TopHouse + PigPen Theatre Co.: Live at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Don't miss TopHouse + PigPen Theatre Co.: Live at the Blue Ridge Music Center on Saturday, July 18, 2026!
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Blue Ridge Music Center (Milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, VA)
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Gates open at 5:45pm; show begins at 7:00pm
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: $30 in advance / $35 day-of / $15 kids 12 & under
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: General admission - bring a lawn chair or blanket for grass seating in the outdoor amphitheater
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱/𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸: Pack a picnic or purchase from our on-site food vendor, Bluffs Restaurant. (Alcoholic beverages prohibited per National Park policies)
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𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄:
TopHouse is a Montana-raised Americana/folk band made up of Jesse Davis, Joe Larson, Will Cook, and Andy LaFave.
Created in 2015, the band began as a duo when two Music Composition majors at the University of Montana, guitarist/songwriter Jesse Davis and violinist William Cook, realized they loved playing music together and wanted to start - immediately. This first iteration of TopHouse, a Celtic-folk instrumental duo, was joined by singer, songwriter, and guitar/banjo player Joseph Larson in 2016. Joseph's addition rounded out the group's sound and vaulted TopHouse to local fame, with the Missoulian naming TopHouse one the top 5 best new bands. TopHouse moved to Nashville, TN in October of 2019. In 2020, they wrote, recorded, and released their second album, Snapshot, and in 2021 TopHouse was invited to be the house band for Tennessee Brew Works. The next change came in 2022 when pianist Andy LaFave joined the band.
They are currently working on their newest music release.
"Fast-paced, high-energy foot stompers. Ballads that'll make you cry. It's kind of like a rock band married old-fashioned bluegrass and had a little baby. And named it TopHouse."
More information: tophousetheband.com/
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗣𝗜𝗚𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢.:
A band of storytellers, PigPen Theatre Co. began creating their unique brand of theatre, music, and film as freshmen at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2007. They have since performed, produced, and licensed their original plays in New York and all over the world. PigPen's debut album, "Bremen", was named #10 album of the year in The Huffington Post's 2012 Grammy preview, sending PigPen on tour playing to sold-out crowds across the country. In 2015, they performed at Mumford & Sons' Gentlemen of the Road Festival and made their feature film debut in "Ricki and the Flash" starring Meryl Streep. Following numerous regional theatre premieres for their original stage musicals and a three-year residency at New York's Little Island, PigPen created the music and lyrics for the 2024 Tony-nominated Broadway musical, Water for Elephants, which is now touring nationally.