Brian Wilson has been added to the lineup for the 2008 Newport Folk Festival, taking place August 1-3.
The legend joins Cat Power, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, The Black Crowes, Jimmy Buffett and Trey Anastasio at the event which takes place in Newport, RI.
Jakob Dylan, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, Richie Havens, Stephen & Damian Marley, Gillian Welch, She And Him, Calexico and Kaki King will also perform during the festival, with performers taking to stages at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, and across three stages at the Fort Adams State Park.
The full lineup is:
Jimmy Buffett
The Black Crowes
Brian Wilson
Trey Anastasio
Levon Helm
The Avett Brothers
Cat Power
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)
Son Volt
Jakob Dylan
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
Richie Havens
Stephen & Damian Marley
Gillian Welch
She & Him featuring Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
Calexico
Red Rooster
Cowboy Junkies
Kaki King
Brandi Carlile
Young @ Heart Chorus
Willy Mason
Over The Rhine
The Felice Brothers
Jake Shimabukuro
Kate Taylor
Richard Julian
Jesca Hoop
--By our New York staff.
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