Contributor Clay Culp discovers the real Memphis at Wild Bill’s, a juke joint where music, history, and hospitality collide.
It’s hard for me to talk about Wild Bill’s without talking about Memphis itself. I can’t pinpoint exactly when this nearly life-long Knoxvillian became a self-professed “born again Memphian,” but my first time at Wild Bill’s just might have been the baptism.
Here are the top picks for live music events, concerts, and shows in Memphis this month.
Show Gates open daily / Single-day and 3-day passes available
The Overton Park Shell just announced the Orion Financial Free Concert Series running May 9 through June 27 with 18 shows spanning rock, funk, hip-hop, folk, electronic, and more. All free, all outdoors, all at one of the most iconic music venues in the city.
The 2026 Live at the Garden concert series lineup is here with big names like John Legend, Little Big Town and more.
Every summer, hundreds of people flock to the giant lawn in the middle of the Memphis Botanic Garden for the annual Live at the Garden concert series. The shows are a giant garden party combined with a picnic (you're allowed to bring in your own food and booze) and a big concert.
For the first time since 2019, the Ameripolitan Music Awards are back!
I’m really excited guys. The Ameripolitan Music Awards are finally coming back to Memphis! The awards weekend hasn’t taken place since 2019 due to the pandemic but the drought is over and it makes its return on Feb. 17-19, 2023.
