5 must-see concerts in July
Acclaimed musicians from as close as North Mississippi and as far as England are bringing their sounds to the Mid-South this July. Here are five highlights.
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July 2026
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MusicArts Beat: Sofar Sounds back in Memphis; Botanic Garden opens Sun-inspired Fun Studio
With a new local leader, Sofar Sounds will host shows in Memphis once again. And, at the Botanic Garden, Fun Studio includes child-friendly musical instruments.
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The To-Do List A very artsy weekend with some pole vaulting and an armored smackdown
In this week’s To-Do List, you can learn to listen like an artist and help some art kids get to Italy.
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Arts & CultureArts Beat: Memphis actors featured in new Netflix film
Also, director Sam Pollard’s Lorraine Motel documentary will show at the Nashville Film Festival.
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June 2026
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Business Meet The Daily Memphian’s summer 2026 interns
This summer’s intern cohort includes students from Princeton and Northwestern.
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The Arts BeatArts Beat: Nearly 20 exhibitions will open the Memphis Art Museum
“We’re finding ways to tell new stories with our permanent collection, but also introduce our visitors to new works, new acquisitions that we’ve been holding onto very eagerly to debut them in our new building,” said chief curator Patricia Daigle.
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The To-Do List Summer parties, West Coast cruising culture and B.B. King’s second chance
In this week’s To-Do List, a band of medical pros play on a rooftop, a 1975 coming-of-age classic is on the big screen and songwriters compete to have the “Last Song Standing.”
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Music Man or Astro-man? and Death to headline Gonerfest 23
A surf rock band from Alabama and a pioneering punk rock band from Detroit are among the 30+ bands scheduled for the 23rd Gonerfest.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Art Museum will have free admission for Shelby County residents
There’s an opening date set for the Memphis Art Museum. And when it opens, it will welcome locals to a bigger gallery space, a sculpture garden, a rooftop walking path and more for free.
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MusicMemphis music producer Tay Keith has died at 29
Grammy Award-nominated Memphis producer Brytavious Chambers, known professionally as Tay Keith, has died, according to Nashville police.
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Visual ArtsBistros, absinthe and good-time girls: Discover Parisian cafe culture at the Dixon
“Café Society” includes works by Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, among others.
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Music 8Ball & MJG bring Memphis rap to NPR’s Tiny Desk
This is the fifth year for Black Music Month-themed Tiny Desk Concerts.
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The To-Do List How to celebrate Juneteenth; plus, brews, cars and the art of protesting
In this week’s To-Do List, the Empress of Soul is on the King of Rock’s stage, and “Jaws” is swimming in just in time for your beach trip.
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Visual ArtsBerlin-based artist turns photos surreal in Brooks exhibition
The last exhibition to open in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park is the first solo museum exhibition for David Uzochukwu.
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The To-Do List A beer cruise, a demon barber and a museum of monstrous mayhem
In this week’s To-Do List, veteran newsman Otis Sanford signs his new book, and Alabama plays mountain music — like grandma and grandpa used to play.
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Music Pretty Lights, Widespread Panic to headline 2026 Mempho Music Fest
Also set to play: Spoon, Gary Clark Jr., De La Soul, Ziggy Marley, JJ Grey & Mofro and Fishbone.
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Music Overton Park Shell ‘Shell-ebrates’ 90 years with free fall shows
The lineup includes celebrations for the Shell, Hattiloo and Opera Memphis; festivals like Gonerfest; and concerts like Drivin N Cryin.
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MusicHow do you get to Carnegie Hall? These Memphis-area teens know.
Four Memphis Youth Symphony members have been selected for Carnegie Hall’s national music programs, which will take them to New York and beyond.
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Arts & CultureArts Beat: How Memphis artists can get funding wishes granted
Grant opportunities are now open to local visual artists and nonprofit or government organizations that want to address community issues through art.
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The To-Do List LGBTQ+ Pride takes over Beale Street, and ‘The Goonies’ are in the cemetery
In this week’s To-Do List, we’ve got your LGBTQ+ Pride guide. Plus, Elmwood screens a 1980s classic, Filipino culture is on display in Millington and there are Pizza Witches in Crosstown.
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Music5 must-see shows for Black Music Month — and a block party
The Daily Memphian is highlighting five concerts and a block party for Black Music Month in June 2026.
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The To-Do List Eat spaghetti gravy at Italian Fest, and dance to Italo disco at Wiseacre
In this week’s To-Do List, hear “weird music” at Crosstown, watch dragon boats race at Shelby Farms and see Olympic stars on ice in Southaven.
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May 2026
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MusicIn its third year, Ghost River Brewing expands music festival to two weekends
In another first, it will partner with another festival for the first weekend.
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The Arts BeatArts Beat: Free weekend of music coming to South Main Street
“People are hungry for songs and stories,” according to a local musician. And a South Main music festival is here to deliver.
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Visual Arts Thinker, dreamer & leader: Artist Derek Fordjour reimagines Room 306
Anchoring the Civil Rights Museum expansion is celebrated artist Derek Fordjour’s “Three Kings: Epilogue.” The massive artwork shows three sides of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Lorraine Motel and it tethers Fordjour to his hometown.
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