Courtney Barnett

Kurt Vile & The Violators

The California Honeydrops

Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge

Skyway Man 

Held in an intimate venue set amidst an expansive landscape, Sound Summit is a musical gathering like no other in the Bay Area. The festival is staged at the historic Mountain Theater, a 4000-seat natural stone amphitheater with stunning views of San Francisco, the Bay, and the Pacific beyond. 

Produced as an annual celebration of Mount Tamalpais State Park by Roots & Branches Conservancy, Sound Summit has to date donated $250,000 to Mount Tam, a treasure of the local landscape. Just recently, the festival funded the restoration of the Steep Ravine Trail, one of the mountain’s most beloved and well-traveled, which is now reopen after being closed to the public for over six months.

And just as rewarding, we’ve been able to do so fueled by the likes of Wilco, Bob Weir & Phil Lesh, Herbie Hancock, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lord Huron, The War On Drugs, Sierra Ferrell, Jim James, Grace Potter, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Father John Misty, Los Lobos, Dr. John & The Night Trippers, Bill Frisell, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Faye Webster, Fruit Bats, Kevin Morby, Nikki Lane, Allah-Las, Vetiver, The Mother Hips, Brokedown In Bakersfield, The Stone Foxes, Con Brio, Cha Wa, and many more, providing an incredible soundtrack to a stirring backdrop.

The same venue was the site of the Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Festival (the first rock festival in America) in the summer of 1967 – the Summer of Love – a week before Monterey Pop. Over 30 bands including Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, and The Byrds played over two days to a buoyant and colorful crowd and unknowingly birthed a tradition that’s still thriving a half-century later. In that respect, Sound Summit is treading on hallowed musical ground and keeping the vibe alive for all the best reasons.

The success of Sound Summit and the potential for it to remain a joyful and beneficial experience lies to a great extent in your hands. Given the sensitive nature of the environment in which we’re allowed to hold this celebration, it’s key that you tread lightly, respect the mountain, be kind and courteous to your fellow concertgoers, and follow the few rules we ask of you.

So come join us for a day of great music and community a bit closer to the clouds and help Mount Tam continue to nourish and inspire. Consider your presence some good deed-doing for a very special place in the neighborhood. Hope to see you on the mountain!

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

COVID-19 WARNING: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any place where people gather. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. By attending Sound Summit, you assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other communicable disease or illness, or a bacteria, virus or other pathogen capable of causing a communicable disease or illness, whether occurring before, during, or after the event, however caused or contracted, and voluntarily waive all claims and potential claims against TIXR, Roots & Branches Conservancy, California State Parks and their affiliated entities relating to such risks.

The health and safety of the Sound Summit community is our top priority. If protocols evolve regarding public gatherings, we will post all requirements for fans to adhere to prior to the festival dates here on our website. You expressly agree to comply with all Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinance, regulations, and the rules set forth by the Sound Summit event organizers when attending Sound Summit.

Please see our website for further details: soundsummit.net