Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip Music Festival

10/03/2026

We see a familiar name on that nomination list! 👀🎸

If you had a great time with us at the Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip this August, head over to Ameripolitan Awards Productions and give us a “second” for Festival of the Year! 🖤

We’d sure love to make that final ballot. We’ll celebrate together in August, 2027 💃🏻🕺🏻🔥

09/04/2026

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08/25/2026

Happy Birthday to the marketing mastermind behind the Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip — Carrie Sanchez! 🎂🎸❤️

So much of what happens behind the scenes of a festival goes unseen, but this festival simply would not have been the success it was without Carrie. From Los Angeles, she spent the last nine months pouring her creativity, talent and marketing magic into helping us bring our idea to life — and she even made the trip to Ohio with her husband Tavis to celebrate and support everything we built together!

Today seems like the perfect day to give some well-deserved recognition to the woman behind so much of the magic.

If you’re looking for an incredible marketing expert, especially in the music industry, we can’t recommend Carrie enough! More info at www.alongcomescarrie.com

Happy Birthday, Carrie! So grateful you took this road trip with us. ❤️🎶🎸

08/18/2026

You asked, we listened! 🎸🔥

After selling out at the festival, we’ve had LOTS of requests for 2026 Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip T-shirts & Merch — so we’re opening up ONE LAST CHANCE to get yours!

👕 Order 2026 festival shirts online while you can. Once this run is done, 2026 merch is officially gone for good! Store to remain open until October 1st, 2026.

Thank you for all the love and for making the first year one to remember. ❤️🎶

ORDER HERE:

08/16/2026

The two crazy people who thought, “Hey, let’s start a rockabilly festival.”

From a simple idea to a stage full of incredible music and a crowd we’ll never forget — Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip founders Alex Sandstrom & Nicole DeFreitas, taking it all in 😎

Pretty damn cool seeing our crazy idea come to life🔥

Who wants to do it again in 2027? ✋

08/05/2026

We are incredibly honored by this review from Saving Country Music!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who made the inaugural Great Lakes Rockabilly Road Trip such a success—our artists, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and every single person who came out to support the festival. This recognition belongs to all of you.

We hope you enjoy the article! 🎸

Rockabilly music as a genre is well over 70 years old. And yet it survives, coming back in style every few decades as artists from new generations discover it and recognize its coolness and cultural cache.