Buckle Up Music Festival
The Buckle Up Music Festival was a three-day country music festival in Cincinnati, Ohio at Sawyer Point Yeatman's Cove on the bank of the Ohio River. The festival's inaugural event started from the 18th to 20 July 2014, and featured over 80 performances on six stages. The festival was founded by MidPoint Music Festival co-founder and former Fountain Square managing director, Bill Donabedian. Headliners for the inaugural year included Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Emmylou Harris, and Alabama. Local artists were provided with a platform to showcase their music and talents during the event. The music festival hosted over 80 artists performing on six different stages, in which some of the local artists included: Kentucky Struts, Straw Boss, Bobby Mackey, The Tillers, Kentucky Timbre, and Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle. Buckle Up Music Festival was a summer festival that took place in the third weekend in July. July 18–20, 2014 August 5–6, 2016 (cancelled) (Artists listed from earliest to latest set times.) River Stage Friday: Amanda Shires, The Railers, Ashley Monroe, Jamey Johnson Saturday: Lisa Lynn, Joe Pug, The Lone Bellow, Drive By Truckers, Old Crow Medicine Show Sunday: Logan Brill, Blackjack Billy, Dylan Scott, Thompson Square Bud Light Stage Friday: Joshua Scott Jones, Jamie Lynn Spears, David Fanning, Chris Janson, Marty Stuart Saturday: Sundy Best, Natalie Stovall and the Drive, Spirit Family Reunion, A Thousand Horses, Kristain Bush of Sugarland Sunday: Abigail Rose, Lyndsey Highlander, Dallas Smith, Corey Smith Amphitheater Stage Friday: The Dan Varner Band, Tyler Childers and the Foodstamps, Phillip Fox Band, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s, Pistol Holler Saturday: Coraless and the Townees, Kentucky Timbre, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle, The 23 String Band, The Tillers Sunday: Kentucky Struts, Straw Boss, Bobby Mackey, Noah Smith Main Stage Friday: Old Dominion, Sturgill Simpson, Eric Paslay, Eli Young Band, Alabama Saturday: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Houndmouth, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Willie Nelson Sunday: Chase Bryant, JT Hodges, Sam Hunt, David Nail, The Band Perry Acoustic Stage Friday: Andrew Hibbard, Jamison Road, Messerly and Ewing, Sara Haze Saturday: Wild Carrot, Dean Fields, The Carolines, Caitlyn Smith Sunday: Max Fender, Zach Dubois, Michaelis, Ruth Collins Lawn Stage Friday: Lonesome Jared and the Heartattacks, Alexis Gomez, Sam Lewis, Ashley Martin Saturday: Shiny and the Spoon, Al Scorch, Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sound, Tall Heights Sunday: Honey and Houston, Jetset Getset, Mark Utley and Bulletville, Ty Bates VIP Stage Tent Friday: Eric Paslay, Phillip Fox Band, Old Dominion, Jamison Road, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s Saturday: Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sound, The Tillers, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle, Tall Heights Sunday: Sam Hunt, Noah Smith, Corey Smith, Bobby Mackey List of country music festivals Buckle Up Music Festival Official Website