Days before Michael Hurley's death, the singing, songwriting storyteller stepped on the stage of a Scottish pub in Knoxville ...

Back in 2009, Big Ears was dreamed up by Ashley Capps, a Knoxville-bred concert promoter who also co-founded Bonnaroo, one of ...

As the Big Ears Festival has grown from around 25 artists in 2009 to nearly 200 sets in 2025, the vision of founder Ashley ...

There was something for everyone at Big Ears Festival 2025, from Les Claypool's Bastard Jazz to a new trio ft banjo extraordinaire Béla Fleck.

Welcome to our live updates blog! 2 p.m. Saturday: It was barely past noon, but EMEL’s hypnotic performance ...

Downtown Knoxville pulsed with energy as Big Ears Festival 2025 welcomed over 7,500 passionate music lovers for a long ...

Enjoy shows from jazz to bluegrass to electronic to gospel – all for free at Big Ears in 2025. There are moving exhibitions ...

Whether you were there or just curious what this critically acclaimed Knoxville festival is about, we have you covered with ...

Big Ears Festival is taking over downtown Knoxville this weekend, with people coming from all over the world to visit. Here's ...

Tindersticks' lush, frayed elegance was on full display at the first shows of their first two in a decade and a half ...

“Our merchants are excited, our restaurants are staffed and ready to go. They really try and engage thinking about some of ...

Urmila Seshagiri, who teaches the course, uses the Big Ears Festival as part of a unique cultural studies course.