The Big Ears Festival, taking place in Knoxville, TN over the weekend of March 26-28, has released its initial schedule. Big Ears has also announced a limited number of individual show tickets for many of the artists included in the Festival.
The Big Ears Festival’s initial schedule is the following:
BIJOU THEATRE
Friday, March 26
7 p.m. – Terry Riley Quartet featuring Gyan Riley, Tracy Silverman and Ches Smith
10:30 p.m. – The xx and jj and Nosaj Thing
Saturday, March 27
1 p.m. -Clogs with very special guests and My Brightest Diamond
7 p.m. – Andrew W.K. performing with the Calder Quartet
10 p.m. – Joanna Newsom and special guests
Sunday, March 28
7 p.m. – St. Vincent and special guests
TENNESSEE THEATRE
Saturday, March 27
2:30 p.m. – Dirty Projectors and Bang on a Can All-Stars
8 p.m. – Vampire Weekend
12 a.m. – Terry Riley’s In C, performed by Bang on a Can and special guests and Terry Riley solo
Sunday, March 28
2 p.m. – Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, performed by Bang on a Can and the Books and special guests
9 p.m. – The National and special guests
Individual show tickets have been announced for the following artists:
Vampire Weekend
Dirty Projectors and Bang on a Can All-Stars
Joanna Newsom and special guests
St. Vincent and special guests
The National
Andrew WK performing with the Calder Quartet
Clogs with very special guests and My Brightest Diamond
Terry Riley performing solo and with his quartet
The xx and jj and Nosaj Thing
Eno’s Music for Airports performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars and the Books and special guests,
a collaborative performance of Riley’s celebrated piece In C featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars and The Big Ears All-Stars
Additional shows will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit the Big Ears Festival’s website for more information and to purchase tickets.
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