Pre-sale starts Thursday, January 11 at 10 AM (CT) exclusively at Bonnaroo.com.

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is proud to share the lineup for this year’s edition of the internationally acclaimed camping festival, taking place June 13-16, 2024 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. Bonnaroo 2024 will as always host a spectacular roster of top artists performing around the clock across more than 10 unique stages over the four-day festival, with live music and much more through the night and into early morning with special sunrise sets.

This year’s highlights include performances from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone, Fred again.., Pretty Lights, Megan Thee Stallion, Cage The Elephant, Maggie Rogers, Melanie Martinez, Khruangbin, Cigarettes After Sex, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Diplo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fisher, Jon Batiste, Dominic Fike, Parcels, Idles, Joey Bada$$, Lizzy McAlpine, T-Pain, Interpol, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Two Friends, Taking Back Sunday, Gary Clark Jr, TV Girl, Thundercat, Ashnikko, Brittany Howard, and more. The complete Bonnaroo 2024 lineup is below.

For the first time in Bonnaroo history, the What Stage (Bonnaroo’s main stage) will power up for a special Thursday night headline set, which will feature an incredible performance by Pretty Lights, who will also perform a second sunrise set on The Other Stage during the weekend. Bonnaroo is also excited to announce that Sunday night’s headline set will mark the only U.S. festival performance by Fred again.. in 2024.

Bonnaroo 2024 will be further highlighted by a very special edition of the festival’s world-famous SuperJam. Set for Saturday, June 15 in That Tent, 2024’s all-star collaboration will be “Once More With Feeling(s) – The Dashboard Confessional Emo SuperJam,” with performances from special guests both announced and unannounced, guaranteeing this year’s session as a must-see celebration of community, showmanship, and unmatched musical adventure. Additional lineup announcements – including plans for the magical “Where In The Woods” stage as well as Late Night showcase performances – will be unveiled soon.

The presale begins Thursday, January 11 at 10 am (CT), and fans can sign up now for a presale passcode exclusively via www.bonnaroo.com/tickets. A public on-sale will follow if tickets remain. 2024 ticket options include 4-Day General Admission, 4-Day GA+, 4-Day VIP, 4-Day Platinum, along with a variety of camping and parking options starting at just $25 down with a payment plan.

Bonnaroo’s General Admission tickets include over 150 performances on more than 10 stages, access to the entire campground, food for purchase from over 150 vendors (including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options), bars, concessions, access to purchase official band and festival merchandise, free water stations, and more amenities throughout the park and campground. GA+ tickets include all the above along with unlimited access to the Centeroo GA+ Lounge, with relaxed seating, dedicated food for purchase, air-conditioned restrooms, and concierge to assist with all festival needs; a private bar with drinks for purchase plus complimentary soft drinks; complimentary water refill station; a dedicated premium entrance lane at both gates into Centeroo, and more. VIP and Platinum guests will enjoy a further number of exclusive upgrades, including dedicated close-in and on-field viewing areas; unlimited access to VIP and Platinum Lounges; express lanes at the Festival Store, commemorative festival gifts, and so much more. To learn more about VIP and Platinum, please see http://www.bonnaroo.com/tickets.

A wide range of Camping & Parking options will be available in Outeroo, the campgrounds at Bonnaroo, including Primitive Car Camping, Glamping, RVs, Backstage Camping, Accessible Camping, Groop Camping, Community Camping, and more. Premium Outeroo Camping Accommodations include pre-pitched Souvenir Tents, cool and comfortable Darkroom Tents, weatherproof Luxury Bell Tents, and spacious 2-person Wood Frame Safari Tents for the ultimate Bonnaroo camping experience. 4-Day On-Site Parking will be available for ticketholders not camping, with Car Parking Passes granting one parking spot in the Cosmic Nomads Day Parking Lot. For details on all accommodation options, please visit www.bonnaroo.com/accommodations.

