Finally a Festival That Went Off Without a Hitch: Bourbon & Beyond 2026 Recap + Photo Gallery

This past weekend, Bourbon & Beyond returned to Louisville for another four days of tasty bites, stiff drinks, and great music. A seamless, carefree four days with more genre variance than you might expect, the fest drew thousands and thousands to experience all it has to offer. Plus, they must have bribed the weather gods, because the conditions were absolutely perfect — a true rarity these days! Thursday kicked off the festivities in rockin’ fashion, marked by the hard-hitting, one-two punch of Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters. Each ripped, particularly the former, and helped the gradual transition from the heavier vibes left over from the previous week’s Louder Than Life into the more acoustic vibes to come. (Notably, Queens of the Stone Age’s setlist was all-killer-no-filler, with the band even forgoing promoting their new material in favor of including fan favorites like “Make It Wit Chu” and “A Song for the Dead.”) Other highlights came by way of The Return of Jackie & Judy’s Ramones tribute, 4 Non Blondes emotional singalongs, Lindsey Stirling’s impressive stage show, Goose’s jammy noodling, and The War on Drugs’ hypnotic rock ‘n’ roll. Find Kacey Musgraves T...