With just over two months to go, LEAF Global Arts announces the headliners and official poster for the 30th-year celebration of LEAF Festival, returning October 16–19, 2025 to Lake Eden, Swannanoa | Black Mountain, NC. After pivoting and revisioning through COVID, Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, and NEA budget cuts, this milestone year stands as a vibrant tribute to the journey shared—and a joyful invitation into new chapters.

A poster bursting with LEAF history

Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride is giving fans a glimpse into the creative energy and collaborative spirit that will define Christian McBride’s World at Sea, his week-long music cruise that sails from January 20–27, 2026.

The New Blues Festival IX makes its triumphant return to downtown Long Beach’s scenic Shoreline Aquatic Park (200 Aquarium Way) on Saturday and Sunday, August 23–24, 2025. This year’s premier attraction is internationally renowned blues-funk guitarist Ana Popovic, headlining Saturday, August 23, just ahead of the September release of her new album Dance to the Rhythm.

Festival Highlights

    Dates & Times

        Saturday, August 23: Gates open 2:00 PM

The 31st Spirit of Woodstock Festival will light up Mirapuri from August 6–10, 2025 with five highlight days of the Free Music Revolution—a celebration of open-air concerts, global community, and the festival’s signature mix of music, culture, and togetherness. In addition to continuous live music on multiple stages, the festival features Mirapuri’s one and only original Bavarian Oktoberfest in Italy, complete with hearty festival feasting and drinking, a groovy festival bazaar, and a welcoming international vibe.

Grateful Web is excited to exclusively premiere a vibrant, artist-curated playlist from Colombian alternative sensations BALTHVS ahead of their highly anticipated set at Cascade Equinox Festival.

Roots Music Project and Caruso Ventures today announced the debut of Boulder Roots Music Fest, a three-day, citywide festival set for October 17–19, 2025. The inaugural event will feature 140+ bands across 12+ stages, bringing more than 500 artists to downtown Boulder, with national headliners Yonder Mountain String Band, North Mississippi Allstars, and Andy Frasco & the U.N. joining a deep roster of Colorado’s rising talent.

Rockopelli Music Fest 2025 lands at Bulldog Park on Saturday, August 23, 2025, for a high-energy, all-ages night of live music that supports music scholarships and local charities across Northwest Indiana and Chicago. Gates open at 3:30 p.m.; music starts at 4:00 p.m.

Nearly three-quarters of a century after Woody Guthrie pressed “record” in his Brooklyn apartment, 35 of those intimate reels are stepping into the spotlight. Woody At Home – Volumes 1 & 2 lands August 14 via Shamus Records (the new imprint of TRO Essex Music Group, Guthrie’s longtime publisher), offering 22 never-before-heard recordings—including 13 songs the folk icon captured nowhere else—and three revealing spoken-word tracks.

Spafford delivered another electrifying weekend of music starting with two nights at Woodlands Tavern in Columbus, OH and ending Sunday night at The Magic Stick in Detroit, MI.  A highlight of the run came Sunday night with a rare and moving cover of Neil Young’s "War of Man", a selection the band has only performed a handful of times. The emotional depth of the song segued seamlessly into a massive version of fan-favorite instrumental “Dirtbath”, igniting the room with dynamic shifts and deep grooves.

Jerry’s birthday brings sweet news for Front Range Deadheads: Melvin Seals & JGB return to the Boulder Theater for two nights, Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1, 2025, with an immersive Halloween light experience by Liquid JPEG turning the room into a swirling, analog-meets-digital dream. Presented by 97.3 KBCO, doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 8:00 pm both nights. General admission (limited seating) and tickets for both nights are available now.