Fest and the Taste of Country Music Festival; unique touring lifestyle and entertainment events such as the America on Tap craft beer festival series, the Insane Inflatable 5K obstacle race series and North American Midway Entertainment, North America’s largest mobile amusement company; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment owned and affiliated websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, Loudwire.com, JustJared.com and BrooklynVegan.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com.
About Chet-5 Festivals
Chet-5 Festivals is the Founder of the Mountain Jam Music Festival and the co-founder of the Taste of Country Music Festival also held at Hunter Mountain the weekend before Mountain Jam. Chet-5 produces numerous concerts and festivals in and around upstate New York. The company is owned by Gary Chetkof, who for 25 years has been the principal owner and operator of Radio Woodstock, the legendary independent radio station broadcasting from Woodstock N.Y. and streaming globally.