DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS has introduced the lineup for this yr’s BOURBON & BEYOND pageant, celebrating bourbon, meals and music. and occurring SEPTEMBER 14th-Seventeenth at HIGHLAND FESTIVAL GROUNDS at KENTUCKY EXPOSITION CENTER in LOUISVILLE. This yr’s headliners embrace BRUNO MARS, THE KILLERS, BRANDI CARLILE, THE BLACK KEYS, DURAN DURAN, BILLY STRINGS, THE BLACK CROWES, THE AVETT BROTHERS and extra acts from Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues and Various.
Different artists set to carry out are: BLONDIE, TRAIN, HOZIER, JON BATISTE, BRITTANY HOWARD, RYAN BINGHAM, BABYFACE, MIDLAND, BASTILLE, SPOON, THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, FIRST AID KIT, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, BUDDY GUY, ALOE BLACC, WAYNE NEWTON, MAVIS STAPLES, CITY AND COLOUR, INHALER, PAOLO NUTINI, ZZ WARD, FANTASTIC NEGRITO, DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS, LUKE GRIMES, THE LONE BELLOW, JOY OLADOKUN, MAGGIE ROSE, HAILEY WHITTERS, DARRELL SCOTT BAND, DANIELLE PONDER, DUMPSTAPHUNK, BOY NAMED BANJO, BRANDY CLARK, JOHN PRIMER, WILLIE JONES, STEPHEN WILSON JR., DRAYTON FARLEY, GOODBYE JUNE, AS YOU WERE, VIVI RINCON, KELSEY WALOON, MICHAEL CLEVELAND & FLAMEKEEPER, THE LIL SMOKIES, TWISTED PINE, THE CLEVERLYS, TOWN MOUNTAIN, DELLA MAE, SUNNY WAR, LINDSAY LOU, DAN TYMINSKI, and FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN.
The four-day occasion can even characteristic day by day workshops and demonstrations on the TEAM KENTUCKY BOURBON STAGE and the KENTUCKY VENUES CULINARY STAGE, pairing grasp distillers and movie star cooks with visitor artist appearances and KENTUCKY personalities. The programming is hosted by cooks AMANDA FREITAG, CHRIS SANTOS, and ED LEE, together with CHRIS BLANDFORD, plus BLIND BOURBON LIVE: FRED MINNICK. The entire bourbon and culinary lineup shall be introduced this summer season.
FREITAG stated, “BOURBON & BEYOND is by far my favourite pageant of the yr! I’m thrilled to be again in 2023 for the unimaginable music lineup, the tastiest cocktails and naturally the meals. It combines all my favourite issues in a single weekend. I get to hang around with my buddy CHRIS SANTOS from CHOPPED, and we get to play on stage with different nice cooks from across the nation. See you there!”
KENTUCKY VENUES Pres./CEO DAVID S. BECK added, “As not solely companions, but additionally followers, our workforce is happy for this yr’s BOURBON & BEYOND. SEPTEMBER will showcase KENTUCKY’s hospitality and meals scene to these anticipated to go to from 50 states and over 20 nations. We admire the continued collaboration with DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS in internet hosting and rising this pageant within the coronary heart of bourbon nation.”
Tickets for BOURBON & BEYOND Fest are on sale now.