With the return of the regions largest music festival September 19 – 22, 2024, Bourbon & Beyond is ready to host over a hundred thousand fans to four days of amazing music across four stages as well as other entertainment and culinary experiences.
From the moment the line-up announcement came out for this year’s festival, fans have been on the edge of their seats for the final line-up and set times. Well, the wait is over, and the line-up is stellar as advertised. Featuring music industry icons such as Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Dave Matthews Band, Sting and more, tickets are few and far between and it seems that we are on the forefront of what will be another amazing weekend!
This year’s line-up is stacked again featuring dozens of legends and breaking stars including headliners Sting and Beck on Thursday, Dave Matthews Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band on Friday, Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks on Saturday, and Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket on Sunday, along with Matchbox Twenty, The National, Whiskey Myers, Black Pumas, The War On Drugs, The Beach Boys, Mt. Joy, Fleet Foxes, Young the Giant, Maren Morris, The Head and the Heart, Melissa Etheridge, Teddy Swims, and many more.
As in past years, there will be multiple stages all strategically placed around the festival grounds to allow for multiple bands to be playing at once and to deliver the ultimate festival experience with culinary and bourbon demonstrations and discussions. The two main stages, the Oak Stage (on the left) and the Barrel Stage (on the right), will feature the headliners each night and will be located side-by-side making for an easy way to stay in one spot and take in a lot of music. The other stages are located on the opposite side of the festival from the main stages to limit the sound crossover and spread the event out more and are called the Yonder, Beyonder and Bluegrass Situation stages.
In addition to the all-star music line-up, guests will also get their full share of culinary and bourbon education as well with leading chefs such as Chris Santos (Chopped), Edward Lee (The Mind of a Chef), Tiffani Faison (Food Network), Marc Murphy (Chopped, World Central Kitchen), Kelsey Barnard Clark (Winner of Top Chef Season 16) and Louisville’s Noam Bilitzer (Chopped) to name a few.
When it comes to Kentucky Bourbon, fans will be entertained and educated with The Bourbon Experience hosted by bourbon expert Chris Blandford and chef Amanda Freitag (Top Chef and Chopped). The experience will feature bourbon talent and celebrity guests including world renowned bourbon expert Fred Minnick, and industry leaders from premium brands such as Pappy & Co, Angel’s Envy, Woodford Reserve, Old Rip Van Winkle, and many more.
Other special guests participating in the culinary and bourbon programming include Mat Kearney, Melissa Etheridge, Jim Gaffigan, Charles Wesley Godwin, Derek Trucks, Molly Tuttle, Young The Giant and more. Look for the full schedule and guest lineup for The Workshop panels to be announced soon and find more info about the participants online here
Fans can also download the official Bourbon & Beyond App that allows each user to personalize their schedules, learn more about the music, culinary and bourbon talent, view festival maps, and more. Check it out by searching ‘Bourbon and Beyond’ in the app store on your phone and downloading the app.
Our top highlights for the weekend are listed below. For a full line-up with times and stage assignments, visit BourbonandBeyond.com.
Thursday, September 19, Line-up Highlights
(Festival gates open at 11:30 with music beginning at 12:30.)
3:25 PM Lyle Lovett (Oak Stage)
3:30 PM Smash & Grab: The Ultimate Burger Showdown with Eric Greenspan (Culinary Stage)
4:15 PM The Wallflowers (Barrel Stage)
4:15 PM Single Barrel Pick and Sip (Bourbon Stage)
4:20 PM Mapache (Beyonder Stage)
4:55 PM Amanda Shires (Yonder Stage)
5:00 PM Fleet Foxes (Oak Stage)
5:15 PM K-Town Kings: Chefs Danny Lee & Edward Lee (Culinary Stage)
5:30 PM Suzanne Vega (Beyonder Stage)
5:50 PM Maren Morris (Barrel Stage)
6:00 PM The Southern Trinity: Bourbon, Bacon and Butter (Bourbon Stage)
6:05 PM Patty Smyth (Yonder Stage)
6:10 PM Sister Sadie (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
6:40 PM The Record Company (Beyonder Stage)
6:45 PM Matchbox Twenty (Oak Stage)
7:10 PM Sam Bush Band (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
7:25 PM Breland (Yonder Stage)
7:50 PM Beck (Barrel Stage)
8:20 PM Ole 60 (Beyonder Stage)
9:15 PM Koe Wetzel (Yonder Stage)
9:15 PM Sting (Oak Stage)
*Visit BourbonandBeyond.com for the full daily line-ups.
