photo by Scott the Hobo
The Beale Street Music Festival takes place in Memphis each Spring to kick off the month-long celebration of music known as "Memphis in May." The festival draws in sixty performers playing on four different stages and features a party-like atmosphere which has earned it the nickname of “The Mardi Gras of the Mid-South."
Judging by the line-up, the 2007 Beale Street Music Festival should be at least as fun as those of days past. This year they've line up performances by musicians as varied as Social Distortion and Jerry Lee Lewis, Godsmack and Steely Dan, and Umphrey’s McGee and Three 6 Mafia. And with the likes of the Allman Brothers, Derek Trucks Band, Gov't Mule, Taj Mahal, etc...they've got some big guitar talent, leaning heavilyy towards classic blues and Southern rock.
Full lineup after the jump...
2007 Beale Street Music Festival Lineup
Friday, 5/4/07
• Chevelle
• Gov't Mule
• Gym Class Heroes
• Hubert Sumlin & Willie Big Eyes Smith
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Koko Taylor
• North Mississippi Allstars
• Plain White T's
• Popa Chubby
• Richard Johnston
• Social Distortion
• The Allman Brothers Band
• The Derek Trucks Band
• The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
• Three 6 Mafia
Saturday, 5/5/07
• Alvin Youngblood Hart
• Bobby "Blue" Bland
• Daddy Mack Blues Band
• Eddie Floyd
• George Thorogood
• Godsmack
• Jack's Mannequin
• Kelley Hunt
• Kenny Wayne Shephard
• Old Crow Medicine Show
• One Less Reason
• Ryan Shaw
• Steely Dan
• Taj Mahal
• Taking Back Sunday
• The Bar-Kays
• The Duhks
• The John Butler Trio
• The Ohio Players
• Walter Trout &The Radicals
• Wolfmother
Sunday, 5/6/07
• Ann Peebles
• Backdoor Slam
• Barenaked Ladies
• Billy Lee Riley
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Counting Crows
• DAUGHTRY
• Edwin McCain
• Egypt Central
• Elvin Bishop
• Guster
• Hinder
• James "Super chikan" Johnson
• John Legend
• Papa Roach
• Project Pat
• Tab Benoit
• The Lee Boys
• Umphrey's McGee
• Watermelon Slim
Three-day passes are available for $59.50 until April 30th, which sounds like a pretty good deal for all this music! They're also offering single-day passes for $25. Get all your ticket info here.
hey i like the line up this year especially red jumpsuit apparatus. but honestly i would like to see HIM, avenged sevenfold and panic!at the disco considering they are my favorite bands. i only found out about this through the kids i babaysits for kids. he asked me to go since i babysit them in appretiation but ill have to turn him down because honestly i only like about 5 bands there. sry but i had to leave a comment.
I can't wait to see Godsmack & Gov't Mule. And there are so many others I'd like to see. I'm really looking forward to May!!
Hey y'all. while in Memphis for this fest, don't forget to visit all the shops and food stops on Beale Street. These people are just great folks and they're what has made the Beale Street Music Festival so special to me year after year. Also, you just can't beat the price for admission to this much talent!!
Awesome blues lineup this year. We're from Michigan, this will be our third year in a row, and would not miss it for anything! Thanks again !!
this is gonna be the best thing i've ever went to!!!!
umm what bout Fall Out Boy or Greenday i like some of the bands on there but not all of them
I definitly cannot wait to go see Hinder, Godsmack, Papa roach, and Eygpt Central. I would love for evanescence, lacuna coil, And definitly HIM in concert. This would be my fourth time going in a row. I cannot wait to see what this year brings to Memphis. I hope ya'll enjoy it cuz it's fun and you getaway from work and home. Have fun going cuz I know I will
I love love love the lineup this year. There are so many great bands on there. But the one I am excited about the most is DAUGHTRY!! OMG...YAY...see ya'll in may!
ok i ttly luv goin 2 memphis-n-may but i am only allowed 2 go 1 day cuz im still not 16 yet & my mom wont lemme so i wish that all the bands & singers i wanna see were all on da same day u kno!! other than dat i ttly luv it!!! WOOT WOOT!!!
Ok...before posting "why aren't all of my favorite bands playing?" or "I like only a few bands but not all of them" consider this: Beale St. Music fest is a music festival NOT your playlist of over played pop rock on your ipod. So if you would like to see a few bands you like then come out and see them and maybe you will discover some new music for yourself while you are there.
For those of you that have attended in the past: If one wants to score a location near the stage for a particular act, how long in advance should they show up and begin heading that way?
sounds crucial over all but hippie dude up there needs ta stfu about that whole its not your playlist thing...i hate frickin hippies....hope u all burn alive in front of your parents and loved ones
I came to memphis in march for the first time ever it was "GREAT" and now that John Legand is on the line up It is a must that I attend me and a group of of my friends are like ROAD TRIP. my bags are packed. see you all their:)
What about 30 Seconds To Mars?! I love that band!!
