Big Ears festival 2025 returns to Knoxville, Tennessee March 27-30. Next year's lineup includes sets by Philip Glass Ensemble, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza Spalding, Yo La Tengo, Múm, Jessica Pratt and Sun Ra Arkestra. It also boasts the North American premiere of Jonny Greenwood 133 Years of Reverbas performed by James McVinnie and Eliza McCarthy. In total, the festival includes almost 200 concerts in more than 14 venues.
The 2025 edition of Big Ears festival will also feature Arooj Aftab, Julia Holter, Alan Sparhawk, Explosions in the Sky, Tortoise, ML Buch, Rachika Nayar, Still House Plants, William Basinski, Cassandra Jenkins, Yaya Bey, Marisa Anderson, Béla Fleck. , Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz, Meshell Ndegeocello, Steve Roach, Nels Cline, Vijay Iyer, Tindersticks, Beak>, Alabaster DePlume, Astrid Sonne, Helado Negro, Mabe Fratti, Marissa Nadler, Chanel and more. Find the lineup poster below.
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