Beale Street Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

There’s so many new festivals on the scene these days, but there’s one event that’s been a staple of the calendar since the ’70s. The Beale Street Music Festival will return for its 38th year in 2015 with a just-announced lineup that brings over 60 acts, including 35 Beale St. first-timers, to Tom Lee Park in Memphis on May 1 -3. Lenny Kravitz, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, St. Vincent, The Flaming Lips, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Ryan Adams are among the artists on the bill for this year’s event.

Other acts set to play Beale Street this May include Pixies, Slash, Jenny Lewis, John Fogerty, Spin Doctors, Cage The Elephant, George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic and Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn. “We are bringing the best of the best of touring music talent this year,” said Jim Holt, President & CEO of Memphis in May in a press release. “We pride ourselves on presenting a diverse line-up designed to appeal to musical enthusiasts from all segments of the population across the country and around the world. The Beale Street Music Festival offers something for virtually every musical taste.”

Single day tickets cost $40, while three-day passes run $95 and will each be available through Ticketmaster starting at 10 a.m. CT this morning.

Beale Street Music Festival 2015 Lineup

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