Robert Plant plays Edmonton in August

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival’s 2024 lineup is set.  Along with headliners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, organizers announced that Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba and New York’s Danielle Ponder will close the festival, which runs August 8-11.

Find the full lineup here.

Tickets go on sale at 10am June 1.  Find ticket info here.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss perform at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
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