Nashville, TN - Fan Fest is the indoor music festival of the year held, October 5, 6, 7 at the Nashville Convention Center, featuring performances by the industry’s top performers on four stages including the Fan Fest Main Stage, Master’s Workshop Stage, Roots & Branches Stage, and the Grand Masters Fiddler Championship. A 100 + booth Exposition Hall, scores of jam sessions and more! Visit the IBMA website for more information.

Performance Schedule

All lineup and performance times subject to change

Main Stage - Sponsored by CMT

Friday, October 5 - Nashville Convention Center
11:00 AM - World International Bluegrass Band
11:30 AM - Cadillac Sky
12:00 PM - Steep Canyon Rangers
12:30 PM - Sierra Hull & Highway 111
1:00 PM - The Greencards
1:30 PM - Grasstowne
2:00 PM - The Mark Newton Band
2:30 PM - Nashville Bluegrass Band
3:00 PM - The Claire Lynch Band
3:30 PM - Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
4:00 PM - John Starling & Carolina Star
4:30 PM - J.D. Crowe & The New South
5:00 PM - Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
5:25 PM - (INTERMISSION)
6:10 PM - IIIrd Tyme Out
6:40 PM - Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers
7:10 PM - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
7:55 PM - Emmylou Harris
9:00 PM - The Isaacs
9:45 PM - Mountain Heart
10:30 PM - The Grascals
11:15 PM - Cherryholmes
11:35 PM - (End)

Saturday, October 6 - Nashville Convention Center
11:00 AM - Donna Hughes
11:30 AM - Daughters Of Bluegrass
12:00 PM - Charlie Sizemore
12:30 PM - Blue Moon Rising
1:00 PM - The SteelDrivers
1:30 PM - Randy Kohrs & The Lites
2:00 PM - David Parmley & Continental Divide
2:30 PM - Don Rigsby & Midnight Call
3:00 PM - Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen
3:30 PM - Alecia Nugent
4:00 PM - Special Consensus
4:30 PM - NewFound Road
5:00 PM - Bradley Walker
5:25 PM - (INTERMISSION)
6:10 PM - The Larry Stephenson Band
6:40 PM - Dailey & Vincent
7:05 PM - (Grand Master Fiddler Champion)
7:25 PM - The Infamous Stringdusters
7:50 PM - (Martin Guitar prize drawing)
8:00 PM - Kathy Mattea
8:30 PM - Ronnie Bowman
9:15 PM - Marty Raybon & Full Circle
10:00 PM - The Songs Of Tom T. & Dixie Hall
11:20 PM - (End)

Sunday, October 7 - Grand Ballroom - Renaissance Hotel
9:00 AM - Chapel Service & Singing
9:50 AM - The Anita Fisher Band with Ray Deaton
10:15 AM - Pine Mountain Railroad
10:40 AM - The James King Band
11:05 AM - Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
11:35 AM - The Whites
Noon - (End)

The Roots & Branches Stage
Renaissance Hotel - Grand Ballroom (Level 1)

Friday, October 5
1:00 PM - Banjo Celebration with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Tony Trischka & Bob Carlin
2:00 PM - Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS
3:00 PM - Dick Kimmel & Jerilyn Kjellberg
4:00 PM - The Red Stick Ramblers
5:00 PM - missy raines & the new hip
7:00 PM - Kids on Bluegrass featuring Courtney Burroughs, Houston Caldwell, Stephanie Dilling, Ben Doerful, Eddie Doerful, Joe Doerful, Kim Doerful, Scott Gates, Asa Gravely, Ryan Holladay, Kati Huntley, Tori Huntley, Nick Keen, Aissa Lee, Carly Pearce, Ruby Jane Smith, Molly Tuttle, Jarrod Walker, Tyler Walker, Austin Ward, Christian Ward and Austin Wilder

Saturday, October 6
Noon - Get Up Johns
1:00 PM - Anne & Pete Sibley
2:00 PM - Mark Johnson & Emory Lester
3:00 PM - Barbara Lamb
3:30 PM - The Laura Love Band
4:30 PM - The Old Tyme Opry Show

The Masters Workshop Stage
Sponsored by Bluegrass Now Magazine
Nashville Convention Center Room 209/210 (Level 2)

Friday, October 5
11:30 AM - Mandolin - Sierra Hull, Alan Bibey, Danny Roberts, Adam Steffey, Emory Lester
12:30 PM - Out of the Box - Acoustic Eidolon, Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS, Benji Flaming
1:30 PM - Fiddle - Michael Cleveland, Jim VanCleve, Jimmy Mattingly, Molly & BJ Cherryholmes
2:30 PM - Guitar - Robert Bowlin, Tim May, Skip Cherryholmes, David Grier, Bryan Sutton
3:30 PM - Banjo - Matt Menefee, Barry Crabtree, Pete Wernick, Charlie Cushman, Cia Cherryholmes
4:30 PM - Bass - Mark Schatz, Travis Book, Andy Moritz, Ben Isaacs, Jason Moore
5:30 PM - Songwriter - Wil Maring, Bryan Simpson, Steve Gulley, Larry Cordle, Sonya Isaacs, Becky Isaacs, Cia Cherryholmes

Saturday, October 6
11:30 AM - Banjo - Justin Moses, Richard Bailey, Greg Cahill, Kristin Scott Benson, Chris Pandolfi
12:30 PM - Dobro - Randy Kohrs, Andy Hall, Josh Swift
1:30 PM - Mandolin - John Frazier, Ashby Frank, Justin Moses, David Harvey
2:30 PM - Guitar - Rebecca Frazier, Pat Flynn, Justin Carbone, Sierra Hull, Andy Falco
3:30 PM Songwriter - Donna Hughes, Donna Ulisse, Gary Ferguson, Mike Ward
4:30 PM Clawhammer - Mark Johnson, Bob Carlin, Dick Kimmel, Dan Levenson
5:30 PM Bluegrass Karaoke - with Bull Harman & Friends

Grand Master Fiddler Championship
Sponsored by Diversity Brands & Metro Nashville Arts Commission
Nashville Convention Center - Room 205/206 (Level 2)

Friday, October 5
8:30 AM - Contestant Registration
11:00 AM - Preliminary Round Competition #1
1:15 PM - Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain
2:00 PM - Preliminary Round Competition #1
3:45 PM - Special Consensus
4:30 PM - Rocky Top Revue Square Dancers
5:15 PM - Finalist Presentations
5:30 PM - The Grascals

Saturday, October 6
8:30 AM - Contestant Check-in
9:45 AM - Grand Ole Opry Square Dancers and Band, Youth Square Dancing
10:30 AM - Dr. Ming Wang - Chinese Erhu Concert & Demonstration
11:00 AM - Finals Round Competition
2:00 PM - Broken Wire Band
2:45 PM - The Whites
3:30 PM - Championship Round Competition
4:45 PM - Judges Performance
5:00 PM - Fiddle Frenzy Youth Fiddlers (Crystal Plohman)
5:30 PM - Randy Kohrs & The Lites
6:15 PM - Awards Presentations

For detailed information about contest registration - visit
http://www.grandmasterfiddler.com/

Fan Fest Ticket Prices:
Advance Ticketing for Fan Fest has ended but Tickets CAN be purchased at the gate!
Tickets to Fan Fest are general admission. There is NO reserved seating.

3-Day Tickets @ the Gate $80
Single Day Tickets (Friday or Saturday) $45
Student Discounted Tickets (single day admission & must have valid student ID) $25

** Children under 16 are admitted free with adult ticket purchase.

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