G Fest Muskogee

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G Fest Muskogee
Genre	Pop, Americana, country, folk, bluegrass
Dates	June 15–17, 2017
Location(s)	Hatbox Field, Muskogee, Oklahoma, US
Years active	2016–present
Organized by	Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Website	Official website

G Fest Muskogee is a music festival hosted in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The first G Fest took place in June 2016, featuring 85 musicians, the majority of which were Oklahomans. The lineup included headliners Old Crow Medicine Show, The Avett Brothers , and Kacey Musgraves.^[1]

Merle Haggard was originally slated to headline the final night of G Fest, but he died two months before the festival took place. The festival was dedicated to his memory. The opening of the third day included a proclamation by Oklahoma Governor, Mary Fallin, officially making it "Merle Haggard Day,"^[2] the unveiling of a "Merle Haggard Ave" street sign that will be placed in front of the Muskogee Civic Center[1], and a video of a planned "Merle Haggard Plaza" that will include a life-size statue of Haggard. Artist Richard Hight concluded the ceremony by painting a portrait of Haggard live on stage while "Okie from Muskogee" was playing in the background.^[3]

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