Bodywerk, Brezay, Sunset Symphony to play Overton Park Shell
The lineup includes Scottish and Australian artists, as well as artists from Brooklyn, Hawaii and New Orleans.
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April 2026
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The To-Do List Dress like Selena, party with Trekkies and get a tattoo at Graceland
In this week’s To-Do List, the Stax Music Academy takes over Handy Park, Ballet Memphis performs a Shakespeare classic and Novel’s new club lets you walk and read at the same time.
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Arts & CultureArts Beat: Nashville-based artist plays tribute to his Memphis hometown
Elvis, Jerry Lawler and the Beale Street Flippers: Find the nooks and crannies of Memphis culture in this “Where’s Waldo”-inspired piece.
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Arts & Culture Concerts in the Grove return to Germantown with new spring lineup
Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.
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Arts & CultureArts Beat: Why the national choreography center is stopping in Memphis
The National Center for Choreography–Akron is “Making Moves” across the United States, but the ties that bring it to Memphis go beyond tour dates.
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The To-Do List Hear music on porches, the Peabody rooftop and at the new Grind City Amp
In this week’s To-Do List, an animal-free circus comes to the Buckman, crawfish are on Riverside Drive and you can watch every episode of the first season of “Twin Peaks” on a big screen.
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Music Patti LaBelle, John Legend, Alabama, Kansas: Who’s playing Live at the Garden in 2026?
An EGOT winner, a Nashville country group, a funky band alongside the “Godmother of Soul” and beyond are hitting the stage at Memphis Botanic Garden.
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The To-Do List A free Grind City show, a singalong brunch and a Halloween party in April
In this week’s To-Do List, a Kubrick classic screens at Crosstown, Shelby Forest has a fest for hillbillies and Memphis Roller Derby opens its 20th season.
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Music 5 must-see concerts in May
May is a notable month for music in Memphis.
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The To-Do List A very Wu-Tang weekend, a River of Time and Riverbeat Music Fest
In this week’s To-Do List, you get a pass to peek into people’s backyards, there’s a morning rave on Beale Street and Global Cafe hosts a beer mile for a cause.
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May 2026
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The Arts BeatArts Beat: Meet Memphis Art & Fashion Week’s featured designers
Runway at the Museum includes six featured designers, most of whom are local.
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Music The Band Camino to be first concert at Satellite Music Hall
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.
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The To-Do List Puppies take over Crosstown, and Greek Fest serves 7,000 kebabs
In this week’s To-Do List, catch up on the first “Heat” before the sequel drops, watch an Irish sports throwdown and catch the season’s first free show at Overton Park Shell.
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The Arts BeatArts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis
With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.
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Arts & Culture This secondhand shop always has a VHS movie playing — unless someone’s on the Sega Genesis
While the shop is open some days, visitors can order Boycott Coffee by landline phone and watch it being prepared on a closed-circuit TV.
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Music American Revival brings Yo-Yo Ma, T Bone Burnett, Valerie June, Arrested Development
American Revival, which features a Festival of Helpers and performances, is coming to Memphis.
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Music Phoebe Bridgers to host surprise concert at Hi-Tone
Flyers were posted on light poles in Memphis for a secret pop-up concert “tonight” by Phoebe Bridgers, who was part of supergroup Boygenius, at Hi-Tone Cafe.
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The To-Do List Brass band on the Wolf, Bigfoot on Beale and Birdcap’s new book
This week, you can peep Cooper-Young backyard gardens, camp out with mushroom people and release your intentions into Hyde Lake.
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The Arts BeatArts Beat: Ira Sachs film to premiere at Cannes; Earth, Wind & Fire doc to open Tribeca
Plus, Mississippi-native KIRBY sings the new “Spider-Noir” TV series’ theme song.
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Music Indigo Girls, Linda Perry to play Overton Park Shell
Linda Perry will open for the Indigo Girls as part of the Overton Park Shell’s ticketed Shell Yeah! benefit series this fall.
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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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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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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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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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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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