When do we find out the times each band is playing?
OMG!!! The line-up this year is great! Unfortunatley I am only going to be able to go sunday though. But the line-up is still awesome!!! DAUGHTRY, Counting Crows (AMAZING IN PERSON!!!), Papa Roach, John Legend... wow, couldn;t have picked a better day!! Looking forward to it!!
When will the times be posted? My gf and I are having a debate on who to go to if the Counting Crows and DAUGHTRY play at the same time. I want to see DAUGHTRY and she wants to see Counting Crows. But if we have to split and see them seperately we will... but hopefully they will play at different times. I dont think that this day and age that the Counting Crows are much of a Headlining band. I figure DAUGHTRY, Hinder, Papa Roach and John legend are all more suited to close the night. Since they're all more modern than the CC's. Anyways, I can't wait! See yall there!!!
hey im ready to hit beale street... TIME TO PARTY OOOOOHHH YEAHH... grab a cold beer
Hey how do u find out whos on what stage?
Is there a list of who plays on what stages?
does anybody know of an address near this festival that I can MapQuest? or know of any campgrounds nearby? thnx
i need playing times to go with the band line up somebody please help me
The times/stages usually are posted week of the event. Closest campsite would prob be in West Memphis, AR - only across the river.
this will be my first time....im sooo excited
we have tickets, where will they post the times ect.?
I went last year for my first time and its the best thing ever. When we got there we got a program of the times and line-up.
just make sure you bring plenty of good bud bcoz it makes the experince 10x's better.
Hey Mike,
Regarding campgrounds...I have found 2 within 20 mins of downtown. Tom Sawyer RV park across the river in West Memphis and TO Fuller State Park. This will be the first year I have camped for the event so I don;t know how quickly they fill up. We are getting there Friday morning so hopefully we will have a spot and we won't get rained on TOO much. See ya there!!!
Times can be found here. hope this helps!! See you there!!! Look for the drunk guy with the cold beer!!! ... oh wait... there will be many of us!!!
http://memphisinmay.org/documents/2007BSMFLineupwithtimes.pdf
I agree that we could pass on all the comments about why not this band, etc, but to each his own. I wish they didn't have the headliners all be last in the day at the same time. I'd like to see Godsmack & George Thorogood, but that's not an option the way it's set up. Still, for $25 you can't beat it. Party on!
this year will be great but im tore between two bands, sum 41 plays at 7:40 and chevelle plays at 8 both at seperate stages oh what to do?? email me with suggestions!any body got ne tips for first timers also email me.
Josh, dude comeon, both bands are really good, but i would go and see chevelle, there so awesome and i personally think that there better than sum41.
Hawthorne Heights plays at 4:00 Saturday. That sucks since I can't go. And the red jumpsuit apparatus sucks live. But they are cool.
I HAVE GONE TO MUSIC FEST MY WHOLE LIFE SINCE IT STARTED. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF THE 70'S MUSIC. THE ALLMAN BROS ARE ALWAYS GREAT. WHAT HAPPENED TO CDB, AND ALL THE OTHERS. THE PRICES ARE TOO HIGH, WE USED TO PAY 15.00 FOR 3 DAYS. BUT SOMEHOW, IT ALWAYS IS MUDDY.
LATER
Man i feel sorry for everyone that complains about the lineup for MIM.I just got back and it was absolutley amazing. Derek Trucks Smoked all night long with his band and especially with the Allmans. The Allman Brotheres were by far the best show of the festival. You can't compare people like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus or Papa Roach to them. Thats just crazy.
Apologies.....to anyone I cut in front of in line. I was not my intention to PISS anyone off by cutting in line....But if I did'nt get to bathroom asap I would have been PISSED on. Not many handi bathrooms around the area. Sorry about that....hope you all had a great time....peace.
omg i went to memphis in may sunday...and i was in the very front..the very front.,,like i couldnt have gotten any closer....and papa roach was there... and Jacoby jumped off stage ...and comes over to where i was ...and like stands up on the foot step thingy..and everybody started to grab him ..and i like touched JACOBY..omg...omg..omg
will someone please tell me the name of the song at the end of the barenaked ladies with all the do do do's
will someone please tell me the name of the song at the end of the barenaked ladies with all the do do do's
Hey, did anyone possibly get a flash disc recording of the Barenaked Ladies show (they usually give them out at the end of their shows). Anyone have the tracklist they performed? If so, please email me. =)
Discover4@gmail.com
The Festival in 2007 was the best ever. I loved it but my top two favorites were chevelle and papa roach. They were awesome. Oh god smack was awesome too. I am attending this year too.
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tags: Allman Brothers, Beale Street, Derek Trucks, gov't mule, Umphrey's McGee
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