The 2023 Red Ants Pants Music Festival info has been announced with big name headliners, ticket prices, camping details, and everything you'll need to know to have a great time in White Sulphur Springs this July.

It's been named the "Montana Event of the Year" by the Montana Office of Tourism for so many reasons, and music lovers have made the Red Ants Pants Music Festival the focal point of their summers since 2011. Here's the full schedule that was released on April 1st, 2023:

Red Ants Pants 2023 poster - RAP Facebook
Red Ants Pants 2023 poster - RAP Facebook
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  • WHAT: Red Ants Pants Music Festival 2023
  • WHERE: White Sulphur Springs, Montana
  • WHEN: July 27th through July 30th, 2023
  • TICKETS: $175 for General Admission 3-day weekend pass, $500 for VIP 3-day weekend pass, $70 for single day passes
  • Kids 12 and under are free, and there are lots of kids' activities at the festival
  • CAMPING: $35 per person, and camping passes are for festival pass holders only

Please note that all purchases are final. There are severe weather precautions but the festival is held rain or shine. All tickets are non-refundable.

  • Thursday, July 27th
  • 11:00 AM Festival Campground opens to the public
  • 12 PM SHUTTLE: Operation begins, runs continuously between town and the festival grounds
  • 3 PM – 9 PM DOWNTOWN: Wristband Exchange in front of the Red Ants Pants shop
  • 8:00 PM DOWNTOWN: FREE Street Dance Begins! Opener: Kenan Flannery
  • 9:00 PM DOWNTOWN: FREE Street Dance, Main Street White Sulphur! Headliner: Denim & Dust
  • 2:30 AM SHUTTLE: Service ends
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  • Friday, July 28th

  • 8:00 AM SHUTTLE: Operation begins, runs continuously between town and the festival grounds
  • 2:00 PM MAIN GATE: Wristband Exchange opens at the Main Entrance to the Festival Grounds
  • 3:00 PM FESTIVAL GROUNDS OPEN: All arts/crafts and food/beer/wine vendors open
  • 3:30 PM SIDE STAGE: Cowboy Larry, Montana Side Stage Ambassador
  • 3:30 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 4:00 PM MAIN STAGE: Dusty The Kid & The Recession Special
  • 5:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: Joe Sullivan
  • 5:00 PMish DEMO AREA: TBA
  • 5:00 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 5:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Stephanie Quayle
  • 6:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: Sarah King
  • 6:30 PMish DEMO AREA: TBA
  • 6:30 PMish KIDS TENT: MOSS – TBA
  • 7:00 PM MAIN STAGE: American Aquarium
  • 8:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: Abby Webster
  • 8:30 PM MAIN STAGE: The War and Treaty
  • 9:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: The Long Way Back
  • 10:00 PM MAIN STAGE: The Wood Brothers
  • 2:30 AM SHUTTLE: Service ends
Photo by Maxime Bhm on Unsplash
Photo by Maxime Bhm on Unsplash
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  • Saturday, July 29th
  • 8:00 AM SHUTTLE: Operation begins, runs continuously between town and the festival grounds
  • 9:00 AM CAMPGROUND: Yoga! North side of the campground near the gate. Bring your own mat and water!
  • 10:00 AM MAIN GATE: Wristband Exchange opens at the Main Entrance to the Festival Grounds
  • 11:00 AM FESTIVAL GROUNDS OPEN: All arts/crafts and food/beer/wine vendors open
  • 11:00 AM HAY WAGON: Rides begin, service throughout the day until the horses get tired
  • 11:00 AM SIDE STAGE: Beard and Moustache Competition
  • 11:00 AM DEMO AREA: Crosscut Competition Practice Time
  • 11:00 AM KIDS TENT: TBD
  • 11:50 AM MAIN STAGE: Presentation of the Flags, WSS American Legion Auxiliary
  • 11:55 AM MAIN STAGE: Welcome from Meagher County Commission
  • 12:00 PM MAIN STAGE: National Anthem
  • 12:05 PM MAIN STAGE: Goodnight Moonshine
  • 1:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: Amy Kate
  • 1:00 PMish DEMO AREA: TBA
  • 1:00 PMish KIDS AREA: MOSS – TBA
  • 1:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Logan Ledger
  • 2:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: Hayley Lynn
  • 2:30 PMish DEMO AREA: TBA
  • 2:30 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 3:00 PM MAIN STAGE: Kaitlin Butts
  • 4:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: Jessie Thoreson & The Crown Fire
  • 4:00 PMish DEMO AREA: TBD
  • 4:00 PMish KIDS TENT: TBD
  • 4:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Arlo McKinley
  • 5:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Red Ants Pants Fashion Show
  • 5:30 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 6:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: SmallTown Strings
  • 6:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Madeline Edwards
  • 7:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: Wild Horses
  • 8:00 PM MAIN STAGE: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
  • 9:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: Bark Point.
  • 10:00 PM MAIN STAGE: Larkin Poe
  • 2:30 AM SHUTTLE: Service ends
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
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  • Sunday, July 30th
  • 8:00 AM SHUTTLE: Operation begins, runs continuously between town and the festival grounds
  • 9:00 AM CAMPGROUND: Yoga! North side of the campground near the gate. Bring your own mat and water!
  • 10:00 AM MAIN GATE: Wristband Exchange opens at the Main Entrance to the Festival Grounds
  • 11:00 AM FESTIVAL GROUNDS OPEN: All arts/crafts and food/beer/wine vendors open
  • 11:00 AM HAY WAGON: Rides begin, service throughout the day until the horses get tired
  • 11:00 AM SIDE STAGE: Family Hymn Singalong with Alaine Grace
  • 11:00 AM DEMO AREA: Crosscut Contest Preliminaries – women’s, men’s, and co-ed divisions!
  • 11:00 AM KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 12:00 PM MAIN STAGE: The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers
  • 1:00 PMish SIDE STAGE: Marcedes Carroll
  • 1:00 PMish DEMO AREA: TBA
  • 1:00 PMish KIDS TENT: MOSS – TBA
  • 1:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Tami Neilson
  • 2:30 PMish SIDE STAGE: Tanner Laws
  • 2:30 PMish DEMO AREA: Crosscut Competition Finals
  • 2:30 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 3:00 PM MAIN STAGE: Ned LeDoux
  • 4:00 PM SIDE STAGE: The Dead & Down
  • 4:00 PMish KIDS TENT: TBA
  • 4:30 PM MAIN STAGE: Tanya Tucker
  • 6:00 PM Festival Grounds Close
  • 8:00 PM SHUTTLE: Service ends
  • Monday, July 31st
  • 12:00 PM CAMPGROUND CLOSED

The Red Ants Pants Music Festival was founded in 2011. It is designed to bring people together and is a program of the 501(c)(3) Red Ants Pants Foundation. Our non-profit is dedicated to women’s leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural communities. We use proceeds from the festival to fund our community grants and run our timber skills work shops and Girl’s Leadership Program.

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