The popular BottleRock music festival returned to the Napa Valley Expo in downtown Napa for a sold-out three-day run from May 24-26. Ed Sheeran, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, Norah Jones, Nelly, St. Vincent, Megan Thee Stallion and Mana are among the marquee acts with over 70 performers filling out the three-day festival.
The festival began in 2013 and has been held every year since, except for the COVID-impacted year of 2020. It features four musical stages and one culinary stage.
Stevie Nicks performs on the JaM Cellars Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Stevie Nicks performs on the JaM Cellars Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) BeBe Rexha to performs on the JaM Cellars Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) The Takes open the festival on the Verizon Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) A large crowd stand in the sun as they wait for BeBe Rexha to perform on the JaM Cellars Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Pedro Ezra, Gill Alexandre and Erica Mancini perform with Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello on the Prudential Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Nelly performs on the Verizon Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Boywithuke performs on the Verizon Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) NAPA, CA – MAY 24 – Molly Jennings plays with bubbles in front of the Hendrick’s Gin booth during the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Lucas Azcarraga, from Windsor ,dances with Kara Tripp, from Denver, as they listen to DJ Umami during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Slim walks his pet cucumber as Clay Mazing swings a lasso and Molly Jennings plays with bubbles in front of the Hendrick’s Gin booth during the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Saturday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Megan Thee Stallion performs on the Verizon Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on Friday. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) Bebe Rexha performs on the JaM Cellars Stage during the first day of the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival on May 24, 2024. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald)