Bill Monroe’s Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, the world’s oldest, continuous running bluegrass festival, will return to Brown County for a 51st year, June 10-17. Taking place at the beautiful Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground, this prime music event will feature eight straight days of some of the best in bluegrass.
With over 70 bands scheduled to perform, the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will showcase top name bluegrass musicians, as well as pay tribute to trailblazer and music legend, Bill Monroe.
Known as the “Mecca of Bluegrass,” the 51st annual Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will include over ten hours of entertainment each day, with ongoing music from sun up to sun down. Not only will the festival feature performances by bluegrass greats, this family-friendly event also will include music and instrument workshops nearly every day.
A stellar line up of performers are slated to take the music park’s three outdoor stages this year, including Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Ralph Stanley II & Clinch Mtn. Boys, the Darrell Webb Band, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Blue Mafia, Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press, the Lonesome River Band, Tommy Sells & Big Country, Larry Sparks & Lonesome Ramblers, IIIrd Tyme Out, and The Grascals just to name a few! A complete schedule of performers is available online at www.billmonroemusicpark.com.
Tickets for the festival range from $20 – $35 in advance for daily passes or $25 – $40 at the gate, $100 in advance for three-day combo tickets (Thursday-Saturday) or $115 at the gate, and $200 in advance for all eight days or $250 at the gate. Each ticket includes admission to the festival, its workshops, and to the Bill Monroe Hall of Fame & Country Star Museum and Uncle Pen’s cabin. Advance tickets may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2725241.
On site cabins and camping are available as well. Be treated to some world-class entertainment, while enjoying Brown County’s natural beauty during an overnight stay at the one-of-a-kind Bill Monroe Campground. Call 800-414-4677 for campsite reservations.
Experience the Mecca of Bluegrass and become part of the tradition at the 51st annual Bill Monroe’s Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, June 10-17.
For more information on the festival, please visit www.billmonroemusicpark.com or call 800-414-4677.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 10
10:00-11:00 Tommy Brown & County Line Grass
11:15-12:15 Flashback
12:30-1:30 Darrell Webb Band
1:45-2:45 Audie Blaylock & Redline
3:00-4:00 Blue Mafia
4:00-4:30 DINNER BREAK
4:30-5:35 Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top Xpress
5:45-6:50 Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
7:00-8:15 Nashville Bluegrass Band
8:25-9:40 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
9:50-11:00 Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
Sunday, June 11
10:30 – 11:00 Brother John Bowman
11:00 – 12:00 Sammy Adkins & The Sandy Hook Mountain Boys
12:15 – 1:15 Tommy Brown & County Line Grass
1:30 – 2:30 Eddie & Martha Adcock
2:45 – 3:45 Wildwood Valley Boys
3:45 – 4:15 DINNER BREAK
4:15 – 5:30 David Parmley & Cardinal Tradition
5:45 – 7:00 Flatt Lonesome
7:15 – 8:30 Seldom Scene
8:45 – 10:00 The Gibson Brothers
Monday, June 12
11:00 – 12:15 Hammertowne
12:30 – 1:45 David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
2:00 – 3:15 The Farm Hands
3:30 – 4:45 The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
4:45 – 5:00 DINNER BREAK
5:00 – 6:15 Feller & Hill and The Bluegrass Buckaroos
6:30 – 7:45 Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
8:00 – 9:30 Dailey & Vincent
9:45 – 11:00 Little Roy & Lizzy Show
Tuesday, June 13
11:00 – 12:00 Firebox
12:15 – 1:15 Raymond Fairchild & The Maggie Valley Boys
1:30 – 2:30 Randall Hibbitts & Appalachia
2:45 – 3:45 ClayBank
4:00 – 5:15 Bluegrass Boot Camp Showcase
5:15 – 5:30 DINNER BREAK *Traditional Bean Supper
5:30 – 6:30 Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome
6:45 – 8:00 Blue Highway
8:15 – 9:30 Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
9:45 – 11:00 Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass
Wednesday, June 14
11:00 – 12:15 Bull Harman & Bull’s Eye
12:30 – 1:45 Dave Adkins Band
2:00 – 3:15 Chris Jones & The Night Drivers
3:30 – 4:45 Special Consensus
4:45 – 5:15 DINNER BREAK
5:15 – 6:30 Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
6:45 – 8:00 The Boxcars
8:15 – 9:30 Band of Ruhks
9:45 – 11:00 The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Thursday, June 15
11:00 – 12:15 Kevin Prater Band
12:30 – 1:45 Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle
2:00 – 3:15 Larry Efaw & The Bluegrass Mountaineers
3:30 – 4:45 Volume Five
4:45 – 5:15 DINNER BREAK
5:15 – 6:30 Special Consensus
6:45 – 8:00 Larry Stephenson Band
8:15 – 9:30 Marty Raybon & Full Circle
9:45 – 11:00 Sideline
Friday, June 16
11:30 – 12:45 Trinity River Band
1:00 – 2:15 Grasstowne
2:30 – 3:45 Rickey Wasson Band
4:00 – 5:15 Monroe Crossing
5:15 – 5:45 DINNER BREAK *Mater Sandwiches with Junior Sisk
5:45 – 7:00 Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
7:15 – 8:30 The Grascals
8:45 – 10:00 IIIrd Tyme Out
10:15 – 11:30 Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
Saturday, June 17
11:00 – 12:00 Elk Ridge
12:15 – 1:30 Nightflyer
1:45 – 3:00 Tommy Sells & Big Country
3:15 – 4:30 Rickey Wasson Band
4:30 – 5:00 DINNER BREAK
5:00 – 6:15 Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice
6:30 – 7:45 Lonesome River Band
8:00 – 9:30 Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers
9:45 – 11:00 The Grascals – FESTIVAL FINALE JAM