The Big Ears Festival is an annual music festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, created and produced by AC Entertainment. The 2022 festival, taking place March 24th-27th, features performances from Patti Smith, John Zorn, Sparks, Meredith Monk, Moses Sumney, Kim Gordon, Animal Collective, Yves Tumor, Low, and more.
Additionally, Big Ears’ lineup includes films, talks, readings, exhibitions, and workshops — in over a dozen venues throughout Knoxville’s historic downtown.
Weekend festival passes (priced at $300) are now available. A limited number of single day passes will go on sale soon.
Ticket Price: $85 (1-Day); $300 - $350 (2-Day)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Andy Shauf
- Animal Collective
- Arooj Aftab
- Ben LaMar Gay
- Bill Callahan
- Bill Frisell
- Bonny Light Horseman
- Cassandra Jenkins
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- Dawn Richard
- Efterklang
- Fennesz
- Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Jeff Parker
- John Hollenbeck
- John Medeski
- John Zorn
- Julian Lage
- Kim Gordon
- Kronos Quartet
- Lido Pimienta
- Low
- Marc Ribot
- Marisa Anderson
- Mary Lattimore
- Mdou Moctar
- Meredith Monk
- Moses Sumney
- Nubya Garcia
- Patti Smith
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Saul Williams
- So Percussion
- Sons of Kemet
- Sparks
- Sudan Archives
- Terry Allen
- William Tyler
- Yves Tumor
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