Bluebird Music Festival announces 2025 lineup in Boulder

Watchhouse, Bruce Hornsby, the Tallest Man on Earth, and Hiss Golden Messenger will play the 2025 Bluebird Music Festival next spring in Boulder, Colo. The festival takes place April 20-21 inside Macky Auditorium on the CU campus in Boulder.

Presented by The Colorado Sound, the 6th annual Bluebird Music Festival will also include performances by Mipso, Isaac Slade (formerly of the Fray), Tiny Desk Contest winner Neffy, and the Wrenn Vann Band.

Related: Meet Neffy, winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

The Bluebird Music Festival allows music lovers a chance to hear these exceptional artists in an intimate setting (all seated) with great sound and an enthusiastic audience.

See details and ticket links on the Bluebird Music Festival website.

The 2025 Bluebird Music Festival in Boulder includes evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday (April 19-20) as well as a special Strings & Stories event on Sunday afternoon. In addition, the 2025 festival debuts an Opening Night Gala on Friday evening, April 18, which will include performances from Bruce Hornsby, Isaac Slade, and special guests. Details on all these events, and ticket links, are on the Bluebird Music Festival website.

The Colorado Sound has been supporting the Bluebird Music Festival since its inception in 2018, helping to bring artists such as Gregory Alan Isakov, Ben Harper, Jeff Tweedy, Shovels & Rope, Buffalo Nichols, Heavy Gus, Emelise, Jim James, Colin Meloy, Margo Price, Jade Bird, and the Lone Bellow to the festival stage, along with numerous Colorado performers. 

The Bluebird Music Festival helps support the work of the Future Arts Foundation, a federally recognized nonprofit whose mission is to improve communities through arts, music, and environmental programs.