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Treefort Music Fest reveals over 60 acts headed to next year’s Boise event. More to come

Treefort Music Fest will return to Boise in early spring, but organizers are spilling some of the beans this fall.

And these are fully caffeinated.

Indie-rock act Bright Eyes, Americana rocker Shakey Graves and punk phenoms The Linda Lindas are among 60-plus newly revealed artists that will energize the indie and emerging-acts showcase, which takes place March 26-30, 2025.

This will mark the 13th Treefort. And for the third consecutive year, the heart of the festival will take place at Julia Davis Park. More than 20 downtown Boise venues also normally host concerts and other events. Hundreds of bands perform.

Other notable names will include dance act Sofi Tukker (DJ set), punky garage-rockers Be Your Own Pet, jazz quartet The Bad Plus, Spanish indie group Hinds, art-pop band Rubblebucket, Idaho-born singer-songwriter Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, and Idaho-turned-Texas country-rockers Reckless Kelly. A full list of the first wave of performers is at treefortmusicfest.com. Treefort will unveil the rest in future months.

Advance five-day passes start at $295 for general admission and $175 for under 21 years old. Single-day Main Stage passes are $70. Single-day festival passes will become available later.

Treefort also is seeking volunteers. In the last decade, more than 3,000 people have been enlisted, according to a press release. Volunteers work three five-hour shifts for a five-day festival pass and a T-shirt for $30.

Visit the Treefort website for more information.

San Diego rockers The Schizophonics perform at the Gene Harris Bandshell at Julia Davis Park during last year’s Treefort festival.
San Diego rockers The Schizophonics perform at the Gene Harris Bandshell at Julia Davis Park during last year’s Treefort festival. Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com

This story was originally published October 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM.

Michael Deeds
Idaho Statesman
Michael Deeds is a long-serving entertainment reporter and opinion columnist at the Idaho Statesman, where he chronicles the Boise good life: restaurants, concerts, culture, cool stuff. He started as a summer intern after graduating from the University of Nebraska with a news-editorial journalism degree. Deeds’ prior Statesman roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor. His other writing has ranged from freelancing album reviews for The Washington Post to bragging about Boise in that inflight magazine you left on the plane. 
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