We’re so close to starting concert season in Oklahoma, we can almost taste it!
This year, Beats and Bites in Norman, Oklahoma, is celebrating an astounding ten years of hosting live music in the heart of the Sooner state. Beats and Bites is one of the largest and longest-running outdoor concert series held at Riverwind Casino.
They just released the 2026 line-up of headliners for the festival, and everyone’s buzzing with excitement. By the looks of the list, July can’t get here quickly enough. Here’s who you can expect to see on the 2026 Beats and Bites main stage.
Beats * Bites Will feature Cheap Trick, Flatland Calvary, Clay Walker, and More
Beats and Bites stands out above other festivals because it happens multiple weekends. This year, the first concert will happen in June, and the last concert will happen in September. The lineup will go as follows:
- Saturday, June 13: Cheap Trick with Gin Blossoms
- Saturday, July 11: Flatland Calvary with Jason Boland & The Stragglers
- Saturday, August 8: Jake Owen with Jordan Rainer
- Saturday, September 4: Clay Walker with Terri Clark
The concerts are always the highlight of the festival. Since the festival is held outdoors in the casino parking lot, you can have any kind of concert experience you want.
The party crowd always arrives early to get the seats closest to the stage. If you want to experience the thrill of the band up close and personal, and the best chance to appear on the big screens by the stage, then you’ll want to join the party crowd…