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Bourbon And Beyond Release Full Schedule

Published September 12, 2019 | By Dispatch_Release

The full schedule of music performances for Bourbon & Beyond is now available. The third year of the unique destination event expands to three days, Friday, September 20, Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22 at the newly created Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center.

Bourbon & Beyond’s music lineup includes a unique mix of rock, roots, bluegrass and folk acts led by Foo Fighters, Robert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters, the Zac Brown Band, John Fogerty, Daryl Hall & John Oates, and ZZ Top, among many others. In total, nearly 50 artists will play on three stages over the course of the weekend, including two side-by-side main stages and a bluegrass stage curated by the genre’s leading authority, The Bluegrass Situation. In addition, the World’s Largest Bourbon Festival also celebrates the craftsmanship behind award-winning spirits, master distillers and world-class chefs. Bourbon author, expert, and Amazon Prime host (Bourbon Up) Fred Minnick has curated one-of-a-kind tastings and seminars celebrating Louisville’s world-renowned distilleries, while culinary curators Edward Lee (The Mind of A Chef) and Anthony Lamas (Seviche) have teamed up to arrange special food experiences.

The schedule of bourbon workshops on the Kentucky Gold Stage and culinary experiences on the Better In The Bluegrass Stage is below. Visit BourbonAndBeyond.com for full details.

A limited number of Bourbon & Beyond exclusive VIP packages, General Admission tickets, camping and hotel packages, as well as special event tickets are still available at www.BourbonandBeyond.com.

The music schedule for Bourbon & Beyond is as follows (subject to change):

Friday, September 20
Barrel Stage		Oak Stage
9:20 PM	Foo Fighters	7:55 PM	John Fogerty
6:40 PM	Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats	5:25 PM	The Flaming Lips
4:10 PM	+Live+	2:55 PM	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
2:10 PM	Lukas Nelson & Promise Of Real	1:25 PM	Blackberry Smoke
12:40 PM	The Record Company	12:00 PM	Preservation Hall Jazz Band
11:30 AM	Pearl

The Bluegrass Situation Stage
5:20 PM	Greensky Bluegrass
3:45 PM	Mipso
1:40 PM	The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
11:45 AM	Amythyst Kiah

Saturday, September 21
Barrel Stage		Oak Stage
9:30 PM	Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters	8:05 PM	Daryl Hall & John Oates
7:00 PM	Trey Anastasio Band	5:55 PM	Alison Krauss
4:50 PM	Grace Potter	3:55 PM	Jenny Lewis
3:05 PM	Squeeze	2:15 PM	Del McCoury Band
1:40 PM	Samantha Fish	1:05 PM	The White Buffalo
12:30 PM	Maggie Rose	11:55 AM	Patrick Droney

The Bluegrass Situation Stage
4:20 PM	The Travelin’ McCourys
2:55 PM	Fruition
1:25 PM	Cedric Burnside
12:05 PM	Ben Sollee

Sunday, September 22
Barrel Stage		Oak Stage
8:40 PM	Zac Brown Band	7:25 PM	ZZ Top
6:20 PM	Leon Bridges	5:15 PM	Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
4:20 PM	Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul	3:25 PM	Kurt Vile And The Violators
2:40 PM	Margo Price	1:55 PM	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
1:20 PM	Whiskey Myers	12:45 PM	White Reaper
12:10 PM	Southern Avenue	11:35 AM	Caroline Jones

The Bluegrass Situation Stage
4:15 PM	Dustbowl Revival
2:40 PM	Birds Of Chicago
1:20 PM	The Lil Smokies
11:50 AM	Front Country

The culinary experiences and bourbon workshops, along with the Derby Dance Hall schedule, are as follows:

