NAIMA performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024. This story was first published in the M-A Chronicle.  NAPA, Calif. — Among wine moms, rock bands and DJs emerges a 14-year-old and her guitar. “I’m NAIMA,” she tells the crowd before diving into…

Ed Sheeran performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2024. Photos: Steve Carlson/STAFF and Matt Pang/STAFF. NAPA — It was just a couple of songs into Ed Sheeran’s headlining BottleRock set when he told a story of his first hit, “The A Team,”…

Pearl Jam performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2024. Photos by Matt Pang/STAFF and Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — It may not have been Sunday, but the Church of Pearl Jam was in session as dusk fell over the Napa Valley Expo. It’s…

Stevie Nicks performs during BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 24, 2024. Courtesy. All other photos: Sean Liming/STAFF. NAPA — After dropping from the BottleRock Napa Valley lineup in 2021 due to continued Covid concerns, Stevie Nicks was due to return. That finally came to…

Grace McKagan, courtesy. When her punk band the Pink Slips broke up during the early part of the pandemic and Grace McKagan set out as a solo artist, she wanted to show off a different, softer side of her music. Her first solo EP, 2022’s Heart of Hearts, showed…

St. Vincent performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 23, 2021. She will perform an AfterDark show during BottleRock Napa Valley in May. Steve Carlson/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock Napa Valley revealed the festival’s adjacent night shows, called “AfterDark shows.” They’ll once again take place across the…

The Offspring performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 9, 2021. They play at BottleRock Napa this May. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley announced its lineup this week. Odds are, I’ll once again be covering at least one day. Every year I swear it’s my last because of my…

BottleRock 2022, courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley will again sell a limited number of advance tickets to next spring’s festival before the holidays. The holiday presale three-day general admission, VIP, Skydeck and Platinum tickets will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. Additionally, American Express cardholders can get early access…

Bad Bunny performs at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 14, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF. The producers of BottleRock have unveiled a new Latin music festival that will take place the weekend after its flagship event at the Napa Valley Expo. The two-day Festival La Onda will take place using…

BottleRock Napa Valley JaM Cellars stage in 2023. Courtesy. BottleRock Napa Valley concluded its 10th annual festival on Sunday and announced a presale for next year’s festival, which will be held from May 24 to 26 at the Napa Valley Expo. A limited supply of three-day general admission tickets…