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Caamp is the kind of band that finds you at exactly the right moment — a friend plays you a song, or one comes through a speaker in someone’s kitchen, and something in the specific quietness of it catches you off guard. On July 21, 2026, they bring that carefully tended world to CMAC in Canandaigua, with Mon Rovia opening. This is an outdoor folk show in the Finger Lakes in late July, and it will be exactly what you hope it will be.
About the Show
Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall started Caamp in Athens, Ohio, sometime around 2014 with little more than acoustic guitars and an eye for the kind of detail that turns a simple song into something that sticks. The band has grown since — fuller arrangements, deeper production, a fanbase that fills amphitheaters now — but the core sensibility hasn’t shifted. These are songs about ordinary life made extraordinary by the way they pay attention to it. “By and By,” “Peach Fuzz,” “Believe,” “Officer of Love” — they land because they’re honest, not because they’re clever.
What Caamp has figured out is that an outdoor amphitheater, paradoxically, can be one of the most intimate settings for this kind of music. The openness of the space somehow magnifies the quiet. Fifteen thousand people singing along to an acoustic folk song is its own kind of magic, and Caamp earns it every time.
Mon Rovia opens, and they’re worth arriving early for — an act that understands atmosphere and won’t waste your patience.
Venue Info
There’s a reason folk and acoustic acts keep landing at CMAC. The Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center sits on a natural hillside amphitheater outside Canandaigua in the Finger Lakes wine country, with the kind of setting that makes open-air music feel like it belongs there rather than merely happening. Fifteen thousand people fit comfortably across the pavilion and lawn, and the sight lines are honest from nearly every spot.
Late July in the Finger Lakes has its own particular quality — warm enough, breezy enough, with evenings that stretch long and don’t rush toward dark. Canandaigua Lake is minutes from the venue, and the surrounding region rewards an early start. Plan for dinner in Canandaigua’s downtown before the gates open. Full venue information at CMAC. Regional details at Finger Lakes.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets range from $66 to $128 depending on section. The lawn is the right choice for a night like this — spread out, settle in, and let the music do what it does.
Purchase through Live Nation: Get Tickets
Secondary market options via TicketNetwork for preferred sections.
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