Overton Park Shell

08/26/2026

You know it’s a party when we pull up 🚚🔊

Shell on Wheels is hitting the road this weekend, so you know what that means…

MEET US IN THE STREETS 📍〽️

🚋 (8/28) 901 Day Trolley Kickoff Mixer at the National Civil Rights Museum ft. KIRBY🇺🇸, Iris Collective, Lana J. On It ✍🏾🌱, DJ BRILLI | Lola Nychole, Jad Tariq, 2XXs, and ZAIRE LOVE ✞ ✨

🍺 (8/29) 13 Years of Beers at Wiseacre Brewing Company ft. Melinda, Ibex Clone, and Optic Sink

Link in bio to learn more 🛞💨

08/20/2026

"The Overton Park Shell isn’t just another concert venue. It’s a piece of American music history where legends were born and where the spirit of live performance still thrives under the Tennessee sky." 🎶✨

✍️: Take Me To Tennessee

This legendary Memphis amphitheater once hosted a young Elvis Presley and still draws crowds with free concerts and unforgettable outdoor vibes.

08/18/2026

🔊 HELP WANTED 🔊

When we turn on the speakers, we need your support to turn up the volume!

From collecting donations during shows, to slinging merch in the Shell Shop, let’s tag team the fall concert season together 🤝🎶

Join us as a volunteer.

Learn more and sign up: https://serve.volunteerodyssey.com/group/167279-Overton-Park-Shell

08/10/2026

It’s amazing what a little persistence, a paper route, $15 bucks, and a Hammond B-3 organ will get you when on your journey to becoming the Booker T Jones—famed Memphian, and one of modern music’s most acclaimed figures.

On Thursday, September 10th, the “architect of Memphis soul sound,” and leader of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, will hit the historic Overton Park Shell stage to kick off the 90th Birthday Shell-ebration Weekend 😎🎂

Purchase tickets today! Buy a pair to claim a commemorative 90th Anniversary poster day of the show.

🎟️: https://overtonparkshell.org/shellyeah

🎥: NPR Music — Watch the full Tiny Desk feature on YouTube

Booker T. Jones is the first artist to be announced as part of the 2026 Shell Yeah! Benefit Series—an annual fundraising event for the Overton Park Shell, empowered by Mempho Presents 🔊⭐️

The series features a number of ticketed concerts which support the Shell’s preservation, and programming such as the Orion Financial Free Concert Series.

08/07/2026

Who’s ready for nights like these to return??

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS ⏰

The Orion Financial Free Concert Series kicks off for the fall season in FOUR WEEKS 🎉

08/07/2026

ELVIS WEEK HAS ARRIVED 😎

Fans from near and far—you’re invited to pay homage to the hips that made history here, on this very stage, in 1954 😎🤩

Book your Backstage Experience Tour today!

🔗: https://overtonparkshell.org/tours

The Connie Abston Archive & History Exhibition is presented in partnership with Huey's Restaurants 🎶🍔

08/06/2026

NEW NEIGHBORS INCOMING 🎉

We can’t wait for our Metal Museum family to take over their new home in Overton Park!
Mark your calendar for their grand opening weekend—which kicks off with Metal Night at the Overton Park Shell on Friday, September 4th during the Orion Financial Free Concert Series ft. Karrot: A Tribute to KoRn 🤘⚒️

08/05/2026

Deck out your wheels while making a difference 🚗💨 ⁠
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With every purchase of a Tennesseans for the Arts license plate, this city’s advocacy for arts accessibility grows stronger! ⁠
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Learn more and purchase today.

🔗: https://tnspecialtyplates.org/

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📸: Sean Davis // Stax Music Academy