They Might Be Giants, Jenny Lewis, and 9 More Added to Nelsonville Music Festival in Ohio

They Might Be Giants, Jenny Lewis,and 9 More Acts in Round 3 of Nelsonville Music Festival Announcements and Single Day Tickets On Sale Now!

Stuart’s Opera House presents NMF17 on June 1-4, 2017 with Ween, They Might Be Giants, Emmylou Harris, Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, and more

NELSONVILLE, Ohio- Stuart’s Opera House presents the 13th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, June 1-4, 2017 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio. The third round of lineup announcements for NMF17 includes: They Might Be Giants (headlining Friday, June 2), Jenny Lewis (Saturday, June 3), Shannon and the Clams, The Cactus Blossoms, Mr. Elevator, Jay Som, Ona, St. Lenox, Apple & The Moon, Chris Biester, and Max Knouse. The 11 new additions join a lineup that already includes Ween, Emmylou Harris, Conor Oberst, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Parquet Courts, Son Volt, Twin Peaks, Sara Watkins and more. More bands still to be announced! Four days of music featuring over 60 bands on multiple stages all weekend long with camping, kids activities, artisan vendors, food, beer garden, and much more. Weekend passes for all four days are on sale now for $140 (with no fees) and the price will raise from there as we get closer to the festival weekend. Weekend passes for Nelsonville residents and teens are only $70, and kids 12 and under are free. Single day tickets are on sale now too! Single day tickets for Thursday, June 1 (Conor Oberst, Parquet Courts, Big Thief) are $50, tickets for Friday, June 2(They Might Be Giants, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Sara Watkins) are $75, tickets for Saturday, June 3 (Ween, Jenny Lewis, Twin Peaks) are $85, and tickets for Friday, June 4 (Emmylou Harris, Son Volt, Shannon & The Clams) are $50. Camping passes and VIP weekend passes to the festival are also on sale now. Tickets and more information can be found nelsonvillefest.org or by calling (740) 753-1924.

They Might Be Giants will headline Friday, June 2nd of this year’s Nelsonville Music Festival. Formed in 1982, They Might Be Giants are themselves giants of a sort in the pantheon of alternative-indie-college rock (or whatever you wanna call it). Emerging out of NYC’s East Village performance scene with a singular take on art-pop, the dynamic duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell would break big at the dawn of the 1990’s with their platinum LP Flood, one of the most beloved “alternative rock” albums of all time. In the following years the band would go on to dip their creative toes in a variety of different pools-not only releasing a slew of excellent albums, but also making music for television and films, snagging a couple of Grammy awards, and serving as the subject for an acclaimed documentary about their career (Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns). Jenny Lewis has released three acclaimed solo albums, that is on top forming the beloved Rilo Kiley in 1995, and her numerous guest appearances and side projects. Her newest album is 2014’s well received release The Voyager, those recordings took place with Ryan Adams and his long-term producer Mike Viola in their California studios. Lewis has collaborated with The Postal Service, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and many more. She will play NMF on Saturday, June 3rd right before that night’s headliner Ween. Rounding out this third round of Nelsonville Music Festival lineup announcements are Shannon and the Clams, The Cactus Blossoms, Mr. Elevator, Jay Som, Ona, St. Lenox, Apple & The Moon, Chris Biester, Max Knouse, and a Square Dance with Becky Hill with more acts still to be announced!

