Aug. 27, 2012. Includes photo gallery! This year, despite Friday afternoon thunderstorms, an estimated 3,000 people jammed out at the first ever three-day music event from Friday, Aug. 24 to Sunday, Aug. 26. Surprisingly, last year, the festival lasted only two days, attracting about 6,000 fans.
BY MEGAN NORTHCOTE
This photo was taken at 1:30 p.m. on Friday morning. The sun is shining and the weather looks to be beautiful all weekend with only a slight chance of rain for Music on the Mountaintop.
Aug. 24, 2012. Music on the Mountaintop has confirmed the second round of artists slated for the fifth annual three-day music festival Aug. 24-26 outside of Boone. This year marks the first that the festival has expanded to three days, and the first time organizers are partnering with jam band Railroad Earth.
BY GREG HINCE
Photo by Ken Ketchie
July 4, 2012. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Naked Gods, Rose’s Pawn Shop, Salem Speaks, and DJ Sahgah have been added to the lineup of the fifth annual three-day music festival Music on the Mountaintop. Early bird ticket sales end today, July 4.
May 22, 2012. High Country residents and visitors are in for a full slate of music during this summer’s festival scene. Whether you frequent national festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapolooza or simply enjoy live music, you’re bound to find an event that caters to your tastes.
BY ETHAN WOODHOUSE
April 3, 2012. Music On the Mountaintop, the annual music festival outside Boone, North Carolina has announced that the eclectic festival will return this August 24-26, 2012 as Railroad Earth’s Music on the Mountaintop.