Editors' Picks: The Best (& Worst) of Everything Else in 2023 It’s Palm Sunday at Big Ears, America’s most avant-garde music festival—and here I am, an open-minded agnostic, crammed into a sweaty club ...

The first festival featured Philip Glass, Negativland, Michael Gira, Matmos and the Necks. The Big Ears festival debuted in 2009 as an event that embraced the experimental, a philosophy it continues ...

Big Ears Festival has again delivered a jam-packed lineup of renowned musicians who will converge March 26-29 in downtown Knoxville, including headliners David Byrne, Robert Plant and Flying Lotus, ...

More than simply size, the "big" in Big Ears (March 27-30, 2025, Knoxville, TN) most certainly points to breadth, diversity, a widening or expanse. This is not the Fast Feet festival, though a pair ...

The Big Ears Music Festival will return to downtown Knoxville from March 27 to March 30, 2025. The annual four-day event will include nearly 200 performances from music artists of various genres.

It’s not just the eclectic and distinguished lineup that sets Big Ears Festival apart in 2024. It’s the host city of Knoxville, Tennessee, that pairs Southern charm with world sounds to present a ...

The Big Ears Festival is making its way to downtown Knoxville from March 27 to March 30. The four-day festival will feature almost 200 performances at historic theaters, churches, warehouse spaces and ...

It’s Palm Sunday at Big Ears, America’s most avant-garde music festival—and here I am, an open-minded agnostic, crammed into a sweaty club next to a barbecue joint in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.