Deceptively gentle country that smuggles in sharp jokes and sharper edges under the pedal steel, with 'Golden Hour' grace and a Texas smirk.
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Under the Big Sky 2027 Lineup
Americana on a working ranch outside Whitefish, with Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff on top and a rodeo between sets.
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About Under the Big Sky 2027
Under the Big Sky 2027 runs Friday July 16 to Sunday July 18 at Big Mountain Ranch, a 350-acre working ranch just outside Whitefish, Montana, with two stages set in natural amphitheaters and a rodeo on the grounds. Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff headline the lineup announced on October 29. Sam Barber, Brandon Flowers, Midland, Paul Cauthen, The Dead South, The Wallflowers, Dawes and The Devil Makes Three fill the next rows. Forty acts in all, with no day splits yet.
The festival bills itself as Americana, and the bill holds to that from top to bottom: Texas country, Canadian bluegrass, jam-leaning string bands and California folk rock, with a dozen Montana acts closing out the poster. It started in 2019 with Rateliff among the headliners, so his return closes a loop, and this is Zach Bryan's third time on the ranch. Musgraves is here for the first time, as are Flowers, The Wallflowers, Dawes and The Devil Makes Three.
Tickets are on sale through Leap, the only official outlet. A three-day general admission pass is $460 with fees, VIP is $1,157.75 and VIP+ $2,500, both 21 and over, and GA can be split into four payments. There is no camping and no overnight parking, so book a bed in Whitefish or the Flathead Valley early.
Expect country, folk, americana and alternative across 40 acts.
At a glance
- Dates
- –Friday to Sunday, three days
- Where
- Whitefish, MT
- Lineup
- 40 acts
- Hours
- Doors open at noon and music runs until 11pm each day. No re-entry, and the grounds are cashless.
- Ages
- All ages. VIP and VIP+ are strictly 21+, and children 36 inches and under get in free with an RSVP ticket picked at checkout.
- Passes
- 3-Day GA is $460, VIP (21+) $1,157.75 and VIP+ (21+) $2,500, fees included, with a four-step payment plan on GA. There is no camping, and overnight parking is not allowed.
- Website
- Official site
Under the Big Sky 2027 lineup: all 40 acts
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Denver songwriter with two modes: the horn-driven soul revue of the Night Sweats, and quieter solo records carried by his voice alone.
Americana
Oklahoman who wrote and self-released his early records while serving in the Navy, and kept the ragged, one-take feel after the arenas arrived.
Country
Alternative
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Folk
Los Angeles band led by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, carrying Laurel Canyon songcraft into wry, closely observed lyrics and stretched-out live jams.
Alternative
Texas trio in rhinestone-suit finery reviving '70s and '80s honky-tonk harmony; 'Drinkin' Problem' set the template and they have stayed true to it.
Country
East Texas baritone, formerly of Sons of Fathers, mixing outlaw country swagger with gospel roots and slick, groove-heavy production. The voice is enormous and he leans into it.
Country
Missouri singer with a weathered, outsized voice far older than he is, delivering small-town country that found its audience online before radio.
Country
Regina string band playing dark, murder-ballad bluegrass on cello and banjo, best known for the stomping 'In Hell I'll Be in Good Company'.
Folk
Drumless string-band punk about drinking and dying, played fast enough to dance to: gallows humor at hoedown tempo.
Folk punkRagtime
Jakob Dylan's long-running roots-rock outfit, still built on the organ-swelled craft that carried 'One Headlight' across the mid-'90s.
Rock
Los Angeles record-store clerks turned reverb evangelists, with sun-bleached jangle and surf-edged garage psych that sounds recorded in 1966 and mixed somewhere near the Pacific.
PsychGarage rockSurf
Badger Hound
Country
All-women Colorado string quartet with conservatory chops and a bar-band mouth, playing ripping instrumentals, dark humor and songs that don't flinch.
String bandNewgrass
Branlin Shockey
Cascadel
Cash Muretta
Country
Chaparelle
Country
Chloe Gendrow
Pop
Denim Gold
Country
Evan Honer
Folk singer-songwriter writing plainspoken acoustic songs about growing up and moving on, with an audience first built by sharing stripped-down performances online.
