The California Honeydrops (photo by Christ Davis)
The 37th Live Oak Music Festival, a major fundraiser for KCBX Public Radio, is offering discounted early bird tickets until March 15, or while supplies last. The three-day, family-friendly festival takes place Friday through Sunday, June 13-15.
Full Festival tickets for adults, teens, and children include camping on the festival grounds at the scenic El Chorro Regional Park in San Luis Obispo. Single day tickets, RV reservations, and camp parking passes also are available.
This community-favorite brings friends and family together over Father’s Day weekend to create lasting memories through a variety of musical genres, including funk, bluegrass, soul, folk, alternative rock, Americana, world music, and more. The festival has confirmed the following performers:
- The California Honeydrops (blues and soul, jazz, R&B)
- Cimafunk (Afro-Cuban funk)
- Grateful Shred (Dead-inspired country rock)
- The Motet (funk, soul, jazz & rock)
- Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley (virtuoso bluegrass and country)
- Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes (alt-country-rock ‘n’ cumbia)
- The Charities (R&B and Soul)
- High Step Society (EDM-infused Big Band jazz)
- Margo Cilker (Americana and roots country)
- Miko Marks (soulful Americana)
- T Sisters (sassy sister folk)
- Jerry & Dawg Revisited (Grateful Dawg music)
- Victoria Bailey (California country & honky tonk)
- Wolf Jett (cosmic mountain music)
- Jill’s Knight Out (Americana singer-songwriter)
- Brass Mash (brass band mashups)
- Two Paper Squares (bluegrassy beach folk)
- Zen Mountain Poets (psychedelic neo-prog folk jazz)
- True Zion (reggae)
- Poi Rogers (Hawaiian steel & western swing)
- Murphy Wylde (folk duo)
- Hot 45 (R&B)
- The Funk Junket (high-voltage global funk)
“Not only does this year mark KCBX’s 50th anniversary, but it’s also the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead,” according to KCBX Program Director and Live Oak Artistic Director Marisa Waddell. “This is a monumental year, and we want Live Oak to truly capture that celebratory spirit.”
In addition to an eclectic mix of music, attendees can enjoy food from local vendors, participate in activities for all ages, shop for goods from a wide variety of artists and merchants, bid on silent auction items, take the stage during an open mic, Zen out with a yoga class, and much more.
Tickets are available at the festival’s website, along with festival maps, photos and videos, volunteer opportunities, and answers to frequently asked questions.