There are 12 article(s) tagged Riverbeat Music Festival:

• February 2025

  • Riverbeat releases daily lineups, single-day tickets

    Several acts either were nominated for and/or performed at the 2025 Grammy Awards, including Khruangbin and Benson Boone.

    By Elle Perry February 04, 2025

• January 2025

  • Missy Elliott, The Killers, Anderson .Paak will headline Riverbeat

    The lineup also includes Benson Boone, Cage the Elephant, Khruangbin, Ludacris, Public Enemy, Busta Rhymes, Flo Milli, Tokimonsta, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, and DJ Jazzy Jeff. 

    By Elle Perry January 21, 2025

• May 2024

  • Herrington: The inaugural Riverbeat is over, but the conversation has just begun

    There have now been two three-day music festivals staged in the redesigned Tom Lee Park by two different promoters, and while there have been differences in approach, there’s also plenty of commonality and a consistent takeaway.

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    Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean bring rare Fugees’ reunion to Riverbeat Fest

    Riverbeat gallery Sunday: The rain can’t stop the Riverbeat

    By Chris Herrington May 06, 2024

  • Young crowd, veteran Memphis royalty mark opening night of Riverbeat fest

    A Memphis festival got off to a very Memphis start with the Lucky 7 Brass Band. In the wings were Odesza, Carla Thomas, Eric Gales and more.

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    Riverbeat gallery: Crowds, music, lights down by the river

    By Chris Herrington May 06, 2024

  • Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean bring rare Fugees’ reunion to Riverbeat Fest

    The circuitous journey of the Fugees, a landmark 1990s’ New York hip-hop trio, landed them on the banks of the Mississippi River, at Memphis’ first Riverbeat Music Festival, on Saturday night.

    By Chris Herrington May 05, 2024

  • Riverbeat artists wow the crowds on the river

    Throughout the weekend, artists such as The Fugees, Yung Gravy and Al Kapone & the B.A.W. Band performed for various audiences throughout Tom Lee Park. 

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    Riverbeat gallery Saturday: The beat goes on

    By Kambui Bomani May 05, 2024

  • Riverbeat gallery: Crowds, music, lights down by the river

    The Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber caught the acts, the sights, the colors and the crowd at Riverbeat on Friday, May 3, 2024.

    By Mark Weber May 04, 2024

  • Riverbeat Music Festival reimagines what a Memphis riverfront fest can be

    How will the new Riverbeat Music Festival play out in the new Tom Lee Park, in the sound and on the ground? We’re about to find out. 

    By Chris Herrington May 02, 2024

• April 2024

  • Riverside Drive closes in preparation for Riverbeat

    Tom Lee Park is expected to welcome its 500,000th visitor this month, eight months after its formal opening on the Labor Day weekend. The park closes next Sunday for the Riverbeat load-in, but will reopen partially between the music festival and the SmokeSlam barbecue contest.

    By Bill Dries April 22, 2024

• March 2024

  • Riverbeat Music Festival releases daily schedules

    The five-stage music festival May 3-5 includes a diverse lineup and lots of the city’s mix of music.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024

  • Fugees, Odesza and Jelly Roll top five-stage bill for inaugural Riverbeat festival in May

    The lineup of the inaugural Riverbeat festival in Tom Lee Park this May features more than 50 acts and two music showcases on five stages.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2024

• December 2023

  • Mempho gives new May music festival its name

    The music festival by Mempho Presents is May 3-5, 2024, with a lineup expected early next year.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2023