Beale Street Musical Festival always kicks off the wider Memphis in May celebrations. It takes place over three days on four stages, bringing the best in music to the 33-acre site in Tom Lee Park, on the banks of the Mississippi. With a great reputation and a distinguished Beale St "alumni" - including the likes of B B King, Al Green, Van Morrison, Isaac Hayes, Nickel Creek, Lynyrd Skynryd and Willie Nelson, the event has a reputation for playing host to a major May musical feast.

Past performers include these legends: B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ray Charles, James Brown, Beck, Van Morrison, ZZ Top, Al Green, Dave Matthew's Band, John Lee Hooker, Sammy Haggar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx, Charlie Daniels, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kansas, Cheap Trick, Creed, Collective Soul, Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, Booker T & the MG's, Ablert King, Widespread Panic, Etta James, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Wilson Pickett, Hootie and the Blowfish, James Cotton, Blues Traveler, Bobby Blue Bland, Black Crowes, Ziggy Marley, the Allman Brothers Band, Bo Diddley, Lisa Marie Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Clinton, Billy Idol, Elvis Costello, Sarah McLachlan.
Please visit the festival website for full details of the line-up. (memphisinmay.org)

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