Sting announced as new headliner for Bourbon & Beyond. Here's what to know
Sting has been announced as a replacement headliner for Bourbon & Beyond.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon and former frontman of The Police is set to make his debut at the festival, set for Sept. 19-22 at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center.
Sting was added to the lineup after the previous Thursday headliner, Neil Young, announced he was canceling the remainder of this tour due to illness. In a previous Instagram post, Bourbon & Beyond posted a message from Young that said a few members of Young's Love Earth Tour got sick after a show in Detroit and the group has not fully recovered yet and is taking a "big unplanned break."
"We know you made travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding and patience," Young's message read. "Health is #1."
For the musician's Thursday set, Sting will perform with his new power rock trio, called STING 3.0.
The band includes Dominic Miller, a virtuoso guitarist and longtime Sting collaborator, and Chris Maas, a drummer who has performed with Mumford & Sons and Maggie Rogers.
The performance will include "the most electrifying hits from his vast catalog through the urgent lens of a tight three-piece combo," according to a news release from Bourbon & Beyond.
"While we will miss Neil Young at Bourbon this year, we’re excited to welcome a music legend, Sting, to theBourbon & Beyond lineup," the festival's organizer, Danny Wimmer, said in the release. "We've been trying to bring Sting to Bourbon for you since 2018 and it’s an incredible honor to have him join us for what will undoubtedly be our biggest and most unforgettable year ever."
Here's what else to know about the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond music festival:
When is Bourbon & Beyond?
The festival returns to Louisville Sept. 19-22, at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane. This year's show features two additional stages and 40 additional acts, The Courier Journal previously reported.
What is Bourbon & Beyond?
A multi-day festival celebrating whiskey and music.
The festival boasts 100 acts including headliners Sting and Beck on Thursday, Dave Matthews Band and Tedeschi Trucks Band on Friday, Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks on Saturday, and Tyler Childers and My Morning Jacket on Sunday.
Aside from the music, festival-goers will be able to deepen their knowledge of whiskey products with daily workshops and demonstrations hosted by renowned master distillers and celebrity chefs such as Chris Blandford, Amanda Freitag, Ed Lee, and Chris Santos.
Is Bourbon & Beyond free?
The festival is not free. Tickets are currently available at bourbonandbeyond.com.
How much are tickets to Bourbon & Beyond?
Single-day general admission passes start at $129.99 plus fees. Single-day VIP tickets are sold out except for Thursday, with prices starting at $269.99.
Four-day general admission weekend packages range in price from $349.99 plus fees. Four-day weekend VIP packages are sold out.
Prices typically increase closer to the festival date.
Where do I find more information about the festival?
The Bourbon & Beyond website is a one-stop shop for the festival's entertainment lineup, tickets, camping and hotel packages. The schedule of music performances, as well as the full culinary and bourbon workshop schedule for Bourbon & Beyond, is below and available on the festival app (bourbonandbeyond.com/mobileapp).
What is the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival lineup?
The current music lineup for Bourbon & Beyond on Sept. 19-22 is as follows, with additional artists to be announced:
Thursday, Sept. 19
Sting
Beck
Matchbox Twenty
Fleet Foxes
Maren Morris
Koe Wetzel
Lyle Lovett
The Wallflowers
Beth Hart
Larry Fleet
Arlo Parks
BRELAND
Patty Smyth
M. Ward
Suzanne Vega
The Record Company
KT Tunstall
Jade Bird
Taylor Acorn
Andy Frasco & The U.N.
The Sam Bush Band
Sister Sadie
Mapache
Maggie Antone
Colby T. Helms and The Virginia Creepers
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
The Kentucky Gentlemen
East Nash Grass
Kyle Ray
Friday, Sept. 20
Dave Matthews Band
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Black Pumas
The Head and The Heart
Melissa Etheridge
Chris Isaak
Charles Wesley Godwin
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
JJ Grey & Mofro
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Hiss Golden Messenger
Wyatt Flores
Cimafunk
The Dip
Dan Tyminski
The Jerry Douglas Band
Abby Anderson
Abraham Alexander
Vincent Neil Emerson
The Castellows
Briscoe
Grace Bowers
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
Robert Jon & the Wreck
New Dangerfield
Chatham County Line
Saturday, Sept. 21
Zach Bryan
Whiskey Myers
Cody Jinks
Young the Giant
Teddy Swims
KALEO
Sierra Ferrell
Shane Smith and The Saints
Cory Wong
Allen Stone
Niko Moon
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
Mat Kearney
Smith & Myers
Soul Asylum
Son Volt
Wild Rivers
Samantha Fish
Amigo the Devil
Tony Trishka's Earlyjam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs
Robert Finley
Hueston
Theo Lawrence
Big Richard
Tray Wellington Band
Mountain Grass Unit
Sunday, Sept. 22
Tyler Childers
My Morning Jacket
The National
The War on Drugs
The Beach Boys
Mt. Joy
Milky Chance
X Ambassadors
Sunny Day Real Estate
Dinosaur JR.
Larkin Poe
Lucius
The War and Treaty
Futurebirds
The Bacon Brothers
Neal Francis
Dexter and The Moonrocks
Meg Myers
Yonder Mountain String Band
Devon Gilfillian
Mac Saturn
Jake Kohn
Motherfolk
Madie Diaz
The Brothers Comatose
Lizzie No
The Jacob Jolliff Band
The Local Honeys
Reporter Kirby Adams contributed to this report. Reach Amanda Hancock at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Sting is new headliner for Bourbon & Beyond 2024
