Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival: See the Best Photos

Fans gather near the Scout Stage, overlooking the Hudson River.

Noah Kahan headlined a festival to remember.

Boston-bred singer-songwriter Bebe Stockwell kicked off the festivities on the main stage.

Recent Nashville Now podcast guest Michaela Anne and her band took the Scout Stage in the late afternoon, when temperatures were at their warmest. “I think all my clothes are sticking to me,” she noted. But the weather and sweat did not deter her or her band.

Singer-songwriter Calder Allen brought all of his Texas twang — and charm — to the Scout stage, just as the day reached golden hour. Then the rains came. 

Kahan and his bandmate during his excellent set 

Festivalgoers sang along to every word of Kahan’s set.

After the rain, Gigi Perez tore into crisp, amped-up versions of her songs, playing a bulk of tracks from her excellent and gutting debut album At The Beach, In Every Life.

As the final act of the night at the Scout Stage, Devon Gilfillian kicked off his set by saying exactly what was on everyone’s mind after the 30-minute rain delay: “It’s not too hot now, now we’ve cooled off. Now we can shake, now we can move, now we can get down!”

Hudson Ingram kicked off the Scout Stage on Saturday. In a moment of serendipity, Sydney Rose, his duet partner on the delicate “Don’t Get Me Started,” was also on the Stateside bill, and she joined Ingram for a lovely version today.

Festivalgoers share signs they made for Kahan.

Bo Staloch on the main stage. The rising singer-songwriter kicked off his set with his new single, “From a Different Age,” which shows off what he does well: achingly pretty folk-rock tunes that combine an a delicate croon, subtly atmospheric kick, and gut-punch choruses, sort of like a more anthemic Bon Iver.

Derby, a.k.a. Craig Caldwell, was a subtle curveball for the day’s lineup. The Houston native often fills his music with R&B-tinged Americana; he can do straightahead roots songs, but often tosses in pitch-shifted vocals and other Frank Ocean-style touches.

Austin Jones of Arcy Drive on the Main Stage. An ever-growing crowd gathered to catch the four-piece rock band from Long Island.

Hudson Ingram took the Scout Stage at 1 p.m., clad in jeans, a work shirt and sunglasses and backed by a four-piece band. The 20-year-old combines a boyish charm with something deeper, turning out reflective tunes full of big feelings and sharp storytelling.

Kahan brough intense energy to Stateside. 

With an all-female band and her vocals sharper than ever, Perez’s songs were even more powerful live — and she packed in surprise too, covering Lana del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” and bringing out her little sister Bella for a duet of “Sugar Water.”

Calder Allen brought all of his Texas twang — and charm — to the Scout stage, just as the day reached golden hour. Then it rained. 

Sydney Rose on the Main Stage. Throughout her set, the Georgia-born songwriter tapped into the celestial, her soft croon and heartfelt tracks offering the perfect salve for the sweltering heat.

Rolling Stone Co-Editor in Chief Sean Woods interviews Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione on Friday evening.