Big Ears Festival 2025 returns to Knoxville, Tennessee, March 27-30.Next year’s lineup includes Philip Glass Ensemble, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, Esperanza Spalding, Sets by Yo La Tengo, Múm, Jessica Pratt and Sun Ra Arkestra It also boasts a North American by Jonny Greenwood with the premiere 133 Years of ReverbPerformed by James McWhinney and Eliza McCarthy. In total, the festival includes about 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, Turtle, M.L. Buch, Rachika Nayar, Still House Plants, William Basinski, Cassandra Jenkins, Yaya Bey, Marissa Anderson, Bela Flack, 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 etc. Find the cover poster below.
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