The Downtown Memphis Commission said more than 12,000 tickets were reserved for the inaugural festival.

Attendees might bring yoga mats or sleeping bags as they listen to hours of nonstop music from various artists. 

The LOChella Music Festival and Tailgate is open to the public and will feature student performers and food trucks on Oct. 24.

Local acts Degenerate Breakfast and Zoë Dominguez brought incredible energy to the Mempho Music Festival stage on Friday as attendees braved the dust for a great day of live music.

This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town. 

Classic hip-hop group De La Soul will no longer play the 2026 Mempho Music Festival, festival organizers announced.

Billboard magazine has highlighted two college music programs in Memphis, each with its own unique approach to music industry education.

Mempho Music Festival returns to Memphis this weekend with three days of live music at Radians Amphitheater, featuring a lineup that brings together electronic music, rock, blues, hip-hop, reggae and funk.

The soul and funk band founded by Memphian Maurice White will be making a stop in the area on its 2027 tour.

Admission for the festival is free.

Noah Israel, 21, won Beat Garden’s songwriting contest. Judges for the final round included James Fauntleroy and Felly the Voice.

According to the Shell’s website, the concert was sold out.

October concerts in the Memphis area include Lakecia Benjamin, The Avett Brothers, Amy Grant, Brittney Spencer, Bryson Tiller, Hayley Williams, and Morris Day and the Time and The S.O.S. Band.

The Cooper‑Young record store’s annual festival returns to Wiseacre and the Overton Park Shell with a surge of late‑night shows.

The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.

The Tennessee Music Advisory Council, which will focus on economic opportunities, professional development, industry connections and preserving the state’s musical heritage.

There are 35 bands or solo musical acts on the official Gonerfest schedule, not including others likely in town just for unofficial shows and after parties. Here are 10 of note.

Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.

Metro Nashville police officers found him dead in his apartment Thursday, June 18, the department said.

What event or festival embodies fall in Memphis to you?

Brunch patrons at the Majestic Grille can enjoy a side of music with their eggs as the Memphis Jazz Workshop performs on the last weekend of each month, starting Sept. 26-27.

Just a few years ago, Keerthana Manoj was working a nine-to-five with a pastime passion for music. Today, she’s a full-time musician with a debut EP, and it’s only the beginning.

This year’s Mid-South Fair includes an artist lineup with some Memphis and national country acts.

West Tennessee native Valerie June has achieved her dream of touring the country, but her concert at Satellite Music Hall on Sept. 17 brings her back to her Memphis roots once more.

John Doyle was instrumental in the museum’s growth and helped launch the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012.