Mempho Music Festival 2024 lineup: Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots among performers

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, Seattle rockers Queens of the Stone Age, "outlaw" country artist Cody Jinks and hip-hop collective The Roots are among the acts set to perform during this year's seventh annual Mempho Music Festival, organizers announced Wednesday, May 22.

The event is scheduled for Oct. 4-6 at Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Garden, the festival's home since 2021. Launched in 2017, Mempho previously was staged at Shelby Farms Park.

Specific lineups for specific days have yet to be announced. The acts will perform on three stages, and deejays will host a "silent disco" (headphones deliver the music) inside a space labeled the "Incendia Dome."

Queen of the Stone Age will perform at the 2024 Mempho Music Festival.
Queen of the Stone Age will perform at the 2024 Mempho Music Festival.

As leader of the jam band Phish, a phenomenally successful live act, Anastasio and his "Classic TAB" (Trey Anastasio Band) could be the festival's biggest draw. The other headliners are Jinks and Queens of the Stone Age.

In addition to The Roots (who performed at the 2023 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival), hip-hop will be represented by Digable Planets, an "alternative" jazz-rap trio (members include "Butterfly," "Ladybug Mecca" and "Doodlebug") that scored a big hit in 1992 with "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," which showcased a prominent sample from a recording by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.

The Roots perform at Beale Street Music Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.
The Roots perform at Beale Street Music Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis.

The lineup of national and local pop, rock, country, folk, soul and even gospel acts also includes Sublime with Rome, Marcus King, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Cory Wong, Goose, the Warren Haynes Band, The Kills, All Them Witches, Brent Cobb, Darren Kiely, Karina Rykman, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmorons, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Blue Mountain, Mark Edgar Stuart, the Legendary Jubilee Hummingbirds and a revue featuring artists who have recorded for the University of Memphis Blue Tom label.

RIVERBEAT MUSIC FESTIVAL: Fugees, Tobe Nwigwe, Talibah Safiya & more: These are our favorite RiverBeat performances

The festival will be just one highlight of a busy year for the Mempho organization, which this month introduced two major events in Tom Lee Park, the RiverBeat Music Festival and the SmokeSlam barbecue festival.

"Early bird" three-day general admission tickets to Mempho are $190 each. Tickets can be purchased at memphofest.com/tickets. Announcements about single-day tickets and daily music lineups will be made at memphofest.com.

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio plays during "Leaves" at the band's April 18, 2024 debut at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio plays during "Leaves" at the band's April 18, 2024 debut at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

Mempho Music Festival 2024 Lineup

Queens of the Stone Age

Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB

Cody Jinks

Goose

The Roots

Sublime with Rome

Marcus King

Charles Wesley Godwin

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors

Cory Wong

Warren Haynes Band

The Kills

All Them Witches

Digable Planets

Brent Cobb

Darren Kiely

Karina Rykman

Robert Jon & The Wreck

Blue Mountain

Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons

Mark Edgar Stuart

Legendary Jubilee Hummingbirds

The U of M Blue Tom Records Revue

Incendia Dome Artists/DJs TBA

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Mempho Music Festival: Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots top lineup