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From ITS FIRST ITERATION IN 2009, THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN A LOCUS OF EXPEDITION, DEFINED MORE BY A GO-ANYWHERE ETHOS THAN BY ANY STYLE OR GENRE ALLEGIANCE
NPR MUSIC

Slate
Culture Gabfest

Dada Strain
Big Ears, Full Hearts, Possible Futures

No Depression
THROUGH THE LENS: The Biggest Moments from Big Ears 2024

Salvation South
Hope is Hard Work

Salvation South
From a Little Spark…

Salvation South
The Joy of Cattywampus

Knoxville News Sentinel
Why Attendance at Big Ears Festival in Downtown Knoxville Skyrocketed in 2022

Relix
Big Ears Festival

Nashville Scene
Listening a Bit Differently at Big Ears Festival 2019
Surprises from Spiritualized, vulnerability from Jlin, a look inside the mind of composer Nils Frahm & more.