MEMPHIS, TN – February 28, 2022 – Memphis in May announced surprise artist additions to their acclaimed Beale Street Music Festival line-up today including new headliner Megan Thee Stallion who will make her festival debut when she performs on the ZYN stage on Saturday, April 30. A platinum-selling and Grammy Award-winning powerhouse, Megan Thee Stallion is one of the most captivating voices in hip-hop. The 44th edition of the Beale Street Music Festival is set for April 29 – May 1, 2022, at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park in Memphis, Tennessee.
Other announced additions to the 2022 Beale Street Music Festival include two-time Grammy-winning reggae artist Shaggy, and fellow Jamaican reggae fusion artist Third World, red-hot Memphis rapper Duke Deuce and local rockers Tora Tora.
The festival also revealed daily artist schedules and single-day ticket pricing and availability in conjunction with the expanded line-up release. SINGLE DAY TICKETS are just $70* and THREE-DAY PASSES are $175, with price increasing as supply in each tier runs out. Tickets are on sale now at www.memphisinmay.org/bsmftickets through Front Gate Tickets. VIP passes are also available, which offer exclusive seating on raised, covered platforms with unobstructed views of each stage, VIP-only bars with beer, food, wine, and convenient VIP-only air-conditioned restrooms. Three-day VIP passes start at $809 and are available at www.memphisinmay.org/bsmftickets. * plus service charge
One of America’s premier heritage music festivals, now in its 44th year, the Beale Street Music Festival features a diverse and eclectic array of over 60 of today’s top touring artists. The 2022 edition of the festival, following a nearly three-year absence due to the COVID pandemic, lives up to the promise of being the biggest event in history with previously announced headliners and artists including:
Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Weezer, Van Morrison, Lil Wayne, The Smashing Pumpkins, Counting Crows, Three 6 Mafia, Sarah McLachlan, Death Cab for Cutie, Stone Temple Pilots, Moneybagg Yo, Modest Mouse, DaBaby, Chevelle, Lindsey Buckingham, Shaggy, Sarkodie, Spoon, Dirty Honey, Grace Potter, NLE Choppa, Goose, Grouplove, Rival Sons, Stonebwoy, Indigo Girls, Waka Flaka Flame, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Toad the Wet Sprocket, JJ Grey & Mofro, Patty Griffin, The Glorious Sons, Soccor Mommy, Robert Randolph Band, Black Pistol Fire, Ayron Jones, Corey Henry, Project Pat, Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio, Third World, Duke Deuce, Lil Wyte, Al Kapone, Tora Tora, Trigger Hippy, Sue Foley, Kenny Brown, Amy LaVere, Cory Branan, Jucee Froot, Blvck Hippy, White $osa and many more!
The 2022 edition of the Beale Street Music Festival will be presented at the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park to make way for the construction of the redesigned Tom Lee Park. The 2023 Beale Street Music Festival will return to Tom Lee Park and the Memphis riverfront when park construction is completed in April 2023.
Arrangements have been made with Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) to operate a free rapid bus shuttle between downtown and the Fairgrounds in Liberty Park during the festival to accommodate out-of-town fans accustomed to staying in downtown hotels. Shuttle details with pick-up and drop-off locations as well as operating hours will be announced in late March.
Beale Street Music Festival is presented by Bud Light, Terminix, ZYN and Monster Energy.
2022 Memphis in May International Festival Dates:
Beale Street Music Festival April 29 – May 1, 2022
Honored Country Salute to Ghana May 1-31, 2022
World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest May 11 – 14, 2022
Great American River Run May 28, 2022
