Mempho Music Festival Sets 2026 Lineup: Widespread Panic (x2), Chuck Leavell, Pretty Lights, STS9, De La Soul, More
Mempho Music Festival has announced the eclectic artist lineup for its ninth edition, set to take place at Memphis, TN’s Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Garden on October 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2026 [get tickets].
On the festival’s opening night, Friday, October 9th, electro-soul DJ-turned-innovative live electronic band Pretty Lights will top the lineup alongside performances by long-running post-punk outfit Spoon, veteran livetronica ensemble STS9, and Canadian indie-rockers Broken Social Scene, plus Memphis locals Degenerate Breakfast and Zoë Dominguez.
On Saturday and Sunday, staple Mempho headliner Widespread Panic will return to the festival for its fourth year, following appearances in 2021, 2022, and 2025. Per tradition, the Athens, GA rock heavyweights will play two sets each night. Saturday will also feature sets by contemporary blues staple Gary Clark Jr.; longtime Tom Petty collaborator Mike Campbell and his band, The Dirty Knobs; golden age hip-hop crew De La Soul; powerhouse singer-songwriter Maggie Rose; New Orleans funk torch-bearers Dumpstaphunk; and fellow Athens outfit Randall Bramblett Band, the last of which notably features interim Panic lead guitarist Nick Johnson. The Saturday lineup will also feature special guest pianist Chuck Leavell (The Allman Brothers Band, The Rolling Stones), who notably sat in with Widespread Panic at the festival back in 2022.
On Sunday, Panic will round out a bill also featuring reggae scion Ziggy Marley, Southern rock staple JJ Grey & Mofro, singular alt-rock/ska-punk/reggae-funk group Fishbone, enigmatic funk bassist and Memphis native MonoNeon, fast-rising bluegrass maven Sierra Hull, and Memphis roots act Devil Train.
Artists on the lineup for Mempho 2026, produced by Forward Momentum and Mempho Presents, will perform across three stages. Other features of the festival include the return of the Incendia Dome, where the festival will host its customary silent disco sessions, as well as a charity auction hosted in partnership with nonprofit Positive Legacy, with proceeds benefiting local Memphis charities.
“We set out every year to build a lineup that crosses genres the way Memphis always has,” said Mempho Presents producer Jeff Bransford in a press release. “This lineup has something for everyone, and that’s what Mempho is all about—bringing fans together around great music.”
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