The annual High Water Festival returned to scenic Riverfront Park in Charleston this past weekend, marking their first year without the fest’s founders and curators Shovel & Rope being involved in the proceedings. The overall lineup didn’t have the same synergy as years past, but the excitement level was high throughout the two-day event, with fans embracing both established names (Lord Huron, Waxahatchee, Mt. Joy) and rising newcomers (filpturn, Gigi Perez, Goldie Boutilier), along with the Julien Baker faithful showing up to support her new country project with TORRES.
Photographer Josh Darr made the rounds both days to capture a mix of live sets and festival atmosphere. Check out some highlights below.
DAY ONE


Lord Huron







Mt. Joy

Mt. Joy



Julien Baker & TORRES






Joy Oladokun









Backseat Lovers

Backseat Lovers


Amos Lee


Amos Lee

DAY TWO


Waxahatchee




flipturn

flipturn

flipturn


Goldie Boutilier


Trampled By Turtles





Counting Crows

Gigi Perez


The War and Treaty

The War and Treaty

The War and Treaty


Wild Rivers

Wild Rivers



