2019 Daily and Weekend Passes On Sale Now

General Admission, Premier, and Sonic Explorer VIP
options available including exclusive donor discounts.

Full 2019 Concert Lineup Announced

Punch Brothers, This Is Not This Heat, YoshimiO / Ibarra / Lowe,
Béla Fleck, Makaya McCraven, Uncle Earl, and more!

Big Ears Festival 2019

Join us March 21-24
in historic downtown Knoxville, TN.

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Festival News

12.16.2018

"Chris Thile Gets by With a Little Help From His Friends to Wrap This Year of 'Live From Here'"

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Big Ears Artists Make Best of 2018 on Rolling Stone and Stereogum

12.16.2018

Big Ears Artists Make Best of 2018 on Rolling Stone and Stereogum

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Watch: Ralph Towner Performs

12.16.2018

Watch: Ralph Towner Performs "My Foolish Heart"

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Lonnie Holley and Mountain Man Make The New Yorker's Top 10 Albums of 2018

12.15.2018

Lonnie Holley and Mountain Man Make The New Yorker's Top 10 Albums of 2018

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“Music liberated from the confines of category and overt commercialism.”

— WSJ

“Active moviegoing lives and breathes at Big Ears.”

— Fandor’s Keyframe

“A music festival with a rare vision.”

— The New York Times

“One of the most quietly earth-shattering, subtly luminous festivals the world over.”

— Oxford American Magazine

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