Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2015 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 35 acts for Newport Folk 2015. 18 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

35acts
51%first time at Newport Folk
Courtney Barnett Jon Batiste Leon Bridges Calexico Brandi Carlile The Decemberists Brian Fallon The Felice Brothers
First Aid Kit Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn José González Shakey Graves Robyn Hitchcock Hiss Golden Messenger Hozier Lord Huron Jason Isbell Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell The Lone Bellow Laura Marling J Mascis My Morning Jacket Angel Olsen Preservation Hall Jazz Band Joe Pug Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Langhorne Slim Spirit Family Reunion Sturgill Simpson Sufjan Stevens Tommy Stinson The Tallest Man on Earth James Taylor Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Roger Waters

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Courtney Barnett
  2. 2Jon Batiste
  3. 3Leon Bridges
  4. 4Calexico
  5. 5Brandi Carlile
  6. 6The Decemberists
  7. 7Brian Fallon
  8. 8The Felice Brothers
  9. 9First Aid Kit
  10. 10Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
  11. 11José González
  12. 12Shakey Graves
  13. 13Robyn Hitchcock
  14. 14Hiss Golden Messenger
  15. 15Hozier
  16. 16Lord Huron
  17. 17Jason Isbell
  18. 18Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell
  19. 19The Lone Bellow
  20. 20Laura Marling
  21. 21J Mascis
  22. 22My Morning Jacket
  23. 23Angel Olsen
  24. 24Preservation Hall Jazz Band
  25. 25Joe Pug
  26. 26Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
  27. 27Langhorne Slim
  28. 28Spirit Family Reunion
  29. 29Sturgill Simpson
  30. 30Sufjan Stevens
  31. 31Tommy Stinson
  32. 32The Tallest Man on Earth
  33. 33James Taylor
  34. 34Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
  35. 35Roger Waters
On this bill

Their festival histories

Hozier 22 appearances · headlined 5× My Morning Jacket 20 appearances · headlined 1× Courtney Barnett 16 appearances First Aid Kit 15 appearances Lord Huron 13 appearances Preservation Hall Jazz Band 13 appearances Leon Bridges 12 appearances · headlined 2× The Decemberists 11 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2015

Angel OlsenBrian FallonCourtney BarnettHiss Golden MessengerIron & Wine and Ben BridwellJ MascisJon BatisteJosé GonzálezLaura MarlingLeon BridgesThe Lone BellowMadisen Ward and the Mama BearNathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsRobyn Hitchcock & The EgyptiansRoger WatersSturgill SimpsonSufjan StevensTommy Stinson

Longest-awaited returns

  1. James Taylorlast played Newport Folk in 199718 years
  2. Béla Flecklast played Newport Folk in 200510 years
  3. Joe Puglast played Newport Folk in 20096 years
  4. Brandi Carlilelast played Newport Folk in 20105 years
  5. Calexicolast played Newport Folk in 20105 years

Other festivals in 2015

Coachella 2015 3 sharedGlastonbury 2015 3 sharedReading & Leeds 2015Lollapalooza 2015 6 sharedAustin City Limits 2015 8 sharedOutside Lands 2015 5 sharedGovernors Ball 2015 3 sharedHangout 2015 3 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2015
Next yearNewport Folk 2016See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 2015

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2015 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 35 acts for Newport Folk 2015. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2015?

18 acts on the 2015 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Angel Olsen, Brian Fallon, Courtney Barnett, Hiss Golden Messenger and Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell.

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.