Festival announces Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners for July 31

By Reader Staff

The Festival at Sandpoint announced another addition to the 2026 summer concert series with Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners. The Vermont-born powerhouse country band will perform on Friday, July 31 at War Memorial Field, with member presale tickets open Thursday, March 19 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and tickets on sale to the public on Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m.

Aaron Lewis first found success with Staind, the 2000s-era hard rockers who injected meditative muscle into an era better known for mindless aggression. But while that band is still very much alive, it was never enough to satisfy Lewis’ creative drive. 

Embracing his roots to earn a rare second round of success, a series of solo country projects have led to two No. 1 Billboard Country Album debuts — Town Line (2011) and Sinner (2016) — plus a platinum collaboration with heroes George Jones and Charlie Daniels (“Country Boy”), and a gold-certified Billboard No. 1 with “Am I The Only One” in 2021. Lewis’ 2022 solo album followed suit, with Frayed at Both Ends emerging as the best-selling country album in the U.S., but he never wrote songs for the stats. No matter the sonic setting, Lewis writes and sings to get out his truth, and his latest album, The Hill (2024), is no different.

General admission tickets are $77.68, including all taxes and fees. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7:30 p.m. This will be a standard show, meaning that the area in front of the stage is a general admission dancing and standing area.

Get more info and tickets at festivalatsandpoint.com.