Wanee Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announced: Widespread Panic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gov't Mule

Each year, Wanee Music Festival brings the joy of jamming, barefoot dancing, and the sweet smell of patchouli and Dr. Bronner's to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Founded by Allman Brothers' drummer Butch Trucks, you won't catch his classic act on stage this year...

By Liz Tracy

December 10, 2014

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Each year, Wanee Music Festival brings the joy of jamming, barefoot dancing, and the sweet smell of patchouli and Dr. Bronner's to the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida.

Founded by Allman Brothers' drummer Butch Trucks, you won't catch his classic act on stage this year given the band's October retirement. But Butch ain't missing the party. He's bringing some "Very Special Friends" with him to perform in 2015. The empty space left by the Allman Brothers proper is being filled with a mélange of jamming, funky, rocking acts you'll both recognize and that will make you smile.

Besides big names on the festival circuit like Widespread Panic (which'll be playing two shows) and Gov't Mule, there are funky acts like Earth, Wind & Fire. Also on the bill are a few locals like the Jacob Jeffries Band, Juke, and the Bobby Lee Rogers Trio. Keep clicking for the details on Wanee, taking place April 16 to 18.

Wanee lineup announced so far:

Widespread Panic

Gregg Allman

Gov't Mule

Earth, Wind & Fire

Cheap Trick

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band

Butch Trucks & Very Special Friends

The Word featuring: Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson & Chris Chew

Hot Tuna Electric

JJ Grey & Mofro

Oteil & Friends

Galactic

Zappa Plays Zappa

Leftover Salmon featuring Bill Payne

Yonder Mountain String Band

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk

Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes featuring Doyle Bramhall II

Raw Oyster Cult

Dragon Smoke

The Revivalists

Home At Last - The Nth Power Performs Steely Dan

Tea Leaf Green

Bobby Lee Rogers Trio

Pink Talking Fish

Eric Lindell & Company

Royal Southern Brotherhood

Natural Child

Twiddle

Jacob Jeffries Band

Juke

2015 Wanee Music Festival, from April 16 to 18, 2015, the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, 3076 95 Drive, Live Oak. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 12, at 10 a.m., $195 plus fees for three nights of camping and music and VIP is $499 plus fees. Call 386-364-1683, or visit waneefestival.com.

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Liz has her master’s degree in religion from Florida State University. She has since written for publications and outlets such as Miami New Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Ocean Drive, the Huffington Post, NBC Miami, Time Out Miami, Insomniac, the Daily Dot, and the Atlantic. Liz spent three years as New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s music editor, was the weekend news editor at Inverse, and is currently the managing editor at Tom Tom Magazine.

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