The Nelsonville Music Festival takes place June 1-4, 2017 in Nelsonville, Ohio featuring over 60 musical acts in four days on multiple stages along with on-site camping, artisan vendors, kids activities, food, a beer garden, and more. NMF is a presentation of Stuart’s Opera House, a non-profit historic theater and performing arts center in Nelsonville, Ohio. Billboard has called Nelsonville Music Festival “one of the best kept secrets of the U.S. music festival circuit”, and in our 13th year NMF continues to gain fans who want a music festival with a more personal experience. Set in the beautiful rolling hills of Southeast Ohio, this intimate festival offers live music from a variety of genres on multiple stages from national, regional, and local acts. Catch live music on multiple stages: NMF features a main stage of course, but also a picturesque Porch Stage, the small No-Fi Cabin featuring artists performing with no electricity, and our FREE Boxcar Stage with music from an old train car turned into a stage backdrop and mural. The Nelsonville Music Festival strives to have a positive impact on our community and environment and we are a Zero Waste event, diverting 92% of the waste created at the festival from the landfill in 2016 with recycling and composting. All kids 12 and under are free and the festival features a huge kids area with activities all weekend. The AV Club and Ohio Magazine have named NMF as the “Best Music Festival in Ohio”, and Time Out Chicago has called it “one of the Midwest’s best festivals”. Past performers have included Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Gillian Welch, John Prine, The Avett Brothers, Randy Newman, Merle Haggard, Dinosaur Jr., Iron & Wine, Yo La Tengo, George Jones, Courtney Barnett, and many more. The Nelsonville Music Festival is a production of Stuart’s Opera House, a historic, non-profit theater located in Nelsonville that features over 75 events a year including live music, theater, films, educational programming and more. You can find out more about Stuart’s by visiting stuartsoperahouse.org.

Stuart’s Opera House presents the 13th annual Nelsonville Music Festival, June 1-4, 2017 at Robbins Crossing on the campus of Hocking College at 3301 Hocking Parkway in Nelsonville, Ohio featuring Ween (Saturday, June 3), They Might Be Giants (Friday, June 2), Emmylou Harris (Sunday, June 4), Conor Oberst (Thursday, June 1), Jenny Lewis, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Parquet Courts, Son Volt, Twin Peaks, Sara Watkins, Shannon & The Clams, Frazey Ford, Big Thief, Honeyhoney, Michael Hurley, Margaret Glaspy, Sallie Ford, Mothers, Tyler Childers, Aldous Harding, The Cactus Blossoms, Mirah, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Valley Queen, Mr. Elevator, Jay Som, The Easy Leaves, Ron Gallo, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Marisa Anderson, Ona, St. Lenox, Wesley Bright & The Honeytones, Hellnaw, Adam Remnant, Swarming Branch, Counterfeit Madison, Doc Robinson, Apple & The Moon, Chris Biester, Caitlin Kraus, Blue Moth, Weedghost, Aaron Michael Butler, Max Knouse, and more still to be announced. Weekend passes, single day tickets, VIP tickets, and camping are all on sale now, and information are available at nelsonvillefest.org or by calling (740) 753-1924. Don’t forget that the NMF Boxcar Stage is free! You can also find the Nelsonville Music Festival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Conor Oberst, Parquet Courts, Big Thief, Michael Hurley, Ron Gallo, and many more

They Might Be Giants, Rodriguez, Cloud Nothings, Sara Watkins, Frazey Ford, Honeyhoney, Margaret Glaspy, Michael Hurley, Sallie Ford, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Mr. Elevator, Ron Gallo, and many more

Saturday, June 3
Ween, Jenny Lewis, Twin Peaks, Frazey Ford, Honeyhoney, Margaret Glaspy, Michael Hurley, Sallie Ford, Aldous Harding, The Cactus Blossoms, Mirah, The Easy Leaves, Jay Som, Marisa Anderson, Wesley Bright & The Honeytones, and many more

Sunday, June 4
Emmylou Harris, Son Volt, Shannon & The Clams, Michael Hurley, Aldous Harding, Mirah, The Easy Leaves, Marisa Anderson, Wesley Bright & The Honeytones, and many more

Day still to be announced:
Mothers, Tyler Childers, Valley Queen, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Ona, St. Lenox, Doc Robinson, Hellnaw, Adam Remnant, Counterfeit Madison, Swarming Branch, Apple & The Moon, Chris Biester, Caitlin Kraus, Blue Moth, Aaron Butler, Weedghost, Max Knouse, Square Dance with Becky Hill, and many more