Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is back for its 24th year, celebrating the timeless legacy of the 1927 Bristol Sessions and Bristol’s rich heritage as the Birthplace of Country Music! Mark your calendars for September 19-21, 2025, when historic downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia, comes alive with music, culture, and community.

Exciting Festival Updates

Sunny skies and warm smiles prevailed over an incredible lineup of artists at the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion last weekend.

French country music troubadour Theo Lawrence, along with WBCM Radio Bristol's Kris Truelsen & The Farm and Fun Time House Band, will kick off the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, presented by Ballad Health, with a special concert experience at 5 p.m. E.T., Sept. 12, at Lumac Rooftop Bar above The Bristol Hotel.

Plan your strategy for the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival! The event's free mobile app has dropped, along with the full schedule, and single day passes are on sale now! The three-day event is slated for Sept.

Named one of USA Today's top 10 music festivals in the country two years in a row, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion has added more acts to its already-stellar lineup--which includes 49 Winchester, Ashley McBryde, The Wallflowers, The Red Clay Strays, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Sam Bush, Wilderado, The SteelDrivers, and Brittney Spencer. Produced by the nonprofit Birthplace of Country Music and presented by Ballad Health, the 23rd annual event is slated for Sept.

49 Winchester, Ashley McBryde, The Wallflowers, The Red Clay Strays, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Sam Bush, Wilderado, The SteelDrivers, Brittney Spencer, Drayton Farley, Jaime Wyatt, Bella White, and Silverada are set to headline the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Presented by Ballad Health and produced by the nonprofit Birthplace of Country Music (BCM), the festival returns to State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tenn.-Va. Sept. 13-15.

If you loved the addition of Hoot and Holler at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion this year, then you won't want to miss its return to Historic Downtown Bristol at 7 p.m. ET, Nov. 16, in the Performance Theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.

From the first note to the last, the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) has declared its 22nd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, presented by Ballad Health, a resounding success.

Nickel Creek, Margo Price, and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers headline Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Sept. 8-10 in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tenn.-Va. - the town where the 1927 Bristol Sessions famously sparked the "big bang of country music." Voted among the top five music festivals in the country by USA Today 10Best readers in 2023, the jam-packed, three-day event is honoring its heritage by serving 133 sets of live music and entertainment on 14 stages.

Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) has announced the addition of Brent Cobb and Carlene Carter to an already stellar Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion lineup, which includes Nickel Creek, Margo Price, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Watchhouse, The Mavericks, 49 Winchester, Larkin Poe, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Allison Russell, Sierra Hull, and many, many more. The festival celebrates its 22nd annual event on State Street in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia September 8-10, 2023.