How did Riverbeat perform in year two?
With 30,000 tickets scanned for the three-day music festival in Tom Lee Park, how did Riverbeat compare to its previous year?
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May 2025
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Gallery: See photos from Riverbeat Music Festival Day 3
The third day of Riverbeat Music Festival included performances from Benson Boone, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Anderson .Paak and more.
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Gallery: See photos from Riverbeat Music Festival Day 2
The second day of Riverbeat Music Festival included performances from Cage the Elephant, Public Enemy, The Killers and more.
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Gallery: See photos from Riverbeat Music Festival Day 1
The first day of Riverbeat Music Festival saw performances from Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Steve Aoki and more.
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May 2024
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SmokeSlam opens with dessert, bacon and wings competitions
A bourbon-soaked pineapple upside-down cake and a smoked Rice Krispies Treat with a mango habanero glaze were just two of the dishes already turned in for judging Thursday at Tom Lee Park.
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A first look at SmokeSlam on the river
Barbecue teams, food vendors and cooking demos are set up in Tom Lee Park ahead of the inaugural festival’s opening day.
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Battle of the Barbecue: What to know before you go to SmokeSlam
Smoke is back on the water in Downtown Memphis with the inaugural SmokeSlam barbecue contest. We’ve got the details on what food comes with your ticket and what else you can do at the event.
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Young crowd, veteran Memphis royalty mark opening night of Riverbeat fest
A Memphis festival got off to a very Memphis start with the Lucky 7 Brass Band. In the wings were Odesza, Carla Thomas, Eric Gales and more.
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Riverbeat gallery: Crowds, music, lights down by the river
The Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber caught the acts, the sights, the colors and the crowd at Riverbeat on Friday, May 3, 2024.
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April 2024
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SmokeSlam barbecue contest announces music lineup, opens ticket sales
St. Paul and the Broken Bones will headline the inaugural SmokeSlam barbecue contest. The lineup also includes rap, rock and funk.
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March 2024
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Riverbeat Music Festival releases daily schedules
The five-stage music festival May 3-5 includes a diverse lineup and lots of the city’s mix of music.
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SmokeSlam selects 59 teams for inaugural barbecue contest
The Junior BBQ League founded by Memphis in May barbecue grand champion Melissa Cookston is also coming to the rival barbecue contest in Tom Lee Park along with a barbecue boot camp.
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Fugees, Odesza and Jelly Roll top five-stage bill for inaugural Riverbeat festival in May
The lineup of the inaugural Riverbeat festival in Tom Lee Park this May features more than 50 acts and two music showcases on five stages.
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December 2023
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Mempho gives new May music festival its name
The music festival by Mempho Presents is May 3-5, 2024, with a lineup expected early next year.
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Opinion: A call for Memphis in May and new festival promoters to work together
“I urge both Memphis in May and Forward Momentum to set aside differences and engage in meaningful discussions. By uniting their expertise ... of enhancing Memphis through live events, we can forge a path towards a unified vision.”
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November 2023
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Table Talk: Unsolicited advice for a second barbecue ‘contest’
Chris Herrington writes of the new BBQ festival: “When I saw that this event would take the form of a contest ... and that it would also take place the same week that the Memphis in May barbecue contest is set to happen at Liberty Park … well, I laughed.”
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Mempho challenges Memphis in May with rival barbecue contest
The producers planning a May music festival in Tom Lee Park announced they are planning a barbecue contest there the same month — and at the same time as Memphis in May’s barbecue contest at Liberty Park.
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October 2023
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History of Downtown music festivals holds plenty of off-stage drama
The music festival that began as an off-shoot of the Memphis In May International Festival 46 years ago has at times had a turbulent history as it has grown into a major attraction.
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Mempho producing a new music festival in Tom Lee Park in May
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