In its second year, the Rebels and Renegades Festival brought thousands of fans to the Monterey County Fair and Event Center over three days, from Friday, Oct. 6-Sunday, Oct. 8. The festival also brought wide-ranging talent, from regional bands like Santa Cruz-based Devil Makes Three and Oakland-based California Honeydrops, and big national names like Chicago-based Wilco, which headlined on the final day of the festival.
But a Texas thread ran heavily throughout, with bands like Charley Crockett—with a classic country sound infused with traditional blues—drawing more adoring fans than rock shows like Kurt Vile and Wilco.
Although the festival broadly incorporated a range of genres, including soul, blues and rock, the underlying country twang was an element that tied most acts together. That spirit also infused festivalgoers' fashion, which was heavy on cowboy boots, cowboy hats and fringes.
Like it did in year one, the festival utilized two stages. Unlike year one, this iteration incorporated the main stage in the arena, with multiple artists referencing the legacy of Jimi Hendrix famously setting his guitar on fire during the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
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