Nightflying: The Entertainment Guide

2008 Beale Street Music Festival welcomes another stellar lineup
May 2-4, 2008 Memphis comes alive. To the world, Memphis means great music. Music lovers from around the globe gather at the Beale Street Music Festival to celebrate this vital heritage, this deep river of sound.

Three magical days. Four big stages. Thirty-three acres overlooking the Mighty Mississippi, right on the heels of historic Beale Street. More than sixty top artists. One outrageous party.
Blues, rock, gospel, R&B, alternative, and soul a spine-tingling musical variety guaranteed to shake your soul. With a growing fan base and worldwide media coverage, this stellar event sells out annually.
This year’s lineup includes:

Friday, May 2

My Chemical Romance, Sheryl Crow, The Roots, Keb ’Mo’, Richard Johnston, Hellogoodbye, Jonny Lang, Ben Folds, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert “Wolfman” Belfour, Flyleaf, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Project Pat, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, Lord T & Eloise, Amy LaVere, Lurrie Bell.

Saturday, May 3

Santana, Disturbed, Matisyahu, Bettye LaVette, Richard Johnston, Lou Reed, Seether, The John Butler Trio, Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin, W Billy Gibson, Blind Mississippi Morris, Buddy Guy, Simple Plan, Arrested Development, Watermelon Slim, Cat Power, The Whigs, Colbie Caillat, Back Door Slam, Duman, Saving Abel, Tegan and Sara, Kenny Neal, Muck Sticky, Oracle and the Mountain, Al Kapone, Preston Shannon, Eli “Paperboy” Reed.

Sunday, May 4

Fergie, Michael McDonald, The Black Crowes, Doyle Bramhall, Richard Johnston, Finger Eleven, Aretha Franklin, O.A.R., Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Robert “WOLFMAN” Belfour, Gavin DeGraw, Jerry Lee Lewis, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Rue Melo, Duman (from Turkey), Umphrey’s McGee, Samuel James, Carney, Billy Lee Riley, Pete Francis, Calvin Cooke.

The Beale Street Music Festival will keep you busy, entertained, and well fed.

Finding your way to Memphis and your way around the festival grounds is easy. Beale Street Music Festival takes place in downtown Memphis, Tennessee in Tom Lee Park a 33-acre park on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located on Riverside Drive between Beale Street and Georgia Ave. Entrances are on Riverside Drive at Beale Street and on Riverside Drive at Georgia Avenue. Patrons with tickets may enter from the River Walk at the North and South bluff stairs.

Tickets for the Beale Street Music Festival are now on sale via Ticketmaster. Purchase online through www.memphisinmay.org or www.ticketmaster.com.

Three Day pass through April 30th only $63.50. Once it's May the deal goes away! Daily Ticket in Advance: $27.50; Daily Ticket - Day of Event: $33.00.

No age restrictions; everyone must have a ticket. Only patrons who have purchased advance tickets will be allowed park access using the Butler Street and North Bluff stairs. Entrance for patrons buying tickets the day of the event will be at Riverside and Beale and at Riverside and Georgia.

For more information and daily schedules, visit www.memphisinmay.org.

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