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Event Information:
The
Beale Street Music Festival is a
three day music festival that has
both a mix of big-name stars
performing side by side with local
musical acts. Held during the first
weekend of May in the city's Tom Lee
Park at the foot of Beale Street, it
is considered to be the kick-off
event of the entire Memphis in May
celebration. It typically hosts
100,000+ people for each of the
first two nights of the event, and
usually quite large crowds for the
ending big-name finales on Sunday
night. The festival was added a year
after Memphis in May was created.
Its history can be traced back to
the 1800s, when African-American
musicians throughout the South would
come to Beale Street and perform.
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Featuring over 60 acts on 4 stages
in scenic Tom Lee Park where Beale
Street meets the Mississippi, offers
music lovers an opportunity to
immerse themselves in the art form
they love best. It is sometimes
referred to as the Mardi Gras of the
South, with people often stating
"You haven't partied on Beale
Street, 'Till you've partied at The
Beale Street Music Festival".
Beale
Street is a street in Downtown
Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from
the Mississippi River to East
Street, a distance of approximately
1.8 miles (2.9 km). It is a
significant location in the city's
history, as well as in the history
of the blues. Today, the blues clubs
and restaurants that line Beale
Street are major tourist attractions
in Memphis. Festivals and outdoor
concerts periodically bring large
crowds to the street and its
surrounding areas.
lineup:
Evanescence
Pitbull
Primus
Florence and the Machine
Bush
Megadeath
Three 6 Mafia
Volbeat
Yo Gotti
Cold War Kids
Jerry Lee Lewis
The Civil Wars
Alison Kraus and Union Station
Dr Dog
Black Lips
Big K.R.I.T
Breathe Carolina
Sponge Cola
Lupe Fiaso
Girl Talk
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