Overview

• The four-day event runs March 26–29, 2026 across multiple venues in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.
• Headliners include David Byrne, Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, Flying Lotus, Laurie Anderson and Pat Metheny, alongside newer names like MJ Lenderman and Perfume Genius.
• John Zorn returns with 12 performances new to the festival, spanning Love Songs with Petra Haden and Awakening Ground with John Medeski and Dave Lombardo, plus a collaboration with Laurie Anderson.
• Special presentations feature Laurie Anderson with Sexmob debuting X2, Hania Rani’s Non-Fiction with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in its North American premiere, and Ghost Train Orchestra honoring Moondog.
• Organizers plan more than 250 events across 20-plus venues, with David Byrne staging his Who Is The Sky? show among the touring presentations.