Pleasantville Music Festival

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Pleasantville Music Festival
DatesSaturday, July 13, 2024
Location(s)Parkway Field
Pleasantville, New York, United States
Years active2005—present
Websitepleasantvillemusicfestival.com

The Pleasantville Music Festival is a single-day music festival held annually at Parkway Field in Pleasantville, New York. Some of the many acts that have performed at the Pleasantville Music Festival are: They Might Be Giants, The Allman Betts Band, Allison Ponthier, Sophie B. Hawkins, X Ambassadors, Crash Test Dummies, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Paula Cole, Illiterate Light, Everclear, Soul Asylum, Aimee Mann, Matthew Sweet, Blues Traveler, Living Colour, Suzanne Vega, Ripe, Guster, KT Tunstall, The Revivalists, The Smithereens, Gin Blossoms, G Love & Special Sauce, Fastball, Jakob Dylan, Joan Osborne, Marc Cohn, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, the English Beat, and Roger McGuinn. These major acts perform alongside up-and-coming regional acts and small local bands from around the tri-state area.

Musical Acts[edit]

2023[edit]

The 2023 festival was held July 8, 2023. Headliners were They Might Be Giants, The Allman Betts Band, Allison Ponthier, Blac Rabbit, The Criticals, Sophie B. Hawkins, and Pete Francis.

The Main Stage

The Chill Tent Stage:

The Party Stage:

  • The Criticals
  • Strange Neighbors
  • Moonunitt
  • SunDub
  • Social Creatures
  • Hunter Road

2022[edit]

The 2022 festival was held July 9, 2022. Headliners were X Ambassadors, Crash Test Dummies, Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears, Glenn Tilbrook, Illiterate Light, and Paula Cole.

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

  • Paula Cole
  • Cole Quest & The City Pickers
  • Riki Stevens
  • Greg Jacquin
  • Chaz Kiss
  • Carter Quinn Tanis

The Party Stage:

  • Illiterate Light
  • The Narrowbacks
  • Sid Simons
  • Blankslate
  • The Breaks Inc
  • No Shows

2019[edit]

The 2019 festival was held July 13, 2019. Headliners were Everclear, Soul Asylum, Aimee Mann, Matthew Sweet, and Bailen.

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

The Party Stage:

2018[edit]

The 2018 festival was held July 14, 2018. Headliners were The Psychedelic Furs, The Lone Bellow, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, and Cracker.

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

  • John Hall w/ Fly Amero
  • Chanelle
  • Dan Zlotnick
  • Tim Stout
  • Emily Angell
  • David Vogel

The Party Stage:

  • Harsh Armadillo
  • Juice
  • Late Night Episode
  • Loose Buttons
  • Friends At The Falls
  • Gilbert

2017[edit]

The 2017 festival was headlined by Blues Traveller, Living Color, and Suzanne Vega.

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

  • The Pousette-Dart Band
  • James Maddock
  • Ghost Millionaires
  • Khaya
  • The Shovel Ready String Band
  • Mary Hood

The Party Stage:

  • Ripe
  • Sir Cadian Rhythm
  • The Alpaca Gnomes
  • Arc & Stones
  • Stellar Young
  • For Lack of a Term

2016[edit]

The 2016 festival was headlined by Guster, KT Tunstall, The Revivalists, and The Smithereens. The festival featured three stages: The Main Stage, The Chill Tent Stage, and The Party Stage. The festival attracted thousands of concertgoers and featured a beer and wine garden, kids activities, and vendors.[1]

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

  • Aztec Two Step
  • Side Saddle
  • Drew Bordeaux
  • KT Tunstall (performing a solo acoustic set)
  • Don Dilego
  • Back 2 Zero

The Party Stage:

2015[edit]

The 2015 festival was headlined by Gin Blossoms, G Love & Special Sauce, and Fastball.

The Main Stage:

The Chill Tent Stage:

The Party Stage:

  • Beebs & Her Money Makers
  • Josh Flagg
  • Lions on the Moon
  • Regret the Hour

2014[edit]

The 2014 lineup saw headlining sets by Ian Hunter & The Rant Band and Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers. The festival featured two stages: The Main Stage and The Village Stage.