Bonnaroo has maintained a unique commitment to local and regional issues since the festival’s very beginnings. Founded in 2009 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Bonnaroo Works Fund (BWF) contributes to more than 100 local, regional, and national nonprofit partners benefiting the arts, education, environmental sustainability, and social impact, with a direct focus on local reinvestment and asset building. Nearly $10M in funding has been generated thus far, providing much-needed local support to Middle Tennessee, in particular Manchester and Coffee County communities.

This week, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival released its latest Economic Impact Study, revealing that the 2023 event contributed $339.8 million to the regional economy, including more than $5.1 million in tax revenue to the region. For more than two decades, Bonnaroo has remained one of the most unique and special festival experiences in the country, delivering lineups featuring the best performers in music, along with around-the-clock attractions and activities, all taking place on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee.

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is generously supported by Corona, PayPal, Venmo, and Verizon.

THE COMPLETE BONNAROO 2024 LINEUP:

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

Pretty Lights, FISHER, BigXthaPlug, Disco Lines, Durand Bernarr, Eggy, Geese, Gwar, The Heavy Heavy, HoneyLuv, it’s murph, Matt Maltese, Medium Build, Michigander, Militarie Gun, Nation of Language, Neal Francis’ Francis Comes Alive, Ocie Elliott, Oliver Heldens, Róisín Murphy, Say She She, Sid Sriram

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

Post Malone, Maggie Rogers, Khruangbin, Seven Lions, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Dominic Fike, Lizzy McAlpine, Interpol, T-Pain, Svdden Death, TV Girl, Gary Clark Jr., The Mars Volta, Faye Webster, Key Glock, Thundercat, Lovejoy, ISOxo, GROUPLOVE, David Kushner, The Japanese House, Dr. Fresch, 49 Winchester, MIKE., Larkin Poe, Shy FX, Bonny Light Horseman, Baby Queen, Mdou Moctar, Jessica Audiffred, Half Moon Run, Hamdi, LYNY

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cage The Elephant, Melanie Martinez, Cigarettes After Sex, Diplo, Jon Batiste, Reneé Rapp, Parcels, IDLES, Brittany Howard, Sean Paul, Knock2, Ethel Cain, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Teskey Brothers, BADBADNOTGOOD, Teezo Touchdown, Whyte Fang, Bakar, d4vd, The Maine, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Kasablanca, NEIL FRANCES, Tanner Usrey, Ryan Beatty, MIKE, Trousdale, Vandelux, LOVRA, Once More With Feeling(s) – The Dashboard Confessional Emo SuperJam

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

Fred again.., Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Two Friends, Carly Rae Jepsen, Joey Bada$$, Goth Babe, Galantis, Taking Back Sunday, Ashnikko, Four Tet, Charles Wesley Godwin, Milky Chance, Chappell Roan, Greensky Bluegrass, The Garden, Yves Tumor, The Beaches, Jake Wesley Rogers, S.G. Goodman, Libianca, TSHA, Irreversible Entanglements, Armand Hammer, veggi.

Visit the Bonnaroo website and like their social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. The science checks out. Escape the firmament.

Keep up with the wranglers as we continue our hunt for new associates, neighbors and accomplices. The Kamp Happiness dream is alive and well. Join the fray.                              namaste y’all.

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“CaveJam is a new signature festival at The Caverns and builds on everything we’ve learned from two successful years producing many festivals here,” says Joe Lurgio, The Caverns General Manager. “CaveJam gives festival enthusiasts a new reason—and a new season—to visit us in Tennessee.”

CaveJam will offer a variety of VIP glamping options in addition to everything else that makes The Caverns such a unique destination venue, from otherworldly cave tours and a spacious campground with a vibrant vendor alley to the stunning views surrounding the venue’s outdoor amphitheater where guests can spread out, dance, savor food truck fare, and enjoy the music. And of course, the crown jewel of The Caverns experience remains seeing live music inside a beautiful cave.

Admission to The String Cheese Incident’s special late night cave set is included and guaranteed with a VIP package purchase. Given the underground venue’s limited capacity, a limited number of 3-day passes are available that include access to this epic underground set Sunday evening.

