The fifth annual Sing Out Loud Festival returns to St. Augustine with more than 100 live performances at multiple venues each weekend from Sept. 10 to Sept. 26 – making September the (unofficial) Month of Music in St. Johns County.
After going virtual for its 2020 festival, Sing Out Loud Festival recently announced its first round of live in-person headlining performances. This year’s headliners include R&B and hip-hop stars TLC and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, pop-punkers Mayday Parade, powerhouse British R&B and country singer Yola, Americana punks Parquet Courts, haunting indie rockers DEHD and contemporary folk-bluegrass legend Dan Tyminski. Also joining this year’s lineup is the nostalgic pop-punkers Inspection 12, melodic punk band Flag On Fire, rising indie-rock fever-dream band flipturn and the greatest animal band the world has ever seen, Bears and Lions. Additional national, regional and local performers will be announced the week of July 5.
Tickets for headlining acts are on sale at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office and online at Ticketmaster.com. As with previous year’s ticketed events, a portion of proceeds will be donated to various local charities.
The festival will again feature free and ticketed events, plus artist workshops. New this year is addition of The St. Augustine Record Fair, presented by ToneVendor Records.
Participating venues include The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Colonial Oak Music Park, The Lightner Museum, Sarbez, Nobby’s, Dog Rose Brewery and St. Augustine Distillery among others.
With additional artists to be announced and an Intuition Ale Works “Sing Out Loud” brew on the horizon, the 5th Annual Sing Out Loud Festival is a welcome return to live entertainment after an unprecedented year. This year’s festival is made possible with support from: St. Augustine Distillery, St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, Champion Brands, St. Johns County Cultural Council, Intuition Ale Works and Flying Saucer Presents.
Additionally, St. Augustine Historic Inns Association, St. George Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton St. Augustine Historic District and Embassy Suites St. Augustine Oceanfront Resort have committed to the success of the festival and are offering special festival rates to guests.
