You know what is better than one free day of music? Three free days of music. Not just any music either, but three days of all local Colorado-based music. From new up and coming artist to national headliners, you can catch them all right here in Fort Collins in August. Beginning August 12 though 14, over 80 local bands will take the stage in downtown Fort Collins for the annual Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest, and each of the three nights will feature an overall headliner.

“Bohemian Nights is about showcasing new, emerging and established Colorado artists, and this year’s festival is truly a testament to the tremendous talent pool in our state,” said Bohemian Foundation Music Programs Director Tom Scharf in a press release. 

Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest will feature classic big name Colorado bands like The Fray, who will be headlining Saturday night. It will also feature bands that are best described as up and coming like My Body Sings Electric. The festival has such a large variety in genres this year that anyone will be able to easily come out and have a great time.

This year’s lineup will perform on a total of six stages, and one of the stages on Saturday and Sunday will be dedicated to family friendly acts.

Beginning on Friday night, eight bands will perform, including a special reunion show for Fort Collins-based band Tickle Me Pink. Here are the other bands performing Friday night: 

1. Punch Drunk Munky Funk
2. Hello Dollface
3. The Railsplitters
4. The Yawpers
5. Otis Taylor
6. the subdued
7. DeVotchKa (Friday night’s headliner)

On, Saturday there will be a total of 44 acts. Here is the lineup for Saturday:

1. The Quemando Salsa Band
2. Tracksuit Wedding
3. Slow Caves
4. iZCALLi
5. 12 Cents for Marvin
6. Brent Coles
7. Silver & Gold
8. Write Minded
9. Last Call Romance
10. 2MX2
11. Shatterproof
12. My Body Sings Electric
13. In the Whale
14. Dechen Hawk
15. Russick Smith
16. Bethel Steele
17. Darryl Purpose
18. Edie Carey
19. Ian Cooke
20. Elise Wunder Band
21. Justin Roth
22. Post Paradise
23. LET THEM ROAR
24. Gypsy Swing Revue
25. GOATZ!
26. Finnders & Youngberg
27. Edison
28. The Matt Skellenger Group
29. Tallgrass
30. Head for the Hills
31. Jeff Jenkins’ The Organization
32. Sound of Ceres
33. Ryan Fourt and Big Slick
34. G’Jai’s Jook Joint
35. Coop & the Chicken Pluckers
36. Gora Gora Orkestar
37. The Haunted Windchimes
38. SHEL
39. Doctor Noize
40. Little Kids Rock – Tavelli Elementary School
41. Grace Kuch
42. Little Kids Rock – Fort Collins High School
43. Music for Kids with Eric West
44. The Fray (Saturday night’s headliner)

Finally, 34 bands will finish the festival on Sunday including a surprise headliner that will be announced later in July. Here are Sunday’s acts: 

1. Maxwell Mud
2. The Patti Fiasco
3. Casey James Prestwood & The Burning Angels
4. Trout Steak Revival
5. Wire Faces
6. Qbala
7. Dressy Bessy
8. The Reminders
9. The Epilogues
10. J. Fullerton
11. Strangebyrds
12. Taarka
13. Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore
14. Grim&Darling
15. Moors & McCumber
16. The Good Time Travelers
17. Nadalands
18. Bad Habitz
19. The Blue Rider
20. Rob Drabkin
21. The Wendy Woo Band
22. DubSkin
23. The Still Tide
24. Free the Honey
25. Megan Burtt & The Cure For Love
26. The Delta Sonics
27. Los Dreamers
28. Liz Barnez
29. The Burroughs
30. Mr Kneel: Hip-Hop for Families!
31. Little Kids Rock – Cache La Poudre Elementary
32. Emma Marie
33. Downey Sisters

Go to BohemianNights.org for more information about Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, or download their app. 

Collegian Music Critic Alec Erickson can be reached at entertainment@collegian.com or on Twitter @CTV_ACE.