In addition to The String Cheese Incident, the full CaveJam line-up includes Devon Gilfillian, Dopapod, Dumpstaphunk, Karina Rykman, Keller Williams, LP Giobbi: Dead House Set, Mo Lowda & The Humble, Neighbor, Pimps of Joytime, Pink Talking Fish, Space Bacon, Spafford, Susto, The Vegabonds, Barefuzz, BERTHA: Grateful Drag, Easy Honey, LadyCouch, and Love Rat.

CaveJam tickets start as low as $99. What’s more, with as little as $25 down, guests can start a payment plan for their festival tickets. Sign-ups are now underway for a venue pre-sale that begins on Wednesday, December 6th at Noon CT – sign up here. The general public on sale begins Friday, December 8th at Noon CT, visit ticket page.

CaveJam attendees can choose from an array of on-site accommodations designed to cater to various preferences. At the top end, there’s The Caverns secluded yurt village with 20 climate-controlled yurts, each appointed with a king size bed, private bathroom, kitchenette, and private deck. For the first time at The Caverns, a new glamping option has been added: Stay in a luxury, canvas bell tent equipped with a queen or two twin beds, bedding, bistro table and chairs, and more. For those looking for the VIP experience on a smaller budget, pre-pitched VIP tents with cots, canopies and lights will also be offered. And of course, RV and car camping passes will be available.

All VIP packages include access to all three festival days events, guaranteed access to The String Cheese Incident’s late night cave set, multiple VIP viewing areas, catered brunches and dinners, VIP restroom trailers and showers in a VIP Village, exclusive VIP restroom trailer in amphitheater, private cash bar with daily discounted Happy Hours, access to charging stations, free chair massages, free early access to campgrounds, and VIP concierges onsite to ensure the experience is unforgettable.

For the best access to VIP packages and The String Cheese Incident’s late night cave set, guests are encouraged to get their tickets and accommodations early for CaveJam at The Caverns in Grundy County, Tennessee.

CaveJam Website

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On October 6-8, 2023, The Caverns presented the second annual CaveFest, featuring a grand-slam, line-up of music over three days with camping, open underground jam sessions, cave tours, food trucks, local vendors and more. CaveFest brought in Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, The Travelin’ McCourys, Jim Lauderdale, Town Mountain, The Lil Smokies, Lindsay Lou, Sam Grisman Project: Plays Garcia/Grisman’s Shady Grove Album, Jon Stickley Trio, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Larry Keel Experience, The HillBenders: Play WhoGrass, Sicard Hollow, Big Richard, Fireside Collective, Airshow, Two Runner, Pert Near Sandstone, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Volunteer String Band, Off The Wagon, Three Tall Pines, Johnny Campbell Band, Big Daddy Love, Tree of Forgiveness – A Tribute to John Prine, Hudost, and Wyatt Ellis & Friends.

Lindsay Lou, the “Queen of CaveFest” returned as one of CaveFest artist-in-residence, who with a dedicated performance slot, she could be found sitting in with others all weekend creating memorable collaborations and magical CaveFest moments.

Decked out in his Nashville Predators “Fiddler” hockey jersey, Sam Bush was the last headliner on The Caverns Amphitheater stage. His “business as usual”set had everyone in the full get down. A recent addition into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Sam Bush continues to crush audiences with his mando and fiddle stylings.

Sam Bush at Cave Fest 2023: photo by John Partipilo PhotographyIt’s well known in learned circles that Jenny Keel plays her bass at 528 Hz. “Why does this matter wrangler?”, you may ask. The “love frequency,” is a sound identified by Gregorian monks as part of a set of frequencies heralded for their healing properties. It is also used as a timeless tool by sirens to lure and enslave helpless men. Thank you Jenny Keel, you cannot enslave the willing.

