Newport Folk Festival

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The Newport Folk Festival is a historic American music festival renowned for showcasing influential folk, roots, and Americana artists and for pivotal moments like Bob Dylan’s controversial electric performance in 1965.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert performance
folk festival
music festival
country United States
date 1965
foundedBy Albert Grossman NERFINISHED
George Wein NERFINISHED
Pete Seeger NERFINISHED
Theodore Bikel NERFINISHED
frequency annual
genre Americana
bluegrass
blues
country
folk music
roots music
singer-songwriter
hasAudienceType all ages
hasCapacity approximately 10,000–15,000 per day
hasPolicy non-corporate branding on festival grounds
hasStage Fort Stage NERFINISHED
Harbor Stage NERFINISHED
Quad Stage NERFINISHED
inception 1959
knownFor collaborative onstage performances
historic performances in American folk music
intimate, small-stage sets
politically engaged music
showcasing emerging folk artists
locatedIn Fort Adams State Park NERFINISHED
Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
location Newport Folk Festival NERFINISHED
notableEvent Bob Dylan electric performance at Newport Folk Festival 1965
notablePerformer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
Brandi Carlile NERFINISHED
Fleet Foxes NERFINISHED
Joan Baez NERFINISHED
Johnny Cash NERFINISHED
Joni Mitchell NERFINISHED
Mavis Staples NERFINISHED
Mumford & Sons NERFINISHED
Pete Seeger NERFINISHED
The Avett Brothers NERFINISHED
organizer George Wein NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
significantFor bridging traditional folk and contemporary genres
revival of American folk music in the 1960s
sisterFestival Newport Jazz Festival NERFINISHED
typicalStartTime late July
website https://www.newportfolk.org/

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