MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – The 15th Annual Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival has announced its lineup with more than 45 bands and 6 stages.
The festival will take place from May 22 to May 25, at Pop’s Farm in Martinsville, Virginia. Discounted tickets are available until February 1.
Since 2009, Rooster Walk Inc. has donated over $330,000 to local and regional charities with part of the proceeds benefiting the Penn-Shank Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund and the Rooster Walk Music Instrument Program for local schools.
Proceeds from tickets sold in 2024 helped aid the United Way’s efforts in supporting victims of Hurricane Helene.
The Rooster Walk has also earned Top 5 festivals in Virginia by the Richmond-Times Dispatch and was also voted as the region’s Most Creative Charitable Event by the Virginia Living Magazine for three years in a row.
Joining the lineup this year will be Ghost-Note, Ashes & Arrows, a cast if artists at large, and 15 more bands.
Lettuce is returning for its third performance at the Rooster Walk along with a 90-minute performance by Keller Williams. They will be backed up by all-star Rooster Walk House Band.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the stellar lineup we’ve put together for Rooster Walk 15,” said Johnny Buck, executive director of Rooster Walk Inc. “Lettuce has always been a crowd favorite, and to finally have Keller Williams joining us, an artist that’s been on the wish list since our very first festival. This festival is truly going to be something special.”
On top of performances by Lettuce and Keller-Williams, Ghost-Note will feature Snarky Puppy’s members during the late-night performances. Dangermuffin will also return for its fifth performance at the festival along with a debut from a NC band recently featured on America’s Got Talent, Ashes & Arrows.
Other Rooster Walk House Band performances will include the following:
- Ron Holloway (sax, Baltimore, MD)
- Jeff Sipe (drums, Black Mountain, NC)
- Josh Shilling (keys & vocals, Nashville, TN),
- Isaac Hadden (guitar / Asheville, NC)
- Keyser George (guitar / Nashville, TN)
- Wallace Mullinax (guitar/Charleston, SC)
- Florencia Rusinol (vocals & guitar / Johnson City, TN)
- Jake Dempsey (bass /Roanoke, VA).
Other performances in the lineup include:
- Dale and the ZDubs (reggae / Maryland)
- Erin & The Wildfire (R&B / Charlottesville VA)
- Arts Fishing Club (Americana / Appleton, Wisc.)
- Underground Springhouse (jamband / Athens, GA)
- Mighty Joshua (reggae / Richmond, VA)
- Hustle Souls (soul / Asheville, N.C.);
- Deau Eyes (indy / Richmond, VA)
- Future Joy (future-funk / CO & FL)
- Striking Copper (roots /Wilmington, N.C.)
- Winyah (rock / Charleston, S.C.)
- Bella Moulden (indy / Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Woody Woodworth & The Piners (country / Richmond, VA)
- Rebecca Porter (country / Harrisonburg, VA)
- Jules & The Agreeables (rock / Loudon County, VA)
- magician Hunter Rhodes (magic / Richmond, VA).
Previously announced RW15 bands will incude:
- Overall festival headliner Trampled by Turtles
(progressive bluegrass / Duluth, MN) - Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country (jam-roots-country / Nashville,
TN) - Andy Frasco & The U.N. (rock/Los Angeles, CA)
- Little Stranger (indie hip-hop / Charleston, S.C.)
- Town Mountain (Asheville, NC)
- Yarn (roots rock / NC-NY)
- Hogslop String Band (bluegrass / Nashville, TN)
- ShadowGrass (progressive bluegrass / VA-NC)
- Kendall Street Company (jamband / Charlottesville, Va.)
- Sneezy (partyfunk Chicago, Il.)
- Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast (soul roots / Asheville, N.C.)
- Caleb Caudle (roots music / Winston Salem N.C.)
- the Rooster Walk House Band (various cities)
- The Wilson Springs Hotel (roots rock / Richmond, Va.)
- Isaac Hadden (jam / Asheville, N.C.)
- Sol Driven Train (R&B /Charleston, S.C.)
- Florencia & The Feeling (R&B/soul, Johnson City, TN)
- Ramona & The Holy Smokes (honky tonk / Charlottesville, Va.)
- Big Fat Gap (bluegrass / Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Mountain Walrus (jam /Roanoke, Va.)
- The Shoaldiggers (Horny swampgrass, North Carolina)
- Griffin (Southern Rock/Martinsville, Va.)
- DJ What? (DJ / Martinsville, Va.)
- Raffi Kids Tribute by Mile Andrews & band (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
The Rooster Walk will also include family-friendly activities, outdoor adventures, and memories with the scenery and great community vibe. Attendees can experience different genres of live music along with art, food, craft beer, arts, yoga, disc golf, healing arts, slacklining, pedal boats, and much more.
The Rooster Walk also offers Full Strut and VIP packages including VIP areas such as an island with a tiki bar, a Speakeasy, VIP Hospitality, VIP Stage Programming, and complimentary food and drinks at select locations, plus additional amenities.
You can purchase tickets at roosterwalk.com at a discounted price until February 1. After the date, ticket prices will increase along with tickets being limited.