It lurks under the risers. Watch out for stagehands smoking lids under the stage. You think Chris Hollywood is going to carry his own bongo? Sir. Sir. That’s gonna be a hard no. The drummer for Sam Grisman Project is always ready to lay it all the way down in the name of strong science. Look for them at Gem & Jam in February. Hook, hook. Dunk, dunk.

You think you know some wooks? Follow the troglodytes as they take over the festival circuit. #troglife. That’s right, the Fallout Shelter is bringing you a Hobo Kamp experience even more pathetic than representing yourself in divorce court. You already know.

Thanks to Louis Norton for covering CaveFest for the wook wranglers. Thanks to Jenny Lawrence of Danging Lemur Photography for the Big Daddy Love photograph. Brian Swenk is so photogenic.

Thanks for making the wook wranglers your number one source for all things festivaus. Stay with the fam as we hustle through Rome River Jam on our way to Suwannee Hulaween and the oroboros of eternal pleasure. After that, it’s Warren Haynes Presents: Christmas Jam  en route to Resonate and beyond. All roads converge on Ka’aoli and the convergence in Austin, Texas. Maybe the old gypsy woman was correct. This is happening. You’ve found your way to the bus.

Get in, sit down and hold on.

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CaveFest was a dream come true last year, an ideal festival featuring favorite bands in the best autumn weather in the perfect place. Glad this dream is recurring and we’re excited to see the event grow to three days in 2023!” says The Caverns owner Todd Mayo.

Find your way to the CaveFest homepage and the direct ticket link.

In its first year, CaveFest sold out with guests in attendance from every one of the lower 48 states. The festival will take full advantage of what The Caverns has to offer above and below ground. The Caverns Amphitheater, with its spacious area for chairs and dancing, will host the headlining performances while providing breathtaking views of the majestic Cumberland Plateau. The Caverns world-famous underground concert hall will function as a 2nd stage hosting additional performances, daily open jam sessions, and cave yoga.

Naturally, CaveFest will also feature cave tours and subterranean adventures, providing guests with the opportunity to delve deep and discover what lies beneath the Earth’s surface. The Caverns will present hour-long walking tours through the otherworldly Big Room Cave, where the enthralling history of the region, cave geology and mythology intertwine. Those seeking an adrenaline rush can opt for an Adventure Cave Tour that will take them beyond “Tombstone Pass” to witness an underground river, soda straw formations, and other fascinating sights.

The line-up for CaveFest includes: Sam Bush, Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, The Travelin’ McCourys, Jim Lauderdale, Town Mountain, The Lil Smokies, Sam Grisman Project: Plays Garcia/Grisman’s Shady Grove Album, Jon Stickley Trio, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Larry Keel Experience, Lindsay Lou, The HillBenders: Play WhoGrass, Sicard Hollow, Big Richard, Fireside Collective, Airshow, Two Runner, Pert Near Sandstone, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Volunteer String Band, Off The Wagon, Three Tall Pines, Johnny Campbell Band, Hudost, and Wyatt Ellis & Friends.

Lindsay Lou, dubbed by fans the “Queen of CaveFest” in the festival’s inaugural year, will return as one of CaveFest artist-in-residence. As artist-in-residence, in addition to a dedicated performance slot, Lindsay Lou will be found sitting in with others all weekend long creating memorable collaborations and magical CaveFest moments.
Starting at $129, early bird 3-day tickets for CaveFest, which include camping, go on sale on Wednesday, March 15th at 12p CT at TheCaverns.com. Kids 12 and under are free. RV guests can add a $99 pass for an RV campsite (hook-ups not available).

CaveFest also offers a variety of VIP packages for those looking to upgrade their experience on any budget. VIP experiences start as low as $549 with perks like a premium campsite location, access to a VIP viewing area, access to a VIP lounge tent with delicious local catering, all day complimentary refreshments and snacks, open bar service in the evenings, and much more. For guests looking for a more luxurious experience, The Caverns offers onsite accommodations in its new climate-controlled Yurt Village with a VIP Yurt Package for two, which start at $1,972 and include access to VIP viewing and the VIP lounge tent, and more. Lastly, guests can opt for the comforts of a local lodge with The Caverns popular Stay & Cave packages for two for $1,910 which provide lodging in nearby Monteagle, shuttle transportation to and from the venue, VIP lounge tent access, merch and more.

