NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MEMPHO PRESENTS: SHELL DAZE | APRIL 21-23
Our friends at Mempho Presents are bringing Shell Daze back for it's second year, and 2-Day-Passes are available NOW!
Our friends at Mempho Presents are bringing Shell Daze back for it's second year, and 2-Day-Passes are available NOW! If you were at last year's music festival, you know just how much fun it was, and this year will be even better!
Trampled By Turtles, Southern Avenue, Leftover Salmon, Neal Francis, Paul Thorn, and Bailey Bigger! This lineup is just incredible! We've got bluegrass, we've got blues, we've got folk music, and everything in between! 2-Day-Passes are available now, so grab yours today!
For more info on Shell Daze head to overtonparkshell.org/eventpage/shelldaze-23
2-Day GA - $75
2-Day Deck - $130
-Deck Ticket includes admission to the festival, access to viewing deck, three (3) free drink tickets per day, and access to a private, discounted bar.
-Deck Ticket purchasers will need to enter the gate located at the top of the hill. Drink tickets will be received upon admission to the festival.
-All 2-Day ticket buyers will automatically be entered to win a pair of 3-Day GA passes to Mempho Fest 2023.
THE HEARTBEAT OF: Discovering Your New Favorite Band
Maybe for you it was the show where you discovered an artist you'd never heard of before. Maybe it was the first concert you brought your kids to and they ran with new friends all over our lawn. Maybe it was seeing your favorite local band playing under the iconic rainbow lights. Maybe it was even your first date with your spouse…
Maybe for you it was the show where you discovered an artist you'd never heard of before. Maybe it was the first concert you brought your kids to and they ran with new friends all over our lawn. Maybe it was seeing your favorite local band playing under the iconic rainbow lights. Maybe it was even your first date with your spouse.
Ask the same question and everyone will have a different memory, but one thing they all contain is the magic of the Overton Park Shell and it's place in all of our memories.
Join us in celebrating this season of The Shell and the next chapter in our longstanding tradition of building up the Memphis community around music. Visit overtonparkshell.org/heartbeat to make a gift today and keep the magic of the Overton Park Shell alive for generations to come.
Lawn Love - Limited Edition Yard Sign Campaign
We’re ramping up for Giving Tuesday 2022 with a special campaign, from our lawn to yours! From now until GivingTuesday (November 29th), the first 50 supporters to make a donation of $50 or more to the Lawn Love campaign will “My Other Lawn is The Shell” yard sign.
Do you spend so much time on The Shell’s lawn that your own yard is feeling a little jealous? Want to show both lawns a little love this holiday season?
In preparation for GivingTuesday, we’re launching a special campaign to let you show your Lawn Love. From now until GivingTuesday (November 29th), if you are one of the first 50 supporters to make a donation of $50 or more to the Lawn Love campaign, you’ll receive a “My Other Lawn is The Shell” yard sign to show off to everyone where your heart lies.
Share your pictures of you on The Shell lawn this week and use the hashtag #MyOtherLawnIsTheShell and we’ll reshare our favorites. We love sharing our beautiful green grass with you all throughout the year and can’t wait for you to share your love loud and proud! From our lawn to yours!
You must donate through the Lawn Love campaign to qualify. We will follow up with all qualifying donors via email to coordinate sign distribution, so make sure your email address is correct.
Shell Daze Festival Coming to the Shell 10/8-10/9
We partnered up with Mempho Presents to put on an incredible 2-day-mini festival. Tickets are going fast, so grab them while you can!
We partnered up with Mempho Presents to put on an incredible 2-day-mini festival October 8-9. Tickets are going fast, so grab them while you can!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY (10/8-9):
Get your Single & 2-day Festival Tickets HERE!!
Oct 8th:
Gates open at 3pm
4:30 - Garrison Starr
5:15 - Star & Micey
6:30 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
8:30 - Moon Taxi
Oct 9th:
Gates open at 4pm
5:00 - Daniel Donato
6:30 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
8:00 - Tab Benoit
Our friends at Mempho Presents have been kind enough to give us an exclusive discount code just for you. Use code "MEMPHOFEST" for 20% off tickets, both GA and VIP!
For more info about Mempho Presents, head to www.memphopresents.com
Food Trucks:
Pok Cha’s Egg Rolls | Mexico In Memphis | Deli Midtown
As with all of our ticketed events, chairs and blankets are encouraged, but outside food and drinks are prohibited. There will be food trucks as well as a full bar available.
SHELL YEAH! An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas 'Performing Together’ on 9/14
It's finally here! The fourth and final concert in our Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series presented by FedExForum featuring An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas ‘Performing Together’ on a unique co-headline tour.
It’s almost time for the fourth and final concert in our Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series presented by FedExForum Join us on 9/14 for An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas, a unique co-headline tour through the South & Midwest with a few points in between. This tour is Dawes & Bahamas collaborating all night long at every show. Dawes will back Bahamas during his set each night, and Bahamas will join Dawes for their set each night. There won’t be a support act. We’re presenting an evening of Dawes and Bahamas music in an alternative, never before seen or heard performance. There will be two sets separated by an intermission each night. We hope you join us.
