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In addition to these concert series , the Berkshires is also home to several single-day or weekend summer outdoor concerts .
Solid Sound 2024 music festival takes place on four stages on the grounds of MASS MoCA in North Adams from June 28 to 30 . Headliners include Wilco , Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit , Iris Dement , Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets , and many other musical performers . Held rain or shine , tickets are on sale now . massmoca . org
The Common Ground Arts
Festival takes place July 6 on The Common in downtown Pittsfield . Music headliner is Funky Dawgz Brass Band . The event also features performances by ensembles from Tanglewood , Jacob ' s Pillow , and community groups . Free and open to the
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public . cityofpittsfield . org
Bousquet Mountain Day takes place July 20 at Bousquet Mountain in Pittsfield . One of the Berkshire ' s favorite regional folk-Americana bands , The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow will headline the ticketed event with supporting acts to be announced . bousquetmountain . com
Fire on the Mountain takes place on August 3 at Bousquet Mountain . The band Dead Man ' s Waltz will perform the music of the Grateful Dead , Allman Brothers , and The Band . This is a ticketed event . bousquetmountain . com
Bousquet Jazz Festival is on Saturday , August 17 , from 4 to 10 p . m . at Bousquet Mountain . Performers for the ticketed event
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include The Luke Franco Quartet , Samirah Evans Quartet , and the Brubeck Brothers Quartet . bousquetmountain . com
5th Annual Lenox Jazz Stroll will take place on September 7 from 3 to 7 p . m . in Lilac Park in downtown Lenox . It will be followed by additional performances at restaurants and bars in downtown Lenox . Free and open to the public . lenoxjazzstroll . com
FreshGrass 2024 runs from September 20 to 22 on the grounds of MASS MoCA . It is a family-friendly , weekend-long festival featuring bluegrass and roots music performed across multiple outdoor stages . Performers will be announced later this spring . Held rain or shine , tickets are on sale now . massmoca . org
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We hope you are as excited as we are to attend these outdoor music events . As the dates of the outdoor concerts and festivals approach , you ' ll find updates on each event at our digital sister publication , Music in the Berkshires . Their music calendar lists all live performances in Berkshire County . You can also sign up for Music in the Berkshires free weekly newsletter and never miss a live music event ! n
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