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
