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While music fest lineups are often organized and announced well in advance, those going to this year’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival received a welcome surprise on May 7, when the annual event announced an unexpected addition: Billy Strings will be kicking off the festival with Chris Thile on opening day. That’s Thursday, June 20; the fest runs through June 23.
Tickets to the festival, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last summer, are still available on the Planet Bluegrass website.
Strings joins the lineup alongside Charley Crockett, Madison Cunningham, Big Richard, the Langan Band, Sierra Hall, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass and the Telluride House Band. Also playing the festival are the Infamous Stringdusters, Elephant Revival, Leftover Salmon, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush Band, Sierra Ferrell, Molly Tuttle, Mighty Poplar and so much more.
This will be one of your only chances to catch Billy in the Centennial State this year, since his only other announced shows are sold-out dates at Fiddler’s Green on May 17 and 18.
