Mempho Music Festival has revealed the artist lineup for its ninth annual event, set to stage from Oct. 9-11 in its namesake home of Memphis, Tenn. This year’s bill is helmed by Widespread Panic, who will return after a two-night headline booking last year with a four-set doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday, as well as cross-genre EDM mainstay Pretty Lights on Friday. Beyond the biggest names, this year’s lineup features several jam scene staples alongside enduring acts in blues-rock, hip-hop, reggae and alternative, plus some hometown heroes.
On Friday, Oct. 9, Pretty Lights’ headline set will be preceded by sets from indie-rock royalty Spoon and Broken Social Scene, livetronica pioneers STS9 and Memphis’ own up-and-comers Degenerate Breakfast and Zoë Dominguez. Before WSP’s show-closer on Saturday, the festival will welcome cutting-edge bluesman Gary Clark Jr., Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, boom-bap legends De La Soul, country-soul singer-songwriter Maggie Rose, NOLA funk powerhouse Dumpstaphunk and the Randall Bramblett Band. Finally, on Saturday, attendees can catch torch-passer Ziggy Marley, Southern rockers JJ Grey & Mofro, the singular Fishbone, freak-funk bassist MonoNeon, mandolin master Sierra Hull and Devil Train.
Tickets for this year’s Mempho Music Festival are available now. Find more information at memphofest.com.
