Beale Street Music Festival ‘paused,’ barbecue contest moves to Liberty Park
Dru Hill performs at Beale Street Music Festival in Tom Lee Park May 7. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis in May confirmed in a Thursday, Oct. 12, press release that, at least for next year, the music festival would be “paused” and the barbecue fest would move to Liberty Park.
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