What fans can expect at Bourbon and Beyond with new layout, added features

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Festival season is heating up in Louisville as Bourbon and Beyond and Louder Than Life prepare to kick off back-to-back weekends of music at the Kentucky Expo Center. This year, festival-goers can look forward to a revamped layout, expanded grounds, and exciting new features.

Chamie McCurry, general manager at Danny Wimmer Presents, said moving the festival grounds to the other side of the Kentucky Expo Center has been a long-time goal.

"It's something we've been working on in the background for years and years and finally had the ability to make it happen for our fans," said McCurry.

The new festival layout offers 2.4 million square feet of space—double the size of last year’s festival grounds. With the stages more spread out and additional room for both general admi