The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival celebrates 24 years in Historic Downtown Bristol, VA-TN, home to the 1927 Bristol Sessions, September 19-21, 2025!
The initial lineup includes The Teskey Brothers, Shane Smith & The Saints, Lukas Nelson, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Kaitlin Butts, Sister Sadie, Michael Cleveland, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, and Hippies & Cowboys with more TBA. Weekend passes on sale now at BristolRhythm.com
Bristol Rhythm isn’t just a music festival. It’s an infectious, three-day music experience, bursting with creative passion, electricity, and soul. It’s an annual celebration of Bristol, VA-TN’s rich history as the place where the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings created the “big bang” of country music; they were the recordings that brought early country music to the mainstream and were the first recordings of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.
The influence of the 1927 Bristol Sessions can still be heard in the soundtrack of today. It’s the roots and far-reaching branches of those seminal recordings that fuels the lineup of each Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion takes place in Historic Downtown Bristol, TN-VA on State Street and the surrounding area. Located on the Virginia and Tennessee border with 15 stages and indoor venues and close to 80 acts of live music, Bristol Rhythm takes visitors on a journey through Appalachia’s musical past, present, and future.
For the most up-to-date hours and information, please contact Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion directly.
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