We attended the 3 day festival. We were in the VIP section. We were satisfied with the service and the snacks and food that they had each night. The people checking your ticket were extremely friendly and when you left after the show was over they said we hope you had a good time and thanks for coming.

Not only was Beales serving alcohol, but when it started raining they shut the stages down… They took their golf carts and drove through the crowd of intoxicated people and had security push everyone out onto the streets of Memphis. My taxi driver stressed to stay inside the park but security refused to show any sort of respect or concern for their customers safety. It was clear that once you entered the festival, you were not able to re-enter. Plenty of people were driving completely obliterated once everyone was kicked out of the festival. My friends and I drove 7 hrs to see Meg and they had cleared the stadium when she was about to perform. We were told to leave. After I had finally got back to my room, I read that Meg ended up performing. They had changed their guidelines around 1am and everyone was allowed back into the festival. But no one was notified about this information. On top of all of this, we drove pass horrific car accidents and I wonder if this was in the hands of beales music festival. This establishment is truly a joke. The employees, communication, lack of caring for people’s safety and just being plain out rude. If a bar were to over serve a customer and they wrecked their car, that bar would be sued. I hope they do better next time and I hope no one was injured due to this vicinities irresponsible actions.. absolutely disappointed.

The shuttle system is absolutely terrible. I paid $50 and they did not even check who paid so anyone can use it. The buses pick up and drop off in different locations every time so it is a constant guessing game. On top of that, I wait in the longest line of my life to get into the festival. Then the cherry on top was when they told us to leave the festival for rain then an hour and 45 minutes later (when everyone was home), they said we could go back in to see the last performances. But keep in mind that the shuttles stopped running already. So unorganized.

Great music, great times. The VIP package is nice, but doesn't compare to larger, more expensive packages such as the NOLAjazzfest. The people of Memphis is the best part of the trip- kind, friendly, diversified and very welcoming. Food and drink options available at event. Get the VIP package if you don't like standing to listen to music and/or if you need a break from the larger crowds as it gets very crowded, esp last day of event. This festival attracted alot of locals and younger people (21 and younger).

This is a well planned out event with four stages of music potentially going on simultaneously! There are so many genres of music that there is always something for everyone. Tom Lee Park is a very convenient walk to get to from downtown and Beale Street. Plenty of great food, drinks and souvenirs to be had. They were very smart to provide sunscreen and water stations.