During the holidays, tickets for the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival have been on sale for $145 for a 4-day pass and $245 for a 4-day pass and camping. That’s $30 below their normal price and the sale ends Friday, January 27 at 5pm. After that date, the price of all Telluride 4-day passes and camping packages will increase to their normal rates. Single-day tickets to the festival will be available in the spring, once the full lineups have been confirmed. The dates for this year’s festival are June 15-18, 2006.

The 33rd Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival lineup includes the Sam Bush Band, Tim O”Brien Band, Del McCoury Band, Bela Fleck, Nickel Creek, Yonder Mountain String Band, Peter Rowan, Shawn Camp, John Cowan, Jerry Douglas Band, and Edgar Meyer. In addition, the festival features headliners the Barenaked Ladies, Bonnie Raitt, and John Prine. The annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival attracts nearly 10,000 “festivarians” to the historic mining town of Telluride (population 2000), nestled in the majestic San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.

Purchase tickets online at Bluegrass.com or call them at 800-624-2422.