Friday, September 20, Line-up Highlights
(Festival gates open at 11:30 with music beginning at 12:30)
1:30 PM Rock & Roll Kitchen w/ Chef Amanda Freitag and Melissa Etheridge
2:35 PM Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers (Barrel Stage)
2:25 PM The Castellows (Yonder Stage)
3:15 PM JJ Grey and Mofro (Oak Stage)
3:15 PM Family Ties and Southern Delights: Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark and Charles Wesley Godwin
3:35 PM Vincent Neil Emerson (Yonder Stage)
3:55 PM Melissa Etheridge (Barrel Stage)
4:15 PM Cookin’ Up Amore: Chef Marc Murphy and Mat Kearney
4:45 PM Charles Wesley Godwin (Oak Stage)
4:45 PM Abraham Alexander (Yonder Stage)
5:00 PM Crafting Excellence: Music and Bourbon (Bourbon Stage)
5:20 PM Dan Tyminski (Beyonder Stage)
5:35 PM The Head And The Heart (Barrel Stage)
5:55 PM Cimafunk (Yonder Stage)
6:00 PM Jack Daniel’s Bonded Bartender Showdown (Bourbon Stage)
6:00 PM New Dangerfield (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
6:30 PM Wyatt Flores (Beyonder Stage)
6:35 PM Black Pumas (Oak Stage)
7:00 PM The Jerry Douglas Band (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
7:15 PM Mat Kearney (Yonder Stage)
7:40 PM Tedeschi Trucks Band (Barrel Stage)
8:05 PM The Red Clay Strays (Beyonder Stage)
8:55 PM Chris Isaak (Yonder Stage)
8:55 PM Dave Matthews Band (Oak Stage)
*Visit BourbonandBeyond.com for the full daily line-ups.
Saturday, September 21, Line-up Highlights
(Festival gates open at 11:30 with music beginning at 12:30)
1:35 PM Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band (Barrel Stage)
1:45 PM Monk’s Road – Chef Ciro Matteo Pirozzi (Culinary Stage)
2:30 PM Bourbon Legacy: Generations of Mastery and Innovation (Bourbon Stage)
Host: Chris Blandford; Guests: Fred Noe, Freddie Noe, Eddie Russell, Bruce Russell & Preston Van Winkle (Bourbon Stage)
2:45 PM Niko Moon (Barrel Stage)
3:45 PM Tastes of Louisville: Chef Noam Bilitzer and Allen Stone (Culinary Stage)
4:30 PM Whiskey Warriors: Transition from Service to Crafting Bourbon (Bourbon Stage)
4:50 PM Sierra Ferrell (Oak Stage)
5:10 PM Son Volt (Yonder Stage)
5:10 PM Mountain Grass Unit (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
5:30 PM Mexican American Bollywood: A Flavor Explosion w/ Chef Claudette Zepeda and Young The Giant (Culinary Stage)
5:40 PM Teddy Swims (Barrel Stage)
5:45 PM Samantha Fish (Beyonder Stage)
6:10 PM Big Richard (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
6:20 PM Soul Asylum (Yonder Stage)
6:40 PM Whiskey Myers (Oak Stage)
6:55 PM Meg Myers (Beyonder Stage)
7:10 PM Tony Trischka’s EarlJam (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
7:25 PM Allen Stone (Yonder Stage)
7:50 PM Cody Jinks (Barrel Stage)
8:20 PM Wild Rivers (Beyonder Stage)
9:15 PM Young The Giant (Yonder Stage)
9:15 PM Zach Bryan (Oak Stage)
*Visit BourbonandBeyond.com for the full daily line-ups.
Sunday, September 22, Line-up Highlights
(Festival gates open at 11:30 with music beginning at 12:30.)
2:00 PM Tommy Prine (Beyonder Stage)
2:15 PM Comedy and Craftsmanship with Jim Gaffigan (Culinary Stage)
3:20 PM The Firkin Podcast: Every Drink Tells A Story with Tommy Prine (Culinary Stage)
4:00 PM The Beach Boys (Barrel Stage)
4:45 PM Mt. Joy (Oak Stage)
4:55 PM Dexter & The Moonrocks (Yonder Stage)
5:35 PM The War On Drugs (Barrel Stage)
6:00 PM The Local Honeys (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
6:05 PM Cory Wong (Yonder Stage)
6:35 PM The National (Oak Stage)
6:40 PM Lucius (Beyonder Stage)
7:00 PM Yonder Mountain String Band (Bluegrass Situation Stage)
7:20 PM Dinosaur Jr. (Yonder Stage)
7:40 PM My Morning Jacket (Barrel Stage)
8:05 PM X-Ambassadors (Beyonder Stage)
9:00 PM Milky Chance (Yonder Stage)
9:00 PM Tyler Childers (Oak Stage)
*Visit BourbonandBeyond.com for the full daily line-ups.
