Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band and Foo Fighters to highlight 2026 Bourbon & Beyond

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — More than 100 artists were unveiled Wednesday for the 2026 Bourbon & Beyond music festival in Louisville, headlined by Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton and Dave Matthews Band.

Bourbon & Beyond is slated for Sept. 24-27, the week after Louder than Life on the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Adding to the headliners are Kacey Musgraves, Foster the People, The Red Clay Strays, Jason Isbell, Hootie & The Blowfish, Counting Crows, The Fray, Goose and more.

The full lineup is listed below:

This is the one you have been waiting for. ✨

Your 2026 Bourbon & Beyond lineup is here with Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Queens of the Stone Age, Kacey Musgraves, The Red Clay Strays, Hootie & The Blowfish, and 100+ total artists.

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— Bourbon & Beyond (@BourbonNBeyond) February 18, 2026

"Bourbon & Beyond is built to be the best weekend of your year. Plain and simple. From the second you arrive, everything is designed so you can fully experience what a music festival should be," Danny Wimmer. of Danny Wimmer Presents. said in a news release Wednesday. "It’s an escape with soul — a place where you can unplug from real life, let loose, be a kid again, and really live in the moment. You can ride roller coasters at Kentucky Kingdom, discover new artists and see your favorites, sip great spirits, and eat incredible food — and it all just works. At its core, it’s about creating memories. It’s a vacation inside a vacation. This lineup reflects everything Bourbon & Beyond stands for. And I say this with humility and confidence — there is nothing else quite like it in this space. It truly is the best weekend you can have at a festival of this scale."

The 2025 edition of the festival saw Noah Kahn, Jack White, Phish, Benson Boone, Sturgill Simpson and the Lumineers. Last year also saw an almost entirely new setup for the festival, shifting to the open parking lots just south and west of Freedom Hall with several turf zones around the main stages and general admission areas to cover concrete.

The 2024 festival also saw free access to 18 rides at Kentucky Kingdom with all festival passes, and an indoor merch booth, as well as more shade, restrooms and space for fans to move around with a larger layout.

Festival packages are already on sale, with single-day passes coming at a later date.

To learn more, look at photos from last year's festival, purchase passes or sign up for updates, click here.

Danny Wimmer Presents, the production company behind Bourbon & Beyond, recently launched an update to the phone app in preparation of this year's festival.