KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s a new year and that means it’s time for some new tunes. Waynestock is back for another year with a stacked lineup to kick off your 2026.
The three-day live music event, ‘Waynestock: For the Love of Drew,” takes place annually in Knoxville to raise money for community radio stations. Waynestock is named after Wayne Bledsoe, a prominent former music journalist and radio personality based in Knoxville.
Bledsoe lost his son, Andrew, and then, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he also lost Rylan Bledsoe — a Knoxville musician and Andrew’s brother…