It’s that time of year again, Epcot Food and Wine Festival Fans!
You know that here at DFB we pride ourselves on reporting Epcot Food and Wine Festival Info just as soon as we have it! And today, we’re sharing with you a look at the VERY FIRST artists you can expect to return for the 2017 Eat to the Beat concert series!
Just in case you’re new to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, lemme tell you a little about what all this means. Eat to the Beat is a concert series that takes place during the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, which runs this year from August 31-November 13. The series features musical acts from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s each year, and concerts take place most evenings of the Festival.
Since this partial list is preliminary, be sure to stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for additions and/or changes to the schedule! We will bring you all the latest news first!
Eat to the Beat concerts are performed three times per evening, so you have three opportunities every night to see your favorite acts — at 5:30PM, 6:45PM, and 8:00PM.
2017 Eat to the Beat Concert Line Up…So Far
Note: this schedule is subject to change
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August 31-September 1: Delta Rae
October 4-5: Rumor: Christopher Cross
October 14-15: Jeffrey Osbourne
October 27-29: Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
We’ll be updating our Eat to the Beat Schedule Page as soon as we have more bands confirmed!
All concerts take place in the American Gardens Theater at Epcot’s America Pavilion. Concerts are “free” — included in the price of your Epcot admission!
Lots of Festival goers plan their trips around which bands will be playing, so we’re pretty serious about bringing you news of bands and and dates as soon as we get our hands on them! Check back with our 2017 Eat to the Beat Concert schedule frequently to see updates.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Performing at Eat to the Beat
We can’t wait for more Food and Wine info to be released! Be sure to join our DFB Newsletter for Epcot Food and Wine Festival details!
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Be sure to stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for all of the latest coverage about the 2017 Epcot Food and Wine Festival. We’ll have the details FIRST!
Now let’s hear from all of you Eat to the Beat Fans — what music acts are you hoping to catch at this year’s Festival? Leave a comment below!
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Can’t wait for Boyz II Men!!
Waiting to hear who is there October 30th-November 4th. That’s our dates and hoping for some great artists!
Maybe Wilson Phillips!!!!
Hoping to be there at F&W while Christopher Cross is playing. “And I got such a long way to go to make to the border of Mexico” We sang that tune every time we got near the Mexico pavillion while there at EPCOT a few years back with a close friends.. Whenever we hear the song on the radio now, we always text each other.. It brings back good memories of our time there at WDW for F&W…
LouisianaMike
Delta Rae is playing on my birthday!! I didn’t have a Disney trip planned this year, but that’s just too good to pass up. Time to start looking at flights : )
I saw Delta Rae added the dates to their own website… They’re my favorite band! But I’m planning my trip for the next week… but I’m strongly debating changing all my trip plans for them!
How about America, Flo &Eddie, or Chicago?
Is 38 Special coming this year?
Curious about October 15,16 , 20 & 21
Cheryl — Yes! We just got word they’re coming, but they’ll be there September 28 and 29.
Patiently waiting on the chef list! Cant find one. Need to plan my vacation around who’s there!
Need the dates for Sister Hazel performance. Does anybody knows?
We are traveling from Brazil.
Tks a lot!
Caroline — No word yet on Sister Hazel. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we hear, though! Keep checking back on our Eat to the Beat page for updates.
Does anybody know if Hanson is playing again this year?
Ashley — No word on Hanson yet. We’ll keep you posted!
Wondering if Dennis Deyoung will be there this year?
Are Boys 2 Men playing
Terry — We’re still awaiting word. Stay tuned!
Any news who is playing Sept 24th -30th?
Sherry — Not at this time, but we’ll keep you posted!
How about Charlie Daniels Band?
Roger — We don’t have information on the full line up yet, but we’ll share it as soon as we do. 🙂
Checking back for BIIM, praying they’ll return this year.
Did 38 special cancel? I noticed they are no longer listed.
Ken — As far as we know, they’re still scheduled. We’re still awaiting the full line up, but you can see who we know about so far here on our Eat to the Beat page.
I hope Billy Ocean comes back when Im there Sept 9-12. He performed in Oct. in the past. GREAT performance
I heard the Hooters (Phila, PA) may be coming this year? Do you know if that’s true? Thx. Kevin
I would love to see Smashmouth.
If you don’t bring Wang Chung back you’re daft. I was so unsure of their performance and they rocked our socks off. One of the best and most surprising performances yet!!
Please keep working on the sound. It’s getting closer, but has really been terrible the last several years, I think you started outsourcing it. We all love music, but at times it’s to loud it’s just a bunch of noise and a huge disservice to the excellent performers on the stage.
Also, there are so many excellent bands from the 80’s. Some of these groups that we’ve never even heard of can stay home. Remember your audience!!
Any word on Rick Springfield, asking for my wife and her friends
Jeff — The full lineup is out now. You can view it here.