Big Ears Festival 2023

past event thu 30. march — sun 2. april 2023

Downtown Knoxville 604 South Gay Street, Knoxville, us

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Lineup Schedule

Amadou & Mariam India, afrobeat

Andrew Bird United States, indie rock

Arooj Aftab United States, pakistani pop

Bassekou Kouyate afrobeat

Béla Fleck United States, bluegrass

Beth Orton alternative pop

Bill Frisell United States, jazz

Blake Mills United States, rock

Calexico United States

Cécile McLorin Salvant France, vocal jazz

Charles Lloyd United States, avant-garde jazz

Christian McBride United States, hard bop

Combo Chimbita latintronica

Danielle Ponder

Devendra Banhart United States, folk

Edgar Meyer progressive bluegrass

Grouper United States, drone

Gyan Riley classical guitar

Ibeyi France, electronic

Iron & Wine United States, indie folk

Jake Xerxes Fussell folk

James Brandon Lewis

Joe Lovano United States, hard bop

Kae Tempest United Kingdom, alternative

King Britt United States, broken beat

Lesley Flanigan

Los Lobos United States, roots rock

Makaya McCraven jazz

Marc Ribot United States, avant-garde jazz

Margaret Glaspy United States

Mary Halvorson United States, avant-garde jazz

Morton Subotnick acousmatic

Pino Palladino United Kingdom, rock

Rickie Lee Jones United States, folk

Sam Gendel United States, indie jazz

Steve Reich United States, ambient

Sun Ra Arkestra free improvisation

Tessa Lark United States

The Bad Plus United States, jazz

The Mountain Goats United States, alternative rock

Tyshawn Sorey United States, jazz

Vijay Iyer United States, contemporary jazz

William Parker United States, avant-garde jazz

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Downtown Knoxville, 604 South Gay Street, Knoxville

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Briefly about the Big Ears Festival 2023 festival

Big Ears Festival 2023 is a music festival that took place 30. - 2.4.2023. Musically, it is focused on blues, pop, world and folk. The event was held at Downtown Knoxville in Knoxville, and performers included Andrew Bird, Amadou & Mariam, Béla Fleck, Arooj Aftab, Bassekou Kouyate and other artists.