 | Memphis in May is a month long festival held in Memphis, Tennessee. The festival itself is split into four main events: The Beale Street Music Festival – A three day music festival that has a mix of big-name stars while mixing local acts as well; Held during the first weekend of May in the city's Tom Lee Park (see photo: Tom Lee Memorial in Tom Lee Park) at the foot of Beale Street, it is considered as the kick-off event of the entire Memphis in May celebration. It typically hosts 100,000 people for each of the first two nights of the event. The festival was added a year after Memphis in May was created. Its history can be traced back to the 1800s, when African-American musicians throughout the South would come to Beale Street and perform. |
| International Week - The country of Turkey, which has been chosen as the featured country of 2008, marks the first selection from the Middle East since Israel was honored 25 years earlier. A week of events and publicity, starting the day after the music fest, will be dedicated to Turkey. The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - one of the most popular barbecue contests in the country; Sunset Symphony - the largest annual performance event of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; It is a highlight in the park during Memorial Day weekend, near the end of the Memphis in May celebration. Beale Street Music Festival 2008 Bands Friday, May 2 My Chemical Romance, Sheryl Crow, The Roots, Keb ’Mo’, Richard Johnston, Hellogoodbye, Jonny Lang, Ben Folds, Charlie Musselwhite, Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Flyleaf, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Project Pat, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, Lord T & Eloise, Amy LaVere, JJ Grey & Mofro, Lurrie Bell Saturday, May 3 Santana, Disturbed, Matisyahu, Bettye LaVette, Richard Johnston, Lou Reed, Seether, The John Butler Trio, Pinetop Perkins & Hubert Sumlin with Billy Gibson, Blind Mississippi Morris, Buddy Guy, Simple Plan, Arrested Development, Watermelon Slim, Cat Power, The Whigs, Colbie Caillat, Back Door Slam, Duman, Saving Abel, Tegan and Sara, Kenny Neal, Muck Sticky, Oracle and the Mountain, Al Kapone, Preston Shannon, Eli "Paperboy" Reed Sunday, May 4 Fergie, Michael McDonald, The Black Crowes, Doyle Bramhall, Richard Johnston, Finger Eleven, Aretha Franklin, O.A.R., Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Robert "Wolfman" Belfour, Gavin DeGraw, Jerry Lee Lewis, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Rue Melo, Duman, Umphrey’s McGee, Samuel James Carney, Billy Lee Riley, Pete Francis, Calvin Cooke The Beale Street Music Festival- 2007 featured over 60 acts on 4 stages in scenic Tom Lee Park where Beale Street meets the Mississippi. This, in addition to the artists who performed in the clubs along Beale Street, offered music lovers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the art form they love best. And the 2008 festival promises to be bigger than ever! The Beale Street Music Festival has been nominated for a Concert Industry Award for the Music Festival of The Year, and was named by Playboy Magazine as one of the Fun 2000 events - a "must-do list" for the new millennium. Event: The Beale Street Music Festival 2008 Date: May 2 (Friday) - May 4 (Sunday), 2008 Location: Tom Lee Park 357 Riverside Drive Memphis, TN 38103 |
| SOURCE: The Beale Street Music Festival |
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