Riverfest to feature Girl Talk, Crow, 311

3-day LR festival to host 16 artists

Riverfest announced Tuesday that Sheryl Crow, 311 and Girl Talk will be the headlining artists at this year's Memorial Day weekend festival.

The art, food and music festival takes place annually in downtown Little Rock along the Arkansas River. There are activities scheduled in the Julius Breckling Riverfront Park, Clinton Presidential Park and River Market District.

This year's festival is May 22-24. The event's 16 artists represent a mix of genres, including country, hip-hop, rock, jazz and rap.

Friday's lineup features singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow; hard-rock band Halestorm; the rock band The Pretty Reckless; singer-songwriter Kris Allen, who is from Conway and won the eighth season of American Idol; and the rock band Starset.

On Saturday, the lineup is rock band 311; country singer-songwriter Kip Moore; alternative-rock trio Better Than Ezra; country singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen; hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony; and alternative-rock band Sister Hazel.

Playing Sunday are Girl Talk, a D.J. who specializes in mash-ups and digital sampling; country singer-songwriter Jake Owen; rapper and record producer Big K.R.I.T.; country singer-songwriter Sam Hunt and the New Orleans jam band Galactic, featuring R&B and soul singer Macy Gray.

Riverfest first began in 1978. There were about 250,000 attendees last year.

A three-day pass is $20, plus any service fee charged by the seller. More information is available at www.riverfestarkansas.com.

Verizon and Nokia have signed on to sponsor the festival for the seventh year in a row, according to a news release.

Metro on 03/18/2015

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