Festival Guide: Forecastle Festival, Louisville, KY

Date: July 10-12, 2009, $40-$200

What started out as a grassroots summer festival in a small Louisville park eight years ago has grown into a full-fledged music festival along the city's scenic Riverfront. Fans mingle among artists and environmentalists before checking out the musical lineup, which this year includes Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, Umphrey's McGee and The Black Keys, among others.

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Lineup (subject to change):
Widespread Panic
The Black Crowes
The Black Keys
The Avett Brothers
Zappa Plays Zappa
Umphrey's McGee
Yonder Mountain String Band
Pretty Lights
The New Mastersounds
Dead Confederate
Outformation
The Whigs

Forecastle Festival website