RTE 23 Music Festival

RTE 23 Music Festival Our goal with the RTE 23 Music Festival is simple - bring the best in roots and Americana music to the town of Wise, Virginia.

Presented by the Birthplace of Country Music, the RTE 23 Music Festival combines great music with the very best in local food and craft beer vendors to provide a fun, family-friendly event for the people of Southwest Virginia as part of BCM's music outreach programming. The RTE 23 Music Festival has its origins back in February of 2009, when The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Concert Series at the Univers

ity of Virginia’s College at Wise in Wise, Virginia. UVa-Wise hosted its first show in the college’s student center. The goal then – and now – was simple: bring the best Americana bands possible to music lovers in Southwest Virginia. Since the series began, there have been several venues in Wise that have hosted an array of outstanding musicians including St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Folk Soul Revival, The Black Lillies, Yarn, The Corduroy Road, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, The New Familiars, Dave Eggar, Amber Rubarth, and Last Train Home. Today, the RTE 23 Music Festival has found a permanent home on the campus of UVa-Wise and invites families to take part in the celebration for free.

06/13/2023

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08/24/2021

Please note that there will NOT be a RTE 23 Music Festival this weekend on the campus of UVa-Wise.

06/09/2020

Friends . . . it is with sincere regret that we must announce the cancellation of this year's festival. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and all of the uncertainty surrounding it, we reached the conclusion that we were not confident that we could satisfactorily and safely produce this year's event. This was not a decision we made easily or without deliberation. We look forward to the day very soon when we can all gather together and celebrate live music and we are already counting down the days until August 28, 2021.

Stay safe, ya'll!
04/17/2020

Stay safe, ya'll!

02/20/2020

And just like that, we have a line up set.

09/18/2019

Big congrats to Elise Bloomer for winning our Bristol Swag Bag!! Thanks to all who bought raffle tickets and helped us raise a whole bunch of money for the Nick England Memorial Scholarship Fund.

08/24/2019

Up, up, up we go!!

08/24/2019

Currently 60 degrees in Wise. High of 74 degrees. Dry conditions will continue and partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight. Pollen count is low and air quality is good. Only got to worry about that pesky UV Index, which is high, according to Wunderground. Sounds like a GREAT day to come out and listen to live music!!!

Our good buddy Jeff Branham and his crew are already at it!!!
08/23/2019

Our good buddy Jeff Branham and his crew are already at it!!!

08/23/2019

Who is stoked for tomorrow?!??! 49 Wi******er! The Golden Age! The Fritz! All free on the campus of The University of Virginia's College at Wise (official)! All Free! Festivities kick off at 5:00! Come hang!!

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Wise, VA
24293

Opening Hours

5pm - 10:45pm

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