Past events

sEvery year of Golden Road Festival so far. Pick a year and have a look around.

Golden Road Festival 2023

The first one. Where all of this started.

Photographs by Jay Blakesberg.

• Everybody, last song
• Poolside, before anything started
• Massage tables and a soundcheck
• Blankets down early
• Warming up on the lawn
• Old friends, golden hour
• Sunshine daydream
• String lights and a full mug
• The lawn at sunset
• Front of the crowd, second set
• Somebody said something funny
• Under the lights
• Cold night, good blankets
• The last stretch
• Fire pit at the back of the lawn

Golden Road Festival 2024

Year two. Same road, more people on it.

• Golden hour, everybody up
• Afternoon set against the hills
• Chairs out, sun still up
• Twiddle shirt and a good hat
• Dancing before dinner
• Flat out by the water
• Name tags and roses
• Bass under a blue sky
• Two guitars, last of the light
• Blankets on, still dancing
• Second set, all the way red
• Inside, singing it out
• Late set, black and white
• Two in the morning, still here

Golden Road Festival 2025

Lanier Islands Legacy Lodge, Buford GA. Three days by the water.

• The lake stage at sundown
• The vendor room
• Sitting down with the artists
• Steps out front, before the set
• Made a friend
• Bubbles on the steps
• Dancing in the aisles
• Soundcheck under the pavilion
• Dinner on the lawn
• The band, out back
• Guitar and keys, going at it
• Front and center
• Voices up, late set