![The Lil Smokies perform at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/8fb6316d-6c1c-424e-b70b-4710db213d7a/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_3540.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=03b2c4231e8d06bb202d348c39577b4b5c1d2c09d0c15fe4e187d0391c804060)
The Lil Smokies perform at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Michael Atherton of the David Walburn Duo performs at the Gunsight Saloon in Columbia Falls on August 30, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3712,2384,3712,1200/0-0-0/f8b92a15-e8df-42dd-8f3b-69f2670a0660/1/1/20200830_DAVID_WALBURN_DUO_0200.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=2039e348ec57757dce82a7cbc8b1cf901ea33afe2165da8d5d78de7d5908ddd9)
Michael Atherton of the David Walburn Duo performs at the Gunsight Saloon in Columbia Falls on August 30, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
![Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform at the University of Montana's Adams Center on Oct. 24, 2013 to an audience of over 5,000 exhilirated fans. This is second time Macklemore and Ray Lewis' second concerte in Missoula.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2355,3757,1600,3757/0-0-0/e920a9e8-b3a9-46ad-8910-ed5920a1a3df/1/1/Macklemore+++Ryan+Lewis+-+Missoula_10.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=cd7a00c36bc9df6ac5ebf775fd0ba4a45879ce5316d732d80f9eca2d991f4e95)
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis returned to Montana to rock Missoula for a second time on Oct. 24, 2013. Over 5,000 exhilarated fans packed into the University of Montana's Adams Center to see "The Heist" tour.
![John Mayer performes at the third annual Livingston Hoot, Thursday night.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2468,3585,1600,3585/0-0-0/680f63ad-7d3a-48d2-a081-b15803e3b406/1/1/8K0A8345_EDIT.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=93c754ae1583e3016e097dfba3554060ac5fc5ddc59b2949891967347dde7a94)
John Mayer performs at the third annual Livingston Hoot on August 4, 2016.
![Andy and John Dunnigan at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish on Dec. 27, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3602,2456,3602,1200/0-0-0/52eb28fd-f2f7-4b76-9aa9-bb5d047cdb63/1/1/191227_DUNNIGAN_0365.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=a903e6ce6ef2a5411a0b613d82f4a3996211ae8c671415a0e43ca18d595d56f5)
![A festival-goer takes a nap in the grass at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3461,2557,3461,1200/0-0-0/5686d716-3456-4792-9bd9-725f945049c0/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_045.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=e3e20f1a5762490130119b4fe84b09a4ce5d31569f63ea952d18399aa3d2a89e)
A festival-goer takes a nap in the grass at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Christian recording artist TobyMac performed for a full house at the University of Montana's Adams Center on Feb. 18, 2014.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/9c8ef3d7-ab52-4562-8d78-d130dedd2681/1/1/TobyMac+Concert_21.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=03b2c4231e8d06bb202d348c39577b4b5c1d2c09d0c15fe4e187d0391c804060)
Christian recording artist TobyMac performed for a full house at the University of Montana's Adams Center on Feb. 18, 2014.
![Band of Horses performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3603,2456,3603,1200/0-0-0/3b3a6785-ece8-4e6e-b460-b81d193d90ba/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_2614.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=46d97219a9b68a5c9fd6215564e5205d282da829d5bfff0b8f6a722cd3e074e0)
Band of Horses performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Crowds cheer during Jenny Lewi’s performance at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3462,2555,3462,1200/0-0-0/c386d39c-83a8-4c04-bbde-4f26bca4fc08/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_1143.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=94492f92025daf7626a090ea093c5cf5ba6a36130b895b811f07cb9e9b46d9ce)
Crowds cheer during Jenny Lewi’s performance at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Dan Dubuque plays his Bolivian charango for a performance at Sacajewea Park for the Livingston, Montana Farmers Market. The Polson-native says he's Montana's busiest musician. With seven to ten shows a week during the summer months and three to five duri](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3000,1937,3000,1200/0-0-0/50fec8fa-5ae5-45a0-ac37-b73ae178ce43/1/1/9-5_Dubuque_Farmers_Market_3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=09afa64ee237d69fa964b945dffc68db05560d652d9c0d0bd9e85241ca74748d)
Dan Dubuque plays his Bolivian charango for a performance at Sacajewea Park for the Livingston, Montana Farmers Market. The Polson
native says he's Montana's busiest musician. With seven to ten shows a week during the summer months and three to five during the winter, he very well might be.
