Steve Roach performs during Big Ears music festival at Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday, March 27, 2025.© Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel ...

Big Ears was first mentioned in the Knoxville News Sentinel in January 2008, one year before the full festival launched, with an ad for a concert by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin labeled "A Big Ears Event." ...

Big Ears Festival will take place across more than 20 downtown Knoxville venues March 27-30. The festival headquarters have changed, and there are new places to pick up wristbands and merch.

Big Ears Festival is returning to Knoxville, Tennessee, from March 27-30. The 2025 lineup includes sets by Philip Glass Ensemble, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza ...

That mix of genres has also distinguished Big Ears since it was founded in 2009. Both the record company and the festival aren’t pretending that genres don’t matter, but they both insist that ...

Rhiannon Giddens, March 22. It's not by coincidence − and certainly not by a lack of planning − to see Big Ears alumni return to the four-day festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Big Ears Festival is making its way to downtown Knoxville from March 21 to March 24. The four-day festival event will feature almost 200 performances at historic theaters, churches, warehouse ...

Most Big Ears festival-goers attend far more than that; as an example, this newbie last year made it to 20. And if you plan ahead, you can snag most of the best seats at no extra expense.

In September, Big Ears Festival announced its massive lineup for 2024, headlined by Herbie Hancock, Rhiannon Giddens, Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker, Laurie Anderson, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul ...

View read count Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennesse March 30-April 2, 2023 The second full edition after the pandemic found the Big Ears Festival still growing in attendance. Organizers responded by ...