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Music festival season has been bringing together some dream pairings of acts that wouldn’t usually cross paths. In April, Olivia Rodrigo joined No Doubt during a special reunion performance at Coachella. Then, just last week, Ed Sheeran fulfilled a childhood dream when he performed with the Offspring at BottleRock Fest. And this past weekend, Noah Kahan took the stage at Railbird Festival for a headlining performance, where he was joined for a duet with Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz.
When the lineup for the Lexington, Kentucky festival was first announced in March, Kahan reflected on his career trajectory on X (formerly Twitter). “Somehow headlining another festival,” he wrote. “And I get to watch counting crows play the songs that shaped my childhood? K sounds good.”
Counting Crows, listed on the second line of performers for the music event, performed on the Limestone stage at around 7:15 p.m., two hours before Kahan would take the stage as headliner. The band’s set featured 10 songs, including their 1996 single “A Long December” and a cover of Taylor Swift’s Folklore deep cut “The 1.”
When Kahan took the stage, he worked his way through 18 songs, one of which happened to be a cover of “A Long December.” Duritz returning to the stage for the performance was a pinch-me moment for the younger musician. “A full circle moment for me,” Kahan commented beneath a video Counting Crows shared on Instagram. “I am so full of gratitude for you and your music. Truly some of the best songs of all time.”
Kahan’s set also featured a special appearance from Hozier, who joined for their collaboration “Northern Attitude” and performed a headlining set of his own on Sunday.
