Reggae, rock and more: Marshfield's Levitate Music and Arts Festival set for this weekend

Dana Barbuto, The Patriot Ledger
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MARSHFIELD – Grateful Dead legend Phil Lesh, multi-platinum artist Jack Johnson and the elusive indie-funk quartet Vulfpeck will headline the ninth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival starting Friday, July 8, and running through Sunday, July 10, at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

The festival will feature about 30 bands and is organized by Daniel Hassett and his wife, Jess, owners of the Levitate Surf and Skate Shop, which has locations in Marshfield and Nantucket. Hassett said the festival aims to “bring people together through surf, music, art and the outdoors.”

Levitate marks the New England debut for Vulfpeck. The event will also be a homecoming for reggae group Stick Figure, which got its start in Duxbury.

Other scheduled bands include: Dirty Heads, Stephen Marley, Old Crow Medicine Show, Umphrey’s McGee, Moe., Goth Babe, Durand Jones & The Indications, Donavon Frankenreiter, The Elovaters, Mihali, Sammie Rae & The Friends, Too Many Zooz, Fruition, Midnight North, Mike Love, Tropidelic, Hannah Wicklund, Melt, GA-20, Flipturn, Coral Moons, The New Motif, Sal Johnson & The Crowded Table, Sun Dog Organ Trio and Sun Parade.

Phil Lesh & Friends will perform at the ninth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival.
Phil Lesh & Friends will perform at the ninth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival.

The 2022 festival will return to full tilt after a scaled-down celebration was held last summer. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the pandemic.

“The opportunity to bring our community back together couldn’t come at a better time,” Hassett said in a news release.

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The festival will be held July 8-10 at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. Early bird general admission passes are on sale. Three-day passes are $269 for general admission and $479 for VIP. Tickets can be found online at levitatemusicfestival.com.

Cory Wong and Vulfpeck will perform at the ninth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival.
Cory Wong and Vulfpeck will perform at the ninth annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival.

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Reach Dana Barbuto at dbarbuto@patriotledger.com. 

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