2023 BEALE STREET MUSIC FESTIVAL
Returning to the riverfront and Tom Lee Park in 2023
Memphis in May International Festival formally announced today that the Beale Street Music Festival and World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will return to the Memphis riverfront downtown in Tom Lee Park in 2023.
Thanks to City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for interceding and offering a solution to help with the financial implications of moving into a modified event site in Tom Lee Park in 2023. Tom Lee Park is currently under construction as part of a $60 million park redesign from the Memphis River Parks Partnership.
“Mayor Strickland recognized the cultural value and impressive economic impact that Memphis in May delivers for the city of Memphis, and we are grateful for his personal leadership to ensure the festival’s return to our long-term home,” said Leigh Shockey, Memphis in May 2023 Board Chair.
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Raise your hand if you're also going to coast until the four-day-weekend! Hope everyone has a delicious Thanksgiving Day meal.
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Don't miss your chance to tell us who you want on stage in May! We're booking bands now and want to know what you think. The poll closes this Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. The link is in our bio.
We're booking bands so let us know what you think! Take the artist poll and share with us who YOU want on stage in Tom Lee Park for #BSMF23. Link in bio.
We are heartbroken to hear about the passing of the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis, a true rock and roll icon who was the founding father of the rock and roll genre and truly the last man standing. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lewis performed at #BSMF 11 times between 2003 and 2014. He had the most appearances of any rock and roll artist or band during the 44-year history of our event. He never failed to attract a capacity crowd when he strode onto the stage and began pounding the keys as only the Killer could. He was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award along with countless other awards and accolades during his 60-plus-year career. He was a member of the iconic Sun Records’ Million Dollar Quartet (alongside Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley) and was idolized by generations of musicians who followed in his footsteps. We’ll never forget The Killer and his keyboard-pounding legacy and his impact on rock and roll. While he was born in Ferriday, LA and resided for years in North Mississippi on the outskirts of our city, the Killer was a Memphian through and through, and all he touched mourn his passing.
Returning to the riverfront in Tom Lee Park on May 5-7, 2023! 🎸🤘 #BSMF23
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Happy Birthday to Third Eye Blind frontman, Stephan Jenkins! The lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter formed the band with Kevin Cadogan in 1993. They killed it as special guests at #BSMF this year!
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