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Sweetwater 420 Fest: Rock music lovers can catch select acts on live webcast this weekend

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By Stephanie Toone
April 20, 2018

Love Bennett Wales but neglected to snag Sweetwater 420 Fest tickets? Hold that thought, because your friends at Sweetwater 420 just announced a bit of news that will result in a truly euphoric weekend.

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Sweetwater 420 Fest and nugs.tv  just announced its lineup of Sweetwater 420 acts that can be viewed through a live webcast beginning at 1:30 p.m. Friday ET. The live stream will air all weekend, featuring acts like Sister Sparrow, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Tedeschi Trucks Band and more.

All sets featured on the free webcast will be broadcast from the event’s main SweetWater Stage live from Centennial Olympic Park.

The webcast begins on Friday afternoon with a set from Colorado funk band The Motet at 1:30 ET. The Colorado band jam session will continue with nugs.tv live streaming two sets of The String Cheese Incident starting at 8 tonight. Saturday’s simulcast starts with Georgia’s own Funk You at noon Virginia’s Bennett Wales & the Relief’s performance will live stream Sunday.

Peep the full webcast schedule here:

All times are ET.

The Motet 1:30-3:15 p.m.Friday

The String Cheese Incident 8-11 p.m. Friday

Funk You noon-12:45 p.m. Saturday

SOJA 3-4:45 Saturday

JRAD 5:15-8 p.m. Saturday

Tedeschi Trucks Band 8:30-11 p.m. Saturday

Bennett Wales noon-12:45 p.m. Sunday

Sister Sparrow 1 -2:30 p.m. Sunday

Greensky Bluegrass 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday

Umphrey's McGee 7-10 p.m. Sunday

ExploreWatch the webcast here.

SweetWater 420 Fest 

April 20-22. $123 (general admission three-day pass) and $353 (VIP three-day pass). Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. W NW, Atlanta. 1-877-987-6487, www.sweetwater420fest.com.

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