Under the Big Sky
Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses performs during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Some friends enjoy bag toss during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Justin Townes Earle performs on the Great Northern Stage during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Leonard Govenettio and Brent Jameson of Jameson and the Sordid Seeds perform during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Nikki Lane performs during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
Crowds pass by during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
The moon hangs above the crowds during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
The front of the crowd anxiously awaits Band of Horses during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
A young concert-goer gets a lift during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
The Govenettio family, left, brought 19 siblings and in-laws from Buffalo, New York, to watch Leonard Govenettio perform with Jameson and the Sordid Seeds at the Under the Big Sky festival on Saturday. The family surprised Leonard, who has lived in Whitefish since 2003, before the concert, and the group was at the front of the line to cheer him on during the festival — complete with matching shirts. Leonard’s brother Dominick said it was an emotional experience, and he’s grateful to have been able to support Leonard with the family. “He never had prom, never had a big…
Leonard Govenettio of Jameson and the Sordid Seeds performs during the Under the Big Sky music festival over the weekend at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish. (Daniel McKay/Whitefish Pilot)
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Roughly 15,000 people from Montana and across the country showed up for the two-day Under the Big Sky Festival, held at Big Mountain Ranch just east of town. The festival featured acts such as Band of Horses and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, as well as local artists like Jameson and the Sordid Seeds and Mike Murray.