JOHN CRAIGIE
2026-02-15 19:00 (America/Denver) | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $46
With opening support from Colorado native singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio.
John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances. Infusing humor, wit, and poignant storytelling, his shows are a space where audience members feel like old friends. Whether he’s headlining solo or sharing the stage with longtime collaborators, Craigie’s ability to make his crowd laugh, reflect, and connect is second to none.
His catalog has continued to reel in tens of millions of streams fueled by favorites such as “I Am California,” “Highway Blood,” “Don’t Ask,” and “Microdose.” Maintaining a prolific pace, 2024’s album Pagan Church saw him join forces with TK & The Holy Know-Nothings. Among many highlights, it logged six weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Radio Albums Chart.
*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales begin October 16 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public October 24 at 10:00AM MDT.

INTERSECTIONS: MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM FEATURING JI SU JUNG
2026-03-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Steamboat Art Museum, 807 Lincoln Ave.
This event is free to the community!
Join us at the Steamboat Art Museum for a performance from Ji Su Jung as a part of our 2026 Intersections: Music at the Museum series presented by Strings Music Festival and the Steamboat Art Museum. Doors open at 5:30pm; music begins at 6:00pm, followed by a Q&A with the artists at 6:45pm. These free events are open to music lovers of all ages!
The first solo percussionist to receive the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ji Su Jung has a distinctive musical voice instantly recognizable for its depth and lyricism. Born in South Korea, Jung began studying marimba at age three, a rarity among percussionists. Since launching her solo career, she has performed concertos with leading orchestras and conductors, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop, the Houston Symphony with Daniel Hege, the Colorado Symphony and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra with Peter Oundjian, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic with JoAnn Falletta, the Sarasota Orchestra with Giancarlo Guerrero, and the Milwaukee Symphony with Ryan Tani. She was featured as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony as part of the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
In addition to receiving the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2022, she is a previous recipient of first prize and the audience choice award at the Houston Symphony’s Ima Hogg Competition, as well as a top prize at the International Marimba Competition in Linz, Austria. She also appeared as a young artist in residence on American Public Media’s nationally broadcast program Performance Today, hosted by Fred Child.

DAVID KOECHNER
2026-03-06 19:00 - 21:30 | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $41
Actor, writer, and producer David Koechner is well-known for his roles as Todd Packer on The Office and Champ Kind from Anchorman and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. An alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Theater, Koechner got his first break as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and has since become an instantly recognizable face, appearing in more than 200 films and television shows. When not filming, Koechner performs live comedy across the country and creates original content videos for his YouTube channel, Full On Koechner.
*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales begin October 16 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public October 24 at 10:00AM MDT.

YACHT ROCK REVUE - YACHT ROCK FOREVER TOUR
2026-03-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $75
Embark on a journey through radiant musical waters with Yacht Rock Revue, the band Rolling Stone hails as the “world’s premier soft-rock party band.” From humble beginnings in a basement in 2007 to sharing stages with legends like Robbie Dupree, Elliot Lurie, Matthew Wilder, John Oates, and the late Eddie Money, Yacht Rock Revue has transformed what was once considered a guilty pleasure into a thriving, respected art form.
Their original concept album, Escape Artist, released in 2024, marked a major milestone for the band as their first release of original music since Hot Dads In Tight Jeans. Their live shows remain unabashedly joyous affairs, praised by The New York Times for their liberating energy and by Entertainment Weekly for their ability to turn any venue into a sea of dancing fans. So, don your captain’s hat and set sail with Yacht Rock Revue for a melodic adventure like no other.
*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales begin October 16 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public October 24 at 10:00AM MDT.

TRAE CROWDER
2026-03-15 19:00 - 22:00 | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $52.
Trae Crowder first gained international attention (or notoriety, depending on your politics) in 2016 for his hugely viral series of “Liberal Redneck” comedic “porch rant” videos. Since then, Crowder has written the best-selling book The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin’ Dixie Outta the Dark; toured the country three times, playing sold-out theater shows under the WellRED Comedy Tour banner; and appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO), Nightline (ABC), The View, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC), NPR, WTF with Marc Maron, MTV, CNN, Huffington Post, and in the Veronica Mars reboot as “Chattanooga Charlie,” among many others.
Originally from rural Celina, Tennessee, Crowder now lives in Los Angeles and has developed and sold five scripted pilots for Warner Bros. TV, ABC, and FOX. He continues to work as a writer, starring in and producing regular sketches for Comedy Central, Funny or Die, ATTN:, Facebook Watch, and New York Daily News, which have garnered tens of millions of views online. He also co-wrote and produced the hour-long documentary Inherent Good, featuring Crowder and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, about universal basic income.
18+ recommended

*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales begin October 28 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public October 31 at 10:00AM MDT.

THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS - SHINE DELIGHT TOUR 2026
2026-03-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $58 advance, $64 day of show
**This is a general admission, standing only show. All chairs will be removed.
Formed in the subway systems of Oakland, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops is an electrifying group that defies convention at every turn. Led by the charismatic and energetic frontman Lech Wierzynski and percussionist Benjamin Malament, each member of the band is a virtuoso in their own right. What truly sets the Honeydrops apart is their unwavering commitment to the art of improvisation, ensuring no two shows are ever the same. Their latest album, Redwood Highway, was released in August, 2025.
*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales began November 11 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public November 14 at 10:00AM MDT.

EDDIE 9V
2026-03-22 19:00 - 21:30 | Strings Music Pavilion, 950 Strings Road
Starts at $75
From the day he first slung a guitar on a local Georgia stage, Eddie 9V (born Brooks Mason) has been an artist to watch. First cutting his teeth in cover bands and regional blues circuits, he made the leap to full-time frontman with a name that couldn’t be ignored. He has an endless stockpile of cool stories—and you’ll find twelve of them on his most recent studio album Saratoga. A thrilling mix of Southern soul, blues, rock, and funk, the album became a major career milestone: Eddie 9V’s soulful sound began reaching hundreds of thousands of new fans across the globe.
*Donors of $500 or more to the 2026 Annual Fund receive presale access. Donor presales begin October 16 at 10:00AM MDT. On sale to the public October 24 at 10:00AM MDT.
