Bourbon & Beyond returns to Louisville from 24–27 September 2026 with more than 100 artists alongside its bourbon and food programme.

Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton and Dave Matthews Band are among the biggest names appearing.

Who is playing Bourbon & Beyond 2026?

The top of the festival poster is unusually deep.

Alongside the four major headliners are Queens of the Stone Age, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Hootie & The Blowfish, Counting Crows, Foster The People, Goose and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.

Further down you’ll find Jessie Murph, Of Monsters and Men, The Flaming Lips, The War on Drugs, Portugal. The Man, Gary Clark Jr., Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Father John Misty, The Fray, Cheap Trick, Adam Ant and Noah Cyrus.

It is difficult to attach one simple genre to that collection.

Country, Americana, classic rock, indie and alternative music are all heavily represented.

Bourbon & Beyond keeps getting bigger

The festival says its 2025 edition attracted 210,000 attendees across four days, five stages and more than 120 bands.

Bourbon & Beyond was also named Pollstar’s Music Festival of the Year in the global over-30,000 attendance category for 2024.

That makes the 2026 lineup particularly interesting.

This is no longer a niche bourbon event with some music added. It is now a huge American music festival which happens to have bourbon and culinary experiences integrated into it.

When is Bourbon & Beyond 2026?

Bourbon & Beyond takes place from 24–27 September 2026 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Mumford & Sons, Dave Matthews Band, Queens of the Stone Age and Kacey Musgraves give the festival one of the broadest major lineups of the US fall festival season.