Lineup Archive

Newport Folk 2009 lineup

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 29 acts for Newport Folk 2009. 17 acts appeared at Newport Folk for the first time in our records.

29acts
59%first time at Newport Folk
The Avett Brothers Joan Baez Balfa Toujours Billy Bragg The Campbell Brothers Neko Case Dala The Decemberists
Deer Tick Brett Dennen Ramblin' Jack Elliott Tim Eriksen and Sharp Note Singers Arlo Guthrie Fleet Foxes Iron & Wine Ben Kweller The Low Anthem Del McCoury Tift Merritt The Nightwatchman Elvis Perkins Joe Pug Dave Rawlings Machine Josh Ritter Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Pete Seeger with Judy Collins Langhorne Slim Mavis Staples Gillian Welch

Full lineup

Lineup

  1. 1The Avett Brothers
  2. 2Joan Baez
  3. 3Balfa Toujours
  4. 4Billy Bragg
  5. 5The Campbell Brothers
  6. 6Neko Case
  7. 7Dala
  8. 8The Decemberists
  9. 9Deer Tick
  10. 10Brett Dennen
  11. 11Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  12. 12Tim Eriksen and Sharp Note Singers
  13. 13Arlo Guthrie
  14. 14Fleet Foxes
  15. 15Iron & Wine
  16. 16Ben Kweller
  17. 17The Low Anthem
  18. 18Del McCoury
  19. 19Tift Merritt
  20. 20The Nightwatchman
  21. 21Elvis Perkins
  22. 22Joe Pug
  23. 23Dave Rawlings Machine
  24. 24Josh Ritter
  25. 25Tao Rodriguez-Seeger
  26. 26Pete Seeger with Judy Collins
  27. 27Langhorne Slim
  28. 28Mavis Staples
  29. 29Gillian Welch
On this bill

Their festival histories

Billy Bragg 18 appearances The Avett Brothers 17 appearances Joan Baez 16 appearances Mavis Staples 12 appearances Ben Kweller 11 appearances Gillian Welch 11 appearances Pete Seeger 11 appearances The Decemberists 11 appearances

First time at Newport Folk in 2009

Balfa ToujoursBen KwellerBrett DennenDalaDave Rawlings MachineThe DecemberistsDeer TickFleet FoxesIron & WineJoe PugJosh RitterLanghorne SlimThe Low AnthemMavis StaplesNeko CaseTao Seeger BandTim Eriksen and Sharp Note Singers

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Billy Bragglast played Newport Folk in 198722 years
  2. Pete Seegerlast played Newport Folk in 198920 years
  3. Ramblin' Jack Elliottlast played Newport Folk in 199712 years
  4. Joan Baezlast played Newport Folk in 199811 years
  5. The Campbell Brotherslast played Newport Folk in 20018 years

Other festivals in 2009

Coachella 2009 1 sharedGlastonbury 2009 2 sharedReading & Leeds 2009Lollapalooza 2009 6 sharedAustin City Limits 2009 5 sharedOutside Lands 2009 2 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2009
Next yearNewport Folk 2010See the lineup →

Questions about Newport Folk 2009

How many acts are on the Newport Folk 2009 lineup?

The Newport Folk line-up page lists 29 acts for Newport Folk 2009. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Newport Folk for the first time in 2009?

17 acts on the 2009 lineup had not appeared at Newport Folk before in our records, including Balfa Toujours, Ben Kweller, Brett Dennen, Dala and Dave Rawlings Machine.

Source: Wikipedia, "Newport Folk Festival lineups by year" (revision 1378953340), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This festival's source lists acts alphabetically, so the order says nothing about billing. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.