Kenny Wayne Shepherd to headline Ramblin’ Man Fair 2019

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd will headline the Outlaw Country Stage at this year’s festival - as the first acts for the Marshall Amplification VIP Sessions are revealed

Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Image credit: Mark Seliger)

Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been confirmed today as a headliner for this year’s Ramblin’ Man Fair.

The UK’s festival of rock, prog, country and blues will take place at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, between July 19-21, with bands including Foreigner, Anathema, Beth Hart, The Darkness, Black Stone Cherry, Airbourne, Ugly Kid Joe and Cheap Trick (opens in new tab) set to appear.

Five-time Grammy nominee Shepherd will headline the Outlaw Country Stage in support of his new album The Traveler (opens in new tab), which will be released on May 31 through Provogue/Mascot Label Group.

Ramblin’ Man Fair organisers have also confirmed the first artists who will play at the Marshall Amplification VIP Sessions which will take place at The VIP Bar.

Raveneye, Bad Touch and Otis will play on the Saturday, while Blackwater Conspiracy will perform on the Saturday and Sunday.

For tickets, visit the official website, while the full lineup announced so far can be seen below.

Here’s how Ramblin’ Man Fair became the UK's most interesting rock festival (opens in new tab).

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.