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Black Pumas' Eric Burton climbs into the crowd at Railbird in 2021. Photo by Tracy May

Railbird Music Festival, a summer music festival in Lexington, announced its 2023 lineup today.

Festival officials decided that Railbird would “take a pause” this summer due to concerns from guests about long lines and insufficient water stations, among other things.

In May, organizers announced that the festival would return in 2023, albeit in a new location: rather than the previous venue, Keeneland, this year’s Railbird will play at The Infield at Red Mile on Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4.

Organizers also addressed guest concerns in an Instagram post a few weeks ago, which promised that next year’s festival will have additional water stations, more bar staff, shaded areas and a policy that would allow guests to bring in their own water bottles.

Here’s the full lineup for 2023:

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

  • Zach Bryan
  • Weezer
  • Marcus Mumford
  • Whiskey Myers
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Charley Crockett
  • Jenny Lewis
  • Lucius
  • Morgan Wade
  • Valerie June
  • Dehd
  • Neal Francis
  • The Heavy Heavy
  • Madeline Edwards
  • The Local Honeys
  • Wayne Graham

SUNDAY, JUNE 4

  • Tyler Childers
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
  • The Head and the Heart
  • Goose
  • Nickel Creek
  • Amos Lee
  • Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
  • Sierra Ferrell
  • Charles Wesley Godwin
  • Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
  • 49 Winchester
  • Town Mountain
  • Cole Chaney
  • Flipturn
  • Calder Allen
  • Brit Taylor

One-day tickets are currently priced from $99-$350 and two-day tickets are priced from $155-$1300, not including taxes and fees. (That latter price is for the Premium tier, which comes with golf cart transportation, exclusive front-of-stage viewing areas, free all-day dining and other perks.)

Presale will start this Friday, Dec. 8, at noon. You can sign up for presale access at this link.

(Check out what Railbird looked like in 2021 in this gallery.)

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Carolyn Brown is the staff photographer and digital writer at LEO. Follow her on Instagram at @cebrownphoto or get in touch at cbrown@leoweekly.com.