A short Reddit thread on r/electricforest sparked a familiar festival daydream: what if Billy Strings played the Ranch arena right after String Cheese Incident?
Imagine tho..
Ranch arena… after cheese
A man can dream
The post was light on details and heavy on wishful thinking — exactly the kind of riffing that pops up whenever fans imagine lineup matchups. The idea taps into a long-running crossover appeal between the jam-band crowd and modern bluegrass audiences: high-energy string playing following a late-night dance set would be an immediate mood-shift and a surefire crowd-pleaser.
Why fans are into the idea
- Genre crossover: Billy Strings brings virtuosic bluegrass that translates well to festival crowds.
- Set dynamics: a mellow, roots-forward follow-up after a high-energy Cheese set would give the weekend more range.
- Camping-vibes booking: Electric Forest has a history of surprising late-night pairings that create viral moments — this fits that pattern.
Nothing official here — just another fan fantasy threading through the Electric Forest community. Still, if promoters ever want an immediate crowd reaction, dropping Billy Strings into the Ranch slot after String Cheese would be the kind of move that gets people talking long after the festival ends.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/1ojsf3r/billy_strings/
