Buckle Up Music Festival

The Buckle Up Music Festival was a three-day country music festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, at Sawyer Point Yeatman's Cove on the banks of the Ohio River. The festival's inaugural event took place July 18–20, 2014. It featured over 80 performances on six stages. The festival was founded by MidPoint Music Festival co-founder and former Fountain Square managing director Bill Donabedian.
Headliners for the inaugural year included Willie Nelson, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Emmylou Harris and Alabama band.
Buckle Up coordinators also gave local artists an opportunity to showcase their music during the event. Some of the local artists at the 2014 festival included: Kentucky Struts, Straw Boss, Bobby Mackey, The Tillers, Kentucky Timbre, & Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle.
Festival Dates.
Buckle Up Music Festival was a summer festival that took place the third weekend in July.
2014 line up.
"River Stage"
Friday: Amanda Shires, The Railers, Ashley Monroe, Jamey Johnson 
Saturday: Lisa Lynn, Joe Pug, The Lone Bellow, Drive By Truckers, Old Crow Medicine Show 
Sunday: Logan Brill, Blackjack Billy, Dylan Scott, Thompson Square
"Bud Light Stage"
Friday: Joshua Scott Jones, Jamie Lynn Spears, David Fanning, Chris Janson, Marty Stuart 
Saturday: Sundy Best, Natalie Stovall and the Drive, Spirit Family Reunion, A Thousand Horses, Kristain Bush of Sugarland 
Sunday: Abigail Rose, Lyndsey Highlander, Dallas Smith, Corey Smith
"Amphitheater Stage"
Friday: The Dan Varner Band, Tyler Childers and the Foodstamsp, Phillip Fox Band, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s, Pistol Holler 
Saturday: Coraless and the Townees, Kentucky Timbre, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle, The 23 String Band, The Tillers 
Sunday: Kentucky Struts, Straw Boss, Bobby Mackey, Noah Smith
"Main Stage"
Friday: Old Dominion, Sturgill Simpson, Eric Paslay, Eli Young Band, Alabama
Saturday: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Houndmouth, Emmylou Harris, Allison Krauss and Union Station, Willie Nelson 
Sunday: Chase Bryant, JT Hodges, Sam Hunt, David Nail, The Band Perry
"Acoustic Stage"
Friday: Andrew Hibbard, Jamison Road, Messerly and Ewing, Sara Haze
Saturday: Wild Carrot, Dean Fields, The Carolines, Caitlyn Smith 
Sunday: Max Fender, Zach Dubois, Michaelis, Ruth Collins
"Lawn Stage"
Friday: Lonesome Jared and the Heartattacks, Alexis Gomez, Sam Lewis, Ashley Martin
Saturday: Shiny and the Spoon, Al Scorch, Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sound, Tall Heights 
Sunday: Honey and Houston, Jetset Getset, Mark Utley and Bulletville, Ty Bates
"VIP Stage Tent"
Friday: Eric Paslay, Phillip Fox Band, Old Dominion, Jamison Road, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55s 
Saturday: Arlo McKinley and the Lonesome Sound, The Tillers, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle, Tall Heights 
Sunday: Sam Hunt, Noah Smith, Corey Smith, Bobby Mackey