This year’s edition of ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival will feature performances by Rodrigo y Gabriela, Punch Brothers, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars, John Scofield & Jon Cleary, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Jessica Lea Mayfield, David Hidalgo & Marc Ribot, Valerie June and more. The event—set to take place in seven different spaces at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, IL—will return September 10-12.

Most of the performances will be individually ticketed events. More information on admissions to ELLNORA can be found here.

2015 ELLNORA PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 10
6pm Opening Night Party, $5 for all
6:30pm Terakaft, Lobby Stage 6 
7pm Mia Dyson, Amphitheatre on the west terrace
7:30pm AJ Ghent Band, Lobby Stage 5
8:30pm John Jorgenson Quintet, Amphitheatre on the west terrace
8:45pm North Mississippi Allstars, Lobby Stage 6   
 
Friday, September 11
Noon Valerie June/Andy McKee, Lobby Stage 5, free 
2pm Squonk’s Pneumatica, Amphitheatre/west terrace, free 
3pm Keynote: A Conversation with Sharon Isbin, Foellinger Great Hall
4pm Star Rover, Sonic Garden, free 
5pm David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot, Lobby Stage 5, free 
6pm Squonk’s Pneumatica, Amphitheatre/west terrace, free 
6:15pm Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Foellinger Great Hall, $10-$29
7:30pm Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, Colwell Playhouse, $10-$44
9pm Drive-By Truckers, Tryon Festival Theatre, $10-$49
10:15pm Earth with Dylan Carlson, Sonic Garden, free 
 
Saturday, September 12
9:15am Squonk’s Pneumatica, Amphitheatre/west terrace, free 
10am Dan Zanes and Friends Celebrate Lead Belly!, Tryon Festival Theatre, $5-$15
10am Keola Beamer and Jeff Peterson with Moanalani Beamer, Lobby Stage 5, free 
11am Sharon Isbin with Colin Davin, Foellinger Great Hall, $10-$39
Noon Squonk’s Pneumatica, Amphitheatre/west terrace, free 
1pm Min Xiao-Fen, solo pipa: Mao, Monk, and Me/Simon Shaheen, Sashank Navaladi,
        and Juan Pérez Rodriguez, Colwell Playhouse, $10-$29
2:30pm Punch Brothers, Tryon Festival Theatre, $10-$44
4pm Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Foellinger Great Hall, $10-$44
5:30pm Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, Lobby Stage 5, free 
6:30pm Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sonic Garden, free 
8pm Los Lobos, Tryon Festival Theatre, $10-$34
9:30pm Rodrigo y Gabriela, Colwell Playhouse, $10-$49
10:45pm Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint with Dither, Mark Stewart, and Friends,
               Sonic Garden, free 
11pm John Scofield and Jon Cleary, Lobby Stage 5, free