View Our Coverage of Riverbend 2018
ADMISSION
» A Riverbend wristband allows admission into the festival site. Children ages 10 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.
» Thursday, June 7, is the last day to purchase a wristband for $44 at area Food City stores and Harry's Convenience Store locations. As of Friday, June 8, wristbands will be sold at Riverbend gates for $60.
» One-day admission is $30, or $20 for senior adults and members of the military.
» Admission is $10 on Faith and Family Night, Tuesday, June 12.
» If you plan to leave the festival site but want to return the same night, the wristband must be scanned in order to re-enter.
» Boaters may enter the festival through the Walnut Street Pier Gate, but must have purchased the festival wristband in advance to do so.
FESTIVAL SITE RULES
» Shirts and shoes required.
» Coolers, outside food and beverages, refillable containers and other picnic supplies are prohibited.
» Bags will be searched.
» Camcorders and audio equipment are not allowed. Cameras are allowed, but may be restricted in some areas.
» Pets, skateboards, scooters, bicycles, backpacks, roller blades, drones, laser pointers and weapons are not allowed.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE POLICY
Age verification wristbands are required for all alcoholic beverage consumption. Wristbands are available at all beer stations. A valid driver's license must be shown to verify the holder is 21 or older. Anyone violating these regulations or assisting others to do so will be removed from the festival.
HANDICAP SERVICES
Handicap-accessible parking is provided at the lot in front of the Tennessee Aquarium, adjacent to the Main Gate on Chestnut Street and Aquarium Way.
Viewing areas are reserved at ground level at each stage. Restroom facilities are available at each First Aid location.
TOKENS
Tokens are valued at 50 cents each. They are used for all food and beverage purchases. They are good for all festival days except the Bessie Smith Strut.
Unused tokens are nonrefundable at the end of this festival, but may be used at the 2019 Riverbend Festival.
SMOKING
The festival has seven designated smoking areas. There is an area located near each performance stage, at the Marina Gate on Riverfront Parkway and between the Olgiati Bridge and exhibitors.
The Family Zone is a smoke-free and alcohol-free area located at the corner of Chestnut Street and Riverfront Parkway near the steps that lead to the river.
PARK AND RIDE
Shuttle buses will be available from 4 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. each night of the festival except for Monday's Bessie Smith Strut. There is a $1 per ride fee.
Shuttle buses will drop riders off at the Marina Gate on Riverfront Parkway, located west of the Olgiati Bridge.
All other ride services - Uber, Lyft, taxis - should use the horseshoe entrance of the Tennessee Aquarium, located at Broad Street and Aquarium Way, to drop off passengers.
Designated shuttle pickup locations are:
» Finley Stadium: 1826 Carter St.
» Chattanooga Choo Choo: 1400 Market St.
» Warehouse Row: Corner of Market and Houston streets
» EPB: Corner of Broad and 10th streets
» Chattanooga Convention Center: Corner of 11th and Carter streets
» Corner of West Seventh and Chestnut streets
» YMCA: 301 W. Sixth St.
HEADLINERS
(All performances are on the Coca-Cola Stage at the riverfront, with the exception of Kingfish Ingram at Monday's Bessie Smith Strut on M.L. King Boulevard.)
Hank Williams Jr.
» When: 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 8
» Genre: Country
» How you know him: "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," "There's a Tear in My Beer," "Family Tradition" and "A Country Boy Can Survive."
The Wallflowers
» When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9
» Genre: Americana/rock
» How you know them: "Sixth Avenue Heartache," "One Headlight" and "The Difference."
Luke Combs
» When: 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10
» Genre: Country
» How you know him: "Hurricane," "When It Rains It Pours" and "One Number Away"
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
» When: 9 p.m. Monday, June 11, Bessie Smith Strut
» Genre: Delta blues, R&B
» What you should know about him: Although he just graduated high school in 2017, he has already won the Robert Johnson Rising Star Award presented by the R&B Hall of Fame, the Jus' Blues "In Honor of B.B.King" King of the Blues Award, Performance of the Year award at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival and the 2016 Rising Star Award presented at the third annual New Blues Festival.
Switchfoot
» When: 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 12
» Genre: Contemporary Christian/rock gospel
» How you know them: Four of their songs were included in the movie "A Walk To Remember." Hits include "Meant To Live," "Dare You To Move," "Stars" and "We Are One Tonight."
Dustin Lynch
» When: 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13
» Genre: Country
» How you know him: Tullahoma, Tennessee, singer's hits include "Cowboys and Angels," "Where It's At (Yep, Yep), "Hell of a Night," "Seein' Red" and "Small Town Boy."
(Headliners Thursday-Saturday, June 14-16, will be featured in the June 14 edition of ChattanoogaNow.)