MATI (Music at the Intersection) Festival and Conference returns for its fifth year with a diverse, roots-inspired and decades-spanning artist lineup. Taking place September 12-14 in Grand Center Arts District, featuring 100+ performances and presentations across 15 stages and venues.
MATI Festival and Conference programming starts at noon daily - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - with MATI Main Stages (The Big Top, The Sovereign and Field Stage) kicking off mid-afternoon and going past midnight. A full schedule will be released in mid-July.
All MATI festival passholders will have access to indoor restrooms, expanded seating, lounge areas, elevated viewing platforms, shade structures and curated food and beverage options (beyond the food trucks on Wash Avenue). The Big Top and Field Stage will feature new video elements, while The Sovereign - brand new for 2025 - will offer a state-of-the-art audio and visual concert experience. MATI weekend pass holders will be able to come and go freely from the block party to the performance areas, showing their pass at security checkpoints to gain access to the Main Stages.
MATI 2025 will not offer VIP tickets. Instead, fans looking for an elevated experience are encouraged to become a patron and join the MATI Movement. Depending on level of membership, MATI Members get access to non-public areas in the footprint, artist meet-and-greets, exclusive merch, and special programming year-round.
MATI (Music at the Intersection) is a civic-led effort presented by Kranzberg Arts Foundation in partnership with Steward Family Foundation and The Regional Arts Commission (RAC) of St. Louis. First held in 2021, the festival tells the story of St. Louis’ musical, cultural and artistic heritage. It celebrates the city’s imprint on the American songbook, as well as the relationship St. Louis has with its Mississippi River roots. The festival aims to celebrate musical heritage, from the West African coasts to the Caribbean islands, up through the Mississippi Delta. MATI honors the giants who shaped genre and sound - across blues, jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop and rock n' roll - as it also calls up and gives platform to a new wave of artists.
Lineup:
Common & Pete Rock; Patti LaBelle; Lucky Daye; Leon Thomas; De La Soul; Branford Marsalis; John Medeski’s Mad Skillet; Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe; The S.O.S. Band; The Budos Band; Leela James; Arooj Aftab; The Baylor Project; The Womack Sisters; Coco & Breezy; Pedrito Martinez; Keyon Harrold; Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio; Pirulo Y La Tribu; Butcher Brown; Weedie Braimah & The Hands of Time; Ryan Trey; Jazz STL celebrates Miles feat. Danny Campbell, Keyon Harrold, Dustin Shrum, Dawn Weber, Kasimu Taylor & Brady Lewis; Blvck Spade & The Cosmos; Marquise Knox with Funky Brass Band; Adam Maness Trio feat. Bob DeBoo & Kaleb Kirby; Brothers Lazaroff Super Friends; Anita Jackson; Whitworth; T-Dubb-O; House of Tucci: Ish Ensemble Superjam; Eldraco+FreeNation; Drea Vocalz; Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch; Playadors St. Louis Superjam; Matthew Henry’s Agbara; Mesonjixx; Saint Boogie Brass Band; K Kudda Muzic & Friends; Materia Takeover; Joe2morrow; DJ Mahf, Antonio Foster Trio; DJ Boogieman, Enoch, Marc Buxton; KC Mackey; Santo; Papa Ray; Biko; DJ Crucial & Agile One; Chilly C; The Boogaloo Crew of St. Louis; Noel Spiva; Branden Michael Lewis; Frankie Dowop & The Thundacats; Scooter Brown; Cassette with Charlie Chan Soprano & Rhashad La Rocka’; Steward Stiles; DJ Phonzeito; Lady J Huston; G.Wiz and the Time Travelers; DJ Sinamin.
Community curations by: Poetry in Motion; Slumfest; APR Entertainment; Frizz Fest; Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis; Pack Dance; Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis; Walls off Washington; Laz Jazz Fest and more
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