$1 from every CaveFest ticket will go to the Sewanee Mountain Grotto to support cave conservation efforts.

Located in Grundy County, Tennessee, The Caverns is a world-renowned destination known for live music in beautiful natural settings, the Emmy-winning PBS television series The Caverns Sessions, and a magical cave system for different skill levels of exploration. Inside The Caverns subterranean venue, guests to “The Greatest Show Under Earth” revel in the prehistoric venue’s natural acoustics and otherworldly beauty. The outdoor amphitheater sits at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau with the rolling Tennessee hills as a backdrop. Whether underground or above ground, live music at The Caverns is a bucket list experience that keeps fans coming back time and again. On-site camping available after most shows. Daily guided walking tours and adventure cave tours of The Caverns cave system offered 7 days a week.

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

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It was a brief but bright run for Lucy and the Iceman last year as they skirted the finest of lines between festival staff superstars and criminal degenerate reprobates. There was a lost computer and some pitifully sad, waffle-stompin’ goodness but the overall vibe was one of powerful, energetic, collaborative good times. There’s plenty of ground to cover and after you’ve made the trip around Outeroo, things will never be the same.        And maybe that’s not a bad thing.

BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2023 LINEUP

JUNE 15-18 ON THE FARM IN MANCHESTER, TN

KENDRICK LAMAR, FOO FIGHTERS, ODESZA, PARAMORE,

LIL NAS X, BABY KEEM, TYLER CHILDERS, VULFPECK, MARCUS MUMFORD,

MY MORNING JACKET, GRIZ, RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, KORN,

LOUIS THE CHILD, ZEDS DEAD, ALESSO, SUBTRONICS,

THREE 6 MAFIA, J.I.D., THE REVIVALISTS, PIXIES, GIRL IN RED, FLEET FOXES, AND MORE

EARLY ACCESS ON-SALE STARTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 AT 10 AM (CT)

EXCLUSIVELY VIA BONNAROO.COM

SIGN-UPS AVAILABLE NOW

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has shared the lineup for this year’s edition of the internationally acclaimed camping festival, taking place June 15-18, 2023 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN.

Bonnaroo 2023 will once again present a wide-ranging bill featuring a spectacular selection of top artists performing around the clock across more than 10 unique stages over the four-day festival, with live music and much more through the night and into early morning with special sunrise sets. Highlights will include performances from Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Odesza, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Baby Keem, Tyler Childers, Vulfpeck, Marcus Mumford, My Morning Jacket, GRiZ, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Portugal. The Man, Korn, Louis the Child, Zeds Dead, Alesso, Subtronics, Three 6 Mafia, J.I.D., The Revivalists, Pixies, Girl In Red, Fleet Foxes, and more. The legendary Bonnaroo Superjam will take place on Saturday, June 17, with more details to come.  The complete Bonnaroo 2023 lineup is below.

Early Access On Sale beginning Thursday, January 12 at 10 am (CT), exclusively via www.bonnaroo.com/tickets; sign-ups are available now. A public On-Sale will follow if tickets remain. Options include General Admission (4-Day), GA+ (4-Day), VIP (4-Day), Platinum (4-Day), along with a limited range of 1-Day tickets (including General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum), General Admission Camping & Parking, premium and pre-pitched glamping options, and more.

Bonnaroo’s General Admission tickets include over 150 performances on more than 10 stages, access to the entire campground, food for purchase from over 150 vendors (including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options), bars, concessions, free water stations, and more amenities throughout the park and campground. GA+ tickets include all of the above along with unlimited access to the “Centeroo GA+ Lounge,” with relaxed seating, air-conditioned restrooms, and concierge to assist with all festival needs; a full-service bar, a dedicated premium entrance lane at both gates into Centeroo, and more. VIP and Platinum guests will enjoy a further number of exclusive upgrades, including dedicated close-in and on-field viewing areas; unlimited access to VIP and Platinum Lounges; express lanes at the Festival Store, commemorative festival gifts, and so much more. To learn more about GA+, VIP and Platinum, please see www.bonnaroo.com/premium-experiences.

