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country and Americana genres. This year’s event features headlining acts Dawes and Flatland Cavalry, along with a lineup of other artists, including Taylor Hunnicutt, Bri Bagwell, Lola Kirke, Liam St. John and more. Jones said the event can feature between 60-80 artists perform- ing on about 15 stages around downtown. “You’re going to see national touring acts ... but then you also have a very deep bench of other great music,” Cultural District Director Andrew Jones said. During the event, some areas of downtown require tickets to enter, but other areas remain open to the public, including stages located around downtown, Andrew Jones said. “It’s a unique opportunity for our residents that don’t have access to this caliber of music all the time,” Jones said, noting that previous years of the festival have drawn out over 10,000 attendees. Attendees can purchase tickets online at www.tmrfest.com, which range from $59-$299. Event information can also be found on the Texas Music Revolution mobile app.
Quote of note “When I think about [Texas Music Revolution] at 7 p.m. ... you’ve got something to drink and you’re walking around downtown, and you’re just hearing all this music coming from di erent ways, and that’s kind of the magical experience,” Andrew Jones said. The setup The event came to McKinney after being held at Southfork Ranch in Parker for over 15 years, as well as other venues in the area. Jones said city o cials began considering how the event could operate in downtown McKinney in 2020, which later became a reality in 2021. “They didn’t want us to just do one or two stages for a day, they wanted to make this some- thing where you could hear live music coming from every corner of downtown,” Jones said of the initial partnership with McKinney o cials. Andrew Jones said when the event was moved to McKinney, it had to be reimagined for a down- town area rather than an open event space. Stages with artists performing can be found throughout
Texas Music Revolution has been held in Historic Downtown McKinney since 2021.
downtown such as in alleys and also inside partner venues, drawing attendees into local businesses. Looking ahead Jones said he would like to see the event con- tinue to evolve while continuing to draw in visitors nationally and internationally. “I would love for the brand to continue to bring people to downtown McKinney,” Jones said.
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