The World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival is an important part of the annual Memphis In May celebration. Contestants come from all over the world, and Tom Lee Park resembles a small city, with contestants building shelters, some of them two stories tall. This year, with The Phillipines as the honored country of Memphis In May, many of the shelters had a tropical theme.
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The World Championship Bar-B-Que Festival is an important part of the annual Memphis In May celebration. Contestants come from all over the world, and Tom Lee Park resembles a small city, with contestants building shelters, some of them two stories tall. This year, with The Phillipines as the honored country of Memphis In May, many of the shelters had a tropical theme.
At the Second Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, May 2012
At the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, Memphis, 5/12/12
Memphis Rap Veteran Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) at the Lamar Terrace Picnic, May 2012
@ALKaponeMemphis visits the Lamar Terrace Picnic in Overton Park, 5/12/12. The rain couldn’t dampen the spirit, and although the Terrace was torn down, the love and community still stands tall.
Wiz Kalifa had the final performance at the Beale Street Music Festival this year, and he brought Juicy J onto the stage with him to do a couple of songs, including the classic Memphis rap anthem “Slob On My Knob.” As they performed, lightning and thunder began to approach the festival from across the river.
Bush performing at the Beale Street Music Festival, 5/6/12
Beale Street Music Festival sunset, Memphis, 5/6/12
The Blues Tent is the only place in the Beale Street Music Festival where fans have access to the Mississippi River, and in the late evening, beautiful sunsets like this one go great with good blues music.
Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite performing at the FedEx Blues Tent at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, 5/6/12
