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Take advantage of IBMA’s free 2017 Streetfest music

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If you don’t have a coveted ticket to the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) World of Bluegrass’s incredible lineup on the Wide Open Main Stage this year, don’t despair. There is more than enough free music to take in on Friday and Saturday as more than 100 bands perform on seven stages along Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. A number of the free acts are also playing on the main stage including Molly Tuttle, Tim O’Brien and The Kruger Brothers, just to name a few.

Performers include a broad mix of local, national and international talent. The dance tent will feature clogging performances, participatory square dances, and late-night open dancing Friday and Saturday nights. And don’t miss the Youth Music Stage – situated on the outdoor plaza at the Convention Center. Artist lineup is subject to change without notice.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 2017

CITY PLAZA STAGE

SPONSORS: Ron and Nancy McFarlane, Bud Light, WRAL

  • 12:00-12:45 Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
  • 1:15-2:00 Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
  • 2:30-3:15 The Ebony Hillbillies
  • 3:45-4:30 Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
  • 5:00-5:45 Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann & Friends
  • 6:15-7:15 Tim O’Brien featuring Jan Fabricius
  • 7:45-9:00 Nick Forster & Danny Barnes
  • 9:30-11:00 The Gibson Brothers

DAVIE STREET STAGE

SPONSORS: NC Arts Council, Central Carolina Chevy Dealers, Bud Light

  • 12:15-1:00 Strictly Strings
  • 1:30-2:15 Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Sam Gleaves – Tribute to Ola Belle Reed
  • 2:45-3:30 Zoe & Cloyd
  • 4:00-4:45 ShadowGrass
  • 5:15-6:00 Darin & Brooke Aldridge
  • 6:30-7:30 David Holt & Josh Goforth
  • 8:00-9:15 The Kruger Brothers
  • 9:45-11:00 Alan Bibey & Grasstowne

HARGETT STREET STAGE

SPONSORS: ​Boone, NC, Lone Rider, WQDR

  • 12:30-1:15 Carolina PineCones
  • 1:45-2:30 Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
  • 3:00-3:45 Dave Adkins Band
  • 4:15-5:00 The Grass Cats
  • 5:30-6:15 Tommy Edwards & The Bluegrass Experience
  • 6:45-7:45 Missy Raines & The New Hip
  • 8:15-9:15 Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys
  • 9:45-11:00 Volume Five

CAPITOL STAGE

SPONSORS: Chiesi, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, CBS North Carolina

  • 12:15-1:00 FY5
  • 1:30-2:15 The Honey Dewdrops
  • 2:45-3:30 Irene Kelley
  • 4:00-4:45 Nedski & Mojo
  • 5:15-6:00 10 String Symphony
  • 6:30-7:30 Molly Tuttle Band
  • 8:00-9:15 Front Country
  • 9:45-11:00pm Town Mountain

Find the full schedule here. For IBMA’s Ticket Policy, please visit here. Schedule subject to change without notice.

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