UTOPIAfest 2023 Preview

For years now, Reveille Peak Ranch in Texas has welcomed UtopiaFest. While they’ve also got eclipse events coming up in October & next April, this looks to be the...
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For years now, Reveille Peak Ranch in Texas has welcomed UtopiaFest. While they’ve also got eclipse events coming up in October & next April, this looks to be the last Utopia for the foreseeable future – and it’s a doozy, Thursday-Saturday, May 4th-6th:



THURSDAY, MAY 4th

Real Stage  

Utopia Players featuring Henry Invisible & Purple Bee Crew, 10:30 PM

The headliner for the special early night of Utopia is the festivals own Utopia Players (QRO photos at Utopia ’21QRO photos at Utopia ‘19QRO photos at Utopia ’18QRO photos at Utopia ’17), joined by Henry Invisible & Purple Bee Crew.

Utopia Players
   

Henry Invisible, 10:00 PM

Austin multi-instrumentalist Henry Invisible (QRO photos at Utopia ’21) also performs on his own for two separate sets on Thursday (see below).

Henry Invisible
   

Also:

The Deer, 9:00 PM

Henry Invisible, 8:15 PM

Jacob Jaeger, 7:15 PM

Mixer Rogers, 6:00 PM

The Deer

FRIDAY, MAY 5th

Arrohead Stage  

Hard Proof, 11:00 PM

Superfónicos, 8:00 PM

Andrew Magee, 6:00 PM

Giacoma Turra, 4:00 PM

Shane Cooley & The Midnight Girls, 2:00 PM

Superfónics
   
   

Real Stage

 

Paper Idol, 9:30 PM

Bringing the feel-good hooks is Los Angeles’ Paper Idol.

Paper Ido
   

Mixer Rogers, 9:00 PM

From playing the first notes of the first Austin City Limits Festival over twenty years ago in his old band SpaceTruck, Cam Rogers has been making music, now as DJ Mixer Rogers.

Mixer Rogers
   

Night Glitter, 7:00 PM

The evening comes to shine as Austin’s Night Glitter returns to Utopia (QRO photos at Utopia ’19).

Night Glitter
   

Also:

deFrance, 5:00 PM

Halleyanna, 3:00 PM

deFrance

SATURDAY, MAY 6th

Real Stage  

Vincent Antone, 11:00 PM

Austin multi-instrumentalist Vincent Antone returns to Utopia (QRO photos at Utopia ’21).

Vincent Antone
   

TAUK, 8:00 PM

Montauk’s TAUK (QRO photos) are another set of road warriors to play Utopia (QRO photos at a festival), coming to Texas (QRO photos at a 2021 festival) behind a trilogy of Real Tauk live albums.

Tauk
   

Also:

Madam Radar, 6:00 PM

Red Young, 4:00 PM

Tom Freund, 2:30 PM

Sid Fly, 1:00 PM

Sid Fly
   
   

Arrowhead Stage

 

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, 9:30 PM

Black and White Years, 7:00 PM

Will Van Horn, 5:00 PM

Good Looks, 3:15 PM

Carruthers & Roush, 1:45 PM

The Black and White Years

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