PHOTOS: Opening night at Under the Big Sky Festival

Mike Murray and Chris Krager perform on the Big Mountain Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Murray performs on the Big Mountain Stage during Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Fans watch as Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs on the Great Northern Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Murray performs on the Big Mountain Stage during Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

A festival-goer takes a nap on the grass near the Great Northern Stage at the Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs on the Great Northern Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Dwight Yoakam performs on the Great Northern Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Fans listen to a performance by Billy Strings during the Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Murray performs on the Big Mountain Stage during Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Fans watch as Mike Murray performs on the Big Mountain Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

From left, Paul Merendino, Ross Bridgeman, Todd Cowart, Mike Murray and Chris Krager before their performance at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Fans dance during a performance by Dwight Yoakam at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Dwight Yoakam performs on the Great Northern Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Fans dance during a performance by Billy Strings at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Billy Strings performs at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

Mike Murray performs on the Big Mountain Stage at Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish on Friday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)