Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival announced its initial lineup of acts today and is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 at The Park at Harlinsdale in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee.
Performers include Foo Fighters, The Killers, Keith Urban, Leon Bridges, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Head and the Heart, +LIVE+, Jenny Lewis, Lauren Daigle, Phosphorescent, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Better Than Ezra, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Rayland Baxter, Justin Townes Earle, The War And Treaty, The Wild Reeds, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Adia Victoria, Molly Tuttle, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Caroline Rose, Devon Gilfillian, Lucie Silvas, Stephen Kellogg, The Dip, Cedric Burnside, Songhoy Blues, Kacy & Clayton, The Watson Twins, J.P. Harris, Chloe Gendrow, Anna Rose, Vincent Neil Emerson, Mando Saenz, Anna Shoemaker and many more. Artists are scheduled to perform across six stages this year including ASCAP Shady Grove, Midnight Sun, Gold Record Road, Harpeth River, Vanderbilt Health Lil’ Pilgrims Family Stage and Mare Barn Theatre and the Americana Music Triangle Experience Stage.
“Pilgrimage truly showcases all that middle Tennessee has to offer: all genres of music, the best artisans and makers and incredible cuisine all in a family-friendly atmosphere that ends by 8:30 p.m. each night,” says Pilgrimage partner and Better Than Ezra co-founding vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Kevin Griffin. “I’m most excited for the ‘pilgri-mashups’ we’ve come to expect over the years featuring incredible collaborations such as Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton, Preservation Hall and Willie Nelson, Ruby Amanfu and Weezer, and Holly Williams and Sheryl Crow. With the diversity in this year’s lineup, who knows what could happen!”
Tickets go on sale beginning this Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. CT at pilgrimagefestival.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning today, Tuesday, March 12 at 12 p.m. CT through Thursday, March 14 at 10 p.m. CT.
General admission 2-Day Pilgrimage Passes begin at $185 (children age 10 and under get in FREE when accompanied by an adult Pilgrimage Pass) and 2-Day VIP Village Passes start at $975 (children age 2 and under get in FREE when accompanied by an adult VIP Pass).
For information about lodging or to find out more about the Franklin area, check out visitfranklin.com.