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  • Grand Point North Festival Ready To Kick Off This Weekend

    In the mood for some great music and Ben & Jerry’s?  Who isn’t, right?  This weekend marks the annual Grand Point North Festival in Burlington, VT.  Right on Lake Champlain, at the waters edge with  a beautiful view of the Adirondacks, this festival paints a picturesque scene while offering some to today’s greatest music.

    Grand Point North Festival
    Photo by Laura Carbone

    With a star studded lineup, local legend Grace Potter, will once again headline the event and bring music back to her hometown.

    Grand Point North Festival
    Photo by Laura Carbone

    Saturday 3pm Gates
    8:55     Grace Potter
    7:45     Shakey Graves
    6:40    Mike Gordon
    5:55     Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers
    5:10     Odessa
    4:40     Madaila
    4:10     Maryse Smith w/Michael Chorney
    3:40     Mal Maiz
    3:15      Harwood Union High School Assembly Band

    Grand Point North Festival
    Photo by Laura Carbone

    Sunday 2pm Gates

    8:00     Grace Potter
    6:35      The Flaming Lips
    5:35      Greensky Bluegrass
    4:55      Marco Benevento
    4:15      Spirit Family Reunion
    3:45      Soule Monde
    3:15      Heavy Plains
    2:45      The Snaz
    2:15       Barishi

    Doors open Saturday at 3pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Box office will open at 11am each day, and the festival is rain or shine so plan accordingly for the best possible time while there.

    Photo by Laura Carbone

    Tickets can be purchased online,  charged by phone at 877-987-6487, or in person at the Higher Ground box office, 1214 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT.  Make sure you take a peek at the site as well for those items that are and are not allowed.