Alternative
Athens, Georgia band pairing reverb-soaked pedal steel with loose, hazy country rock, several songwriters trading lead vocals across sprawling, jammy sets.
Rock
Hogslop String Band
Nashville old-time outfit playing fiddle-driven breakdowns at full tilt, with rowdy shows that tend to turn into square dances.
Country
AmericanaCountry
Joe Martinez
Georgia singer-songwriter working a whispered-to-belted dynamic, with streaming numbers to match.
FolkSinger-songwriter
Singer-songwriter Josiah Leming's band, carrying weathered, plainspoken folk songs on a strained and openly emotive voice.
Folk
Texas country with a dreamy, smoke-curled vocal, and she took the long way round to a debut record.
Country
Lily Fitts
Folk
Nicole Croteau
Country
Radio Ranch
Folk
Shelby Stone
Country
Sterling Drake
Country
Progressive bluegrass played by a band happy to jam a traditional tune well past its natural length, with Grammy-winning chops and festival stamina.
BluegrassNewgrass
Jake Smith's project, built on a gravel-deep baritone and dark outlaw story songs. 'Come Join the Murder' played over the final scene of Sons of Anarchy.
Singer/songwriter
Tim Helnore Band
Tomara
Country
Two Runner
Nevada City, California string band drawing on old-time and bluegrass roots for original songs carried by close vocal harmonies.
Folk
Country
The headliners
Zach Bryan · Oklahoman who wrote and self-released his early records while serving in the Navy, and kept the ragged, one-take feel after the arenas arrived.
Kacey Musgraves · Deceptively gentle country that smuggles in sharp jokes and sharper edges under the pedal steel, with 'Golden Hour' grace and a Texas smirk. Her first Under the Big Sky, and the songwriter on this bill most likely to make a ranch full of people go quiet.
Nathaniel Rateliff · Denver songwriter with two modes: the horn-driven soul revue of the Night Sweats, and quieter solo records carried by his voice alone. Headlined the very first edition in 2019 and comes back to the top line, horns and all.
Up-and-comers to catch early
Sam Barber · Missouri singer-songwriter with a gravel baritone, billed just under the headliners after a fast climb from viral clips to full tours of his own.
Big Richard · Colorado bluegrass band of four women who all sing and all solo, as sharp on fiddle tunes as on covers nobody expects from a string band.
- Hogslop String Band · Nashville old-time crew that plays square-dance tunes at punk volume. The one to find if you want to dance instead of sway.
Other acts worth planning around
Brandon Flowers · The Killers' frontman on his own, a first for this festival and the biggest surprise on a mostly roots-music poster.
Under the Big Sky 2027 lineup FAQ
When is Under the Big Sky 2027?
July 16 to 18, 2027, Friday through Sunday, at Big Mountain Ranch, 1701 E Edgewood Drive in Whitefish, Montana. Doors open at noon and music runs until 11pm each day.
Who is playing Under the Big Sky 2027?
Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff headline. Sam Barber, Brandon Flowers, Midland, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Paul Cauthen, The Dead South, The Wallflowers, Dawes and The Devil Makes Three are next, with Evan Honer, The Infamous Stringdusters, Futurebirds, Allah-Las, The White Buffalo and 26 more below. Days have not been announced yet.
How much are tickets?
A three-day general admission pass is $460 with fees, VIP is $1,157.75 and VIP+ is $2,500. Leap is the only official outlet, and GA can be paid in four installments.
Is there camping at Under the Big Sky?
No. The festival offers no camping, overnight parking is not allowed and RVs cannot park on site. Parking is free for ticket holders during the day.
Is Under the Big Sky all ages?
Yes. VIP and VIP+ are strictly 21 and over, and children 36 inches tall and under get in free with an RSVP ticket added at checkout.
Can I leave and come back?
No. There is no re-entry, and the festival is cashless, so bring a card.
What time does Under the Big Sky 2027 start and end?
Doors open at noon and music runs until 11pm each day. No re-entry, and the grounds are cashless.
Are Under the Big Sky 2027 set times out yet?
Not yet. The lineup is out with 40 acts, and the day-by-day schedule is still to come. The alert on this page emails you when it's out.
When is Under the Big Sky 2028?
Not announced yet. This page carries Under the Big Sky 2027 and will carry the 2028 edition as soon as the festival announces it.
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