Daily Schedule for Mempho Fest Unveiled

Throngs of music fans have been waiting patiently to plan their first weekend in October, biding their time until a certain announcement was made: the day-to-day, hour-to-hour schedule for the Mempho Fest Music Festival. How else can we know when to show up where?

Today, Mempho Presents announced that schedule for October 3rd through 5th at Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Gardens. Of course, as we already knew, the Adams Keegan Stage will host headliners Widespread Panic on Friday and Saturday, with Tyler Childers closing out the festival on Sunday. 

For Mempho Presents Producer Jeff Bransford, that alone is huge. “A single Widespread Panic show delivers — but two nights let fans fully immerse in the ride,” he said in a statement. “Their fan base is incredibly loyal and willing to travel far and wide to see them live, especially knowing that no two performances are ever the same. With a career spanning four decades, Memphis has always been a meaningful stop on that journey. We’re thrilled to welcome them back for two unforgettable nights — and with Memphis being Memphis, you never know who might show up and join them on stage.”

For his part, John Bell, lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Widespread Panic, said in a statement, “Love Memphis! Great food. Fun and funny people. Mempho has a very fan- and band-friendly festival site next to the Botanic Gardens, and always a great lineup of bands. Nice to be invited!”  

Come Sunday, the Adams Keegan Stage will also host headliner Tyler Childers, who released his latest album in July, produced by Rick Rubin. The two headliners’ performances on that stage will be preceded by Mavis Staples, Sierra Ferrell, Lukas Nelson, Galactic, Amy Lavere, and John  R. Miller. 

The Bud Light Stage will play host to a number of other musicians, including Father John Misty, The Flaming Lips, Charley Crockett, The Pharcyde, Lucero, Leftover Salmon, and High Fade. The High Rise Stage will include performances by Puddles Pity Party, Kevn Kinney Band, Annie and the Caldwells, Bloodkin, and Gia Welch Trio.

This will be an especially meaningful homecoming for those local rock heroes known as Lucero. As the band’s singer-songwriter Ben Nichols noted in a press release, “Over the years Mempho has become a world-class music festival and it’s nice of them to include us hometown boys again in this amazing lineup. Lucero played our first Mempho Fest back in 2018. Now, for our second time at the festival, we are super excited to be playing the same day as Tyler Childers, Sierra Ferrell, Charley Crockett, and John R. Miller! We feel it’s a perfect match for our band. We are big fans of the other acts and it’s gonna be a fun day of music.”

Here’s the full schedule, below. Music lovers, start making those plans for a thrilling three days of live beats, blues, ballads, beauty, and bodaciousness.