Festival is an annual event hosted by the Allman Brothers Band, held since 2005 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park is located in North Central Florida, in Suwannee County, United States. Situated on the banks of the historic Suwannee River, the park consists of over 600 acres of camping areas, concert venues, recreational facilities, and unspoiled forests...

, in Live Oak, FL. The festival is held outdoors on two stages, with usually 15 or more bands playing over two days. The event is generally held in the spring. In addition to the headlining Allman Brothers Band, the festival has featured performances by band members with their own bands, including The Derek Trucks Band

The Derek Trucks Band

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, Oteil (Burbridge

Oteil Burbridge

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) and the Peacemakers, and Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule

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 (Warren Haynes). Other guests have included Grateful Dead Alumni Bob Weir

Bob Weir

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 and Ratdog, Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...

, Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills

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, the Black Keys, Junior Brown

Junior Brown

Jamieson "Junior" Brown is an American country guitarist and singer. He has released nine studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel...

, The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers

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, Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

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, and Little Feat

Little Feat

Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....

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The 2011 event will be held April 14-16 and in addition to the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...

 the festival will the Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band

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, Robert Plant

Robert Plant

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 and the Band of Joy

Band of Joy

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 and Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson

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