The lineup has been revealed for the Bourbon & Beyond Festival, taking place Sept. 11-14 at Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

This year’s Bourbon & Beyond will feature The Lumineers, Benson Boone and Alabama Shakes on Thursday (Sept. 11), Phish, Khruangbin and Joe Bonamassa on Friday (Sept. 12), Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, Jack White and Vance Joy on Saturday (Sept. 13), and Noah Kahan, Goo Goo Dolls and Megan Moroney on Sunday (Sept. 14).

Additional performers will also include Ringo Starr, Dylan Gossett, Flatland Cavalry, Trombone Shorty, Muscadine Bloodline, 49 Winchester, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Colbie Caillat, Morgan Wade, Sammy Rae, Gavin DeGraw, Austin Snell, Ashe, Redferrin, Kolby Cooper, Waylon Wyatt, Bayker Blankenship, Darren Kiely, Reid Haughton, Meg McRee, Rhonda Vincent, Jett Holden and many more.

The festival will also feature daily workshops and demonstrations highlighting America’s top chefs and Louisville’s dynamic bourbon and culinary scene on the festival’s workshop stage at The Bourbon Experience and The Culinary Atelier. Led by bourbon expert Chris Blandford, along with Chef Amanda Freitag, Chef Ed Lee and Chef Chris Santos, the event will offer bourbon tastings and culinary workshops that pair renowned master distillers with some of the nation’s best chefs, including special celebrity guest appearances at select workshops.

“Bourbon & Beyond is the best lineup of the year—bringing together the biggest names in rock, Americana, and alt, alongside country icons and breakout artists. It’s a festival that doesn’t just celebrate one sound, but the best of all of them, paired with world-class bourbon, incredible food, and that unmistakable Kentucky vibe. From the start, our vision was to create an experience that blends music, culinary, culture, and community in a way that only Bourbon & Beyond can,” says Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents. “The crowds are huge, the energy is unmatched, and every year, we take it up a notch. If you love music, a breathtaking atmosphere, and the best bourbon on the planet: this is the festival to experience.”

Four day general admission, Mint VIP and Angel’s Envy Beyond VIP passes, as well as singe day general admission and single day Mint VIP passes are on sale now.

In 2024, Bourbon & Beyond welcomed a record-setting 210,000 fans over four days marking the largest music festival in Kentucky history.

Morgan Wallen holds the top position of the country albums and streaming songs charts this week, according to Luminate data. His 2023 One Thing At A Time album accrued 45K in total consumption (871 album only and 58 million song streams) and his newest track “I’m The Problem,” debuted at No. 1 on the songs chart with 26 million streams.

Also on the albums chart, Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album rises to the No. 2 position earning 33K in total consumption, Post Malone‘s F-1 Trillion climbs to No. 3 with 26K in total consumption, Beyonce‘s Cowboy Carter take No. 4 with 25K and Jelly Roll‘s Beautifully Broken rounds out the top five with 20K.

On the songs chart, Shaboozey remains at No. 2 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” earning 13 million streams adding to one billion, Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” jumps to No. 3 with 12 million streams, Wallen’s “Love Somebody” drops to No. 4 with 12 million and Wallen’s “Smile” claims 12 million.

BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville will host its Decades Party for Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2025 on Feb. 20 at 9 p.m. in the Broadway Ballroom at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

“There’s a costume contest this year,” shares BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville’s EVP JoJamie Hahr. “This has gotten serious, folks. Bring your big hair, your sequins, your roller skates, and all the neon. Don’t let [Jon] Loba and me outdress you. Let’s dance!”

The Decades Party lineup will showcase chart-topping hits from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and beyond, with performers from the BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville roster, along with a few surprises. Hosted by SiriusXM’s Ania Hammar, the event will be a celebration of the music that shaped generations.

The Decades Party will take place right after Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley and is open to all CRS registered attendees.

Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark are teaming up for a special tour kicking off this summer.

The new tour includes stops in New York, Nashville, Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, Scottsdale, Charleston and more through Oct. 11. Tickets for the majority of shows will be available for pre-sale starting Feb. 11 with general on-sale on Feb. 14.

Carpenter has sold over 16 million records and has won five Grammys, two CMA Awards and two ACM Awards, and she is one of only 15 female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Carpenter most recently unveiled her new podcast, Hope is a Muscle, in which she chats with people from all walks of life. During its run, the podcast was in the top five music podcasts on both the Apple and Spotify platforms. Earlier this year, she also released Looking For The Thread, a collaborative project with Scottish singer-songwriters Karine Polwart and Julie Fowlis.

Clark won Best Americana Performance at the 66th Grammy Awards and Song of the Year at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards with her song, “Dear Insecurity,” featuring Brandi Carlile. Clark has also written songs such as “A Beautiful Noise,” the Grammy-nominated duet performed by Carlile and Alicia Keys, and Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow” and composed the music for the musical, Shucked, alongside her longtime collaborator Shane McAnally, which was nominated for Best Original Score at the 76th Tony Awards (where Shucked received nine nominations overall.)

Mary Chapin Carpenter & Brandy Clark Tour Dates:
June 9 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
June 10 – Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall
June 11 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center
June 13 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre
June 14 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
June 16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre
June 19 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys
June 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Wilshire Ebell Theatre
June 21 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
June 22 – Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Performing Arts Center
June 25 – Denver, CO – Botanic Gardens
June 26 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center
June 27 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Pavilion
June 28 – Fort Collins, CO – Venue TBA
August 1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
August 2 – Laconia, NH – Colonial Theatre
August 3 – Nashua, NH – Nashua Center for the Arts
August 6 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
August 7 – Grand Rapids, MI – Venue TBA
August 8 – Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Amphitheater
August 9 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon
August 10 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music
August 12 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 13 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 14 – Kennett Square, PA – Venue TBA
August 15 – Richmond, VA – The National
August 16 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
September 25 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
September 26 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre
September 27 – New York, NY – Town Hall
September 28 – Princeton, NJ – McCarter Theatre
September 30 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
October 1 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
October 2 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
October 3 – Chattanooga, TN – Walker Theatre
October 4 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theater
October 5 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
October 7 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theater
October 8 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
October 9 – Evanston, IL – Cahn Auditorium
October 10 – Madison, WI – The Orpheum
October 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre

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