RiverBeat festival announces music lineup for 2025
Jan 21, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The RiverBeat music festival announced its lineup Tuesday for the event's second year on the Memphis riverfront this May.
Headliners include Missy Elliott, the Killers, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Khruangbin, Ludacris, Public Enemy, Benson Boone and Cage the Elephant.
Local acts are also featured, including Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell with Royal Studios Blues Jam featuring Bobby Rush, Duwayne Burside, Garry Burnside, Kent Burnside and Kinney Kimbrough. WYXR will present Memphis Rap OGz featuring local artists La Chat, Crunchy Black, Al Kapone, Skinny Pimp, DJ Zirk, Gangsta Pat, and DJ Spanish Fly. RiverBeat’s Sunday Gospel Celebration also returns.
This year's RiverBeat will feature five stages, visual dislpays, light shows and immersive projections, a Ferris wheel, family-friendly activities, food vendors and nightly fireworks displays.
Three-day general admission tickets will go on sale today, at a discounted rate of $199 and VIP at $849, and includes all fees.
The festival will run from May 2-4 in Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis. For ticket sales and more information go to https://riverbeat.com/
RiverBeat's inaugural festival last year attracted about 30,000 people, organizers said.