One of our favorite things with the Festival is the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. These concerts at the American Gardens is included with your Epcot admission and the bands are good and some of them are quite famous! This year there are some new acts joining repeat favorites. Some of the new ones include Sheila E and ‘80s Canadian rockers Glass Tiger. Cincinnati area favorites, 98 Degrees – featuring brothers Nick and Drew Lachey – will also be at this year's festival. Entertainer Jim Belushi brings his rhythm-and-blues band The Sacred Hearts to the festival this year.
This year’s lineup also will include two Contemporary Christian music artists: MercyMe, who successfully branched out from music this year with the hit film based on lead singer Bart Mallard’s life called “I Can Only Imagine”; and former “Royal Tailor” front man Tauren Wells, who has found mainstream success this year, touring with Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.
Returning favorites include ‘80s pop stars Tiffany and Billy Ocean, ’90s hit makers like Hanson and Everclear; and swing-meisters Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, who close out the festival as they have for the last couple of years.
The lineup so far is:
- 8/30-31 – Blue October – “Into the Ocean”
- 9/1-3 – Tiffany – “I Think We’re Alone Now”
- 9/4-5 – MercyMe – “I Can Only Imagine” NEW
- 9/6-7 – Glass Tiger – “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) NEW
- 9/8-9 – Tauren Wells – “Hills and Valleys” NEW
- 9/10-11 – Postmodern Jukebox
- 9/12-13 – TBD
- 9/14-16 – Baha Men – “Who Let The Dogs Out”
- 9/17-19 – TBD
- 9/20-21 – Living Color – “Cult of Personality”
- 9/22-23 – Sheila E – “The Glamorous Life” NEW
- 9/24-26 – Sugar Ray – “Every Morning”
- 9/27-28 – David Cook – “Light On”
- 9/29-30 – Jeffrey Osbourne – “On The Wings of Love”
- 10/1-2 – Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts – Various Hits
- 10/3-4 – Everclear – “Santa Monica”
- 10/5-7 – Mark Wills – “19 Somethin’”
- 10/8-10 – Air Supply – “All Out Of Love”
- 10/11-12 – TBD
- 10/13-14 – TBD
- 10/15-16 – 98 Degrees – “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)” NEW
- 10/17-18 – 38 Special – “Hold On Loosely”
- 10/19-21 – Devon Allman Project – “Ragged and Dirty”
- 10/22-23 – TBD
- 10/24-25 – Billy Ocean – “Get Outta My Dreams”
- 10/26-28 – Starship featuring Mickey Thomas – “We Built This City”
- 10/29-31 – Hanson – “MMMBop”
- 11/1-2 – TBD
- 11/3-4 – Taylor Dayne – “Prove Your Love”
- 11/5-7 – Boyz II Men – “End Of The Road”
- 11/8-9 – The Hooters – “And We Danced”
- 11/10-12 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – “Go Daddy-O”
The festival’s 23rd year runs from August 30 - November 12, 2018 (a lot of these dates overlap with the just released Free Dining Promotion too!).
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