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Antibalas performs on the Main Stage at the Nelsonville Music Festival on Thursday, May 31, 2018. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)

PHOTOS: Day One of NMF ’18


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Thursday, May 31 marked the kick off for the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival on the grounds of the historic Robbins Crossing in Nelsonville. WOUB was there to capture the action, and we have these images to prove it. 

Megan Bee was one of the first acts to perform at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. Here she is on the free Boxcar Stage. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Mary Lattimore mesmerizes the early Thursday crowd at the festival with her ethereal sounds. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Radattack puts on a rowdy set at the Porch Stage. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Julia Cumming of Sunflower Bean performs on the Main Stage at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Julia Cumming sported an impressive embroidered shift dress and Aladdin Sane lightening bolt-style ankle boots during Sunflower Bean’s set on the Main Stage at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Justin Gordon performs on the Boxcar Stage at the Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
Some people take the historic vibe of Robbins Crossing quite seriously. (WOUB Public Media/Marie Swartz)
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Shannon Lay performs during her Gladden Session at the Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
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The Black Angels perform on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Antibalas performs on the Main Stage at the Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Megan Bee during her Gladden House Session. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Megan Bee at the Gladden House. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Radattack at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Radattack at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)
Radattack performing at the 2018 Nelsonville Music Festival. (WOUB Public Media/Jordan Kelley)