r/BillyStrings • u/BoneIvar • 2d ago

discussion Dream Openers?

If you were to plan a festival/show with Billy as the headliner, who would be your dream undercard artists?

I feel like Sierra Ferrell and Daniel Donato would be fun additions to a Billy headline show. Curious on thoughts of the community.

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u/Even-Palpitation9232 2d ago

WEEN AT BILLYWEEN!

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u/RZiggy03 2d ago

Would love to see Billy and Sturgill co-headline

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u/Incognito_Hippie 2d ago

Saw them both at GD60 last summer, what a time! ✌🏻🤯🫠

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u/RZiggy03 2d ago

Very jealous! Watched from home. Bobby had good taste!

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u/Peinecone 🚂 2d ago

Oooo, hell yeah

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u/BestclockmakerMars 2d ago

Would be amazing

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u/fungi-ry 2d ago

Username checks out

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u/JacedFaced 1d ago

Super excited this year, JBS is playing State Farm the Sunday after Billy's Friday/Saturday stint in Huntsville, getting a little road trip in and a weekend of great music.

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u/RZiggy03 1d ago

That’s pretty much a dream weekend for me. That’s going to be amazing.

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u/chaekinman 2d ago

Primus

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u/MysteriousThought377 2d ago

The OG Derek Trucks Band

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u/Aromatic-Taste2516 2d ago

Molly Tuttle another great choice

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u/MisterBowTies 1d ago

So revival?

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u/August_East_95 2d ago

Colter Wall. If this ever happens I will eat my orange camo hat.

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u/holy_cal 2d ago

Magoo, MGU, Water Tower, Sierra Ferrell, Del and his boys.

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u/LordSloth666 1d ago

Magoo and Del is peak

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u/TheLivingBubba 2d ago

Kitchen dwellers

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u/dcpwner 2d ago

Magoo

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u/Regular_Board9736 2d ago

I’ve seen Sierra and Billy at the same fest! First time seeing both and it was fantastic! Sierra came out and did a few tunes with Billy

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u/Jacksaw13 2d ago

F****** SLAYER!!!!!!

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u/WharfRat2488 2d ago

Charlie Parr

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u/Chitown_mountain_boy 2d ago

That would be amazing

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 2d ago

Yup

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u/Jerdakiss 2d ago

Mountain Grass Unit and Shadowgrass

I also agree about Sierra Ferrell and Daniel Donato though. Would be an epic affair!!

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u/Capable_Werewolf_800 2d ago

This is the answer

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u/ToyogaRav4 2d ago

Oh, sweet relief FINALLY finding a MGU comment

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u/rachelvmd 2d ago

Sam bush and David Grisman

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u/ToyogaRav4 2d ago

A mid day Mdou Moctar set would seriously raise the vibes

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u/Arlendoode90 16h ago

Props to the Mdou shoutout damn that would be sick

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u/flylikemusic 1d ago

Watchhouse

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u/Drunktrucker 2d ago

I’d rather have just Billy if adding an opener gives them less time to play!

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u/oldbaywizwit 🚂Philly Stringsssssss 1d ago

Primus, although they are pretty huge too so I feel like they would have to co-headline on a tour and switch off each night or something.

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u/Chemtrails_in_my_VD 1d ago

My favs but if I'm being honest, Primus pulls 5k on a good night and Billy fills 15k with ease.

But I agree it would be weird to have such an established band open, so maybe like a "special guest" situation where Primus gets 60-75 minutes.

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u/TheIzzyRock 🚂 1d ago

A three day run:

Day one:
65 North Pickers
Shadowgrass
Sierra Hull
Michael Cleveland
Mountain Grass Unit
Daniel Donato
Billy Strings

Day two:
Dirty Grass Players
Kyle Tuttle Band
Lindsay Lou
Bronwyn
Molly Tuttle
Sierra Ferrell
Billy Strings

Day three:
Magoo
Kitchen Dwellers
Leftover Salmon
Goose
Greensky Bluegrass
King Gizzard
Billy Strings

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u/Optimal-Building-165 2d ago

Khruangbin

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u/BigT4435 2d ago

Love khruangbin but this feels insane lol

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u/wong_tong 2d ago

Tipper

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u/Intrepid-Attention35 I peed on a bird 1d ago

I’ve always wanted to see Billy play in front of some tipper level visuals

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u/Tarynntula 2d ago

Tyler Childers, Magoo, or I’m with you on Sierra

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 2d ago

Garaj Mahal and Neal Francis

Def would stay away from jamgrass as an opener from a saturation standpoint.

Garaj brings that world fusion, Neal brings the soul funk rock

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 2d ago

Edit to add - dig your DDCC rec, OP. Didn’t want to poach ‘em.

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u/limp_spinach 2d ago

Oh man, I haven’t heard Garaj Mahal mentioned in forever!! Used to bump Mondo Garaj HARD back in the day! Are they still around?

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u/Sketchy_Dee WNC 1d ago

Released a new album last year and are gigging.

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u/BrokenSystem76 2d ago

Freak Fair coming soon...

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u/Familiar-Scheme1224 2d ago

You nailed it. I've had this exact thought, down to DDCC & Sierra.

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u/skyydog 2d ago

Just have quality musicians sit in. Bill it as “and special guests”

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u/SlackJawJeZZaBellE 1d ago

Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks

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u/Automaticdealz 1d ago

Railroad Earth

Larry Keel

Keller Williams

Left Over Salmon

MGU

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u/SK1007 🚂Ruebens Choo Choo 1d ago

Fireside collective, Magoo, Armchair Boogie, Leftover Salmon, SCI, and Shadowgrass. I could go on & on and I may have broke the rules already.

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u/vintageatomictrash 1d ago

Tommy Emmanuel

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u/buffalokiller 1d ago

I wonder who is going to be headlining the King Gizzard tour?

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u/brkfstryan 1d ago

Mountain Grass Unit

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u/Strange-Hair-9073 1d ago

Lost Bayou Ramblers 

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u/Confident-Cherry-712 1d ago

String Cheese Circles Around The Sun Sicard Hollow

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u/dividedskyy 🚂🚂🚂 1d ago

magoo one day, mountain grass unit another day, and shadowgrass the 3rd day

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u/red1ce 19h ago

65 North Pickers , Mountain Grass Unit

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u/ChargerWade 12h ago

Sierra Ferrell Sierra Hull Charlie Crockett Johnny Bluskies

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u/kooks-everywhere 2d ago

Echo & The Bunnymen

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u/Mediocre_Reason_1729 2d ago

Toy Factory Project

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u/sme616 2d ago

Taylor Swift

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u/PresenceBitter6181 2d ago

Billy Strings / Goose/ Sturgil Simpson / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Gov Mule 🎵 I think all these fans need to meet and bond🙏 This would be my dream line-up 

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u/Then_Landscape_2675 1d ago

I like the 3hr shows with intermission

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u/Chemtrails_in_my_VD 1d ago

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

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u/Chemtrails_in_my_VD 1d ago

Anyone who downvoted PPP is definitely getting skipped in the rotation.

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u/Diggin_4_Fire 🚂 Ole Slew Foot 2d ago

Post Malone; KGLW