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Eat to the Beat! Concert Series

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A platinum lineup of popular music acts, including several Grammy-winning bands, will unleash an eclectic mix of classic and current tunes during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at Walt Disney World Resort.

The Eat to the Beat! concert series will bring 17 acts – showcasing everything from rock to jazz, funk to pop – to the America Gardens Theatre stage during the 45-day festival. The lineup includes six performers playing the festival for the first time: Richard Marx, Better Than Ezra, Vanessa Carlton, John Waite, Billy Ocean and "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks.

Concerts, which are included with Epcot admission, begin at 5:15, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. daily. The lineup (subject to change) includes:

  • Sept. 25-27 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (“You & Me and The Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)”)
  • Sept. 28-29 Richard Marx ("Hold On to the Nights")
  • Sept. 30-Oct. 3 Starship starring Mickey Thomas (“We Built This City”)
  • Oct. 4-6 En Vogue (“Free Your Mind”)
  • Oct. 7-8 Better Than Ezra ("Good")
  • Oct. 9-11 Sister Hazel (“All for You”)
  • Oct. 12-13 Kool & The Gang (“Celebration”)
  • Oct. 14-16 Spyro Gyra (“Morning Dance”)
  • Oct. 17-18 Jon Secada (“Just Another Day”)
  • Oct. 19-20 Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")
  • Oct. 21-22 Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles")
  • Oct. 23-25 Taylor Dayne ("Tell It to My Heart")
  • Oct. 26-28 Boyz II Men (“Motownphilly”)
  • Oct. 29-31 John Waite ("Missing You")
  • Nov. 1-2 Taylor Hicks (“Do I Make You Proud”)
  • Nov. 3-5 Billy Ocean ("Caribbean Queen")
  • Nov. 6-8 Los Lobos (“La Bamba”)
There’s additional entertainment throughout World Showcase, where performers from many countries weave music, dance, acrobatics and other acts into the festivities. A sampling of the entertainment slated for the event includes:

  • High-energy Celtic music of Off Kilter (Canada)
  • The Arabic rhythms of Mo’Rockin (Morocco)
  • Voices of Liberty (American Adventure rotunda)
  • nfectious beat of internationally acclaimed Mariachi Cobre (Mexico)
  • Retro British hits by The British Invasion (United Kingdom)
  • Jaw-dropping stunts by Dragon Legend Acrobats (China)
  • Hilarious antics of World Showcase Players (Italy and United Kingdom)
The laser and musical fireworks finale, "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth," will cap each festival evening.

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