Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2021 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 50 acts for Newport Folk 2021. 26 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

50acts
52%first time at Newport Folk
Courtney Marie Andrews Fred Armisen Julien Baker Beck Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus Bleachers Bonny Light Horseman Brothers of a Feather
Tré Burt Caamp Celisse Lucy Dacus Deer Tick Dimmer Twins Early James Fruit Bats Ben Gibbard Devon Gilfillian S.G. Goodman Steve Gunn Natalie Hemby Hiss Golden Messenger Ida Mae The Marcus King Band Lake Street Dive Black Joe Lewis Middle Brother Kevin Morby Randy Newman Aoife O'Donovan Joy Oladokun Grace Potter Margo Price Katie Pruitt Erin Rae with Haley Heynderickx and MC Taylor Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats Resistance Revival Chorus Allison Russell with Chaka Khan and Amythyst Kiah +12 more

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Courtney Marie Andrews
  2. 2Fred Armisen
  3. 3Julien Baker
  4. 4Beck
  5. 5Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus
  6. 6Bleachers
  7. 7Bonny Light Horseman
  8. 8Brothers of a Feather (Chris and Rich Robinson)
  9. 9Tré Burt
  10. 10Caamp
  11. 11Celisse
  12. 12Lucy Dacus
  13. 13Deer Tick
  14. 14Dimmer Twins (Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood)
  15. 15Early James
  16. 16Fruit Bats
  17. 17Ben Gibbard
  18. 18Devon Gilfillian
  19. 19S.G. Goodman
  20. 20Steve Gunn
  21. 21Natalie Hemby
  22. 22Hiss Golden Messenger
  23. 23Ida Mae
  24. 24The Marcus King Band
  25. 25Lake Street Dive
  26. 26Black Joe Lewis
  27. 27Middle Brother
  28. 28Kevin Morby
  29. 29Randy Newman
  30. 30Aoife O'Donovan
  31. 31Joy Oladokun
  32. 32Grace Potter
  33. 33Margo Price
  34. 34Katie Pruitt
  35. 35Erin Rae with Haley Heynderickx and MC Taylor
  36. 36Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
  37. 37Resistance Revival Chorus
  38. 38Allison Russell with Chaka Khan and Amythyst Kiah
  39. 39Jonathan Russell
  40. 40Langhorne Slim
  41. 41Billy Strings
  42. 42Emma Swift
  43. 43Chris Thile
  44. 44Vagabon
  45. 45Sharon Van Etten
  46. 46Sunny War
  47. 47Watchhouse
  48. 48Waxahatchee
  49. 49Yasmin Williams
  50. 50Yola with Brandi Carlile
On this bill

Their festival histories

Beck 22 appearances · headlined 3× Bleachers 20 appearances The Head and the Heart 18 appearances Andrew Bird 13 appearances Langhorne Slim 10 appearances Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats 10 appearances Sharon Van Etten 10 appearances Deer Tick 9 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2021

Allison Russell with Chaka Khan and Amythyst KiahBlack Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsBleachersBrothers of a FeatherCaampCelisseChris ThileDevon GilfillianDimmer TwinsEarly JamesEmma SwiftFred ArmisenGrace PotterIda MaeJoy OladokunKatie PruittThe Marcus King BandNatalie HembyResistance Revival ChorusS.G. GoodmanSteve GunnSunny WarTré BurtVagabonWaxahatcheeYasmin Williams

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Randy Newmanlast played Newport Folk in 199427 years
  2. The Head and the Heartlast played Newport Folk in 20129 years
  3. Sharon Van Ettenlast played Newport Folk in 20129 years
  4. Andrew Birdlast played Newport Folk in 20138 years
  5. Becklast played Newport Folk in 20138 years

Other festivals in 2021

Glastonbury 2021Lollapalooza 2021 1 sharedAustin City Limits 2021 3 sharedOutside Lands 2021 2 sharedGovernors Ball 2021 1 shared
Next yearNewport Folk 2022See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 2021

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2021 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 50 acts for Newport Folk 2021. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2021?

26 acts on the 2021 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Allison Russell with Chaka Khan and Amythyst Kiah, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Bleachers, Brothers of a Feather and Caamp.

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.