Bourbon & Beyond releases its 2024 lineup: Who's performing at the bourbon music festival?
Bourbon & Beyond, the world's largest bourbon and music festival, returns Sept. 19-22, at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, this time with two additional stages and 40 additional musical acts than years past.
The celebration of music and whiskey is known for offering dozens of specialty bars and exciting musical performances across four days. This year, 100 musical acts will perform at the festival, including headliners Sting and Beck on Thursday, Dave Matthews Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band on Friday, Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks on Saturday, and Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket on Sunday, along with Matchbox Twenty, The National, Whiskey Myers, Black Pumas, Fleet Foxes, The War On Drugs, Mt. Joy, The Beach Boys, Young the Giant, Maren Morris, The Head and the Heart, Melissa Etheridge, Teddy Swims, and more.
Being able to celebrate hometown heroes, My Morning Jacket and Kentucky’s own, Tyler Childers, this year's Bourbon & Beyond lineup is truly a career highlight for me," Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents said in a news release.. "We can’t wait to see everyone this September to celebrate the pure magic of this festival and the great city of Louisville.”
In addition to four full days of music on five stages at Bourbon & Beyond, the festival experience will include daily workshops and demonstrations hosted by Chris Blandford, Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee, and Chris Santos — pairing world-renowned master distillers and celebrity chefs with guest artist appearances and a who’s who of Kentucky personalities, as well as a variety of additional onsite experiences, according to the news release.
Bourbon & Beyond and DWP’s Louisville companion festival, Louder Than Life, which takes place the followingweekend, generated millions in local economic impact in 2023, and drew more than 300,000 attendees, according to the news release.
Here's what to know about the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond festival:
When is Bourbon & Beyond 2024?
In 2024, the multi-day festival will be held Sept. 19-22.
Where is Bourbon & Beyond 2024?
The four-day music and bourbon festival is held at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville.
Is Bourbon & Beyond free?
The festival is not free. Tickets are currently available at bourbonandbeyond.com.
How much is general admission vs. VIP passes?
Single-day general admission passes are $109.99 plus fees. Four-day general admission weekend packages range in price from $269.99 plus fees. Prices typically increase closer to the festival date.
VIP passes, which include special viewing areas for the main stages, dedicated bars and merchandise stands and premium food offerings, are $229.99 plus fees for a single-day pass and $689.99 plus fees for a weekend pass. A Beyond VIP pass, which includes a viewing area in front of the main stage, complimentary Wi-Fi and all-inclusive beer and wine options throughout the VIP area, is available for $1,699.99 plus fees.
Combination passes for Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life, held Sept. 26-29, are also available.
Where do I find more information about the festival?
The Bourbon & Beyond website is a one-stop shop for the festival's entertainment lineup, tickets, camping and hotel packages. The schedule of music performances, as well as the full culinary and bourbon workshop schedule for Bourbon & Beyond, is below and is also available on the festival app (bourbonandbeyond.com/mobileapp).
What else can I do at Bourbon & Beyond?
Another highlight of the festival is the Kroger Big Bourbon Bar. Featuring bluegrass bands, line dancing and expertly curated picks of Kentucky’s finest, the bourbon trail is coming right to Bourbon & Beyond. Bourbon lovers can also stop by Chris Picks MiniBar for select single barrels curated especially for Bourbon & Beyond; The Hunter’s Club for rare and vintage sips; and the Tiki Barrel Bar for the perfect oasis to make the festival vacation complete. In addition to select bourbon experiences, fans can enjoy other cocktail offerings at Blackened Presents, The Whiskey Bar, according to the news release.
2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival lineup
The current music lineup for Bourbon & Beyond on Sept. 19-22 is as follows, with additional artists to be announced:
Thursday, Sept. 19
Oak Stage
Sting: 9:15 p.m.
Matchbox Twenty: 6:45 p.m.
Fleet Foxes: 5 p.m.
Lyle Lovett: 3:25 p.m.
M. Ward: 2:10 p.m.
KT Tunstall: 1 p.m.
Barrel Stage
Beck: 7:50 p.m.
Maren Morris: 5:50 p.m.
The Wallflowers: 4:15 p.m.
Beth Hart: 2:45 p.m.
Arlo Parks: 1:35 p.m.
Taylor Acorn: 12:25 p.m.
Yonder Stage
Koe Wetzel: 9:15 p.m.
BRELAND: 7:45 p.m.
Amanda Shires: 4:55 p.m.
Andy Frasco & The U.N.: 3:45 p.m.
Colby T. Helms and The Virginia Creepers: 2:35 p.m.
Beyonder Stage
Ole 60: 8:20 p.m.
The Record Company: 6:40 p.m.
Suzanne Vega: 5:30 p.m.
