ROMP 2023 announces full lineup, daily schedule

February 9, 2023 | 12:08 am

Updated February 8, 2023 | 6:23 pm

ROMP 2023 will be held from June 21-24, when Yellow Creek Park will be filled with bluegrass music drawing fans from around the country and world. | Photo by Alex Morgan

Greensky Bluegrass has been added to the list of headliners for ROMP 2023, as the full festival lineup was released Wednesday. Other headliners include Old Crow Medicine Show, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Sam Bush, and Peter Rowan. Grammy-winning Rhonda Vincent will also return for the 20th annual festival.

ROMP will be held from June 21-24, when Yellow Creek Park will be filled with bluegrass music drawing fans from around the country and world.

In addition to announcing the complete lineup, festival organizers also released the daily schedule, available now at rompfest.com.

Romp daily schedule

Additional artists newly announced include The McCrary Sisters, Rick Faris, The Purple Hulls, David Peterson & 1946, Greenwood Rye, and Owensboro’s own Kentucky Shine.

Other acts announced in the initial lineup are Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, a new band playing roots music, along with The Infamous Stringdusters, a progressive acoustic/bluegrass group. Rounding out the initial lineup is Tuba Skinny, Henhouse Prowlers, Kitchen Dwellers, Slocan Ramblers, John R. Miller, Bill & The Belles, Stillhouse Junkies, Damn Tall Buildings, and Armchair Boogie. 

Chris Joslin, Executive Director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, said this year’s lineup was crafted with the 20th annual milestone in mind.

“We carefully curate the music to ensure we present everything great about bluegrass music today from traditional bluegrass to jamgrass and everything in between,” he said. “ROMP Festival is to Owensboro what the Derby is to Louisville, in that it’s our community’s signature event creating an opportunity for us to host people from around the country and from around the globe.” 

Tickets are on sale now. Four-day tickets, single-day tickets, and VIP tickets are available. VIP includes catered meals, air-conditioned restrooms, and prime stage views. On-site tent and RV camping passes are also available. Children 12 and under are admitted free. 

Tickets and more information are available at rompfest.com.

February 9, 2023 | 12:08 am

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