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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
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That Million Dollar Bash

Just a Hair of Big Ears: Blake, Pino, Sam and Chris (once again)

By Jacob Blickenstaff // 04/16/2026

A Closer Listen

A CLOSER LOOK – Big Ears 2026

By Joseph Sannicandro // 04/16/2026

Medium

Not Just a Festival – Notes on Humanity, Presence, and the Big Ears Experience

By Jason Benning // 04/16/2026

WRTI's Art Desk

5 Things I Loved at Big Ears 2026

By Julian Booker // 04/16/2026

Under the Radar

David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Tune-Yards, Robert Plant

By Jessica Mlinaric // 04/16/2026

Big Ears Festival 2026, Knoxville, Tennessee, US, March 26 – 29, 2026

Stereogum

Heavy Listening At Big Ears

By Brad Sanders // 04/16/2026

Recliner Notes

2026 Big Ears Festival, March 26-29, 2026

By Scott Bunn // 04/16/2026

Out + Back

You Should Absolutely Be Going to Big Ears, Too

By Grayson Haver Currin // 04/16/2026

Northern Transmissions

Big Ears Festival 2026 Recap

By Elizabeth Flynn // 04/16/2026

Nashville Scene

Tunde Adebimpe, Perfume Genius, Laurie Anderson, More Liberate at Big Ears

By Jason Shawhan // 04/16/2026

Memphis Flyer

The Best of Big Ears

By Chris McCoy // 04/16/2026

Live for Live Music

Big Ears Festival Unleashes Creative Collisions & Controlled Chaos In Knoxville, TN

By Michael Clair // 04/16/2026

Knox News

Big Ears gives TN college students ‘unparalleled’ industry experience

By Keenan Thomas // 04/16/2026

Jazztimes

Jazz-Folk Fusion Guitars Across Generations at Big Ears Festival 2026

By Geoffrey Himes // 04/16/2026

Inside of Knoxville

Music as Resistance: My Notes from Big Ears 2026

By Leslie Bateman // 04/16/2026

Inside of Knoxville

Big Ears 2026: Through a Personal Lens

By Knoxville Urban Guy // 04/16/2026

Glide Magazine

Big Ears 2026 Continues Waving the Torch for Eclectic Music with David Byrne, Moin, Taper’s Choice, Cymande, Flying Lotus, Winged Wheel and More

By Joey Willis // 04/16/2026

UT Daily Beacon

Big ears, big hearts: Knoxville music festival embraces Ukrainian band Yagody

By Emily Hurst // 04/16/2026

Burning Ambulance

A Report from Big Ears

By Steve Dollar // 04/16/2026

Brooklyn Vegan

Big Ears Days 3 & 4: Flying Lotus, SML, Laurie Anderson, Alan Sparhawk & Trampled by Turtles, MJ Lenderman, Perfume Genius, more

By Bill Pearis // 04/14/2026

Brooklyn Vegan

Big Ears 2026 Day 1 & 2: David Byrne, Dirty Three, John Zorn, Tunde Adebimpe, Arthur Russell tribute more

By Bill Pearis // 04/14/2026

Arts Knoxville

A Look at Big Ears 2026

By Eric Dawson // 04/14/2026

Arts Fuse

Music Festival Review: Big Ears 2026 — Guitars, Big Bands, and a World of Unhinged Sounds

By Noah Schaffer and Paul Robicheau // 04/14/2026

Knoxville News Sentinel

Why is it called Big Ears Festival? How Knoxville became a home for listeners of all kinds

By Hayden Dunbar and Allison Kiehl // 04/14/2026

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