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Early bird tickets for Red Wing Roots Music Festival 2026 go on sale Dec. 3

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. head to the Red Wing website to secure your tickets and camping for Red Wing XIII.

Three-day General Admission Tickets Launch begins with Early Bird Tickets at $154. When they sell out, Tier 2 Tickets $164 will automatically open. As a family-friendly event,Teens ($104) + Kids/6-12yos ($39) +Kids 5 & under (free) will also be up for grabs!
Camping? You have options! From No Frills to Glamping and everything in between, Red Wing Camping is a favorite festival tradition! Some options sell fast — plan ahead, purchase early and have a backup ready so you don’t miss out!
Chimney Ridge Camping (2 options) 
— starting at $129 
RW Glamping (3 options)
— starting at $1,199
+ add A/C or additional cots! Z-Lot Dry-RV(3 options)
— starting at $279 
SuperGroup Site — $3,200
Premium RV Site — $945
No Frills Tent Site— $89

Learn more by visiting the festival’s website.


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Mandolin Orange announces 2017 spring tour in support of ‘Blindfaller’

Critically Acclaimed Duo To Play Merlefest, Red Rocks, Bonnaroo, Forecastle, Red Wing Roots, Pickathon

Hailed by No Depression as “one of the most talented acts making music today,” North Carolina-based duo Mandolin Orange — Emily Frantz (fiddle/vocals) and Andrew Marlin (mandolin/vocals) —  have announced spring tour dates in support of their critically acclaimed album, “Blindfaller,” according to a press release. The tour includes notable appearances at Merlefest, Red Rocks, Bonnaroo, Forecastle, Red Wing Roots and Pickathon.

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Red Wing IV Roots Music Festival announces initial lineup

Red Wing Roots Music Festival announced this week the initial lineup for its fourth festival set for July 8-10, 2016, at Natural Chimneys Park  near Staunton, Virginia.
Along with The Steel Wheels, the festival host, the first 10 bands scheduled to perform at the 2016 event are Shovels & RopeSteep Canyon RangersAoife O’DonovanChris SmitherThe Dustbowl RevivalAmy HelmYarnMountain HeartThe Black Lillies and The Hollering Pines.

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