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The JAS Labor Day Experience in Aspen is this weekend and country dominated the lineup with Tim McGraw, Shaboozey and more

Sep 2, 2026, 5:52 PM

If you’re still trying to figure out your Labor Day weekend plans, may we suggest pointing your car toward the mountains? The JAS Labor Day Experience kicks off this Friday, Sept. 4 at Snowmass Town Park, and the three-day festival has a lineup that country fans should be paying very close attention to.

Tim McGraw headlines Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. The man has sold more than 104 million records and racked up 49 No. 1 singles. If you’ve never seen him live in a mountain setting, this is the one. Opening for McGraw on Saturday is Shaboozey at 5 p.m. and rising country newcomer Avery Anna at 3 p.m. Then on Sunday, The Red Clay Strays take the headline spot at 7 p.m. with Bonnie Raitt at 5 p.m. and blues powerhouse Christone “Kingfish” Ingram rounding out the day.

The festival also features Benson Boone headlining Friday night and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue opening the weekend, plus JAS After Dark late-night shows at the Paul JAS Center in downtown Aspen featuring Cimafunk (Friday), Jan Blomqvist (Saturday) and Kingfish again on Sunday.

From Denver, Aspen is about a four-hour drive through some of the most beautiful scenery in Colorado, and honestly, there are worse ways to spend a long weekend than soaking in mountain air and watching Tim McGraw, The Red Clay Strays and Shaboozey play against the Elk Mountains. Passes are available at jazzaspensnowmass.org. 

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The JAS Labor Day Experience in Aspen is this weekend and country dominated the lineup with Tim McGraw, Shaboozey and more