Finding fun things to do is never a problem in the Great Smoky Mountains. Beautiful hikes , family fun theme parks, shopping, rafting and other activities abound. After a day of fun and frolicking, nothing beats enjoying a delicious drink or two while you enjoy authentic mountain music. Sugarlands Distilling Company offers a summer full of free, amazing music in their Back Porch Concert Series and it’s the perfect place to kick back, relax and unwind with some moonshine and music while you make some new friends and enjoy time with old ones. With Sugarlands Distillery’s premium moonshine and some of the country’s finest musicians, enjoying the Back Porch summer music series in the Smokies at Sugarlands is the perfect way to enjoy acts you already love and to discover new music from all over the country.
While each concert will feature a different band, a full range of Sugarlands Distillery Moonshine flavors will be available at every concert. Moonshine and music are perfect companions and here are the moonshine flavors you can expect to enjoy at each show:
100 proof options: Silvercloud and Jim Tom Hedrick’s Unaged Rye
70 proof options: Tickle’s Dynamite Cinnamon and Mark Rogers’ American Peach
50 proof option: Appalachian Apple Pie
40 proof options: Southern Sweet Tea, Blockader’s Blackberry, Butterscotch Gold, Old Fashioned Lemonade
The summer concert series line up is as impressive and hard to pass up as the moonshine Sugarlands serves up. Here’s who you can expect to see during the free Back Porch Concert Series. Grab your calendar and plan your summer around seeing your favorite bands and becoming a fan of acts new to you. This year’s Back Porch Concert Series is chock full of acts you won’t want to miss, so plan accordingly and we’ll see you in the Smokies!
July 02, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Locust Honey from Nashville, TN
July 04-05, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Tony Furtado from Portland, OR
July 06, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Will Overman Band from Charlottesville, VA
July 07, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Blue Eyed Betty’s from NYC
July 08, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Jeremy Nail from Austin, TX
July 09, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Bluegrass Drifters from Nashville, TN
July 11, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Vivants from San Francisco, CA
July 13, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents BRUNS from Nashville, TN
July 14, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Michaela Anne from Nashville, TN
July 15, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Nouveaux Honkies from The Road, USA
July 19, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Reed Turchi & The Caterwauls from Memphis, TN
July 21, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Hummingbirds from Tampa, FL
July 22, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Deadbeat Scoundrels from Knoxville, TN
July 23, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Jackson Emmer & Brittany Ann from Asheville, NC
July 25, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Roochie Toochie & the Ragtime Shepherd Kings from Everywhere, USA
July 28, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents The Lost Fiddle Stringband from Knoxville, TN
July 29, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Hearts Gone South from Asheville, NC
July 30, 7pm: The Sugarlands Spirit Stage presents Handsome and the Humbles from Knoxville, TN
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The Back Porch Concert Series provides the perfect back drop for sipping moonshine, enjoying and discovering new music and simply enjoying the beauty and scenery of the Great Smokies. Sugarlands Distillery invites you to come on out, drink some moonshine and get your groove on. Sugarlands Distillery has worked with musicians to book acts from near and far to offer a unique line up of music you know and amazing artists for you to discover. For music and moonshine lovers in the Smokies, nothing beats a summer night spent at the Back Porch Concert Series.
