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Pilgrimage Festival 2024: Rain or shine, Pilgrimage ready to rock on day 1

Pilgrimage Festival 2024: Rain or shine, Pilgrimage ready to rock on day 1

Emma Burden September 29, 2024

Featured Photo by Paige Mast Story by Emma Burden The organizers of Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival surprised ticket holders with a Saturday morning announcement — despite heavy...

Photo courtesy of Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival unveils daily schedule

CIM Digital May 4, 2017

Photo courtesy of Bonnaroo  With just over a month to go, Bonnaroo is nearly upon us. To keep us on our feet and ready for the festival, Bonnaroo has released the hourly schedule, pinpointing exactly...

Bonnaroo 2016: Crowds turn out, rock out on opening night

Sidelines June 10, 2016

Photo by Gregory French / MTSU Seigenthaler News Service MANCHESTER, Tenn. — The opening day of music at the 15th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival began with rock in the late afternoon and lasted...

Beck, Neil Young and more draw massive crowds at 2016 Beale Street Music Festival

Sidelines May 2, 2016

Story by Dylan Skye Aycock // Editor-in-Chief | Olivia Ladd // Assistant Lifestyles Editor Photo by Dylan Skye Aycock The 2016 Beale Street Music Festival began Friday night in Memphis, Tennessee as...

Cage the Elephant, Rise Against Rock the River at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis

Cage the Elephant, Rise Against Rock the River at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis

CIM Digital May 4, 2015

The final day of the 2015 Beale Street Music Festival featured performances from the weekend's biggest acts, including Ed Sheeran, Hozier, Wilco and St. Vincent. However, sets from Cage the Elephant and...

The Avett Brothers, Paramore, Bleachers Draw in Large Crowds at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis

The Avett Brothers, Paramore, Bleachers Draw in Large Crowds at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis

CIM Digital May 2, 2015

The 2015 Beale Street Music Festival continued on Saturday as a part of the city’s annual Memphis in May celebration. Artists including John Fogerty, Lecrae, G-Eazy, Band of Horses and The Vespers filled...

Lenny Kratiz performs at the 2015 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, May 2 2015. (Beale Street Music Festival)

Lenny Kravitz, Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis kick off Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis

Sidelines May 2, 2015

By Dylan Aycock and John Connor Coulston // Features Editor & Lifestyles Editor The 2015 Beale Street Music Festival began yesterday in Memphis, Tennessee as a part of the city's annual Memphis in...

Kacey Musgraves, D'Angelo Added to Bonnaroo Lineup

Kacey Musgraves, D’Angelo Added to Bonnaroo Lineup

CIM Digital March 25, 2015

Bonnaroo organizers announced Wednesday afternoon that country singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves and R&B star D'Angelo have been added to this year's lineup. This will be be both artists second visit...

Cyle Barnes, left, and Damien Bone, right, of The Weeks perform at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday, July 20, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines / John Connor Coulston)

The Weeks continue festival run at Forecastle

CIM Digital July 20, 2014

Nashville-based southern alternative rock group The Weeks delivered a riveting 45-minute set at The Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday afternoon. The soulful southern rockers opened...

Jack White performs at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, July 19, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines / John Connor Coulston)

Photo Gallery: Jack White headlines Forecastle 2014

CIM Digital July 20, 2014

Jack White followed up his precedent-setting Bonnaroo set with a headlining slot the 2014 Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky Saturday night. Check out our photos from the performance below: For...

CJ Hardee of Matrimony performs at the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday, July 20, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines / John Connor Coulston)

Matrimony at Forecastle 2014 | Photo Gallery

CIM Digital July 20, 2014

North Carolina alternative rock band Matrimony performed at the 2014 Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky Saturday afternoon. Check out our photos from the performance below: For our full archive...

The Flaming Lips perform at Which Stage at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, June 14, 2014. (MTSU Sidelines/Matt Masters)

The Flaming Lips at Bonnaroo 2014 | Photo Gallery

Sidelines June 14, 2014

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