Towsend Fall Fest ‘16 features 12(!) live bands

City of Townsend

The 2016 Townsend Rotary Fall Fest is set for Friday, September 30th through Sunday, October 2nd. The popular festival is a collection of family-friendly events spread out over three days. One of the primary draws of The Fall Fest is its incredible lineup of musical entertainment! For the 2016 festivities, Townsend Rotary has enlisted some amazing National talent as well as many local favorites. Friday night will kick off the Fall Festival, bringing out the rocker in everyone. Ten Years Gone will open up at 6pm with a great cover show. This Helena band has been performing all over Montana and will turn up the volume in Townsend. The Clintons will follow with a great performance beginning at 8pm. I

f you have Montana roots, you’ve no doubt heard of this energetic, driven four-piece, inspired by the soft, sensitive songwriting style of John Mayer; the quirkiness of the Red Hot Chili Peppers; and the in-your-face, loud-and-proud attitude exemplified by country stars Big & Rich. Their sound is diverse, but focused in a way that you can only call The Clintons. Saturday will feature a terrific lineup, including returning The Mighty Flick to bring down the park at 8pm.

Last year, the band brought their amazing knack for covering the most popular songs of the last few decades and was an instant crowd favorite. Townsend is welcoming them back to see how many more people can pack into the little city park. Opening for The Mighty Flick at 6pm will be Sho-Down. Helenan Max Hay will perform with his band from 4–6pm. They play an Irish folk blue country mix for a flavor of music new to the Fall Festival. Opening Saturday’s musical linup is JIMNI at 11am, followed by Tom Catmull’s Radio Static at 1pm and Ruby Sunset at 3pm. Returning headliners are two crowd favorites from last year: Stephanie Quayle and Rabbit Wilde. One of the best recent acts from Seattle, Rabbit Wilde will bring their brand of folk stomping Americana. The band has made an appearence on the CMJ Top 200 Chart and was voted best band in Bellingham, WA two years in a row.

You will love the high energy and amazing voices on Sunday at 3:30pm. Bozeman’s own Nashville songstress Stephanie Quayle will bring an amazing show. From growing up on a Montana farm to spending time overseas, Quayle has drawn from her life experiences to write poetic storytelling songs that lift your spirit and have your heartbeat matching those of her melodies. She has performed at the CMA Music Festival and opened for Jarrod Neimann.

Quayle will be performing Sunday from 1:30–3pm. One man band Dan Henry and local boys The Wench will open up Sunday at 10am and 11:30am, respectively.

ALL live music takes place in Heritage Park. For a complete schedule of events and further information, please visit www.townsendfallfest.com/. •