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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

No Depression
THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears Festival 2025 Digs Deep

Kaput Magazine
Orchestrating the Beautiful Chaos of Big Ears

Jazztimes
Big Ears: From India to Tennessee

Inside of Knoxville
Big Ears 2025, Many Rivers to Cross

The Daily Beacon
Anoushka Shankar’s Big Ears performance embodied heart of festival

Alternative Press
Finding transcendence at Big Ears 2025

Slate
Culture Gabfest

Dada Strain
Big Ears, Full Hearts, Possible Futures

No Depression