Beale Street Music Festival 2011

Beale Street Music Festival: 2011 Lineup announced Is this the biggest Beale Street Music Festival line-up ever? The list of artists announced for the festival, a three-day party in Memphis beginning April 29, features four 2011 Grammy Winners and a wide range of cross-genre talent. This year’s festival will have more pop and hip-hop tunes than ever before, while still maintaining the local flavor and blues talent that’s a staple of the festival. Check out the artist line-up below. Tickets are on sale now. Friday: Free Sol, Cake, B.O.B., Jason Mraz, Manchester Orchestra, Cage the Elephant, MGMT, Flaming Lips, Egypt Central, Everclear, Slightly Stoopid, Stone Temple Pilots, Will Tucker Band, Big Bill Morganfield, Tommy Castro, Jimmie Vaughan with Lou Ann Barton Saturday: Amy LaVere, Paul Thorn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mumford & Sons, Lucinda Williams, John Mellencamp, Lotus, The Experimental Tropic Blues Band, The New Pornographers w/ Neko Case, Macy Gray, Kirk Whalum, Charlie Wilson, Travis Wammack, Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Reba Russell Band, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Otis Clay, One Less Reason, Sick Puppies, Hinder, 8Ball & MJG, Cee Lo, Ke$ha. ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Slightly Stoopid @ Beale Street Music Festival Slightly Stoopid will perform at the 2011 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN on April 29. Other artists include Flaming Lips, Wilco, John Mellencamp, Mumford & Sons, and more. Stoopid stage and time TBA. More info available at http://www.thebealestreetmusicfestival.com/ . ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Beale Street Music Festival 2011: Celebrities You May See There The Beale Street Music Festival 2011 lineup was just announced, and it’s going to be one heck of a party! The 35th annual Beale Street Music Festival is scheduled for April 29th – May 1st, 2011 and is one of the biggest celebrations in Memphis all year other than BBQ Fest. ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Lucero on Beale Street Music Festival Lucero will perform in Memphis at Beale Street Music Festival on Sunday May 1st… Exact stage times and other details TBA (soon). A full line-up of bands can be seen HERE – and here is the WEBSITE for additional details… Advance tickets are $30 for 1-day pass and 3-day passes are also available. See you there. ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Beale Street Music Festival Set To Announce Biggest Artists Line-Up Ever The 35th annual Memphis in May’ Beale Street Music Festival is preparing to announce it’s biggest artist line-up ever on March 3rd. Not only will this year mark the 35th annual Beale Street Music Festival but there will be more fans and lots more music according to Memphisinmay.org . ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Flaming Lips, Wilco, MGMT head Beale Street Festival 2011 The Beale Street Music Festival‘s selling point remains simple: a genre-spanning lineup that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. For example, the 2011 incarnation of the Memphis, TN-based festival features indie heavyweights The Flamings Lips, Wilco, and MGMT paired alongside mainstream fare like Stone Temple Pilots, Ke$ha, and John Mellencamp. What does it cost ya? Only $69 for a three day pass. Not too shabby. ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) The 2011 Beale Street Music Festival Lineup: Annotated The full lineup is out for this year’s Beale Street Music Festival, which takes place Friday, April 29th through Sunday, May 1st at Tom Lee Park. It’s being heralded by Memphis in May as “the biggest lineup ever.” At the very least, it’s certainly one of the most interesting and most contemporary lineups in a long time, blending the familiar mix of strong local, blues, jam-rock, and hard-rock acts with a better-than-usual blend of contemporary hip-hop/pop (Ludacris, Ke$ha) and alt/indie/roots-rock acts (Wilco, MGMT). ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) ‘Strong lineup’ announced for Beale Street Music Fest It’s official: John Mellencamp, Wilco, Stone Temple Pilots, Flaming Lips, Ke$ha, Godsmack, Cee Lo Green, Macy Gray, Ludacris, Jason Mraz, Gregg Allman, Lucinda Williams, Sublime with Rome, Ziggy Marley, Charlie Wilson and Hinder are set to play the 2011 Beale Street Music Festival. After weeks of speculation, the lineup was formally announced today by Memphis in May International Festival officials, confirming a number of long rumored acts for the event, which runs April 29 to May 1 at Tom Lee Park. ( Read Beale Street Music Festival 2011 more… ) Courtesy : ZAP 2 It , Slightly Stoopid , Babble , Lucero , Memphis Rap , Consequence of Sound , Memphis Flyer & The Commercial Appeal

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