Barefoot Nellie & Co.

IBMA Bluegrass Live!® returns to Chattanooga in 2026 with a refreshed festival experience designed to bring fans closer to the music while delivering the high-energy bluegrass you love.

This year’s festival will feature a thoughtfully curated format centered around key venues:

Chattanooga Convention Center The Signal Barrelhouse Ballroom With a more focused festival experience, fans can expect:

A closer connection to artists and performances A comfortable and consistent experience, rain or shine A limited number of tickets, including only 200 VIP passes Beyond these main venues, the festival will continue to come alive across the city, with additional spaces and outdoor gathering areas like Miller Park and Miller Plaza helping shape the full IBMA Bluegrass Live! experience.

Only 200 tickets will be available for this VIP Experience. tickets will be available to the general public on July 21, 11am Eastern.

We are entertaining festival goers at this free event from 3-6pm outside during their annual fall festival. We enjoyed playing for them last year and they have invited us back. lots of fun things for the kids to do and some top notch food availble from local food trucks. If it rains we will move our show inside.

Time & Location TBD. August, Eric & Emily Bruce will pay their respects and play some tunes in honor of our friend Robert Stone at his annual memorial shin dig. The evening will feature multi genre music by lots of local Chattanooga musicians including Robert's Klusterfunk band mate MJ Hale.