Monday, April 22, 2013
The Newport Folk Festival announced that Beck has been added to the 2013 lineup
Newport Folk Festival has added Beck to the 2013 artist lineup. "I like Beck’s new work without any accompanying instruments. Good songwriter. Good singer. Please welcome him to this year’s festival,” said American folk singer Pete Seeger. Over the last month, the Newport Folk Festival has been announcing its 2013 lineup one artist at a time. This year's festival will take place from July 26- July 28. Beck is scheduled on Sunday, July 28. Previously announced artists are: Feist, The Avett Brothers, Jim James, The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy, Andrew Bird, The Mountain Goats, The Lumineers, Father John Misty, Old Crow Medicine Show, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Dawn McCarthy, Justin Townes Earle, Beth Orton, Amanda Palmer, Phosphorescent, …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
According to a new report designed to measure the economic impact of the Newport festivals, the events contribute to $5 million in direct spending in Rhode Island.
At the request of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Newport Festivals Foundation commissioned a study designed to measure the economic impact of the 2012 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals on the state of Rhode Island. This study was conducted by Advantage Marketing Information, North Kingstown. The results of the 19-page report concluded that in 2012: “This report confirms that the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals provide a tremendous boost to Rhode Island’s tourist economy,” said DEM Director Janet Coit. “The Festivals are a huge draw, attracting thousands of attendees to Fort Adams each year who impact the local economy by spending close to $5 million on lodging, food and beverages, shopping, and …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tickets for Friday are still available.
When it comes to the Newport Folk Festival, it pays to plan ahead. Despite expanding to a three-day schedule, it seems folk fans just can’t get enough. Five months before the event, all tickets except for Friday passes have sold out. Yes, that means that all early bird, three-day, two-day, and Saturday passes have been snatched up. To purchase the $49 Friday tickets, click here. This is the fastest that weekend tickets have sold out to date. Last year, weekend tickets sold out in April. In 2011, the festival sold out in advance for the first time ever just weeks ahead of time. The much-hyped festival managed wildfire ticket sales despite even releasing a full line up. This year, the Newport Folk Festival has been using a rolling …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The early bird pre-sale tickets for 3-day passes at the Newport Folk Festival came and went in less than 20 minutes.
Newport Folk Festival hopefuls flooded Ticketmaster to claim $159 pre-sale tickets for three days of music at Fort Adams. Many, if not most, were shut out. Early Bird tickets, which could only be purchased with a special promo code, went on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning and were sold out by 10:15 a.m. Three-day, two-day and single day Friday tickets are now available. No code is needed. The Newport Folk Festival’s Facebook page thanked festival-goers for their support and tweeted “BTW we will be 'scrubbing' all early bird sales to check for duplicate orders and any suspicious scalping activity.” Their Facebook page also replied to one customer who was unable to purchase Early Bird tickets, saying, " We understand your frustration but we …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sign up for the folk festival's email updates to receive the promo code to purchase Early Bird tickets.
Yes, it’s already time to start thinking about scoring Newport Folk Festival tickets. Successfully nabbing tickets has proven to be more difficult in recent years, thanks to skyrocketing ticket prices and sold out shows. Special three-day pass Early Bird tickets will be on sale tomorrow, Jan. 8, at 10 a.m. To purchase the tickets, which are not available to the general public, you must sign up for e-mail updates receive the promo code. Tickets will be available here. The Newport Folk Festival announced this year’s event will be three days long. Last year, the festival added a third date featuring Wilco. The festival will run from July 26-28. Regular three-day, two-day and Friday tickets will go on sale after the Early Bird tickets are …
Friday, July 27, 2012
We've compiled everything you need to know about the Folk Festival, which begins tonight at Fort Adams.
The Newport Folk Festival is one of Rhode Island’s most anticipated events of the year with thousands of music-lovers trekking out to Fort Adams to get their folk on. The weekend shows have been sold out since April, but tickets for tonight’s Wilco show are currently still available, and can be purchased here. Last year, the festival was sold out in advance for the first time ever, with a full three weeks left. That record was eclipsed this year, with tickets selling out three months beforehand. Tickets went on sale on March 1 and were sold out on by mid-April. Check out the full Folk Festival lineup here. Plan your day and what stage you want to be at with the full festival schedule in the gallery to the right. If you were lucky enough to…
