More than 1,800 music fans will be in Marfa this weekend to hear several amazing bands. The coolest part is the bands are touring from Oakland, CA, to New Orleans, LA, on steam trains! (And not all the guys in all the bands have beards.) Join in the fun and attend the Railroad Revival Tour this Sunday.
From the website:
The Trip
This April, Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show will embark on a tour unlike any in recent memory. Traveling exclusively in vintage rail cars, the three bands will journey across the American Southwest over the course of a week. The aptly titled Railroad Revival Tour will feature the three bands playing concerts at six unique outdoor locations along the route, beginning April 21st in Oakland, California.
The Railroad
Today’s mass transit is built for speed and volume, which suits our modern lifestyle. But sometimes the notion of landscape and discovery is left behind. The RRT is an effort to re-imagine that landscape, the experience of the journey, and to re-discover what happens in between destinations. The inaugural Railroad Revival Tour train is more than 1,500 feet long. It features 15 vintage railcars pulled by 2 locomotives, and is set to travel more than 2,000 miles over tracks that stretch across five states.
Visit www.railroadrevivaltour.com for more info.
Resources:
Click here for more information on Marfa, TX
Click here for more information on the Chinati Foundation
Click here for info on Marfa events
Tickets sold out within 24 hours! The town of Marfa is gearing up to have its population double over the weekend!
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