Bourbon & Beyond will bring a jam-packed lineup to Louisville, KY in summer 2025 featuring headliners Phish (in the band’s “exclusive festival appearance,” per a press release), Sturgill Simpson (aka Johnny Blue Skies), Jack White, the newly reunited Alabama Shakes, and many more. These acts will take over the Highlands Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center on September 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th [ticketing information].
The far-reaching lineup will also bring in pop A-listers Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Benson Boone, rising country superstar Megan Moroney, indie darlings Cage the Elephant and Khruangbin, neo-soul sensations Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Lake Street Dive, and newly reunited indie rock outfit Rilo Kiley. The festival will host a conspicuous amount of ’90s throwbacks for including Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, Pixies, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, Blind Melon, and Marcy Playground; dad rock from Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Foreigner, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, and Joe Bonamassa; twang by Flatland Cavalry, Trampled By Turtles, 49 Winchester, Morgan Wade, Old 97’s, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter, and Leftover Salmon; rare collaborations like The Baseball Project (comprised of R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Mike Mills, The Fresh Young Fellows’ Scott McCaughey, The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn, and Psycher’s Linda Pitmon), and many more musical persuasions.
Additional highlights of the 2025 Bourbon & Beyond artist lineup include hitmaker Myles Smith (in his only North American festival date of 2025), TV On The Radio, Dylan Gossett, The Teskey Brothers, Waxahatchee, Guster, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Iron & Wine, Morgan Wade, Lawrence, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Bonny Light Horseman, The Heavy Heavy, Fruition, and more.
To match the festival’s vast musical flavors, Bourbon & Beyond will present signature bourbon and culinary experiences. Festival attendees can partake in workshops, tastings, and cooking demos through the Bourbon Experience and the Culinary Atelier, hosted by bourbon expert Chris Blandford and chefs Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee, and Chris Santos.
● Benson Boone: 2024 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist
● Reunion shows for Alabama Shakes (after 10 years), Rilo Kiley, The Waterboys
● Khruangbin: The trio known for blending classic soul, dub, rock and psychedelia was a 2024 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist
● Megan Moroney: 2024 Academy Of Country Music’s “New Female Artist Of The Year” is selling out her headlining shows and has been called a new country music icon
● Foreigner: one of the final shows of the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ Farewell Tour
● Myles Smith: Exclusive North American festival performance. His single “Stargazing” has been #1 for 9 weeks
● Bourbon & Beyond also features Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Ringo Starr, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Peter Buck and Mike Mills
“Bourbon & Beyond is the best lineup of the year, bringing together the biggest names in rock, Americana and alt, alongside country icons and breakout artists,” said Danny Wimmer, founder of the festival’s producer Danny Wimmer Presents. “It’s a festival that doesn’t just celebrate one sound, but the best of all of them, paired with world-class bourbon, incredible food and that unmistakable Kentucky vibe. From the start, our vision was to create an experience that blends music, culinary, culture and community in a way that only Bourbon & Beyond can,”
Tickets for Bourbon & Beyond 2025 are on sale now via the festival’s website, including 4-Day and 1-Day GA and VIP passes.
This marks the first announcement for Phish’s summer tour schedule and comes on the heels of the band’s Riviera Maya destination event in Mexico. Come spring, Phish will visit the West Coast for eight shows throughout April. Find tickets and a full list of tour dates here. Bourbon & Beyond will mark Phish’s first performance at a festival not its own since Bonnaroo in 2019.
