Kettlehouse Amphitheatre

This year Big Thief closed out the 2026 concert season with pleasant (for this time year) temperatures in the 60’s, which for the sold-out crowd was perfect.

William Munoz writes, "One thing that performers like Orville Peck are doing, especially for country music, is getting new fans and challenging the old fans to see life differently."

William Munoz writes, "Dierks Bentley is no stranger to Missoula. Each time he has played in town he brings out enthusiastic fans."

Montana’s own Kitchen Dwellers are headlining a tour this summer with two of the more solid and traditional bluegrass bands; Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters.

William Munoz writes, "They are Americana at its best and on a co-headlining tour with St Paul & The Broken Bones, they stopped at the banks of the Blackfoot River to play at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater."

William Munoz writes, "Given the sold-out concert at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater, they are doing it right and making music that is resonating with an increasing number of fans."

As spring moves toward summer, the outdoor concert season in western Montana is heating up.

William Munoz writes, "Once they start playing the 75-minute set, the people in the crowd never stop moving. It is no wonder that they are gaining the entourage of devoted fans."

Traditional bluegrass influenced by folk and rock was front and center on the Kettlehouse stage recently with The Dead South and opener Goodnight Texas.

When Slash, the lead guitarist from Guns N Roses, decided to put together a 29-date tour with a number of blues legends, he began the tour at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater in Missoula.