The Main Stage:

The Village Stage:

  • American Pin-Up
  • Ben Fuller
  • Blues Mothers
  • Spuyten Duyvil
  • Stone Cold Fox
  • The Compact

2013[edit]

The 2013 festival was headlined by Brett Dennen and had one stage featuring 10 acts.

The Main Stage:

2012[edit]

The 2012 festival was headlined by The English Beat and featured three stages.

The Main Stage:

The Village Stage:

The Beer & Wine Garden Stage:

  • The Folkadelics
  • The Involvement
  • The ReignJah Band

2011[edit]

The 2011 festival was headlined by Marc Cohn and Augustana. The festival featured three stages.

The Main Stage:

The Village Stage:

  • Chris Fox and Mojo Monde
  • Johanna
  • Patti Hupp
  • Milton
  • Skyfactor
  • The Callen Sisters
  • Nectar
  • Lisa Brigantino
  • Remember September
  • Makeshift Lullaby

The Beer & Wine Garden Stage:

  • Geoff Hartwell with Andy Aledort
  • Patti Rothberg
  • The ReignJah Band

2010[edit]

The 2010 festival was headlined by Jacob Dylan and featured three stages.

The Main Stage:

The Village Stage:

  • Beneficial Tomatoes
  • Sleepy Hollow String Band
  • The Erin Hobson Compact
  • Gigi & The Lend Me a Hand Band
  • Billy Simons
  • Agent Si
  • Steven Wright-Mark
  • Charlotte Kendrick

The Beer & Wine Garden Stage:

2009[edit]

The 2009 festival was headlined by Big Head Todd and The Monsters and featured three stages.

The Main Stage:

The Village Stage:

  • Alex Yacovelli
  • Alison Cipris
  • Julie Corbalis
  • Louis G
  • Nannyhagen Creek
  • Open Till Midnight
  • Red Molly
  • Sabrina Stone
  • The Ya-Yas

The Beer & Wine Garden Stage:

2008[edit]

The 2008 festival was headlined by Joan Osborne and featured three stages.

The Main Stage:

The Kid's Stage:

  • Annie and the Natural Wonder Band
  • David and the Fireflies
  • Gigi and the Lend Me a Hand Band

The Beer & Wine Garden Stage:

  • Action Toolbelt
  • Bad Habits
  • Halfway Crooks

2007[edit]

The 2007 festival was headlined by Jonatha Brooke and featured two stages.

The Main Stage:

The Acoustic Stage:

2006[edit]

The Main Stage:

The Acoustic Stage:

  • Anthony da Costa
  • Dan Pelletier
  • David Goldman
  • Hope Machine
  • Ina May Wool w/ Dan Weiss
  • Iris Cohen
  • James Durst
  • Jeffry Braun
  • Kathleen Pemble w/ Ali Chambliss
  • Lara Herscovitch
  • Marianne Osiel
  • Matt Turk
  • Nannyhagen Creek
  • Nick Olva w/ Dennis Rivellino
  • Open Book
  • Pat Wictor
  • Rhonda Schuster
  • Susan Kane
  • Todd Giudice

2005[edit]

The Main Stage:

The Acoustic Stage:

  • Alastair Moock
  • Anthony da Costa
  • Chris Brown
  • Foggy Dew
  • Hope Machine
  • Jeffry Braun
  • Kathleen Pemble
  • KJ Denhert
  • Little Village Playhouse
  • Montgomery Delaney
  • Nannyhagen Creek
  • Open Book
  • Pat Wictor
  • Patrick Matteson
  • Rubber Sould (Steve Worthy & Eddie Denise)
  • Steve Blake and the Swing Commandos
  • Susan Kane
  • Terence Martin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pleasantville Music Festival returns Saturday". Lohud.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ Wilbur, Martin (2011-07-10). "Thousands Flock to Pleasantville Music Festival". The Examiner News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Ann Samon, Katherine (2010-07-06). "Pleasantville Music Festival Features Local and National Musicians". NY Patch. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

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