Doors: 6:00pm
Set 1: 7:30-9:00pm
Intermission: 9:00-9:15pm
Set 2: 9:15-10:30pm
Food Trucks:
Mexico in Memphis | Pok Cha's Egg Rolls | Lazeez Shawarma | Diamond Dave's Pizza
Free Music is Back!
We're just about a week away from the return of our Orion Free Concert Series — the next two months are jam-packed with some incredible, local, regional, and national artists.
We're just about a week away from the return of our Orion Free Concert Series and the office is just buzzing with excitement! The next two months are jam-packed with some incredible, local, regional, and national artists. Whether you're a bluegrass junkie or a hip-hop aficionado, a soul sister or a blues boy, an Americana wanna-be or a pop fan-girl, there's a little something for everybody at The Shell in the next few months!
FREE MUSIC kicks off next Thursday (9/1) with a special concert by Keller Williams celebrating 35 years of impact by Church Health In our community. Then on Friday the Orion Free Concert Series officially begins! Check out this line up!
9/2 - Don Ramon Band
Tara Barker*
9/3 – WLOK Stone Soul Picnic+
9/4 - Occupy The Shell
9/9 - Gone Gone Beyond
Ephie Johnson*
9/10 - Lissie
Jimmy Kinard & Muziak*
9/15 - Shell Yeah! Almost Elton John Masquerade Ball
9/16 - Don Lifted
c’beyohn Featuring SubRoy Studios*
9/17 - Country Blues Festival
9/23 - Shell Yeah! An Evening with Dawes & Bahamas
9/24 - Memphis PowerPop Festival
9/30 – TBA
AngelStreet*
10/1 – Battle of Santiago
Michael Townsend*
10/7 - Arlo McKinley+
Jerry Braxton*
10/14 - North Mississippi Allstars
Hope Clayburn*
10/15 - Tuba Skinny
Ladies Edition*
10/23 - Shakespeare at The Shell—in partnership with TN Shakespeare Company
*Memphis Black Arts Alliance Pre-Show Series performers will start promptly at 5:45pm
+A live interpreter will be available in partnership with DeafConnect of the Mid-South.
You're Invited: Puppy Party on July 9th
Bring your pups, big and small, and come hang out with us at the PUPPY BAR and get free swag and treats for your four-legged-fur-babies
THIS SATURDAY, July 9th, we're teaming up with Germantown Parkway Animal Hospital to throw a Puppy Party! Bring your pups, big and small, and come hang out with us at the PUPPY BAR and get free swag and treats for your four-legged-fur-babies. We'll also have special demonstrations available by the wonderful Germantown Parkway Animal Hospital team. While you're there sign them up for a Puppy Membership!
Thanks so much to the Puppy Party Partners, this is going to be a great night! Savior Foundation, Dixie Memorial Pet Cemetery, Dawg Team, GPAH, MEMPopS, Zoomies Mobile Dog Gym.
Official Craft Beer of the Shell: Lawnchair Lager
We’ve teamed up with Crosstown Brewing Company to create the Official Craft Beer of the Overton Park Shell: Lawnchair Lager.
Some things just go together: ketchup & mustard, peanut butter & jelly, 8Ball & MJG, ice cold beer & a concert at the Shell. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Crosstown Brewing Company to create the Official Craft Beer of the Overton Park Shell: Lawnchair Lager. This clean, crisp, easy-drinking pale lager pairs perfectly with a warm night on the lawn soaking in some live music!
Lawnchair Lager will be available exclusively at the Shell Bar, or you can pick up a 6-pack to go from the Crosstown Brewing tap room.
FedExForum becomes presenting sponsor of 2022 Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series
We’re excited to welcome FedExForum as the new presenting sponsor of this year’s Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series.
We’re excited to welcome FedExForum as the new presenting sponsor of this year’s Shell Yeah! Benefit Concert Series. Be sure to visit them at the Grizzlies tent at the top of the hill at each Shell Yeah! concert this year for fun activations and giveaways.
Meet Me in the Green Room
Starting on June 1st, we're opening up our Green Rooms every Wednesday at 2pm for an incredible and immersive guided tour that will take you from our 1936 beginnings all the way to the present, and everything in between.
Starting on June 1st, we're opening up our Green Rooms every Wednesday at 2pm for an incredible and immersive guided tour that will take you from our 1936 beginnings all the way to the present, and everything in between. Our historic stage has some stories to tell, and now you have the chance to hear them!
From FDR to Operetta through Elvis to the North Mississippi Allstars—you'll get an overview of Memphis Music from almost a Century at the historic Overton Park Shell. Experience The Shell’s 86-year historic story in the Green Rooms of The Shell curated through the support of Connie Abston, whose devotion to The Shell lives forever with our backstage experience.
Tour Opportunity
Wednesdays at 2pm (or by appointment)
$15 per person for 30-45 minute backstage experience
*Includes guided conversation in the Green Rooms and stage tour of Overton Park Shell.
*Group tours of 5+ (up to 20) will need to schedule a reservation.
For more information and to book your tour, call 901/300-3011 or email: tours@overtonparkshell.org
All proceeds from the Connie Abston Archive & History Exhibition supports the continued preservation of the Overton Park Shell.