BOISE, Idaho — Treefort Music Fest has just dropped its first wave lineup for the 11th year of the festival. The first announcement includes the headliners for the five main stages and includes over 185 different artists from all over the nation and 15 different countries.
“As Treefort enters its second decade and Boise's music and broader creative scene continues to gain momentum, we are excited to share the first glimpse of Treefort 2023,” said Eric Gilbert, co-founder and festival director of Treefort Music Fest. “In addition to moving the Treefort Main Stage to a new home within Julia Davis Park, we are reimagining the festival experience for Boise and our visiting attendees from around the world. We are honored to host such talented artists who are doing exciting work and representing a variety of genres and communities. It’s already shaping up to be a great festival – and there’s still much more to come.”
This year, the festival is from March 22 to 26 in downtown Boise. Passes are already up for sale and people have a variety of options, ranging from $420 for a Zipline pass to $150 for a U21 pass. For more information about passes and pricing people can go to treefortmusicfest.com.
Gilbert said that the festival is really excited to introduce the public to a bunch of new artists. Some Main Stage artists include; Leikeli47, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Margo Price, Surf Curse, Cautious Clay, Ani DiFranco, Godspeed You!, Black Emperor, Lady Wray, Tom The Mail Man, Celisse, Kae Tempest, Built to Spill Dumbo Gets Mad and many more.
Beyond musical artists, the festival is also bringing well known comedian Tig Notaro to headline Comedyfort and expanding and adding more events in the other forts like Kidfort, Alefort and more. People can go to treefortmusicfest.com to get the full list and learn more about the artists.
Although Treefort is a a homegrown indie festival, its popularity has created an ability for it to get a bit larger. Gilbert said even though there are some changes the heart of what Treefort is will remain the same.
“I’m proud of our team,” said Gilbert, "and we came out of the DIY music world and we’re still a scrappy bunch and very much connected to our community and that’s important to us.”
Treefort has also added new venues and stages this year. The Main Stage is at Julia Davis Park and this year will be the debut of Treefort's own venue, the Treefort Music Hall.
The Main Stage move may be a shift but Gilbert said it's really not too far from the previous Main Stage. "Dancing on grass should also be easier for people to enjoy the experience."
The festival is also looking for volunteers. The fest has had over 3,000 volunteers that have helped since the festival's inception. Volunteers work three shifts, get a free five-day pass and a t-shirt. For more information on how to volunteer people can go to the website.
Full Treefort 2023 Lineup
- !mindparade
- 36?
- 208 Natives
- 454
- 700 Bliss
- aka Belle
- Ani DiFranco
- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Archer Oh
- Arcy Drive
- Ashley Young
- Aterrima
- BabyJake
- Backhand
- BARN
- Bart Budwig
- Beach Bums
- BearKat
- Been Stellar
- Bendigo Fletcher
- Big Joanie
- Bill Coffey & His Cash Money Cousins
- Black Maracas
- Blondshell
- Blood Lemon
- Blu DeTiger (DJ Set)
- Blvck Hippie
- Bone Haus
- Boogie T
- BOYO
- Brainstory
- Brijean
- Built To Spill
- Butcher Brown
- Catbite
- Causeway
- Cautious Clay
- Celisse
- Christian Wallowing Bull
- CMMNWLTH
- Cory Hanson
- Country Westerns
- Cous
- Covet
- Crush The Monster
- Daisha McBride
- Dakota Theim
- Death Valley Girls
- Demob Happy
- Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek
- Destroy Boys
- Dirt Russell
- Disco Doom
- Disq
- Drugdealer
- Dumbo Gets Mad
- DYGL
- Ealdor Bealu
- Eleven & Jason D
- Emilee Gomske and the Stache
- Emily Wolfe
- Esther Rose
- Flamingos in the Tree
- French Cassettes
- future.exboyfriend
- Ghorot
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Guerilla Toss
- Hannah Jadagu
- Help
- Hermanos Gutiérrez
- Hey, ily
- Hooveriii
- Hurdy Gurdy Girls
- Husbands
- Hyd
- illuminati hotties
- Infinity Song
- Itchy Kitty
- Jane Weaver
- Jeff Crosby
- Jeffrey Martin
- Jeremy Ivey
- Jess Cornelius
- Jesse Blake Rundle
- Jill Whit
- Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
- Joe Sullivan
- JOON
- Kae Tempest
- KAINA
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
- King Pari
- knitting
- knwbdy
- L.A. Exes
- Lady Wray
- Laveda
- Leikeli47
- Leyla McCalla
- Lo Moon
- Lobo Lara
- Lola Kirke
- LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS
- Lose
- Luci
- Macie Stewart
- Mandias
- Mapache
- Margo Price
- Mauskovic Dance Band
- Michael Rault
- Mightmare
- MIKE
- Mizu
- Model/Actriz
- modernlove.
- MONSTERWATCH
- Monta at Odds
- Moon Owl’s Mages
- Mother Sun
- MUNINN
- N3ptune + Rusty Steve
- Nnamdi
- Orions Belte
- Pace Jackson
- Panthermilk
- Papas
- Pearl Charles
- Pelvis Wrestley
- Petey
- Petite Amie
- Pinback
- Pink Fuzz
- Plum Vision
- Prism Bitch
- Protomartyr
- Psymon Spine
- RahKeem
- Rat Champion
- Runnner
- Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
- Scout Gillett
- Scrunchies
- Sea Moya
- Sen Morimoto
- Shiny Around The Edges
- Siena Liggins
- Son Rompe Pera
- Spoon Benders
- St. Terrible
- Status/Non-Status
- Summer Cannibals
- Summer Like The Season
- Sun June
- SunDog
- Surf Curse
- Taco Tapes
- Taleen Kali
- Tanukichan
- Teen Mortgage
- TEKE::TEKE
- TeZATalks
- The Band Ice Cream
- The Golden Dregs
- The Macks
- The Painted Roses
- The Paranoyds
- The Pine Hearts
- The Plastic Cherries
- The Seshen
- The Stone Foxes
- The Very Most
- The Wandering Hearts
- THIN VEIL
- Thumpasaurus
- Tom The Mail Man
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Up Is The Down Is The
- Vicky Farewell
- Vox Rea
- We Don’t Ride Llamas
- winterforever
- Wizzerd
- You Said Strange
- Zeta
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