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Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters make plans for Walla Walla

Carolyn Lamberson

Mumford & Sons, the popular British folk pop outfit, will be stopping over in Walla Walla this summer, bringing the Foo Fighters, the Flaming Lips, Jenny Lewis, the Vaccines, and a couple dozen more national and regional acts along for the ride.

Since 2012, Mumford & Sons has hosted a series of "Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers," two-night festivals in smaller communities that are off the beaten track. In addition to the Walla Walla Stopover on Aug. 14-15, the caravan will stop over in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Waverly, Iowa, Salida, Colorado and Aviemore, Scotland.

Whitman College's Athletic Field will host the headlining concerts and Veterans Memorial Golf Course will be closed to accommodate camping for 26,000 people. Tickets are $199 for the two-day festival and will go on sale Friday through the Mumford website. Our colleagues at the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin have the scoop here.

Meanwhile, Mumford & Sons will have a new record, "Wilder Mind," out on May 4. It's their third album and a follow-up to their platinum-selling "Babel."

Of course, last time the band was in Eastern Washington was in 2013 for Sasquatch at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George. During some downtime, they hooked up with Elvis Costello for this little number. Enjoy: