2022 Album Fictional Festival Series: “Soft Rock” Festival

I previously introduced this new series, which is a spinoff of the previous Fictional Festival series, one only featuring artists who released albums in 2022.  This is the newest post in the series is a lineup, a festival that was initially going to be a soft rock festival, but eventually also included folk, jazz, Americana, some pop, adult contemporary, and adult alternative.  For more information about the series in general, please see this post.

After I finalized this lineup, 1 act retired, so I replaced them with a note.



Lineup

Friday

  1. Shania Twain
  2. John Mellencamp
  3. Sara Bareilles*
  4. Vance Joy
  5. Bright Eyes
  6. Caamp
  7. Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade
  8. Snarky Puppy
  9. Lucius
  10. Trampled by Turtles
  11. Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava
  12. Laura Veirs
  13. The Dead South
  14. Valerie June
  15. Ezra Collective
  16. Sun Ra Arkastra
  17. Fantastic Negrito
  18. Joey Alexander
  19. Marisa Anderson
  20. Holly Bowling
  21. SNACKTIME
  22. The CarLeans

 

Saturday

  1. Chicago
  2. Goo Goo Dolls
  3. Maggie Rogers
  4. Father John Misty
  5. Richard Thompson
  6. The Head and the Heart
  7. First Aid Kit
  8. Terri Lyne Carrington/Kris Davis/Linda May Han Oh/Nicholas Payton/Matthew Stevens
  9. Domi and JD Beck
  10. Molly Tuttle
  11. Ethel Cain
  12. Hiatus Kaiyote
  13. Plains
  14. Femi Kuti
  15. Aldous Harding
  16. Carmen Lundy
  17. Caitlin Rose
  18. The Weather Station
  19. Gaby Moreno
  20. Ferris & Sylvester
  21. Black Ox Orkestar
  22. Drew Angus
  23. Craig Edwards

 

Sunday

  1. Jack Johnson
  2. Bonnie Raitt
  3. Rex Orange County
  4. Robbie Williams
  5. Neko Case
  6. Samara Joy
  7. Rebelution
  8. Robert Glasper
  9. D’Virgilio/Morse/Jennings
  10. Matt Maeson
  11. The War and Treaty
  12. Vieux Farka Toure
  13. Bonny Light Horseman
  14. Ranky Tanky
  15. Rayland Baxter
  16. The Suffers
  17. Masa Takumi
  18. Erin Rae
  19. Gurf Morlix
  20. Friendship
  21. Caroline
  22. Funky Dawgz
  23. North County Band

 

*Sara Bareilles is replacing The Manhattan Transfer, who have retired.

 

 

Schedule

Friday

Main Stage 1

  • 10:00-12:00:  Shania Twain
  • 8:00-9:00:  Sara Bareilles
  • 6:15-7:00:  Bright Eyes
  • 5:00-5:30:  Lucius
  • 4:00-4:30:  Laura Veirs
  • 3:00-3:30:  Valerie June

Main Stage 2

  • 9:00-10:00:  John Mellencamp
  • 7:00-8:00:  Vance Joy
  • 5:30-6:15:  Caamp
  • 4:30-5:00:  Trampled by Turtles
  • 3:30-4:00:  The Dead South

Side Stage 1

  • 6:15-7:00:  Snarky Puppy
  • 5:00-5:30:  Ezra Collective
  • 4:00-4:30:  Fantastic Negrito
  • 3:00-3:30:  Holly Bowling
  • 2:00-2:30:  SNACKTIME

Side Stage 2

  • 7:00-7:45:  Josh Redman/Brad Mehldau/Christian McBride/Brian Blade
  • 5:30-6:15:  Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava
  • 4:30-5:00:  Sun Ra Arkastra
  • 3:30-4:00:  Joey Alexander
  • 2:30-3:00:  Marisa Anderson
  • 1:30-2:00:  The CarLeans

 

Saturday

Main Stage 1

  • 10:00-12:00:  Chicago
  • 8:00-9:00:  Maggie Rogers
  • 6:15-7:00:  Richard Thompson
  • 5:00-5:30:  Domi and JD Beck
  • 4:00-4:30:  Hiatus Kaiyote

Main Stage 2

  • 9:00-10:00:  Goo Goo Dolls
  • 7:00-8:00:  Father John Misty
  • 5:30-6:15:  The Head and the Heart
  • 4:30-5:00:  Ethel Cain
  • 3:30-4:00:  Plains
  • 2:30-3:00:  Femi Kuti

Side Stage 1

  • 7:00-7:45:  Terri Lyne Carrington/Kris Davis/Linda May Han Oh/Nicholas Payton/Matthew Stevens
  • 5:30-6:15:  Molly Tuttle
  • 4:30-5:00:  Carmen Lundy
  • 3:30-4:00:  Gaby Moreno
  • 2:30-3:00:  Ferris & Sylvester
  • 1:30-2:00:  Drew Angus

Side Stage 2

  • 6:15-7:00:  First Aid Kit
  • 5:00-5:30:  Aldous Harding
  • 4:00-4:30:  Caitlin Rose
  • 3:00-3:30:  The Weather Station
  • 2:00-2:30:  Black Ox Orkestar
  • 1:00-1:30:  Craig Edwards

 

Sunday

Main Stage 1

  • 10:00-12:00:  Jack Johnson
  • 8:00-9:00:  Rex Orange County
  • 6:15-7:00:  Neko Case
  • 5:00-5:30:  Matt Maeson
  • 4:00-4:30:  Vieux Farka Toure
  • 3:00-3:30:  Ranky Tanky

Main Stage 2

  • 9:00-10:00:  Bonnie Raitt
  • 7:00-8:00:  Robbie Williams
  • 5:30-6:15:  Samara Joy
  • 4:30-5:00:  The War and Treaty
  • 3:30-4:00:  Bonny Light Horseman
  • 2:30-3:00:  Rayland Baxter

Side Stage 1

  • 6:15-7:00:  Robert Glasper
  • 5:00-5:30:  The Suffers
  • 4:00-4:30:  Erin Rae
  • 3:00-3:30:  Friendship
  • 2:00-2:30:  Funky Dawgz

Side Stage 2

  • 7:00-7:45:  Rebelution
  • 5:30-6:15:  D’Virgilio/Morse/Jennings
  • 4:30-5:00:  Masa Takumi
  • 3:30-4:00:  Gurf Morlix
  • 2:30-3:00:  Caroline
  • 1:30-2:00:  North County Band

 

What do you think of this lineup?  Let me know in the comments!

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