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Levitate Music Festival returned to the Marshfield Fairgrounds July 12-13, 2025. This year was back down to two days, but still delivered an action packed lineup. We got the return of Stick Figure after taking last year off to do their big show at the Xfinity Center. They headlined Saturday night, while Dispatch headlined Sunday.
Review and photographs provided by Scott Kepnes.
Galactic, featuring Jelly Joseph, brought the Funk to Lowell, Massachusetts on July 11, 2025. The concert was part of the Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park. The New Orleans based Galactic band members are vocalist Angelika “Jelly” Joseph, guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio, drummer Stanton Moore, Hammond organ Richard Vogel, trumpet Eric Gordon, saxophone and harmonica Ben Ellman.
Dispatch came to the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut on June 29, 2025. Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love, and John Butler were all also part of the show. John Butler and Chad Stokes have linked up several times in the past, most notibly for the State Radio and John Butler Trio tour back in 2010. They also linked up at the legendary Madison Square Garden in 2015 for DISPATCH: HUNGER.
When John Butler hit the stage at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, he kicked things off with Wade in the Water. He mixed in top JBT songs like Used to Get High, Better Than, and Zebra. We also of course got another amazing rendition of the ever evolving Ocean, as well as his new song Trippin On You. He ended his set with Funky Tonight.
The Movement and Tribal Seeds brought their Coast 2 Coast Summer Tour to the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts on June 26, 2025. Mike Love was also on the bill, as he opened things up for the night.