Tickets On Sale For Sound Summit Music Festival In Marin County

MILL VALLEY, CA — Fans of the band CAKE will only have to go the distance up to Mount Tamalpais as the band is set to return as the headliner to the Sound Summit Sept. 13 in Mill Valley.

The daylong music festival comes back for a 10th year atop Mount Tam at the historic Mountain Theater.

“We’re looking forward to another eclectic and memorable day on the mountain,” said Michael Nash, Sound Summit producer. “We thought it would be cool to return to our roots for this benchmark and bring back CAKE to helm the event, and they’re psyched to return. Also, curating this Bay Area celebration of Sly’s legacy with music director Larry Batiste has been particularly joyful. The music and lyrics feel as resonant and topical today as when they were written.”

CAKE first appeared at the Mount Tam in 2013, which is the show that inspired Nash to launch Sound Summit in 2015.

Also performing is Canadian alt-pop band Alvvays, indie rockers Real Estate and the self-described “cosmic mountain music” purveyors Wolf Jett. Additionally, there will be a special celebration of Sly & The Family Stone called “Stand!,” which will feature Taj Mahal, Narada Michael Walden, Martin Luther McCoy, Vicki Randle, Rustee Allen, members of Graham Central Station, and more.

Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey of the KNBR’s “Murph and Mac” show will emcee the show once again after hosting from 2006-23. Any Cabic of Vetiver will DJ all day.

The Mountain Theater features 4,000 seats in a natural stone amphitheater. The annual event is produced by Roots and Branches Conservancy, which raised money for Mount Tamalpais State park.

Previous Sound Summits have featured legendary performances by Wilco, The War On Drugs, Lord Huron, Sierra Ferrell, Bob Weir & Phil Lesh, Herbie Hancock, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett, Grace Potter, Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Father John Misty, Jim James, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Los Lobos, Dr. John & The Night Trippers, and many more.

The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at East Ridgecrest Boulevard in Mount Tamalpais State Park and tickets went on sale Friday.