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Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival 2010 Lineup Announced

by Blaine Metzgar | March 4, 2010 at 04:36 pm

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The lineup for the 2010 Beale Street Music Festival was announced today. The Beale Street Music Festival is a part of the Memphis in May International Festival.

Starting in 1977, this year marks the 34th anniversary of the original Memphis in May festival. The festival itself, held in Memphis, Tennessee, is divided into four parts starting with the Beale Street Music Festival, followed by International Week, The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, all culminating in the Sunset Symphony on the final night.

The Memphis in May International Festival kicks off on Friday, April 30, 2010 with the Beale Street Music Festival running through the duration of the weekend and ending on Sunday, May 2.

But without further ado, the 2010 lineup for the Beale Street Music Festival:

WIDESPREAD PANIC
LIMP BIZKIT
GOO GOO DOLLS
BLUES TRAVELER
JEFF BECK
AL KAPONE
THE B-52s
30 SECONDS TO MARS
NEON TREES
MUTEMATH
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR
JIMMY THACKERY & THE DRIVERS
KENNY NEAL & BAND
COCO MONTOYA
ALICE IN CHAINS
FLAMING LIPS
YO GOTTI
PUDDLE OF MUDD
SEETHER
COLBIE CAILLAT
JERRY LEE LEWIS
HALL & OATES
MICHAEL McDONALD
BOBBY BLUE BLAND
ELMWOOD
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
GOV'T MULE
JOAN RED
CONSTELLATIONS
ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART
BLIND MISSISSIPPI MORRIS
RUTHIE FOSTER
SAVOY BROWN
WALTER TROUT & BAND
DRAGON BALTI
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
3 DOORS DOWN
ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION featuring Jerry Douglas
BOYS LIKE GIRLS
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
JOHN HIATT
CHEVELLE
ROCK SUGAR
BRET MICHAELS
BOOKER T & THE MG'S
SORE EYES
TRUTH & SALVAGE
BAND OF HORSES
ROBERT WOLFMAN BELFOUR
HUBERT SUMLIN
SONNY LANDRETH & BAND
JANIVA MAGNESS
LEON RUSSELL & BAND

Tickets to the event can be purchased at Ticketmaster.

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debar long (not verified)

at 09:38 on March 29th, 2010

why is it no black people perfroming

t-money (not verified)

at 16:05 on April 21st, 2010

they don't have big name rappers performing because they don't want gangs and shootings happening at the festival. Everytime a bunch of black people get together, they always have to ruin a good time by fighting.