While new flavors will dance on your taste buds during the 21st Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, new music will have you dancing at your America Garden Theatre seats. Eight new acts join the Eat to the Beat concert series this fall.
Festival newbie Wang Chung kicks off the first two nights (these guys performed at my Walt Disney World Grad Night many moons ago). The other festival first-timers include BoDeans, Plain White T’s, Jeffrey Osborne, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Living Colour, Soul Asylum and Delta Rae. Wow – what a variety!
Here’s a look at the full lineup:
- Sept. 14-15 – Wang Chung NEW! “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”
- Sept. 16-18 – STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas “We Built This City”
- Sept. 19-20 – Air Supply “All Out of Love”
- Sept. 21-23 – BoDeans NEW! “Closer to Free”
- Sept. 24-25 – Fuel “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”
- Sept. 26-28 – Sugar Ray “Fly”
- Sept. 29-30 – Los Lobos “La Bamba”
- Oct. 1-2 – David Cook “Light On”
- Oct. 3-4 – Wilson Phillips “Hold On”
- Oct. 5-6 – Blues Traveler “Run-Around”
- Oct. 7-9 – Plain White T’s NEW! “Hey There Delilah”
- Oct. 10-11 – 38 Special “Hold On Loosely”
- Oct. 12-13 – Jeffrey Osborne NEW! “On the Wings of Love”
- Oct. 14-16 – Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now”
- Oct. 17-19 – Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx “Lady”
- Oct. 20-21 – Christopher Cross “Sailing”
- Oct. 22-23 – Toad The Wet Sprocket NEW! “Walk on the Ocean”
- Oct. 24-25 – Chaka Khan “I Feel for You”
- Oct. 26-27 – Billy Ocean “Caribbean Queen”
- Oct. 28-29 – Living Colour NEW! “Cult of Personality”
- Oct. 30-Nov. 1 – Hanson “Get the Girl Back”
- Nov. 2-3 – Soul Asylum NEW! “Runaway Train”
- Nov. 4-6 – Delta Rae NEW! “Bottom of the River”
- Nov. 7-9 – Boyz II Men “Motownphilly”
- Nov. 10-11 – Sister Hazel “All For You”
- Nov. 12-14 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy “Go Daddy-O”
Performances are 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 p.m. daily, and included in Epcot admission. (Lineup is subject to change; songs listed are for artist recognition only and may not be included in the concert play list.) The 2016 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival runs September 14-November 14 at Walt Disney World Resort.
Who are you excited to see?