Photo Credit: Blue Ox
The Scene
Bluegrass band, Pert Near Sandstone, hosts the Blue Ox Music Festival just outside of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Whispering Pines Campground brings back festies each year with its hammock-handy shade trees and the peace of the central pond. This small sized festival is beloved for its cozy size and excellent bluegrass lineup.
Festival Info
Festival Poster 
2017 Lineup
- Pert Near Sandstone
- Punch Brothers
- Greensky Bluegrass
- Drive-By Truckers
- Railroad Earth
- Sam Bush Band
- The Infamous Stringdusters
- Son Volt
- Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
- Grateful Ball
- Keller & The Keels
- Jeff Austin Band
- The Travelin’ McCourys
- Dead Man Winter
- The Steeldrivers
- Split Lip Rayfield
- Willie Watson
- Fruition
- Henhouse Prowlers
- Rumpke Mountain Boys
- Billy Strings
- Colter Wall
- Trout Steak Revival
- Dead Horses
- White Iron Band
- Them Coulee Boys
- Evergreen Grass Band
- Joseph Huber
- Laska