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High Sierra Music Festival is moving to a new home in 2026.<\/p>\n

The 34th annual edition of this popular festival, which focuses on improvisational, funk, roots and various styles of jam band music, takes place at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. It had been previously held at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s festival runs July 2-5 and features Steel Pulse, The Word, Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, Eggy, Judith Hill, Karl Denson\u2019s Tiny Universe and many others.<\/p>\n

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For tickets and other information, visit highsierramusic.com.<\/p>\n

Full 2026 Lineup:\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steel Pulse<\/p>\n

The Word (John Medeski, Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars)<\/p>\n

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble<\/p>\n

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Dumpstaphunk<\/p>\n

Karl Denson\u2019s Tiny Universe<\/p>\n

Cymande<\/p>\n

Eggy<\/p>\n

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Lebo &amp; Friends (George Porter Jr., Jay Lane, Jen Hartswick, Holly Bowling, Vicki Randle)<\/p>\n

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Mountain Grass Unit<\/p>\n

The Rumble<\/p>\n

Anders Osborne<\/p>\n

The Breaks (Eddie Roberts, Stanton Moore, Robert Walter)<\/p>\n

Judith Hill<\/p>\n

Steve Poltz<\/p>\n

Trombone Shorty Foundation Band<\/p>\n

BALTHVS<\/p>\n

Holly Bowling<\/p>\n

Dirty Texans (of KONGOS)<\/p>\n

Big Something<\/p>\n

Lespecial<\/p>\n

Scott Pemberton<\/p>\n

Hot Buttered Rum<\/p>\n

Tea Leaf Green<\/p>\n

Handmade Moments<\/p>\n

Magoo Dizgo<\/p>\n

Marty O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

Smoked Out Soul<\/p>\n

Pink Talking Fish<\/p>\n

Steely Dead<\/p>\n

Anna Moss<\/p>\n

River Eckert<\/p>\n

Sway Wild<\/p>\n

Dylan LeBlanc<\/p>\n

Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves<\/p>\n

Cassandra Lewis<\/p>\n

Boy Golden<\/p>\n

Rose City Band<\/p>\n

Boot Juice<\/p>\n

Taper\u2019s Choice<\/p>\n

Psycodelics<\/p>\n

The Westones<\/p>\n

Family Company<\/p>\n

The Heeters<\/p>\n

RonKat Spearman\u2019s Katdelic<\/p>\n

The Point<\/p>\n

Kota Dosa<\/p>\n

Moga Family Band<\/p>\n

Deerlady<\/p>\n

The Great Bingo Revival<\/p>\n

Tijuana Cartel<\/p>\n

RhythMetriX<\/p>\n

Maisy Owen<\/p>\n

Arc Iris<\/p>\n

Minor Gold<\/p>\n

Sarah DeGraw<\/p>\n

MarchFourth<\/p>\n

Jive Joint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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