Wanee 2016. One of the top live music events in the country! As if that is not enough to lure first-timers, the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park sits on a massive 800 acres of rustic land where beautiful trees filled with Spanish Moss are in constant sight and the world famous Suwannee River is just a short walk away. And if that is not enough, here are 12 (to celebrate the 12^th year of Wanee) more reasons to pack up and head to Live Oak, FL:

1. 2 nights of WSMFP
2. 2 nights of Umphrey’s. That never sucks!
3. Beautiful spring weather in Florida
4. Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman…
5. Billy and the Kids – since Fare Thee Well to Dead & Co, Billy K just keeps the ball rolling
6. You can’t have a wane without Bobby Lee Rodgers
7. North Mississippi Osborne – are you kidding me!!!!
8. The potential for some killer impromptu collaborations
9. Did we say how nice the weather is in Florida right now?
10. Melvin Seals and JGB with very, very Special guest Karl Denson was just added to THE 12TH ANNUAL WANEE MUSIC FESTIVAL APRIL 14–16
11. Good People! Caring People! –

 Conscious Alliance once again to host an ‘Art That Feeds’ Food Drive. The first 375 attendees who donate 20 non-perishable food items or make a suggested monetary contribution will receive a FREE Wanee Music Festival poster! Food donations will be collected at the Conscious Alliance ‘Art That Feeds’ Gallery, which will be depicted on the Wanee Music Festival guide and map.

     12. The Lineup! – 

In addition to the Widespread Panic playing both Friday and Saturday nights, the rest of the line-up includes: Gregg Allman ¤ Gov’t Mule ¤ Les Brers (With Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, Jack Pearson, Pate Bergeron, Bruce Katz and Lamar Wiiliams Jr.) ¤ Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band ¤ Warren Haynes & the Ashes & Dust Band ¤ Billy & the Kids (Bill Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead) ¤ Umphrey’s McGee (Fri. & Sat.) ¤ Hot Tuna Electric with Steve Kimock ¤ Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers ¤ North Mississippi Allstars & Anders Osborne Present N.M.O. ¤ Melvin Seals and JGB with very, very special guest Karl Denson ¤ Soulive ¤ The Wood Brothers ¤ The Stanley Clarke Band ¤ Oteil & Friends ¤ Tribal Seeds ¤ Dumpstaphunk’s Earth War & Power ¤ Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear ¤ Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio ¤ Kung Fu ¤ Nigel Hall ¤ Devon Allman Band ¤ Big Something.

Tickets for the Festival are on sale through www.waneefestival.com.