Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2018 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 37 acts for Newport Folk 2018. 24 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

37acts
65%first time at Newport Folk
Nicole Atkins Courtney Barnett Jon Batiste and the Dap-Kings Phoebe Bridgers Brandi Carlile Kiki Cavazos Cheech & Chong Gary Clark Jr.
Nels Cline Jen Cloher Fantastic Negrito Shakey Graves Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Curtis Harding Hiss Golden Messenger Glen Hansard Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit with David Crosby Valerie June Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam The Lone Bellow Low Cut Connie Lucius JD McPherson Mumford & Sons Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Margo Price Passenger Preservation Hall Jazz Band Amanda Shires Sturgill Simpson Langhorne Slim St. Vincent Moses Sumney Tank and the Bangas This Is the Kit Toots and the Maytals Tuck & Patti

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Nicole Atkins
  2. 2Courtney Barnett
  3. 3Jon Batiste and the Dap-Kings
  4. 4Phoebe Bridgers
  5. 5Brandi Carlile
  6. 6Kiki Cavazos
  7. 7Cheech & Chong
  8. 8Gary Clark Jr.
  9. 9Nels Cline
  10. 10Jen Cloher
  11. 11Fantastic Negrito
  12. 12Shakey Graves
  13. 13Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
  14. 14Curtis Harding
  15. 15Hiss Golden Messenger
  16. 16Glen Hansard
  17. 17Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit with David Crosby
  18. 18Valerie June
  19. 19Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam
  20. 20The Lone Bellow
  21. 21Low Cut Connie
  22. 22Lucius
  23. 23JD McPherson
  24. 24Mumford & Sons
  25. 25Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
  26. 26Margo Price
  27. 27Passenger
  28. 28Preservation Hall Jazz Band
  29. 29Amanda Shires
  30. 30Sturgill Simpson
  31. 31Langhorne Slim
  32. 32St. Vincent
  33. 33Moses Sumney
  34. 34Tank and the Bangas
  35. 35This Is the Kit
  36. 36Toots and the Maytals
  37. 37Tuck & Patti
On this bill

Their festival histories

Mumford & Sons 21 appearances · headlined 12× Gary Clark Jr. 19 appearances Ben Harper 17 appearances · headlined 1× St. Vincent 17 appearances Courtney Barnett 16 appearances Preservation Hall Jazz Band 13 appearances Brandi Carlile 10 appearances Langhorne Slim 10 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2018

Amanda ShiresBen HarperCheech & ChongCurtis HardingFantastic NegritoHamilton LeithauserJason Isbell & The 400 Unit with David CrosbyJen CloherJon Batiste and the Dap-KingsKiki CavazosLow Cut ConnieLuciusLukas Nelson & Promise of the RealMoses SumneyMumford & SonsNels ClineNicole AtkinsPassengerPhoebe BridgersSt. VincentTank and the BangasThis Is the KitToots and the MaytalsTuck & Patti

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Gary Clark Jr.last played Newport Folk in 20126 years
  2. JD McPhersonlast played Newport Folk in 20135 years
  3. Valerie Junelast played Newport Folk in 20144 years
  4. Brandi Carlilelast played Newport Folk in 20153 years
  5. Courtney Barnettlast played Newport Folk in 20153 years

Other festivals in 2018

Coachella 2018 3 sharedReading & Leeds 2018Lollapalooza 2018 3 sharedAustin City Limits 2018 5 sharedOutside Lands 2018 1 sharedGovernors Ball 2018 2 sharedHangout 2018 2 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2018 1 shared
Next yearNewport Folk 2019See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 2018

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2018 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 37 acts for Newport Folk 2018. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2018?

24 acts on the 2018 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Amanda Shires, Ben Harper, Cheech & Chong, Curtis Harding and Fantastic Negrito.

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.