Melissa Etheridge, winner of two Grammy Awards and a 17-time nominee, will headline this year’s Riverbend Festival on Wednesday, June 10.
Etheridge, a singer/songwriter/guitarist/activist, will be making her first festival appearance, according to talent and production coordinator Joe “Dixie” Fuller.
“I saw her years ago in Nashville and she is such a strong performer,” he says. “I saw her again years later at Vanderbilt and she was even better than the first time. She has such a rockin’ show and she has such stage presence, it’s a good fit for us.”
Also announced are country newcomer Cole Swindell for Friday, June 12, on the Coca-Cola Stage, and Southern rockers Molly Hatchet the same night on the Bud Light Stage. Bluegrass trio Sleepy Man Banjo Boys are scheduled on the Unum Stage on opening night, June 5.
Melissa EtheridgeEtheridge earned her first Grammy nomination for her debut single “Bring Me Some Water” in 1988. She got her first win for “Ain’t It Heavy” from her third album “Never Enough.” But it was her fourth release, “Yes I Am,” that proved to be her real breakthrough with the singles “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” which garnered her second Grammy.