King Concerts 2024

The String Cheese Incident

The String Cheese Incident (SCI) is an American jam band from Crested Butte and Telluride, Colorado, formed in 1993. The band is composed of Michael Kang (acoustic/electric mandolin, electric guitar, and violin), Michael Travis (drums and percussion), Bill Nershi (acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, and electric slide guitar), Kyle Hollingsworth (piano, organ, Rhodes, and accordion), and Keith Moseley (bass guitar), and, since 2004, Jason Hann (auxiliary percussion). Their music has elements of bluegrass, as well as rock, electronica, calypso, country, funk, jazz, Latin, progressive rock, reggae, and psychedelia. All members write original compositions and sing. Their annual events such as Electric Forest and Hulaween, and holiday shows such as New Year’s Eve, have helped redefine the concert experience and have garnered the band a reputation as live music vibe innovators. www.stringcheeseincident.com

Stephen Marley

Old Soul Tour Unplugged – A Special Acoustic Performance with Full Band

Stephen “Ragga” Marley, son of the reggae pioneer Bob Marley, is an eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer. His new acoustic-inspired album, Old Soul, explores a musical palette that spans a variety of cultures and genres on a spiritual journey throughout the album. While Ragga explores his musical versatility, the message remains consistent. “We come to free the people’s minds,” says Marley. “Only way you can free your soul is to free your mind. My father say, ‘No chains on my feet, but I’m not free.’ And then he come say, ‘Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.’ Anywhere the music calls us, we are going to be there to spread the message of love and unity.” Stephen will be performing a special acoustic performance with the full band for this show. www.stephenmarleymusic.com

Old Crow Medicine Show

Old Crow Medicine Show got their start busking on street corners in 1998, winning audiences from New York state north through Canada with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He invited the band to play at his festival, MerleFest, and the rest is history. It’s been over 20 years since these humble beginnings. The band has gone on to receive the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry and has won two GRAMMY® Awards. Their classic single “Wagon Wheel” received the RIAA’s Double-Platinum certification in 2019 for selling over two million copies. www.crowmedicine.com

Blues Traveler

In 1987, the four original members of Blues Traveler—John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and the late Bobby Sheehan—gathered in their drummer’s parent’s basement in Princeton, NJ, to jam. From these high school sessions emerged a band that would go on to release 14 studio albums and counting, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum. Over an illustrious career, Blues Traveler has played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and, in “Run-Around,” had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned them a GRAMMY® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Blues Traveler’s latest effort, 2021’s Traveler’s Blues, is nominated for a Grammy in the category of “Best Traditional Blues Album,” bringing their 35+ year journey full circle. www.bluestraveler.com

JJ Grey & Mofro

From his early days playing cover music behind chicken wire at a west side Jacksonville, Florida, juke joint to playing sold-out shows at some of the largest venues and music festivals in the world, JJ Grey has always delivered his soul-honest truths. Since his first album, Blackwater, back in 2001, Grey has been releasing deeply moving, masterfully written, funkified rock and front porch Southern soul music. Now, with his new album, Olustee, Grey is back, singing his personal stories with universal themes of redemption, rebirth, hard luck, and inner peace. Fueled by his vividly detailed, timeless originals spun from his own life and experiences in the Northern Florida swampland, Grey’s gritty baritone drips with honest passion and testifies with a preacher’s foot-pounding fervor. www.jjgrey.com

Portugal.  The Man

Originally heralding from Alaska, the Portland-based band Portugal. The Man (PTM) has established themselves as one of rock’s most prized possessions and a live phenomenon, with a storied reputation as festival favorites. Their RIAA certified-Platinum album, Woodstock, was marked by the astounding success of their infectious single, “Feel It Still,” which earned the group a GRAMMY® Award and a 7x RIAA Platinum certification. Alongside their musical accomplishments, lies the group’s long-standing passion for social justice. The band formed the PTM Foundation in 2020 to focus on universal issues related to human rights, community health, and the environment. www.portugaltheman.com

moe.

Hailed by American Songwriter for their “mind-bending musicality,” moe. is treasured for their mesmerizing musical synergy, unfettered showmanship, and smart, resonant songcraft. For three decades, the band has corralled myriad musical forms on a truly original journey rich with crafty, clever songwriting and astonishing resourcefulness. Fueled by an impassioned fan base, moe. has spent much of those thirty years on the road, encompassing countless live performances marked by eclectic wit, deep friendship, and exploratory invention. Al Schnier (guitars, vocals), Chuck Garvey (guitars, vocals), and Robert Derhak first came together at the University of Buffalo in 1990, musician-friends uniting to play for the sheer fun of it. “We liked music, we liked to party, and we wanted to put those two things together,” says Derhak. www.moe.org

Melvin Seals & JGB

Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his high-spirited Hammond B-3 organ in the Jerry Garcia Band (JGB). From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin and JGB bring an intuitive, expressive style, soul, spontaneity and remarkable chops to the table. The band features John Kadlecik on lead guitar and vocal duties, John-Paul McLean’s savory bass, Jeremy Hoenig on the drums and, of course, a heapin’ helpin’ of Melvin’s magic on Hammond B-3 Organ and keyboards. They offer an exciting, often psychedelic musical journey that changes nightly and keeps the audience dancing and smiling for hours. www.melvinsealsandjgb.com

Pink Talking Fish

Pink Talking Fish (PTF) is a hybrid tribute fusion act that takes the music of three of the world’s most beloved bands—Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish—and creates a special journey for fans of the music. PTF’s mind-blowing live performances fuse the material together to create an amazing story: the epic emotion of Pink Floyd, the funky, danceable layerings of Talking Heads, and the unique compositional structures, and pure fun, of Phish. PTF brings fans together to form a special sense of community around the love for these three classic bands. www.pinktalkingfish.com

Cypress Hill

Three decades ago, B-Real, Sen Dog, and DJ Muggs sparked a trip that left popular culture stoned, stunned and staggering in anticipation for more. Naming themselves after a local street in Los Angeles, Cypress Hill burst on the scene in 1991 from South Gate, California. Along the way, they helped pave the way for rappers to use Spanish in their rhymes, have earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sold more than 9 million albums, and were nominated for three GRAMMY® Awards. Cypress Hill became the first rap group to have two albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 charts at the same time and are the first Latino-American hip-hop group to achieve platinum and multi-platinum success. www.cypresshill.com