By Hanna Singh
The Louisiana Peach Festival is here!
Returning to Ruston on June 1, the 74th annual festival will be presenting over 12 hours of live music. Ten musical artists and groups are set to play at the Railroad Park Stage throughout the day and into the night. Featured artists will perform from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Headlining the festival is the award-winning Austin, Texas, band, The Band of Heathens. They will be taking the stage at 9:30 p.m. and closing out the festival. The band is currently touring with their ninth studio album “Simple Things” and will be making the Peach Fest one of their tour stops.
The Band of Heathens will follow a full day of live music from other notable artists including Clara Rae, Beaux Atkins, Jhaiya Davis, Josh Love and Hali Brown. Several bands will also be performing including Russ-Town Band, Tipsey and LVVRS.
Louisiana country musician Beaux Atkins shared his excitement in gearing up to perform songs from his “Shout Hallelujah” and “Redfearn” albums.
“I’ll be performing a mixture of all my work, and I’ll just go off the feeling I get when I step on stage,” Atkins said. “I want to say God bless and everyone should come out to the Peach Fest and have fun, listen to some great music and enjoy themselves.”
Singer and Louisiana native Clara Rae McBroom will also be performing during the day. She recalls attending the peach festival as a guest in past years.
“The peach festival is something that I love attending. There’s always great vendors, music, and of course, peaches,” McBroom said. “I’m honored to have even been considered to play for the event itself, and I can’t wait to hit the stage.”
The Peach Festival will showcase many regional artists and musicians, giving attendees a true taste of North Louisiana. Artists of many different genres will perform throughout the festival, so there will be something for everyone. Director of Marketing and Communications at Experience Ruston, Tori Davis shared why everyone should come out to enjoy the music.
“We’re so proud that the majority of our musicians are from North Louisiana, but we’re also looking forward to welcoming Austin natives, ‘The Band of Heathens’ to the stage as this year’s headliner,” Davis said. “Be sure to come out to downtown Ruston to discover incredible area talent and support all the local musicians that add such vibrancy to our Louisiana communities.”
The full schedule of performances is listed below.
10:00 AM: Russ-Town Band
11:00 AM: Clara Rae
12:00 PM: Beaux Atkins
1:00 PM: Jhaiya Davis
2:00 PM: Josh Love
3:00 PM: Hali Brown
4:00 PM: Hidden Tracks
5:30 PM: Tipsey
7:00 PM: LVVRS
9:30 PM: The Band of Heathens
