Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2008 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 28 acts for Newport Folk 2008. 24 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

28acts
86%first time at Newport Folk
Trey Anastasio The Avett Brothers The Black Crowes Jimmy Buffett Calexico Brandi Carlile Cat Power Cowboy Junkies
Jakob Dylan Steve Earle and Allison Moorer The Felice Brothers Jesca Hoop Jim James Richard Julian Kaki King Richie Havens Levon Helm Stephen and Damian Marley Willy Mason Over the Rhine Red Rooster She & Him Jake Shimabukuro Son Volt Kate Taylor Gillian Welch Brian Wilson Young@Heart Chorus

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Trey Anastasio
  2. 2The Avett Brothers
  3. 3The Black Crowes
  4. 4Jimmy Buffett
  5. 5Calexico
  6. 6Brandi Carlile
  7. 7Cat Power
  8. 8Cowboy Junkies
  9. 9Jakob Dylan
  10. 10Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
  11. 11The Felice Brothers
  12. 12Jesca Hoop
  13. 13Jim James
  14. 14Richard Julian
  15. 15Kaki King
  16. 16Richie Havens
  17. 17Levon Helm
  18. 18Stephen and Damian Marley
  19. 19Willy Mason
  20. 20Over the Rhine
  21. 21Red Rooster
  22. 22She & Him
  23. 23Jake Shimabukuro
  24. 24Son Volt
  25. 25Kate Taylor
  26. 26Gillian Welch
  27. 27Brian Wilson
  28. 28Young@Heart Chorus
On this bill

Their festival histories

The Avett Brothers 17 appearances Cat Power 11 appearances Gillian Welch 11 appearances Brandi Carlile 10 appearances Calexico 9 appearances The Felice Brothers 8 appearances Jim James 7 appearances The Black Crowes 7 appearances · headlined 2×

First time at Newport Folk in 2008

The Avett BrothersThe Black CrowesBrandi CarlileBrian WilsonCalexicoCat PowerCowboy JunkiesThe Felice BrothersJake ShimabukuroJakob DylanJesca HoopJimmy BuffettKate TaylorLevon HelmOver the RhineRed RoosterRichard JulianShe & HimSon VoltStephen MarleySteve Earle and Allison MoorerTrey AnastasioWilly MasonYoung@Heart Chorus

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Richie Havenslast played Newport Folk in 198622 years
  2. Gillian Welchlast played Newport Folk in 20017 years
  3. Jim Jameslast played Newport Folk in 20053 years
  4. Kaki Kinglast played Newport Folk in 20053 years

Other festivals in 2008

Coachella 2008Glastonbury 2008Reading & Leeds 2008Lollapalooza 2008 1 sharedAustin City Limits 2008 2 sharedOutside Lands 2008 2 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2008
Next yearNewport Folk 2009See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 2008

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2008 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 28 acts for Newport Folk 2008. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2008?

24 acts on the 2008 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including The Avett Brothers, The Black Crowes, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wilson and Calexico.

Source: Wikipedia, "Newport Folk Festival lineups by year" (revision 1378953340), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This festival's source lists acts alphabetically, so the order says nothing about billing. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.