MerleFest has announced the first phase of its lineup, which will include legendary artists Willie Nelson & Family, Alison Krauss, The Jerry Douglas Band, Sam Bush, Jim Lauderdale and more.

The festival, an annual celebration of roots music that has been running since 1988, will be held Apr. 23-26 in Wilkesboro, N.C. “For over 30 years, one of the major factors that has built and sustained MerleFest has been the quality of the artists and performances that our guests see over the 4-day festival,” said Ted Hagaman, the festival’s director. “People truly feel that the festival is a great value and that is why music fans and families returns year after year.”

Tickets to MerleFest 2020 go on sale on Nov. 12. For more information, head over to merlefest.org.

The complete lineup for the festival will be announced in the coming months, but check out the complete list of artists already announced below!

MerleFest Initial Lineup:

Willie Nelson & Family
Alison Krauss
Jerry Douglas
Sam Bush
Jim Lauderdale
Kruger Brothers
The Waybacks
Scythian
Donna The Buffalo
Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Airforce With Los Texmaniacs
Tommy Emmanuel
Shinyribs
Charley Crockett
Darrell Scott
The Steel Wheels
Robbie Fulks
Amythyst Kiah
Cordovas
Alison Brown
Bryan Sutton
Chatham Rabbits
Che Apalache
The Cleverlys
David Holt
and more!