Bourbon & Beyond Festival Reveals Line-Up For ‘World’s Biggest Bourbon Festival’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 5, 2025) – After a record-breaking year in 2024, festival organizer Danny Wimmer Presents is thrilled to announce a stacked music lineup featuring dozens of legends and breakout stars during Bourbon Heritage Month.

Bourbon & Beyond, known as the World’s Largest Bourbon & Music Festival, is a four-day party that brings together the perfect blend of bourbon, food, and music to celebrate what makes Louisville such a beloved festival destination. The 2025 dates are September 11-14 at the Highland Festival Grounds within the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The 2024 event was named a must-see festival by national media outlets including: Forbes, Garden & Gun, People, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Thrillist, USA Today, US Magazine and more. In addition, Bourbon & Beyond was named 2024 Festival of the Year by leading live entertainment organization IEBA after welcoming a record-setting 210,000 fans over 4 days marking the largest music festival in Kentucky history. It has also been nominated as Pollstar “Festival of the Year” for the past two years.

This year’s all-star lineup is led by The Lumineers, Benson Boone, and Alabama Shakes on Thursday, Phish, Khruangbin and Joe Bonamassa performing on Friday, Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, Jack White and Vance Joy rocking out on Saturday, ending with Noah Kahan, Goo Goo Dolls and Megan Moroney entertaining fans on Sunday.

Now in its seventh year, Bourbon & Beyond’s unique immersive festival experience includes some of the best music talent in country music, Americana, classic rock, alternative, rock, roots, blues, bluegrass and adult contemporary, as well as a range of culinary programming from some of the country’s top chefs, along with an array of bourbon tastings and workshops showcasing America’s best chefs and Louisville’s bourbon and culinary culture.

“Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life have quickly become the most anticipated and high-profile music festivals in Louisville each year,” said Mayor Craig Greenberg. “Bourbon & Beyond in particular showcases our city’s rich bourbon culture, and most importantly highlights Louisville’s incredible hospitality.”

In addition to four full days of music on five stages, the festival experience includes daily workshops and demonstrations hosted by Chris Blandford, Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee, and Chris Santos—pairing world-renowned master distillers and celebrity chefs with guest artist appearances at a variety of additional onsite experiences.

Visit bourbonandbeyond.com for a complete line-up and description of festival experiences.

Calling Louisville, KY home, Bourbon & Beyond is the companion festival to Louder Than Life, which takes place the following weekend. With the back-to-back festivals, nearly 300,000 fans turned out in 2024, creating over $42 million in local economic impact, sold-out bourbon distillery tours on the urban bourbon trail and more than 52,000 hotel nights.

While planning a trip to Louisville, guests can download a copy of Louisville Tourism’s annual Visitor Guide to see the city's top attractions and bourbon distilleries. Visitors also can get additional city attraction, lodging and dining assistance at gotolouisville.com.