Memphis in May: Moon Taxi, Eric Benét added to Beale Street Music Festival lineup

Moon Taxi and Eric Benét are joining this year's Beale Street Music Festival lineup, Memphis in May announced Wednesday.

Indie rockers Moon Taxi are making their second Beale Street Music Festival appearance, while Grammy-nominated neo-soul sensation Benét is making his festival debut. Both are set to perform May 7.

Also announced Wednesday, Azmyl & the Truly Asia will perform May 5-6 on the Blues Stage on Beale. The band will represent the blues stylings of Malaysia, Memphis in May’s honored country this year.

Previously announced performers include: folk-pop act The Lumineers, rock combo Greta Van Fleet, roots duo Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bluff City hip-hop star GloRilla and legacy reggae artist Ziggy Marley.

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Beale Street Music Festival is set for May 5-7 at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis. This marks the festival's return to its longtime home for the first time since 2019. It was held at the Fairgrounds at Liberty Park last year due to renovations at Tom Lee and was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For tickets, visit memphisinmay.org.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Beale Street Music Festival: Moon Taxi, Eric Benét added to lineup