About Russell

My wife Sherry and I own Stage 5. Stage 5 is a 1954 Chevrolet 1 1/2 ton flatbed farm truck. We have owned it for 25 years as of this writing. We are the 3rd owners of the truck the original owner was George Lawless a farmer from the Belle Plaine, Kansas area. The 2nd owner was our friend Jim Nix who sold us the truck in the winter of 1987, we bought it for $800. The truck was my only transportation so naturally I drove it to the Walnut Valley Festival in Sept of '87 and during that week in Winfield, Kansas Stage 5 was conceived and built for the 1st time ... and so there it began. In September of 2011 with our faithful, hard working crew and the entire musical gathering at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas we celebrated 25 years of Stage 5.

stage5.rocks

Yes .. it is a thing now! http://stage5.rocks will now bring you to this page. It is a little easier to remember. Our thanks to Stage 5 friend Shelton for getting it all fixed up. Give it a try next time and who knows it might be on a sticker this year.

2018 Stage 5 Schedule

Our appologies for the confusion if you came here from the WVA app and saw last years line-up. This years Stage 5 schedule is now posted here (below) and also on the Stage 5 Facebook page and as always you can get a hard copy printed in the daily WVA Voice available at various locations throughout the festval grounds. HAPPY WINFIELD!!!

Stage 5 Saturday 2018

Stage 5 Saturday

11:00 Fresh Green Grass
11:30 Anthony B Gude
NOON Old Sound
12:30 Kite Kamp Krooners
1:00 Shapiro Brothers
1:30 Deliberate Kim
2:00 Drifters Mile
2:30 Bus Company
3:00 Rudy & the Lost Boys
3:30 The Flannel Backs
4:00 Ralph Fats
4:30 Blue Root
5:00 Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band
5:30 Flying Shoes
6:00 Billy Palmer & The Ditch Donkeys
6:30 Stillwater Camp
7:00 Steelwind
7:30 Ginger & Lanky
8:00 Vogts Sisters
8:30 Konza Swamp
9:00 Dead Men Rocking
9:30 Sunnie Valentine & The Broken Hearts
10:00 Pretend Friend
10:30 Betse & Clarke
11:00 Breakfast Sides
11:30 Opal Agafia & the Sweet Nothings
MIDNIGHT Fast Food Junkies
12:30 Cowtown Country Club
1:00 Thomas Trapp
1:30 KC Bear Fighters
2:00 The Savage Hearts Trio
2:30 The Kissinger Brothers
3:00  STAGE CLOSED