Telluride Bluegrass Festival organizers have finalized the lineup for the 54th annual gathering, set for June 17-20, 2027, in Telluride, Colorado, and a handful of people got an early look before the rest of the world. Planet Bluegrass sent letters this month offering an advance peek at dates and performers to selected media members and past ticket buyers.
A Preview Before the Public Reveal
That early tip-off is how word got out about who is playing, according to The Denver Post, which reported the finalized bill ahead of its official public release. The lineup brings a notable jolt of newer acts into the festival's bluegrass and acoustic-music lineage, with Caamp, Stephen Wilson Jr. and The War on Drugs joining the bill alongside genre stalwarts. The Denver Post described Caamp and The War on Drugs as bringing “fresh vibes to a festival known for its cast of longtime mainstay performers.”
Rounding out the 2027 roster are the Sam Bush Band, Punch Brothers, The Del McCoury Band, The Womack Sisters, Molly Tuttle, Jacob Collier & Chris Thile, and Sammy Rae & The Friends. Also confirmed are The Telluride House Band, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn with the Colorado Symphony, Tim O'Brien, Yonder Mountain String Band, Kitchen Dwellers, and Chris Thile performing separately as well.
More Acts Fill Out the Bill
The rest of the announced lineup includes Clay Street Unit, Big Richard, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Steph Strings, Magoo, Bronwyn, Water Tower, Natalie & Brittany Haas, Che Apalache, and The Litch Brothers. Planet Bluegrass said the festival wants music lovers to gather in person for live music, a sentiment reported by the Post alongside the full artist list.
Telluride Bluegrass has occasionally paired classical and acoustic traditions on its stages; earlier this year, the Post previewed a performance scheduled for June 19, when soprano Renée Fleming and banjo player Béla Fleck were set to perform their new album, “The Fiddle and The Drum,” calling the festival one of the only places the pair would play it together, according to The Denver Post.
When Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for the 2027 festival are scheduled to go on sale Thursday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. Mountain Time, according to Planet Bluegrass. The organization notes that fans can join its email list to be notified when lineups and tickets drop.
As of now, the festival's own main-stage lineup webpage still shows a placeholder reading “2027 lineup loading...” and directs visitors to browse an archive of past main-stage bills instead, per Planet Bluegrass. That suggests the official public unveiling has not yet caught up to what selected media and past ticket buyers were shown in advance.
