Pure Imagination
Pure Imagination is an inaugural music event with a mission to bring diversity of sound and culture to a picturesque, inspiring outdoor setting. With an eco-friendly focus, a curated and diverse line-up, Pure Imagination will create a unique musical experience marrying soundscape and landscape while leaving limited impact on the environment and the gorgeous topography of Prescott, Arizona.
Artist LineUp
See our awesome line-up below.
Dawes
Los Angeles based rock band Dawes, sets a tone all its own. With the crunchy chordal cadence that brings their Laurel Canyon sound into being, Dawes delivers rootsy, guitar-based rock. Dawes began their journey in the San Fernando Valley back in 2009, it was the year of the Ox, but don’t be fooled, these guys are No Bulls#$t. Having played with, for, and against some of rock’n roll’s most illustrious icons, the merry men have picked up more than a few things when it comes to sticking around and what it means to be a true BAND.
Talib Kweli
After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with Mos Def as one-half of Black Star, partnering with producer Hi-Tek for Reflection Eternal, releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, or Madlib, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of instrumental.
Fantastic Negrito
When you listen to Fantastic Negrito, you’re invited to hear the story of life after destruction. Each song is a real story about a musician from Oakland who experienced the highs of a million-dollar record deal, the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma, and is now in the midst of a rebirth that took him from the streets of Oakland to the world stage.
Rising Appalachia
As world travelers for nearly two decades, Rising Appalachia have merged multiple global music influences with their own southern roots to create the inviting new folk album, Leylines. Remarkably the band has built its legion of listeners independently — a self-made success story that has led to major festival appearances and sold-out shows at venues across the country.
Nikki Lane
Nikki Lane’s stunning third album Highway Queen sees the young Nashville singer emerge as one of country and rock’s most gifted songwriters. Co-produced by Lane and fellow singer-songwriter, Jonathan Tyler, this emotional tour-de-force was recorded at Matt Pence’s Echo Lab studio in Denton, Texas as well as at Club Roar with Collin Dupuis in Nashville, Tennessee. Blending potent lyrics, unbridled blues guitars and vintage Sixties country-pop swagger, Lane’s new music will resonate as easily with Lana Del Rey and Jenny Lewis fans as those of Neil Young and Tom Petty.
Katie Pruitt
Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Katie Pruitt is in the midst of a series of breakout years following her widely acclaimed, 2020 debut album, Expectations. Co-produced by Pruitt and her close friend Mike Robinson, the record finds Pruitt exploring complex emotional ground, covering topics such as mental illness, toxic relationships and the frustraton and difficulties of growing up gay in the Christian South.
Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet, the Los Angeles band responsible for four albums of energetic and diversified alt rock; and are known for writing anthemic hits like “California,” – the infectious theme of the popular four-season TV series The O.C; the vibrant fan favorite, “Do The Panic” and the gritty, punk-propelled “Big Brat”.
A band known for their wildly exciting shows with deep fan engagement – many found Greenwald literally hanging from the rafters of the venue to entertain the masses on more than one occasion. Having toured with No Doubt, Incubus and many others, Phantom Planet quickly earned the fans’ staunch loyalty through a combination of stellar musicianship and their compelling material.
Ponderosa Grove
Ponderosa Grove is a collaboration of award-wining singer/songwriter Candace Devine, Drew Hall, and Joshua Taylor. They play often as an acoustic trio or in various set ups all the way to a 9-piece band with a horn section.
The Talbott Brothers
The Talbott Brothers are an alternative—indie-pop duo that combine honest songwriting with down-to-earth messages that prove to be prevalent in today’s world. Originally from Imperial, Nebraska, they now call Portland, Oregon home. The duo comes back to the stage nationally in 2022 with the full band that will spotlight an evolving new sound on stage.
Chateau Chateau
The band has often been noted for their colorful, flamboyant, and party-like vibe that is best on display in their wild and freaky performances. Despite this festive atmosphere surrounding the band, you can find a much darker, sobering, and visceral imagery in their lyrics, as they frequent the deep end of subjects like mental illnesses, addiction, and queer identity.
Walt Richardson
Having started as a street musician and working his way up to world tours, Richardson has been celebrated as an inductee into Arizona’s Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.
Stephy Leigh & the Lullaby League
Stephy Leigh’s unique voice has been compared to the likes of Dolly Parton, Brandie Carlile, Wanda Jackson and Gillian Welch. With their 3-part harmonies, mariachi-style trumpets and a driving rhythm section, Stephy Leigh & the Lullaby League is proud to represent Prescott, Arizona’s ever-growing Americana-folk music scene. The band is currently booking for the spring and summer touring season. Their latest EP, “Happy Birthday You Fool,” is out now.
The Cross-Eyed Possum
The Cross-Eyed Possum is an Arizona based band that plays original blues rock, acoustic, and jazz music. They recently released a new album, Worn Down Car.
Unparalleled BEAUTY OF THE GRANITE DELLS
Located in Prescott. Watson Lake is in the breathtaking high desert of Northern Arizona with moderate and inviting seasons, clean air, stunning lakes, the Granite Dells and out of this world natural landscapes.
Official Fan-to-Fan Exchange
Pure Imagination has Partnered with Lyte to give their fans a way to get official passes after sell out.
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Proceeds from Pure Imagination Festival proudly support the following 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues, disability, or age-related problems.
Arizona Serve
A program of Prescott College. Arizona Serve connects passionate people with transformative community projects to fight poverty.
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Center for Biological Diversity
Because Life is Good. The Center for Biological Diversity works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
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Prescott Chamber of Commerce
The Mission of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce is to provide leadership and resources to create a vibrant business environment for Prescott.
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