Country band Midland to perform at Festival at Sandpoint
March 4, 2026
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint continued its release of artists performing at the 2026 Summer Series, announcing that Midland will perform Thursday, Aug. 6 at War Memorial Field.
Member presale tickets will be available until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26 and go on sale to the public on Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m.
Hailing from Dripping Springs, Texas, the trio of artist-writers Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy are disciples of the storied Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and have been building a following of traditional Country revival fans as a band on the forefront of a post-Urban Cowboy country subgenre.
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Midland has sold out the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show, packed multi-night stands at Fort Worth’s iconic Billy Bob’s and reopened North Hollywood’s Palomino Club for one night only.
Listeners revel in the band’s rich harmonies; sad melodies; tart, cheeky lyrics; and steel guitar-dressed records, propelling Midland from a bar band to an in-demand headliner. Today, the band is finalizing its next chapter of music with the new release “Marlboro Man.”
The relaxed, throwback sound created by Wystrach, Carson and Duddy has made waves with their five-time Platinum “Drinkin’ Problem” (which earned the band Grammy nods for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance; Platinum-certified “Burn Out”; and Gold-certified hits “Cheatin’ Songs,” “Make A Little” and “On The Rocks.”
Meanwhile, Midland’s critically acclaimed albums On The Rocks (2017), Billboard chart-topping sophomore effort Let It Roll (2019), The Last Resort (2022) and Barely Blue (2024) earned endorsements from Entertainment Weekly, GQ, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Variety, Rolling Stone and NPR.
On top of all that, Midland was named New Vocal Group of the Year at the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards and was nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards in 2020.
Tickets to Midland’s show Aug. 6 at the Festival are $80.95. This will be a standard show, meaning that the area in front of the stage is a general admission dancing and standing area.
Get tickets and more information at festivalatsandpoint.com. Learn more about Midland at midlandofficial.com.
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