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Your 2018 Lineup Has Arrived

We’re bringing Medeski Martin & Wood, The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Anoushka Shankar, Roscoe Mitchell Trios, Bang on a Can All Stars, Nels Cline, and many more to downtown Knoxville March 22-25, 2018.

General Admission, Premier, and VIP Sonic Explorer Weekend Passes will be available Friday, November 3 at 10am ET, in addition to tickets for our inaugural Big Table Brunch experience curated by Matt Gallaher (of Knox Mason & Emilia) and Shaun & Meg Parrish (of Wild Love Bakehouse). Join us in celebrating Southern culture and culinary arts in Knoxville!

Explore the initial lineup here. • Explore ticket options here.

BIG EARS
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Knoxville, TN · USA

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