A wide range of Camping & Parking options will be available, including Primitive Car Camping, Glamping, RVs, Backstage Camping, Accessible Camping, Groop Camping, Community Camping, and more. Premium Outeroo Camping Accommodations include pre-pitched Souvenir Tents, cool and comfortable Darkroom Tents, weatherproof Luxury Bell Tents, and spacious 2-person Wood Frame Safari Tents for the ultimate Bonnaroo camping experience. Premium “Power RV” slips are also available. Day Parking will be available for ticketholders not camping. For details, please visit www.bonnaroo.com/accommodations.

Hulu will return as the Official Streaming Destination of Bonnaroo this summer. Catch select performances exclusive to Hulu subscribers at no additional cost. Additional special footage and behind-the-scenes looks will also be available. Stay tuned for specific livestream schedules announced in the weeks prior to the festival.
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is generously supported by Verizon, Toyota, PayPal, Allegiant, Corona Extra, and Hulu.

Look out for the Kamp Happiness Takeover somewhere near the vortex of the worst kind of reprobates. The Hobo Kamp will be equipped and ready to shine with live music, jewelry fun, body painting and the brand new Circle K? Trading Booth and Hagglin’ Post. Keep a keen eye out as one never knows  to whom one will run into. It’s time to shine. Join the fray. You’re just the kind of thug we’re looking for.

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Hot Fried Chicken Contest

Nashville, Tennessee is home to the Cumberland River, The Station Inn, and Hot Fried Chicken. This spicy summer original has been the star of weddings, funerals, and picnics since before kudzu showed up. Passed down through generations of Tennessee kitchens, this recipe received second place at The Music City Hot Fried Chicken contest and has now, found it’s way into your plastic basket. Blame the chef, not the recipe. But don’t be in a hurry. Come sit a spell.

Naturally, if you’re in Nashville you don’t need to make your own hot fried chicken when you can visit Prince’s or Bolton’s and have them take care of you. There’s really no sense in trying to reinvent the wheel. This recipe is for the cracker who wants to get it done in the confines of their own kitchen. If you are visiting the Music City though, there are several other things you may want to check off your bucket list.

THINGS TO DO IN NASHVILLE

1. The Station Inn: Since 1974, it has become internationally known as the place to go in Nashville to hear bluegrass music. It’s storied history can be heard through the microphones and seen in the layered music posters all over the walls. It can also be smelled in the wet, musty odor that come with all banjo pickers.
2. Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop: Founded by the legendary Texas Troubadour, they’ve been taking care of country music fans’ needs for 69 years. I found the greatest Willie Nelson poster there and the rumors are true. Willie does hang out in the parking lot after a show until everyone gets their autographs. Nice.
3. Demo’s Steak House:  The Demos family has established their restaurant as a place where people can enjoy a unique dining experience. One that features great service and a menu of heritage dishes, all handmade with fresh ingredients and served in generous portions. Welcome to Tennessee.
   

This recipe is all about the big-time flavor and how it just keeps coming. Peppers and El Yucateco® Red Habanero Sauce go in the brine, the dry mix and the spicy coating. It never stops. El Yucateco® is a flavorful sauce that is part of our everyday life. My mother carries it in her purse so my father has enough hot sauce when he goes out to restaurants. It’s summertime and the kids are in the pool. Y’all need to get to fryin some hot chicken.

It’s time to celebrate the summer and enjoy nature, outdoors, friends, family, and El Yucateco®. Think about all the dishes that need two tablespoons of habanero sauce to make them perfect. Most everything.

