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What to expect at RiverBeat Music Festival at Tom Lee Park in Memphis

todayApril 24, 2024 6

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In October, Memphis in May confirmed it was suspending its annual Beale Street Music Festival after more than 40 years, due to falling attendance and crippling financial losses.

A day later, Memphis River Parks Partnership, which manages Tom Lee Park — the longtime home of the Beale Street fest, announced it had reached an agreement with Forward Momentum, the promoters of the Mempho Music Festival, to stage a new music festival at the park.

“We didn’t know what Memphis in May was planning until we read it in the newspaper,” said Carol Coletta, president of the Memphis River Parks Partnership. “We knew it when everyone else knew it. But when Memphis in May had announced big losses in the previous year, that was an indication they might not be moving forward with their festival. And that presented an opportunity for other promoters who might want to do something in the park.”



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