FestivalBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion 2026

The award-winning Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia celebrates the twin cities’ history as the Birthplace of Country Music, with three days of live music on indoor and outdoor stages along State Street, the site of the legendary 1927 Bristol Sessions.

From Americana, country and bluegrass to rock, Bristol Rhythm features a wide range of roots genres performed by some of the most celebrated international, national, and regional artists performing today including Sierra Ferrell, Old Crow Medicine Show, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Los Lobos, The War and Treaty, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, The Del McCoury Band, Braxton Keith, Mon Rovîa, The Creekers, Maggie Antone, Trousdale and more!