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Mile of Music's "First 50" artists announced

Posted at 4:55 PM, Apr 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-18 17:55:27-04

APPLETON, Wis. — Today Appleton’s Mile of Music announced this year’s line up of the “First 50” artists.

Around 200 artists from all over the US and around the world are expected to perform.

“Mile 7” has a new addition to the mix this year, the new Jones Park and its new amphitheater for the festival’s top headlines.

The 2019 festival, dubbed “Mile 7” takes place August 1-4th and will feature 200 artists from around the country. This Free event will be held throughout Downtown Appleton’s walkable mile-long stretch and showcases 70 local venues.
More than 80,000 people attended the event last year.

This year first 50 artist lineup features 30 new artists and 20 returning artists. Below is a list of the line up released today:

NEW Artists for Mile 7:
Birds of Chicago (Chicago, IL), Carsie Blanton (New Orleans, LA), Freddy & Francine (Nashville, TN), Sway Wild (ft. Mandy Fer & Dave McGraw) (San Juan Island, WA), Candy Ambulance (Glens Falls, NY), Joshua & The Holy Rollers (Los Angeles, CA), LowDown Brass Band (Chicago, IL), Lamont Landers Band (Huntsville, AL), Danika & The Jeb (Nashville, TN), Grand Am (Brooklyn, NY), Garth. (New York, NY), Bartees Strange (Washington, D.C.), Chicago Farmer (Bloomington, IL), Michaela Anne (Nashville, TN), Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards (Boston, MA), Muddy Ruckus (Portland, ME), Cold Kingdom (Minneapolis, MN), Goodnight, Texas (San Francisco, CA), Heather Mae (Washington, D.C.), JD Eicher (Youngstown, OH), Seth Glier (Easthampton, MA), Sunny War (Los Angeles, CA), Lula Wiles (Boston, MA), Moody Little Sister (Truth or Consequences, NM), Devon Gilfillian (Nashville, TN), Natural Born Leaders (Asheville, NC), GOODING (Nashville, TN), The Ragbirds (Ann Arbor, MI), Tony Lucca (Nashville, TN), The Wealthy West (Memphis, TN)

RETURNING Artists for Mile 7:
Wild Adriatic (Glens Falls, NY), Little Stranger (Charleston, SC), Pip The Pansy (Pansonian Moon, Sector 8/Atlanta, GA), Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish (Grand Rapids, MI), Nickel&Rose (Milwaukee, WI), Girl Blue (Albany, NY), Heather Maloney (Northampton, MA), Hugh Masterson (Nashville, TN), Elliott Blaufuss (Nashville, TN), Adrian + Meredith (Nashville, TN), Lizzie No (New York, NY), Andrew Leahey & The Homestead (Nashville, TN), Chestnut Grove (Philadelphia, PA), The Talbott Brothers (Portland, OR), Megan Slankard & The Wreckage (San Francisco, CA), Lemon Sky (Cincinnati, OH), Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery (Indianapolis, IN), The Brothers Footman (Indianapolis, IN), Sam Burchfield (Atlanta, GA), Arts Fishing Club (Nashville, TN)

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