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DAILY LINEUPS + SINGLE-DAY PASSES ON SALE NOW!

DAILY LINEUPS

SINGLE-DAY PASSES ON SALE SALE NOW

While nothing can match the full immersion into the world of music offered by the full four-day weekend experience of Big Ears, we are offering a limited number of single-day passes for each day of the weekend for those who cannot make the full commitment.

Additionally, this year, due to popular demand, Big Ears is introducing a Premier-level daily pass in addition to standard day passes. All daily passes options allow patrons access to all publicly announced events in all official Big Ears venues, subject to capacity. Similar to Premier weekend passes, these upgraded daily passes will allow priority access to festival venues and advance notice of unannounced secret shows.

A NOTE ON KAGAMI

Unfortunately, venue scheduling issues have forced us to cancel our planned presentation of KAGAMI, the augmented reality presentation of Ryuichi Sakamoto.

This is a remarkable presentation and we were very excited about presenting it as part of Big Ears. Ultimately, however, we were simply unable to resolve unforeseen venue scheduling challenges, making it sadly impossible to stage the production.
We hope Big Ears fans will have the opportunity to experience this elsewhere in the future.  

YOUR GIFT TO BIG EARS WILL BE DOUBLED!

Your support and enthusiasm have always been instrumental in making the Big Ears vision a reality, and we invite you to partner with us today by making a gift to the Big Ears Festival Fund.

And right now, there’s an incredible opportunity to magnify your impact:

Any gift you make between now and December 15 will be instantly doubled to thanks to  a generous Big Ears supporter. This donor understands the vital role that partners like you play in our work and will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar, up to $30,000! This is a unique opportunity for you to make your gift go twice as far this year.

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