This festival is on my bucket list! And this year’s lineup is very tempting with Kings of Leon, Lorde, Brandon Flowers and Asleep at the Wheel just to name a few of the many talented acts set to hit the stages over two weekends. Who are you excited to see? Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. EST at https://www.aclfestival.com/lineup!
Austin City Limits Music Festival is a unique event spread out over two weekends in October in Austin’s Zilker Park featuring an amazing lineup to fit every musical taste. One-day tickets go on sale 5/15! Visit https://www.aclfestival.com/ for tickets and more info!
If you think it’s too early to start thinking about Christmas, I would agree. The sight of Christmas debris I spotted lining shelves at the local discount store this weekend, pushing Halloween and autumn decor aside, made me inwardly groan. Visions of Kenan Thompson’s now infamous Saturday Night Live skit, in which he declares it’s “too soon” for Yuletide decorations, echoed in my head.
But there is one holiday tradition to plan for that’s never too soon. It’s Americana icon Robert Earl Keen’s annual holiday show and some tickets for this coveted event, “Back to the Country Jamboree,” go on sale Monday, Sept. 18. Continue reading
A precursor to the Brevard Music Center’s summer series, the Brevard Blues & BBQ Festival is a two-day event by 185 Productions on June 2 and 3 at BMC’s Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium. The festival offers live blues music, craft vendors, food vendors and a barbecue cookoff. The festival begins at 5 p.m. June 2 and 2 p.m. June 3. Tickets are $25 for Friday-only, $35 for Saturday-only and $45 for the weekend. For more information, visit brevardbluesfestival.com.
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