{"id":4551,"date":"2016-03-20T00:11:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T05:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:10:32","slug":"music-festivals-2016-the-blue-ox-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=4551","title":{"rendered":"Music Festivals 2016: The Blue Ox Music Festival."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Westport Roots Festival<\/a>
\nMoonrunners Music Festival<\/a>
\nPicki’n In The Pasture<\/a>
\nJohn Hartford Music Festival<\/a>
\nThe Blue Ox Music Festival<\/a>
\nThe Duck Creek Log Jam<\/a>
\nThe Blue Ox Music Festival<\/a> is a Bluegrass festival that happens outdoors in June way up in Eau Claire Wisconsin. This takes place on the 40 acre Whispering Pines Campground<\/a> in northwestern Wisconsin and for the price three days of Bluegrass music is about the going rate, I see nothing unreasonable about a three day pass for 150, and it happens on June 9-11th.<\/p>\n

Man this festival has some powerhouse names up on their lineup roster, but to be honest I have never heard of this festival before the only one I knew of in Wisconsin was Farmaggedon Fest which (not to steer off from this one) will take a one year break and be back for 2017. Anyways Blue Ox Festival is in a VERY scenic area of Wisconsin and trust me I KNOW Wisconsin VERY WELL!<\/p>\n

The stage facilities look REALLY REALLY NICE and I heard the attendance is quite large for this area, I’ll be including hotel information like always. So how bout I post an actual map of the area so you can see for yourself that this festival is truly amazing and family friendly. Just click on that link down there and it will direct you to a PDF file with the campground area maps on it. Much like Duck Creek and a few more it has quiet family camping where you can’t party in that section so families with toddlers and small children can sleep in comfort.<\/p>\n

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This festival HAS shuttle buses to and from the following hotels I include in this article AND the buses are smoke free and you can pay the driver because it is an extra fee for this service however it beats a DWI. You can click HERE<\/a> for more information on this service. So, before I include the ticket link and hotels let’s look at the lineup:<\/p>\n

Pert Near Sandstone<\/a>
\nBela Fleck And The Flecktones<\/a>
\nRailroad Earth<\/a>
\nGreensky Bluegrass<\/a>
\nDel McCoury Band<\/a>
\nSam Bush<\/a>
\nThe Wood Brothers<\/a>
\nShovels And Rope<\/a>
\nLeftover Salmon<\/a>
\nBlitzen Trapper<\/a>
\nNikki Lane<\/a>
\nJeff Austin Band<\/a>
\nHorseshoes And Hand Grenades<\/a>
\nThe Cactus Blossoms<\/a>
\nHead For The Hills<\/a>
\nCharlie Parr<\/a>
\nThe Big WU<\/a>
\nSierra Hull<\/a>
\nWhiskey Shivers<\/a>
\nDead Winter Carpenters<\/a>
\nUseful Jenkins<\/a>
\nThe Last Revel<\/a>
\nGin Strings<\/a>
\nTin Can Gin<\/a>
\nEvergreen Grass Band<\/a><\/p>\n

Now this I WILL tell you, carry ins are okay HOWEVER you can NOT bring your own drinks to the music areas, that means you ARE LIMITED to buying the vendor drinks at the music areas. Kind of a different twist on my usual festival knowledge most places you can just do whatever. If you camp parking is free and camping is included in your ticket price.<\/p>\n

Hotels in this area as best as I have researched are as follows:
\nBest Western Trail Lodge<\/a>
\nQuality Inn<\/a>
\nClarion Hotel<\/a>
\nHampton Inn<\/a>
\nQuality Inn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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