Ten stages. Thirty bands.
Festival Lineup 2027
Three days, ten stages and thirty bands from all over the world — plus late-night DJ sets on the lakefront lawn.
Maya Reyes & the Hollow Hearts
Friday headliner — Main Stage, 9:30 PM
Soul-stung vocals over desert guitars. Maya Reyes opens the weekend with the sunset headline set the Lakefront Gazette's music desk called "the perfect first night" — ninety minutes spanning three records and a choir-backed finale.
Copperline with Jonah Calloway
Saturday headliner — Main Stage, 9:30 PM
Blistering riffs and honeyed harmonies. Jonah Calloway's twin-guitar attack turns a Saturday night into a full-field singalong, closing with the ten-minute "Copper Sky" jam.
Silas Ford & Ember Union
Sunday headliner — Main Stage, 8:45 PM
Low-slung bass lines and late-night stories. Silas Ford holds down the groove for the festival's closing night, joined by a horn section and surprise guests.
Songwriter Circle Winner 2026
Elias Vance — Saturday Special Guest
Elias Vance wrote his first record in a Logan Square basement and his latest one in front of forty thousand people. For one night only he brings a ten-piece band — strings, horns and a gospel choir — to close Saturday on the main stage. Expect the new album played front to back, plus the song Chicago has been shouting back at him for a decade.
Three-day schedule
Gates open at noon daily. Set times are subject to change — check the festival app on the day.
| Day | Time | Artist | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 6:00 PM | Copperline (acoustic tent set) | West Tent |
| Friday | 7:45 PM | The Night Market Ensemble | South Stage |
| Friday | 9:30 PM | Maya Reyes & the Hollow Hearts | Main Stage |
| Friday | 11:30 PM | Lakefront DJ set: Nia Bloom | Late-Night Lawn |
| Saturday | 5:30 PM | Jonah Calloway (songwriter circle) | West Tent |
| Saturday | 7:30 PM | Ember Union brass band | South Stage |
| Saturday | 9:30 PM | Elias Vance with full band | Main Stage |
| Saturday | 11:30 PM | Lakefront DJ set: Glasshouse | Late-Night Lawn |
| Sunday | 4:00 PM | Forty-kit drum finale rehearsal | West Tent |
| Sunday | 6:30 PM | Copperline | South Stage |
| Sunday | 8:45 PM | Silas Ford & Ember Union | Main Stage |
| Sunday | 10:30 PM | Closing choir singalong | Main Stage |