Echoland Fest bringing Childers, Plant & Krauss, others to Live Oak in May

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant are among the acts booked for the Echoland Music Festival in May.
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant are among the acts booked for the Echoland Music Festival in May.
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A new festival is bringing three days of live music to the woods near Live Oak.

The Echoland Music Festival comes to Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak May 11-13. The park is about 85 miles west of Jacksonville, near the intersection of I-10 and I-75.

The lineup includes Tyler Childers, Vulfpeck, Phil Lesh & Friends, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Yola, the Flaming Lips, Gov't Mule, Tenacious D, Nile Rodgers & Chic and dozens of other acts. The shows will take place in the 800-acre park along the banks of the Suwannee River, where fans can camp overnight.

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Tickets start at $289 for the concerts and primitive camping. VIP packages that include cabin accommodations run as much as $8,000.

Echoland is one of at least four big music festivals planned for the park in 2023. Suwannee Spring Reunion, with the Infamous Stringdusters, Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, Steep Canyon Rangers and others, is March 23-26. Tickets start at $175. Resonate Suwannee, with STS9, Lettuce, Lawrence, Lotus and others, is March 30-April 1. Tickets start at $199. No acts have been announced for the country-themed Suwannee River Jam, planned for April 19-22, but tickets are on sale starting at $110.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Echoland Music Festival bringing Plant, Krauss, Childers to Live Oak