The Black Deer Festival, set for June 22-24, has added Sarah Darling, Jess and The Bandits, Robert Vincent, Steak, O&O, Noble Jacks, Jay Scott, Ilona, Tally Spear and Katy Hurt to its 2018 lineup. These new artists join the already announced lineup that includes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Kiefer Sutherland, Ashley Campbell, Sam Palladio, Wade Bowen, and many more for the festival’s inaugural year.

Black Deer is an independent festival set to take place in the natural outdoor location of Eridge Park, Britain’s oldest deer park located on the Kent/East Sussex border near Tunbridge Wells 50 minutes outside of London. The festival will immerse attendees in the alternative lifestyle with authentic Americana-style meats, smokey whiskeys, custom motorcycle showcases and storytellings from cultural pioneers.

Previously announced artists set to perform at Black Deer include Iron & Wine, Passenger, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (UK Festival Exclusive), Ward Thomas, Eric Bibb, Striking Matches, John Moreland, Kiefer Sutherland, Ashley Campbell, Sam Palladio, The Webb Sisters, Stu Larsen, CC Smugglers, The Sheepdogs, The Wandering Hearts, The Picturebooks, Rev Sekou, Wildwood Kin, Elles Bailey, Sonia Leigh, Wade Bowen, The Americans, Juanita Stein, Broken Witt Rebels, Jarrod Dickenson, William the Conqueror, Bennett Wilson Poole, Danni Nicholls, Whiskey Shivers, Darren Eedens and the Slim Pickin’s, Ben Danaher, Alexander McKay. and Steve Young.

Broadcast Music, Inc.’s popular Nashville summer concert series, Rooftop On The Row, will return for the 2018 season in partnership with George Dickel Tennessee Whisky, NASH FM 103.3 and 95.5 NASH ICON.

The series will hit the ground running on April 24 with The Oak Ridge Boys and Trea Landon kicking off the first of six shows on the BMI Nashville rooftop. The Oak Ridge Boys recently released the album 17th Avenue Revival, produced by Dave Cobb. Earlier this month, Landon inked a deal with Warner Music Nashville.

Additional BMI Rooftop On The Row shows will be held May 22, June 20, July 17, Aug. 21, and Sept. 11.

Featuring the best of both country and Americana’s rising and established acts, this year’s lineup will include Morgan Wallen, Lindsay Ell, Mitchell Tenpenny, Charlie Worsham, Riley Green and Lucie Silvas, with many more still to be announced.

Past performers include Walker McGuire, Fairground Saints, LOCASH, William Michael Morgan, Jon Langston, SUSTO, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

“Last year’s rooftop series was such a success. We’re so excited to have George Dickel Tennessee Whisky and Cumulus back on board for another summer of incredible music,” said Mason Hunter, AVP, Creative. “As always, we are focused on bringing top-level talent to this event. BMI has the unique ability to pull from both legends and up-and-comers, creating a really special experience for our guests. The backdrop of our city is just an added bonus.”

Dierks Bentley is gathering some of his friends and heading to the mountains over Labor Day for his new Seven Peaks Music Festival, which he announced today. Set in Buena Vista, Colorado, the new festival will converge over three days with multiple stages and a campground set in front of the awe-inspiring collegiate peaks mountain range in Buena Vista on Labor Day Weekend (Aug, 31-Sept. 2). 

Bentley will take the stage several times over the course of the weekend, and has invited friends and collaborators including Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Elle King, LANCO, Del McCoury, Sam Bush and The Cadillac Three as the first announced artists to play, with more set to be revealed in the coming weeks. Seven Peaks was inspired from Bentley’s love of the West, and fans can expect late-night jams, surprise guests, and activity-filled excursions during the day. The natural beauty of the site provides a perfect backdrop for a Labor Day weekend campout under the stars, and festival-goers will have multiple camping options from tents to full-sized RV accommodations.

“This is a dream come true for me. It’s no secret that I love everything about Colorado…the fans, the venues we’ve played and of course, the landscape,” Bentley said.  “We are bringing it all together with this festival. It’s our own ‘field of dreams,’ where we are putting everything we have into it, with no details overlooked, in hopes it is the ultimate festival experience. I personally will be right in there with our fans listening to best musicians, taking advantage of the unlimited outdoor opportunities including hiking, biking and playing in the river and lake…or maybe just sitting with a cold one all day in the Colorado sunshine and under the Rocky Mountain stars.”

“Seven Peaks Music Festival is something Dierks and I, along with our teams have been cooking up for a while,” said Brian O’Connell, President of Country Touring at Live Nation. “We wanted to continue to make everything about this project unique in the festival landscape, from the lineup to the setting to what fans will be able to do onsite. As soon as we stepped on the grounds in Buena Vista, we were just blown away, it feels other-worldly out there and I can’t wait for more people to get to experience that. The site is absolutely breathtaking, and we feel that we will only add to Colorado’s rich history of unreal music settings. A true country music and camping festival, developed in collaboration with Dierks, one of the most respected artists in our community, is far and away the most innovative festival projects ever taken on, and I am honored to be involved in this project!”

Three-day passes for the festival will go on-sale beginning April 20 on sevenpeaksfestival.com. Citi is the official pre-sale credit card of the Seven Peaks Music Festival, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 17 until Thursday, April 19 through Citi’s Private Pass program.