Inhabitants of the grand ol’ state of Tennessee, consider yourselves forewarned. And by forewarned, I mean get ready for an incredible weekend of music.

KNOXVILLE, TN. The BIG EARS FESTIVAL is proud to announce its initial
schedule for the weekend of March 26, 27, and 28 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
On Friday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. EST, a limited number of individual
show tickets will go on sale for Vampire Weekend, the Dirty Projectors +
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Joanna Newsom + special guests, St. Vincent +
special guests, The National, Andrew WK performing with the Calder Quartet,
Clogs with very special guests + My Brightest Diamond, Terry Riley
performing solo and with his quartet, The xx + jj + Nosaj
Thing, Eno’s Music for Airports performed by Bang on a Can All-Stars + the
Books + special guests, and a collaborative performance of Riley’s
celebrated piece, In C featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars and The Big Ears
All-Stars.

Additional shows will be announced in the coming weeks. Please visit
www.bigearsfestival.com for the most up-to-date information on the Big Ears
schedule, lineup and ticket prices.

A limited number of Big Ears 2010 “Inner Ear” weekend festival passes are
still available for $249.50 plus applicable service fees. The Big Ears 2010
Inner Ear weekend pass offers premium access to all Big Ears 2010 happenings
throughout the entire weekend (subject to available capacity for each venue)
as well as exclusive invitations and access to special events.

Individual tickets and Inner Ear passes may be purchased online at
www.bigearsfestival.com or by calling 865-684-1200 ext. 2 between the hours
of 10:00AM and 5:00PM EST.

BIG EARS 2010 Initial Schedule:

BIJOU THEATRE:
Friday, March 26th:
7:00 pm – Terry Riley Quartet featuring Gyan Riley, Tracy Silverman and Ches
Smith
10:30 pm – The xx + jj + Nosaj Thing

Saturday, March 27th:
1:00 pm -Clogs with very special guests + My Brightest Diamond
7:00 pm – Andrew W.K. performing with the Calder Quartet
10:00 pm – Joanna Newsom + special guests

Sunday, March 28th:
7:00 pm – St. Vincent + special guests

TENNESSEE THEATRE:
Saturday, March 27th:
2:30 pm – Dirty Projectors + Bang on a Can All-Stars
8:00 pm – Vampire Weekend
12 midnight – Terry Riley’s In C, performed by Bang on a Can and special
guests + Terry Riley solo

Sunday, March 28th: 2:00 pm – Brian Eno’s Music for Airports,
performed by Bang on a Can + the Books + special guests
9:00 pm – The National + special guests

Additional individual tickets for theatre and club shows will be available
in the coming weeks for many more performances and collaborations including:

The Ex
The 802 Tour ( Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman, with Nadia Sirota)
Ben Frost
Tim Hecker
DJ/ rupture
Gang Gang Dance
Gyan Riley
Iva Bittova
Javelin ….and more to be announced!

Visit www.bigearsfestival.com for the most recent schedule, artist
additions, ticket and festival information.

Travel Packages:
Travel packages, including two Inner Ear Weekend Festival Passes, two nights
at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Knoxville, two posters and two t-shirts or
hoodies are available at www.bigearsfestival.com.

More festival details, including additional travel and hotel information and
up-to-the-minute news and additions to the schedule and line-up, are
available at www.bigearsfestival.com.