RockyGrass Enlists I’m With Her, Punch Brothers, Sam Bush Bluegrass Band and More for 2026 Event
Continuing its five-decade legacy, RockyGrass has announced the artist lineup for its upcoming July 24-26, 2026 gathering in Lyons, Colo. The annual event, known for showcasing the top talents from the bluegrass world and its adjacent picking community, will put on a full-spectrum experience touching all corners of the genre: traditional, progressive, past and present.
Leading the 2026 artist lineup is an eclectic assembly of names and group talents, such as I’m With Her, Punch Brothers, Sam Bush Bluegrass Band, Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue, The Del McCoury Band and the great Tim O’Brien. Also included are Steep Canyon Rangers, Kruger Brothers, Della Mae, Tony Trischka’s EarlJam featuring Michael Daves, Willie Watson and The Kody Norris Show.
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff, Watkins Family Hour with The Bee Eaters, The Onlies, Howley, Under The Rocks, The Unfaithful Servants, Tanasi, The Tom Knowlton Bluegrass Band and Slay & Stinson round out the lineup.
Offering their reflections on the event, RockyGrass mainstay Sarah Jarosz [I’m With Her] says, “RockyGrass is near and dear to all of our hearts. I attended my first academy and festival way back in 2002 when I was just 11 years old. It blew my mind and set the bar for what a festival should be like. It’s also where I met Aoife (O’Donovan) for the first time and got to fangirl over Crooked Still and Nickel Creek. Where else can you wade in the river while listening to the best live music you’ve ever heard? The proximity of the campground to the festival makes it uniquely homey, and there is always an easy flow between artists and festival goers. It really feels like a big homecoming, and we look forward to it anytime we get to return!”
O’Brien adds, “RockyGrass is as near to perfect as any festival I’ve attended. I have so many memories: the time when Sam Bush somehow wasn’t there, and I got to play mandolin on a whole Doc Watson set, jamming at the Leslie’s campground, the Night of the Living Red in 2016… There was one early rainy year, mud everywhere, when a guy walked by a 2 AM jam wearing white socks and flip flops. Mike Bub said, ‘That guy’s an optimist!”
A very limited number of tickets and camping passes are available here.
For more information, visit bluegrass.com/rockygrass.