![Mike Murray performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3308,2674,3308,1200/0-0-0/9b92c074-561a-46ae-a447-9f2b9387df3f/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_3069.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=a765ab24345dc88845d1b2f6b4c871796f1c92e0e89b3b504298b7663816c985)
Mike Murray performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Ryan Bingham performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3618,2445,3618,1200/0-0-0/e4a071da-b5d1-4fbd-b6e7-e00fd45795a0/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_087.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=c1794ff28b138f19bd12d5deda0a9895f3848d615d1aeaf43d7e651317637e03)
Ryan Bingham performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs of Bozeman Montana](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3622,2443,3622,1200/0-0-0/a701bff8-0d2c-4f65-a099-f4671370aed6/1/1/8K0A8449_EDIT.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=94d6664933d385dc92f1e10f88def9a58ca79166ce0ab7d7c1a33558d830b739)
Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs of Bozeman Montana
![Jenny Lewis performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2943,3006,1600,3006/0-0-0/b05baf3a-d850-4a98-b128-e65290e751cc/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_4129.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=e942e779738ed2cde1f77e35259b40f84205e9cb9890311a3a51314a1b2dd9b3)
Jenny Lewis performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Joey Fender of Joey Fender and 55s, silhouetted by the setting sun, jams at the Miles Park bandshell at the end of the Farmers Market, Wednesday evening.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,1759,3162,1600,3162/0-0-0/8bd24a28-8b6d-4985-be60-fe8eac85077c/1/1/IMG_1734_EDIT_2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=1cb00988ed16e13c98e4fa1ac6f1529ac9aeffafbf859e537c94cdc054913456)
Joey Fender of Joey Fender and 55s, silhouetted by a sinking sun, jams at the Miles Park bandshell at the end of the Livingston Farmers Market on August 10, 2016.
![Joyah of British Dependency opens for The Wailers at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/c9550162-e1ab-4096-895e-3b0f816c0c43/1/1/The+Wailers+at+the+Wilma_Openers_12.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=94258b7bb0bc10d9ada6525e2ed75185e1393720f31ca2594a6b29ee91d5fcad)
Joyah of British Dependency opens for The Wailers at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014.
![of The Wailers performs at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014 for the 30th Anniversary of Legend Tour, performing the iconic Legend album in its entirety.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/bd66471f-524d-40ad-a37d-3eba8267be03/1/1/The+Wailers+at+the+Wilma_1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=94258b7bb0bc10d9ada6525e2ed75185e1393720f31ca2594a6b29ee91d5fcad)
Koolant Brown of The Wailers performs at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014 for the 30th Anniversary of Legend Tour, showcasing the iconic Legend album in its entirety.
![Nathaniel Rateliff performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3533,2504,3533,1200/0-0-0/06c27e45-85ea-4f1a-b7d3-c193a37aa5a7/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_4563.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=5994a1988f73a9eab413fe3f0105e4c328335f66ae17884ec95a379a52bac26d)
Nathaniel Rateliff performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.
![Jariden Flemings of British Dependency opens for The Wailers at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/f0b9403f-2c79-457c-b00e-f8a35c1a82f5/1/1/The+Wailers+at+the+Wilma_Openers_7.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=03b2c4231e8d06bb202d348c39577b4b5c1d2c09d0c15fe4e187d0391c804060)
Jariden Flemings of British Dependency opens for The Wailers at the Wilma Theatre on March 11, 2014.
![Band of Horses performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3579,2472,3579,1200/0-0-0/097582ab-b8dd-42d7-927c-37554791380e/1/1/190713_0714_UTBS_615.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037492092~hmac=c10f52f7248c15adc19fea9cc8be807121206c01a166ec498004b69ea546f028)
Band of Horses performs at Under the Big Sky, a new music festival held on Big Mountain Ranch outside of Whitefish, Montana on July 13 and 14, 2019.