• Source: Roots N Blues Festival

      • The Treeline Music Festival, previously known as the Roots N Blues Festival and Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, is an annual music festival that takes place in Stephens Lake Park in Columbia, Missouri. The festival features international, national, regional and local artists, both established and emerging, from the genres of roots, blues, gospel, country, folk, bluegrass, rock and soul. The Roots N Blues Festival is a three-day event that is typically held during the last weekend of September.
      The festival includes over 30 live music performances on two stages, food and beverage vendors, craft vendors, a Ferris wheel and art installations. The festival also hosts a half marathon and 10k race and a gospel celebration during the festival weekend. The festival is organized by Thumper Entertainment, which also manages the non-profit Roots N Blues Foundation in support of Blues in the Schools, a youth music education program.


      History


      The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival began in 2007 as a free promotional event celebrating the 150-year birthday of Boone County National Bank (now Central Bank of Boone County) on the streets of downtown Columbia, Missouri. The 2007 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival was organized by advertising agency Woodruff Sweitzer with the help of Richard King, then-owner of The Blue Note. The City of Columbia shut down ten city blocks in downtown Columbia for the festival, which drew a crowd of around 70,000.
      In 2007, the Blues in the Schools program was formed by King and local musician and educator TJ Wheeler. The program brings music and cultural education to elementary, middle school and high school students across mid-Missouri. In 2013, the Roots N Blues Foundation was formed to manage the program.
      In 2008, Thumper Entertainment was established and took over organization and operation of the festival. Woodruff Sweitzer and King continued ownership of the festival and Thumper Entertainment.
      In 2013, the festival was moved to Stephens Lake Park. After the change of location, the festival saw a decline in attendance, from 52,000 in the year prior to just over 23,000. The drop in attendance was likely due to an elimination of free attendance areas.
      In 2014, the addition of a green vendor program marked a move toward sustainability. A set of guidelines for food and craft vendors, which includes replacing styrofoam and plastic plates and utensils with biodegradable alternatives, recycling fry oil and composting food scraps, intends to help minimize the festival's ecological footprint.


      Headliners By Year




      = 2007 (September 7–8)

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      Tab Benoit
      Taj Mahal
      Blind Boys of Alabama
      Jerry Douglas Band
      Big Smith
      Deke Dickerson


      = 2008 (October 3–4)

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      Tab Benoit
      Buddy Guy
      Roy C
      Dale Watson
      James Hand
      Del McCoury Band


      = 2009 (September 9–10)

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      Blind Boys of Alabama
      Dan Tyminski
      Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears
      Booker T.
      The Itals
      The SteelDrivers


      = 2010 (October 1–2)

      =
      Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi
      Tab Benoit
      Del McCoury Band
      Anders Osborne
      Trampled Under Foot


      = 2011 (September 9–10)

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      Fitz and the Tantrums
      Los Lobos
      Taj Mahal
      Ana Popović
      Robert Randolph and the Family Band


      = 2012 (September 21–22)

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      Al Green
      Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
      Joe Lovano Us Five with Esperanza Spalding, James Weidman, Otis Brown III, & Matt Wilson
      Wanda Jackson
      Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
      Del McCoury Band


      = 2013 (September 20–22)

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      The Black Crowes
      Blues Traveler
      Jimmy Cliff
      John Hiatt
      Steve Earle


      = 2014 (September 26–28)

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      The Avett Brothers
      John Prine
      Rosanne Cash
      Amos Lee
      Trampled by Turtles
      Los Lobos
      Jason Isbell
      St. Paul & The Broken Bones


      = 2015 (September 25–27)

      =
      Dwight Yoakam
      Brandi Carlile
      NEEDTOBREATHE
      Buddy Guy
      Dr. John
      The Word featuring Robert Randolph, John Medeski, & North Mississippi Allstars
      Lucinda Williams
      Punch Brothers
      G. Love & Special Sauce


      = 2016 (September 30 – October 2)

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      The Avett Brothers
      Grace Potter
      Jason Isbell
      Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
      Ben Folds
      St. Paul & The Broken Bones


      = 2017 (September 29 – October 1)

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      Ryan Adams
      Leon Bridges
      Gary Clark Jr.
      John Prine
      Emmylou Harris
      Band of Horses
      Booker T's Stax Revue


      = 2020

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      The 2020 Festival was canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.


      See also


      University of Missouri School of Music


      References




      External links


      Roots N Blues Foundation

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