Zootown Festival Drops Set Times, Adds Surprise Pearl Jam Star

Zootown Music Festival is back for its second installment this summer at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. Join the fun on June 19-June 20.

The concert organizers are creating some hype around the event by releasing the set times and adding a surprise act.

Let's start with the surprise:

Jeff Ament's P.E.S.T. to join the party

Montanan and Pearl Jam legend Jeff Ament is bringing his side project, P.E.S.T., to Zootown this June.

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P.E.S.T will take the Lookout Stage (the smaller stage located inside Clouse Bauer Arena) at 2:50 pm on Saturday.

If you didn't attend Zootown last year, check out my review of the inaugural festival.

READ MORE: My Zootown Festival Review - The Good & The Bad

There are two stages at the festival: Trailhead and Lookout. Trailhead Stage is the main stage located in the large grass area of the Fairgrounds. You won't miss Trailhead when you walk in through the front gates. The Lookout Stage features smaller, local, and emerging bands.

Here's each stage's schedule on both days:

Trailhead Friday

• Samantha McKaige (2:30)
• North Fork Crossing (3:15)
• Joy Oladokun (4:20)
• The Head and the Heart (5:30)
• Rainbow Kitten Surprise (7:00)
• The Lumineers (9:00)

Trailhead Saturday

• Off in the Woods (2:00)
• Alec Shaw (2:55)
• Michael Marcagi (4:00)
• Trampled by Turtles (5:20)
• Tedeschi Trucks Band (6:50)
• The Chicks (9:00)

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Lookout Friday

• Jack Gladstone (2:00)
• Witch Post (2:50)
• Hey, Nothing (3:55)
• Bebe Stockwell (5:00)
• Hazlett (6:30)
• Built to Spill (8:00)

Lookout Saturday

• High Fade (2:00)
• P.E.S.T (2:50)
• Neighbor (3:55)
• Vincent Lima (5:00)
• Robert Randolph (6:10)
• Balthvs (8:00)