Harvest full lineup announced for 2024
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Feist top list of major music makers bound for Fredericton
The Harvest Music Festival announced the wide array of performers Tuesday scheduled to appear at the 2024 incarnation of the fall event, and the return of Jason Isbell is bound to be foremost on fans’ minds.
Harvest gave those eager for the Sept. 10-15 festival something of a sneak peek last month, reporting that Feist would be among the acts in the 2024 event, as would Broken Social Scene. It also let it be known Jim Cuddy, best known for his work with Blue Rodeo, would back on a Harvest stage this year as well with the Jim Cuddy Band.
But Tuesday morning marked the announcement of the full lineup.
The biggest reveal had to be Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, a fan-favourite act that’s wowed Harvest audiences at past instalments of the festival.
In a news release Tuesday morning, the Fredericton festival organization also announced the following performers:
Spoon,
Warren Haynes Band,
Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers,
Brittney Spencer,
Maggie Rose,
Alejandro Escovedo,
Friends of the Brothers,
Colin James and the Little Big Band,
Big Sugar,
July Talk,
Sarah Harmer,
Julie Doiron,
Skydiggers,
Matthew Good,
Half Moon Run,
Matt Minglewood,
the Tragically Hip’s Paul Langlois Band,
Too Many Zooz,
Pretty in Pink,
Wharf Rats,
the Julian Taylor Band,
Joanna Connor,
GA-20,
Laney Jones and the Spirits,
Ian Janes,
the Liquor Store with Stephen Lewis,
Apollo Suns, the Barrowdowns,
the Hello Crows,
Chanterelles, Campbell and Johnston,
and perennial local group the Downtown Blues Band.
“Harvest’s generational lineup of Canadian icons includes some incredible tributes, including a 50th anniversary performance of Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark by Fredericton’s own Kylie Fox, along with a gallery of bonafide stars and exciting up and comers,” the release said.
Festival music director Brent Staeben touted the “carefully curated” lineup that includes Grammy and Juno award-winning artists.
“They are all storied songwriters and captivating performers who are as thrilled to play for Fredericton’s amazing audiences as we are to welcome them,” he said.
Venues for this fall’s festival the Blues Tent behind City Hall, the Barracks Stage in the historic Garrison District, a newly designed Mojo Tent in Officers Square, Wilmot United Church, the Fredericton Playhouse, pubs and clubs in the city, and the Tony George Jazz Stage at the Hilton Garden Inn Fredericton.
Harvest tickets and passes will go on sale Thursday at 11 a.m. They can only be purchased online through Ticketpro.ca or by calling 1-888-311-9090.
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