Mapache: 4:20 p.m.
Maggie Antone: 3:10 p.m.
Kyle Ray: 2 p.m.
Bluegrass Situation Stage
The Sam Bush Band: 7:10 p.m.
Sister Sadie: 6:10 p.m.
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley: 5:10 p.m.
The Kentucky Gentlemen: 4:10 p.m.
East Nash Grass: 3:10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Oak Stage
Dave Matthews Band: 8:55 p.m.
Black Pumas: 6:35 p.m.
Charles Wesley Godwin: 4:45 p.m.
JJ Grey & Mofro: 3:15 p.m.
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway: 2 p.m.
Robert Jon & the Wreck: 12:50 p.m.
Barrel Stage
Tedeschi Trucks Band: 7:40 p.m.
The Head and The Heart: 5:35 p.m.
Melissa Etheridge: 3:55 p.m.
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers: 2:35 p.m.
Hiss Golden Messenger: 1:25 p.m
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel: 12:15 p.m.
Yonder Stage
Chris Isaak: 8:55 p.m.
Mat Kearney: 7:15 p.m.
Cimafunk: 5:55 p.m.
Abraham Alexander: 4:45 p.m.
Vincent Neil Emerson: 3:35 p.m.
The Castellows: 2:25 p.m.
Beyonder Stage
The Red Clay Strays: 8:05 p.m.
Wyatt Flores: 6:30 p.m.
Dan Tyminski: 5:20 p.m.
Briscoe: 4:10 p.m.
Abby Anderson: 3 p.m.
Grace Bowers: 1:50 p.m.
Bluegrass Situation Stage
The Jerry Douglas Band: 7 p.m.
New Dangerfield: 6 p.m.
Chatham County Line: 5 p.m.
Kaia Kater: 4 p.m.
The Last Revel: 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Oak Stage
Zach Bryan: 9:15 p.m.
Whiskey Myers: 6:40 p.m.
Sierra Ferrell: 4:50 p.m.
Shane Smith and The Saints: 3:25 p.m.
The Dip: 2:10 p.m.
Smith & Myers: 1 p.m.
Barrel Stage
Cody Jinks: 7:50 p.m.
Teddy Swims: 5:40 p.m.
KALEO: 4:05 p.m.
Niko Moon: 2:45 p.m.
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band: 1:35 p.m.
Nicholas Jamerson & The Morning Jays: 12:25 p.m.
Yonder Stage
Young the Giant: 9:15 p.m.
Allen Stone: 7:25 p.m.
Soul Asylum: 6:20 p.m.
Son Volt: 5:10 p.m.
Robert Finley: 4 p.m.
Hueston: 2:50 p.m
Beyonder Stage
Wild Rivers: 8:20 p.m.
Meg Myers: 6:55 p.m.
Samantha Fish: 5:45 p.m.
Amigo the Devil: 4:35 p.m.
Royel Otis: 2:35 p.m.
Theo Lawrence: 2:15 p.m.
Bluegrass Situation Stage
Tony Trishka's EarlJam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs: 7:10 p.m.
Big Richard: 6:10 p.m.
Mountain Grass Unit: 5:10 p.m.
Tray Wellington Band: 4:10 p.m.
Louisville Bluegrass Band: 3:10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22
Oak Stage
Tyler Childers: 9 p.m.
The National: 6:35 p.m.
Mt. Joy: 4:45 p.m.
Larkin Poe: 3:20 p.m.
The War and Treaty: 2:05 p.m.
Neal Francis: 12:55 p.m.
Barrel Stage
My Morning Jacket: 7:40 p.m.
The War on Drugs: 5:35 p.m.
The Beach Boys: 4 p.m.
Sunny Day Real Estate: 2:40 p.m.
The Bacon Brothers: 1:30 p.m.
Jake Kohn: 12:20 p.m.
Yonder Stage
Milky Chance: 9 p.m.
Dinosaur JR.: 7:20 p.m.
Cory Wong: 6:05 p.m.
Dexter and The Moonrocks: 4:55 p.m.
Mac Saturn: 3:45 p.m.
Madie Diaz: 2:35 p.m.
As You Were: 1:25 p.m.
Beyonder Stage
X Ambassadors: 8:05 p.m
Lucius: 6:40 p.m.
Futurebirds: 5:30 p.m.
Devon Gilfillian: 4:20 p.m.
Motherfolk: 3:10 p.m.
Tommy Prine: 2 p.m.
Bluegrass Situation Stage
Yonder Mountain String Band: 7 p.m.
The Local Honeys: 6 p.m.
The Brothers Comatose: 5 p.m.
Lizzie No: 4 p.m.
The Jacob Jolliff Band: 3 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Bourbon and Beyond 2024 lineup: Who's performing, how to get tickets