El Yucateco® Red Habanero Sauce is made with fresh red habanero peppers, tomato, and premium seasonings. Think of it as “all purpose” sauce for anything your heart desires. It has more kick than the average hot sauce with less vinegar, so the true flavor of the pepper comes out when you add it to the mix. It adds a perfect slant to everything from Bloody Mary devotionals to Christmas eve oysters.

It may seem asinine to have a hot fried chicken contest outside, in the middle of a Tennessee summer, but there’s something truly special about hundreds of people hanging together, sweating like pigs in the sun, covered in hot chicken grease.

EAST NASHVILLE HOT FRIED CHICKEN

Author: Shane Turner

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  30 mins

Total time:  1 hour

Serves: 5

INGREDIENTS

• For the dry brine:
• 1 whole chicken, cut into quarters
• salt, black and white pepper
• For the wet mix:
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons El Yucateco® Red Habanero sauce
• For the dry mix:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• salt
• 1 tablespoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• For the spicy coating:
• ½ cup hot grease
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• salt
• ½ tablespoon black pepper
• ½ tablespoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Pickle slices, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a bowl, cover chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon kosher salt and 1½ teaspoons black pepper.
2. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
3. In a bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs and hot sauce. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and spices.
4. Dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, then dip in the milk mixture, then in the flour mixture again, shaking off the excess after each step. Use one hand for the dry mix and the other for the wet mix. Don’t mix up your hands and you’ll keep yourself and your workspace cleaner.
5. Heat the vegetable oil in a deep-fryer to 325 degrees F. Cook the chicken until crisp, 15 to 17 minutes for breasts and 18 to 20 minutes for legs. Remove chicken and drain on the rack or old Southern Living.
6. Ladle the hot grease oil into a medium heatproof bowl and whisk in the cayenne pepper, brown sugar, salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, the paprika and garlic powder. Baste the mixture over the hot fried chicken and serve immediately;
7. serve over white bread and garnish with pickles.

All of our products were purchased at our local Wal Mart. Visit the El Yucateco® site and follow their social media sites on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram. Maybe you just don’t know enough about hot sauce.

Visit some of our other fusion recipes like Cajun Chicken and Dumplings.

This is the record of the East Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Contest with Turner and Shrimphead in the Loose Goose

On the loose down in the Goose, left just yesterday
It ain’t no joke them brakes will smoke, down Chattanooga way
The heavy Chevy’s salvo wires got crossed and frayed and fried
Heard a knock, done got unlocked, crashed in a Krystal sign.

Grab a piece out from the grease, it’s finger lickin good
heat down south gonna slap yo mouth with a piece of ole hickry wood
run the race, this second place don’t sit too well with me
at the Hot Fried Chicken Contest in East Nashville Tennessee.

Shrimiphead’s like a row of corn, grinnin ear to ear
I’m crashed out on the couch, covered up with cans of beer
The driver’s seat is complete with Plant City trash
NASCAR tatoo cross his foot and pushin down the gas

Grab a piece out from the grease, it’s finger lickin good
heat down south gonna slap yo mouth with a piece of ole hickry wood
paprika and the spice are sneakin up on me
at the Hot Fried Chicken Contest in East Nashville Tennessee.

Hotter than a Corinth church, found our way to the lake
tried to find some walleye fish, used hummingbirds for bait
someone said let’s try to ski, landed on our head
cried just like a little girl that looked like she was dead.

Grab a piece out from the grease, it’s finger lickin good
heat down south gonna slap yo mouth with a piece of ole hickry wood
boats are made to fish, no wish to surf or ski
at the Hot Fried Chicken Contest in East Nashville Tennessee.

In the holler with the coach, let’s have another lid
Super Dave fell in the fire. He’s cussin at the kids
Plant City trash picked up some sass, a monster rack of class
I sleep in poison ivy, ticks and chiggers up my ass.

Grab a piece out from the grease, it’s finger lickin good
heat down south gonna slap yo mouth with a piece of ole hickry wood
If I die fall don’t make me crawl, just haul me home to be
buried back down south and not East Nashville Tennessee.                           Yall come back.

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