Top Things to do in Tennessee
Top Hotels in Tennessee
- 1. Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown
- 2. Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt (Dwtn), an IHG Hotel
- 3. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Nashville Downtown Stadium
- 4. The Peabody Memphis
- 5. Hutton Hotel
- 6. Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown
- 7. Margaritaville Island Inn
- 8. Margaritaville Resort Gatlinburg
- 9. Arbors at Island Landing Hotel & Suites
- 10. Best Western Plaza Inn
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Things to do in Tennessee, United States: The Best Music Festivals
Discover the best top things to do in Tennessee, United States including Beale Street Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Exit 111 Festival, Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight, Cma Festival.
Restaurants in Tennessee
1. Beale Street Music Festival
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
Beale Street in Memphis, TN is known as the Home of the Blues and the Beale Street Music Festival, which takes place yearly in May is an homage to the city's musical heritage. The three-day festival kicks off the city's month-long Memphis in May celebration and draws over 100,000 music fans with an incredibly diverse lineup of bands. The largest acts are featured on four stages in Tom Lee Park, where Beale Street meets the Mississippi River, but revelers spill onto Beale Street itself as well, where you'll find street performances and live acts in just about every restaurant or club along the iconic street, well into the night.
Reviewed By Just_Steve_35 - Budd Lake, United States
The missus and I are fans of good food, good drink and live music especially when all are found at the same place and time... The Beale Street Music Festival at Tom Lee Park is frankly the best overall festival we have attended in years and want to recommend everyone who enjoys festivals get THIS one on their Bucket List! First, the city: Lively, friendly and has a small-town feeling... We stayed at the Holiday Inn Beale/Union and once we parked our car we didn't touch it again until it was time to leave, EVERYTHING is easy walking distance. Plenty of restaurants, stores, sites, bars and nightlife to go around. Second, the festival has a great representation of genres to fit ANY music enthusiast's palate and a food selection from Carnival to Food Truck to killer BBQ... Although there appears to be some kind of fixation with Corn Dogs here in Memphis, as there was a dedicated Corn Dog stand about every 30 feet. Third, the venue of Tom Lee Park is AMAZING... Right along the Mississippi, Old Muddy makes a serene and beautiful backdrop and the sunsets were gorgeous. By the end of the weekend the grounds were a bit sloppy and muddy, but if you enjoy festivals this is an expected thing. Last the set up: The stages are perfectly arranged to provide great line of sight and line of hearing with fantastic audio and room for 1000s to have a 'good seat'... So well set up that even if 4 performances are occurring at once, there is no 'overlap' of sound! Easy access to food, drinks, tables, shade, vendors and even lockers so you aren't dragging all your gear around all day, and you can leave it there overnight until you return for the next day's performances. We are not easily intimidated and have attended some sketchy festivals, but Memphis does it right! Plenty of security and police presence, but it was hardly needed as over the entire event we didn't see a single issue of overly rowdy or violent behavior, even during the hard rock shows, so this is a festival you can bring the whole family without a second thought.
2. Bonnaroo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 28 reviews
The ultimate start to summer, Bonnaroo has been attracting loyal music fans of all ages down to Manchester, TN since its induction back in 2002. The four-day festival aims to bring together the best of all genres of music ranging from pop to rock, R&B, metal, funk, and country, as well as notable stand-up comedians and visual artists. Festivities are held on a 700-acre farm, complete with sprawling camp grounds ready for tent-pitching and RV hitching. At its core, Bonnaroo feels much like a modern day Woodstock with hippies, good vibes, and the occasional mudslide included.
Reviewed By cornmanrichards - York, United States
My wife, daughter, and I decided to give this festival a go when my wife's favorite band (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and mine (U2) were headlining. It's been a while since we have been at a music festival. The weather was perfect and the layout was done well for the most part considering the crowd size. We stayed in a motel in the next town over...getting too old for the camp scene. The music was awesome, both for what we wanted to see and also being introduced to some new acts. Maybe it's my age, but there was a lot of herbal substances in the air to the point of distraction. While many people were nice, there was a nasty undercurrent by some of the concertgoers who would maliciously push and shove during the shows. I know it's a music festival and young people will be young people, but take it down a notch. Let everyone enjoy. It was definitely worth the experience. Because of the distance and low likelihood of our favorite bands playing there again, I don't know if we'll go back, but like I said in the title, everyone who likes music should experience something like this at least once in their lives.
3. Exit 111 Festival
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight
Overall Ratings
1.0 based on 1 reviews
