Riverbend 2018: Everything You Need To Know

Posted by on Thursday, June 7th, 2018 at 4:13pm.

8 Days. 5 Stages. Nearly 100 Artists. Tons of Traffic.

It’s that time again! Love it or hate it, tomorrow is the night when Tennessee River at Ross’s Landing will start it's eight-day shut down for the Riverbend Festival. Whether you're planning on going or planning on avoiding it, we've got everything you need to know!

Celebrating more than 35 years, this annual music festival features a wide variety of artists covering almost every music genre. With five stages and nearly 100 performing acts, the schedule can get a little crazy. We've included a breakdown of the highlights below, as well as a link to the full schedule Speaking of crazy, don't forget about Riverbend traffic! Check out the info below for all of the road closures you need to know about.

Road Closures and Traffic Alerts

The 2018 Riverbend Festival begins on June 8 and some streets in downtown Chattanooga have closed as organizers prepare for opening night.

The following roads will be closed around the Riverbend Festival from now until Monday, June 18:

Riverfront Parkway, from Aquarium Way to Molly Lane
The southbound off-ramp from Veterans Bridge
Power Alley from Aquarium Way to Riverfront Parkway
Chestnut Street from Aquarium Way to Riverfront Parkway

2018 Riverbend Line-Up

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

9:30-11:00 Hank Williams, Jr. (Coke Stage)

6:00-7:30 One Shot Down
8:00-9:30 G Love & Special Sauce
10:30-12:00 Gangstagrass
6:30-7:30 Courtney Daly & The Daly Grind
8:00-9:15 Hanna Wicklund & The Steppin Stones
9:30-11:00 Rare Coalition Band
6:15-7:30 Backwater Still
7:45-9:00 Roger Alan Wade
9:15-10:30 Gracie & Joey
6:00-7:30 Ashes Fall
7:15-9:00 Convertible

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

9:30-11:00 The Wallflowers (Coke Stage)
6:00-7:30 Voodoo Slim
8:00-9:30 Land of Ozz
10:30-12:00 Down North
6:30-7:30 Jordan Hallquist & The Outfit
8:00-9:15 O.D.D
9:30-11:00 Walt Wilkins
6:15-7:30 Shawn Cooley
7:45-9:00 C2 & Brothers Reed
9:15-10:30 Bishop Gunn
6:00-7:15 Playin Possum Band
7:30-9:00 Wild Adriatic

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

9:30-11:00 Luke Combs (Coke Stage)
6:00-7:30 Rick Byers Band
8:00-9:30 Cam
6:30-7:45 Collins Brothers
8:00-9:15 Mitch Rossell
9:30-11:00 Charles Walker Band
6:15-7:30 The Peace Merchants
7:45-9:00 Kelley Lovelace & Rivers Rutherford
9:15-10:30 WIld Adriatic
6:00-7:15 Sonic Brew
7:30-9:00 Down North

MONDAY, JUNE 11 - Bessie Smith Strut

On Monday, Riverbend takes a break and the party moves to the historic Martin Luther King Blvd. in downtown Chattanooga for the Bessie Smith Strut. This celebration is named for the Empress of the Blues and takes place on what was once "The Big Nine," or Ninth Street, as it was known in the early 20th century, when the area had a thriving music scene.

5:30-6:45 Drew Sterchi & Blues Tribe
6:00-7:15 Charles Walker Band
7:00-8:15 Christone Kingfish Ingram
7:30-8:45 Rick Rushing & The Blues Strangers

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

9:00-10:30 Switchfoot (Coke Stage)
5:00-6:15 Citizen Way
8:00-9:30 Blanca
5:00-5:45 Mending Wall
6:00-7:00 Bon Ray
7:15-8:45 JJ Weeks

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

9:30-11:00 Dustin Lynch (Coke Stage)
6:00-7:30 BlackCatMoon
8:00-9:30 Tower Of Power
6:30-7:45 Justin Long
8:00-9:15 Albert Castiglia
7:15-8:30 Cole Sitzlar

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

9:30-11:00 Flo Rida (Coke Stage)
6:00-7:30 Chattanooga Girls Rock Stars
8:00-9:15 Vanessa Collier
8:00-9:30 Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
7:30-9:30 Aunt Betty

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

9:30-11:00 Third Eye Blind (Coke Stage)
6:00-7:15 Sonny & The Wingnut
8:00-9:15 The Shadowboxers
8:00-9:30 Delbert McClinton

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

9:30-11:00 Bret Michaels (Coke Stage)
6:30-7:30 Austin Young Band
9:30-11:00 Blues Beatles
7:45-9:00 The Cleverlys
9:15-10:30 Mean Mary & The Contrarys

Click here to see a full schedule!

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