Friday, September 20
Better In The Bluegrass Stage (culinary)		Kentucky Gold Stage (bourbon)
12:00 PM	Edward Lee	11:35 AM	Welcome
1:30 PM	Jose Salazar & Matt Abdoo	12:40 PM	Beer Drinker’s Bourbon
3:00 PM	Michael Voltaggio & Adam Sobel	2:05 PM	How Highball Can You Go?
4:30 PM	Justin Sutherland & Ben Jaffe (Preservation Hall Jazz Band)	3:50 PM	Whiskey Women
		5:05 PM	Bourbon Disrupters
		6:05 PM	What Is A Master Distiller?
Derby Dance Hall
12:30 PM	Charleston Lesson
1:20 PM	Jitterbug Performance
1:30 PM	Jitterbug Lesson
2:50 PM	Foxtrot / West Coast Swing Performance
3:00 PM	Foxtrot Lesson
4:05 PM	Cha Cha Performance
4:25 PM	Cha Cha Lesson
6:35 PM	West Coast Swing Performance
6:45 PM	Music And Open Dancing
Saturday, September 21
Better In The Bluegrass Stage (culinary)		Kentucky Gold Stage (bourbon)
1:05 PM	Graham Elliot	11:25 AM	Bourbon Storytime
2:30 PM	Tiffani Thiessen	12:25 PM	Barrel Finish Vs. Traditional Bourbon
4:00 PM	Brooke Williamson	1:35 PM	Whiskey’s Dark Past
5:30 PM	Kelsey Barnard Clark & Sara Bradley	3:00 PM	The Barrel
		4:45 PM	The Van Winkle Family
Derby Dance Hall
12:25 PM	Jitterbug Performance
12:35 PM	Jitterbug Lesson
2:10 PM	West Coast Swing Performance
2:20 PM	Foxtrot Lesson
3:00 PM	East Coast Swing Performance
3:10 PM	East Coast Swing Lesson
4:45 PM	West Coast Swing / Foxtrot Performance
4:55 PM	West Coast Swing Lesson
6:35 PM	West Coast Swing Performance
6:45 PM	Music And Open Dancing

Sunday, September 22
Better In The Bluegrass Stage (culinary)		Kentucky Gold Stage (bourbon)
12:45 PM	Ouita Michel	11:15 AM	Welcome
2:05 PM	Rusty Hamlin & Coy Bowles (Zac Brown Band)	12:05 PM	Manhattan Vs. The Old Fashioned
3:35 PM	Amanda Freitag & Tierinii Jackson (Southern Avenue)	1:15 PM	Sweet Mash: The Whiskey Revolution
4:15 PM	Jamie Bissonnette	2:35 PM	Master Taster: How To Taste Like A Pro
		4:15 PM	Executive Round Table
		6:15 PM	Slavery In American Whiskey History
Derby Dance Hall
12:40 PM	West Coast Swing / Charleston Performance
12:50 PM	Charleston Lesson
2:40 PM	Jitterbug Lesson
3:20 PM	East Coast Swing Performance
3:30 PM	East Coast Swing Lesson
5:10 PM	West Coast Swing Performance
5:20 PM	West Coast Swing Lesson
6:05 PM	Music And Open Dancing

Festival doors open at 11:00 AM each day. Download the official Bourbon & Beyond mobile app through the Google Play and Apple stores. The app allows attendees to build their own schedules, learn more about the artists and personalities appearing at the festival, and get the latest information through push notifications.

Those looking to kick off the weekend early are encouraged to attend a number of exclusive events on Thursday, September 19:

The official Bourbon & Beyond Pre-Party featuring Pearl takes place at 9:00 PM at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville
The Bourbon & Beyond Supper Club at Seviche will offer a special menu that showcases what makes Chef Anthony Lamas’ food so unique
Chef Edward Lee will host the Expect The Unexpected Supper Club with friends at Falls City Market at the Omni Hotel
Bourbon & Beyond bourbon curator and author Fred Minnick will host the The Art of Bourbon at Speed Art Museum, a night of cocktails, a bourbon-inspired Kentucky Bison dinner and a live auction of extremely rare bourbons and one-in-a-lifetime experiences

Visit https://bourbonandbeyond.com/experiences for details and to purchase tickets.

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Mary J. Blige At KFC YUM! Center September 23

Published July 11, 2017 | By Dispatch_Release

photo credit: Jamesmac96

The undisputed queen of R&B and hip hop Grammy –award winning platinum selling recording artist, Mary J. Blige, will be in concert on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Special guests Grammy nominated JOE and Stokely will perform on her “Strength of a Woman” tour at the KFC Yum! Center.

Mary J. Blige will be performing records from her new album “Strength of a Woman ‘” plus huge repertoire of hip-hop soul anthems that include the hits; You Remind Me, Real Love, I’m Going Down, Mary Jane (All Night Long), Not Gon’ Cry, As, Dance For Me, No More Drama.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, July 14 at noon. Tickets will be available at the KFC Yum! Center Box Office online at Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.