Bear Creek has announced a series of additions to this year’s festival. For the first time, Bear Creek will welcome guest curators Daptone Records and Royal Family Records to schedule the Bear Creek Stage lineup. The result is the Daptone Super Soul Revue, which will feature Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, The Budos Band, The Sugarman 3 and The Como Mamas. Additionally, A Royal Family Affair will host Soulive, Lettuce, Break Science, Nigel Hall, Alecia Chakour and more.

Bear Creek has also added a series of additional acts including Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, The New Mastersounds, Zach Deputy, George Porter Jr. & The Runnin’ Parders, Dr. Klaw, Billy Martin & Will Blades Duo, Wyllys & the New York Hustler Ensemble These artists will join previously announced acts including Umphrey’s McGee, Lotus, Soulive and more.

In addition, the festival has added a number of “artists at large” to the lineup, including George Porter Jr., Billy Martin, Robert Walter, Skerik, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, Roosevelt Collier, Alecia Chakour, Wil Blades, Atlanta Funk Society Horns, Billy Iuso and Andrew Block.

Bear Creek Music and Art Festival Lineup

Umphrey’s McGee (two shows)
Lotus
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (two shows)
Daptone Super Soul Revue (featuring Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, The Budos Band, The Sugarman 3 and The Como Mamas)
A Royal Family Affair (featuring Soulive, Lettuce (two shows), Break Science, Nigel Hall, Alecia Chakour & more)
The New Mastersounds (two shows)
Zach Deputy (two shows)
George Porter Jr. & The Runnin Pardners
Perpetual Groove (two shows)
Bobby Rush
Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo
March 4th Marching Band (two shows)
Dr. Klaw
Digital Tape Machine
Headtronics- DJ Logic, Steve Molitz, Freekbass (two shows)
Bright Light Social Hour (two shows)
Wyllys & the New York Hustler Ensemble
Grant Green Jr. & Friends
The Heavy Pets (two shows)
Zoogma
Charles Walker & the Dynamites
Jonathan Scales & Fourchestra (two shows)
The Werks (two shows)
Ike Stubblefield & Friends
Grant Green Jr. & Friends
Khris Royal & Dark Matter (two shows)
Strange Arrangement
Moon Taxi (two shows)
Flannel Church
The Mantras
Cadillac Jones
Mike Dillon Band
Dead Kenny G’s
Thomas Wynn & the Believers
Earphunk
Catfish Alliance
Voodoo Town
Fung Fu
Beebs & Her Money Maker
Kaleigh Baker
Scholars Word
Vagabond Swing

Artists at Large

George Porter Jr.
Billy Martin
Robert Walter
Skerik
Jennifer Hartswick
Natalie Cressman
Roosevelt Collier
Alecia Chakour
Wil Blades
Atlanta Funk Society Horns
Billy Iuso
Andrew Block