GroundUP Music Festival Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup: Snarky Puppy, Flying Lotus, Patrice Rushen, Rickie Lee Jones, Julian Lage and More

Snarky Puppy at GroundUP Music Festival, photo by Osmany Torres

GroundUP Music Festival has unveiled its full artist lineup for 2026. Returning to Miami Beach, Fla.’s Miami Beach Bandshell from March 13-15, Snarky Puppy’s acclaimed festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year with a program featuring 10 groundbreaking acts from an eclectic mix of genres and styles.

“Reaching our 10th year is a celebration of all the artists and audiences who’ve come together to share music without boundaries,” said festival co-founder and venerable multi-instrumentalist Michael League. “Every year we bring different voices and styles, and that diversity, that conversation across genres, is what GroundUP is really all about.”

Beyond Snarky Puppy’s nightly headline performances and Family Dinner special guest sets, this year’s GroundUP bill is led by electronic pathbreaker Flying Lotus and jazz and soul legend Patrice Rushen, both longtime champions of the sort of genre-bending experimentation that thrives at the festival. Talent runs on down the bill with other confirmed sets from Rickie Lee Jones, Bilal, Isaiah Sharkey, Arooj Aftab, Julian Lage, Alain Perez and Varijashree Venugopal, many of whom will join the host band for unprecedented live collaborations. Offstage, attendees can enjoy daily interactive workshops, masterclasses and panels with members of Snarky Puppy, expanding the festival’s community focus past the proscenium.

Tickets for GroundUP Music Festival are available now. Find more information at groundupmusicfestival.com.