FEST: Nelsonville Music Festival (OH)

 The Nelsonville Music Festival is booking Sonicbids artists for our annual festival this June 4-7, 2020 in Nelsonville, Ohio. We're featuring over 60 musical acts in four days on multiple stages along with on-site camping, artisan vendors, kids activities, food, a beer garden, and much more. 

Billboard has called Nelsonville Music Festival “one of the best-kept secrets of the U.S music festival circuit,” and in our 15th year, NMF continues to gain fans who want a music festival with a more personal experience. 

Set in the beautiful rolling hills of Southeast Ohio, this intimate festival offers live music from a variety of genres on multiple stages from national, regional, and local acts. This is your chance to apply and be apart of the Nelsonville music festival family.

• This is a huge opportunity for Sonicbids artists to play in front of thousands of new fans in one of the best festivals in the USA. 
• With a dedicated local festival following, this is a great way to build your reputation in Ohio and play with other great bands.

Past performers have included: Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Ween, Loretta Lynn, Gillian Welch, John Prine, The Avett Brothers, They Might Be Giants, The Decemberists, Randy Newman, Merle Haggard, Iron & Wine, Yo La Tengo, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Courtney Barnett, and many more.

• We're looking for bands of all genres that play original music. We love Rock, Jazz, Indie, Folk, Hip-Hop, Funk, Reggae, Blues, Punk and Soul acts, but we're open to all genres if it's good music
• Bands must be actively playing shows and have a fan base
• Ideally, we're looking for local talent and regional talent
• Bands must be willing to heavily promote the show if chosen to play
• Bands are able to sell merch on-site
• All acts applying must meet the criteria that we look for, lyrics, stage presence, style and artists must have a fanbase

• Pay is determined upon booking
• Payment is a guarantee
• PA provided
• Basic backline provided 
• Capacity +10 000
• Bands get backstage access
• Festival takes place June 6-9, 2019 in Nelsonville, Ohio
• Bands get food and drink tickets