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Britt Announces 2016 Season

Michael Franti, Diana Ross, and Lyle Lovett highlight the 2016 Britt Season

On Thursday, April 7th, Britt Music & Arts Festival announced its full 2016 season of performances coming to the outdoor amphitheater on the Britt hill in scenic Jacksonville this summer.The 2016 season includes pop legend Diana Ross; superstar rock band Hollywood Vampires – Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry; the Cuban troupe Buena Vista Social Club with Omara Poruondo and Eliades Ochoa; country music star Justin Moore; comedians Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Miller; the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 50th Anniversary Tour; pop sensation Fitz and the Tantrums; a new project by singers Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs; and much more.

Britt Music & Arts Festival is a member-supported non-profit organization and the Pacific Northwest’s oldest outdoor music and performing arts festival. For more than 50 years, Britt’s unique venue has attracted thousands of music lovers from all over the West.

The full lineup is:
June 16: Slightly Stoopid / SOJA / Zion I / The Grouch / Eligh
June 17: Eric Burdon & The Animals / The Weight
June 21: Chicago
June 22: 3 Doors Down
June 30: Best of Britt benefit featuring Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
June 30: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (concert only)
July 2: ZZ Ward / JJ Grey & Mofro / Allen Stone
July 3: Neko Case / K.D. Lang / Laura Veirs
July 5: Diana Ross / Rhonda Ross
July 7: Brian Regan / Dan Cummins
July 14: Nahko & Medicine for the People
July 21: Grace Potter
July 22: The Claypool Lennon Delirium
July 23: Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry)
July 28: ThePianoGuys
July 29-30: Britt Orchestra performs at Crater Lake National Park
July 30: Justin Moore
August 5: Britt Orchestra / Ray Chen
August 6: Britt Orchestra / Jeremy Denk
August 8: Britt Orchestra / Shakespeare and Song / with OSF company members
August 13: Britt Orchestra / Mahler’s Resurrection
August 14: Britt Orchestra / Symphony Pops / Halie Loren
August 19: Britt Orchestra / Yefim Bronfman
August 20: Britt Orchestra / Crater Lake Piece / Orchestra Showcase
August 22: Fitz and the Tantrums
August 24: Gipsy Kings
August 25: Hunter Hayes
August 26: Buena Vista Social Club presents Omara Portuondo & Eliades Ochoa
August 27: Rising Appalachia
August 30: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
September 1: Steve Miller Band / Curtis Salgado
September 3: Michael Franti & Spearhead
September 9: Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle
September 12: Tedeschi Trucks Band
September 14: Lee Brice
September 15: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
September 16: Get the Led Out – The American Led Zeppelin
September 17: Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally
September 20: Gavin DeGraw / Andy Grammer

As FM Network Program Director and Music Director, Eric oversees many aspects of JPR's broadcast day. He still hosts the occasional Open Air or classical music shift, and is the driving force behind JPR Live Sessions - our popular series of live in-studio music performances and conversations.