MEMPHO Music Festival Announces Inaugural Lineup

Organizers of "MEMPHO" music festival, held at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee on Oct. 6 – 7, have revealed the lineup of acts who will perform at the inaugural event. Grammy Award-winning artists Cage The Elephant and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Grammy-nominated Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Cold War Kids, Bishop Briggs, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Hard Working Americans and Southern Avenue are set to perform. In addition, their will be a special tribute to the music of Memphis featuring legendary artists Steve Cropper & Friends and Booker T Presents: A Stax Revue and a Journey thru Soul, Blues, and R&B.

"The roots of American music can be clearly traced directly to Memphis. The first annual MEMPHO Music Festival is being launched with a distinct purpose to pay homage to our community's unique role in shaping and influencing global music culture," said Memphis native Diego Winegardner, Founder and CEO of Big River Presents, the promoter behind MEMPHO.

MEMPHO will be the first major music festival held amid the natural splendor of Shelby Farms Park. Just minutes from downtown Memphis, and five times the size of New York's Central Park, Shelby Farms is one of the largest urban parks in America and features diverse outdoor activities including biking, canoeing, zip lining, and horseback riding. With two stages of music and culinary options for every taste and budget, MEMPHO will offer attendees an abundance of great music, food and nature. The menu will of course include Memphis' legendary barbecue, as well as a wide array of beer, wine, and cocktails.

For more information and tickets for MEMPHO Fest, visit memphofest.com.