Here's a list of this year's Riverbend Festival headliners

Don't miss the Flaming Lips' show the final night of Riverbend, as the band is known for its elaborate live performances that have in the past included frontman Wayne Coyne joining the crowd in a bubble or donning giant laser hands.
Don't miss the Flaming Lips' show the final night of Riverbend, as the band is known for its elaborate live performances that have in the past included frontman Wayne Coyne joining the crowd in a bubble or donning giant laser hands.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9

7 p.m. Black Jacket Symphony

* How you know them: The band re-creates classic albums of iconic artists in concerts with topnotch lighting and video production. BJS shows include tributes to the Beatles, Journey, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin. The band performed Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" twice during April at the Tivoli Theatre.

photo Boz Scaggs

9:30 p.m. Boz Scaggs

* How you know him: The singer, songwriter and guitarist gained fame as lead singer of the Steve Miller Band in the 1960s before having several Top 20 hits of his own in the 1970s.

He recorded "Silk Degrees" in 1976 using session musicians who later formed Toto. That album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and had four hit singles: "It's Over," "Lowdown," "What Can I Say" and "Lido Shuffle." "Lowdown" sold over a million copies.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

7 p.m. Don Felder

* How you know him: He was lead guitarist with the Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He wrote about those years in his autobiography "Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles." He co-wrote "Hotel California" with Don Henley and Glenn Frey.

He has contributed to five film soundtracks including "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Heavy Metal: Music From the Motion Picture." His solo releases are "Airborne" and "Road to Forever."

photo Ludacris

9:30 p.m. Ludacris

* How you know him: The hip-hop artist is co-founder of Disturbing the Peace imprint of Def Jam Recordings. Along with Atlanta rappers Big Boi and Andre 3000 of OutKast, Ludacris was one of the first "Dirty South" rappers to achieve mainstream success.

He's appeared in TV and print ads for Puma - even has his image on the insole heel of the Clyde sneaker. Fans of the "Fast and Furious" film series will recognize him as Tej Parker.

He has won Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV and Grammy awards. He's appeared in 24 films and seven television shows, and has released nine albums.

SUNDAY, JUNE 11

7 p.m. Corey Smith

* How you know him: Smith is a Georgia singer-songwriter and guitarist with nine albums to his credit, including "Live in Chattanooga," released in 2012.

His singles include "Twenty-One," "Maybe Next Year," "Feet Wet" and "Blow Me Away."

photo Old Dominion

9:30 p.m. Old Dominion

* How you know them: Old Dominion is a country band whose current hit on the radio, "No Such Thing As a Broken Heart," is No. 17 on Billboard's Hot Country chart.

After releasing an EP in 2014, Old Dominion followed up with "Meat and Candy," a studio album that has spawned hits in "Break Up With Him," "Snapback" and "Song for Another Time."

Old Dominion was named 2016 New Vocal Group of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards and 2016 Breakthrough Group of the Year by American Country Countdown Awards.

MONDAY, JUNE 12

photo Toronzo Cannon

7 p.m. Toronzo Cannon

* How you know him: The Chicago native is an electric blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter.

He formed his own band, The Cannonball Express, in 2001 and recorded three albums. The third, "John The Conqueror Root," was nominated for a Blues Music Award as Rock Blues Album of the Year in 2013.

He released a fourth album on the Alligator label in 2016, "The Chicago Way." It was nominated for a 2017 Blues Music Award for Album of the Year.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13

photo Crowder

9 p.m. Crowder

* How you know him: The Texan is a Christian folktronica musician, who got his start as lead singer of the David Crowder Band in 1996. It disbanded in 2012, when he started a solo career.

In 2014, he released his debut solo album, "Neon Steeple," whose first single "I Am," rose to the No. 3 spot on the Christian Songs chart.

His second album, "American Prodigal," came out in 2016. It's first single, "Forgiven," released in March, reached No. 11 on charts.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

7 p.m. Mother's Finest

* How you know them: With a career spanning four decades, the Atlanta funk band has 15 albums to its credit, has a following across the United States and in Europe.

The group's hits include "Baby Love," "Fire," Don't Wanna Come Back," "Love Changes" and "Piece of the Rock."

photo George Thorogood

9:30 p.m. George Thorogood & The Destroyers

* How you know him: If you turned on a radio during the 1980s, you heard Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone." His boogie-blues sound was a staple of the era.

His singles include "I Drink Alone," "Move It On Over," and "House Rent Boogie/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."

He and the Destroyers have released 20 albums, of which two are certified platinum and six have gone gold.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

7 p.m. The Purple Xperience

* How you know them: This five-piece Prince tribute band hails from Minneapolis, and has been touring the country since 2011.

photo Morris Day & The Time

9:30 p.m. Morris Day & The Time + Cameo

* How you know them: An appropriate followup to The Purple Xperience, Morris Day had a long history with Prince - from forming their first band together while in high school to acting in Prince's film, "Purple Rain."

The Time is known for "Chili Sauce," "Jungle Love" and "The Bird."

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

photo Toby Keith

9 p.m. Toby Keith

* How you know him: Country music star, restaurateur, television pitchman for Ford trucks and outspoken patriot, Keith burst onto the country music scene in 1999 with "How Do You Like Me Now."

His 24 albums have spawned 20 No. 1 singles. Among them: "Should've Been a Cowboy," "Beer for My Horses," "I Love This Bar," "American Soldier" "I Wanna Talk About Me" and "Made in America."

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

7 p.m. Here Come the Mummies

* How you know them: You don't. That's the point of the mummy wrap, to disguise their identities. It's rumored there are several professional Nashville musicians and Grammy winners in the funk band - but they all keep their faces "under wraps."

photo The Flaming Lips

9:30 p.m. The Flaming Lips

* How you know them: The Oklahoma rock band released its first album on the Warner Brothers label, "She Don't Use Jelly," in 1993, followed by "The Soft Bulletin" in 1999, which was named New Musical Express magazine's Album of the Year.

The group has won three Grammy Awards, two of them for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. United Kingdom's Q magazine named them to its "50 Bands to See Before You Die" list in 2002.

­- Compiled by staff writer Susan Pierce

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