Thirty-two musical acts will perform during the 23rd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Aug. 30-Nov. 12, 2018. These performers represent a diverse collection of hitmakers from pop to country to R&B and more.
The concert series packs a powerful lineup ready to rock the America Gardens Theatre stage at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p.m. daily. Eat to the Beat welcomes nine new-to-the-festival bands including MercyMe, Sheila E and Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts, who join 23 returning acts.
The lineup (included in Epcot admission and subject to change) includes the following artists, best known for these popular songs:
Aug. 30-31 Blue October – “Into the Ocean”
Sept. 1-3 Tiffany – “I Think We’re Alone Now”
Sept. 4-5 NEW! MercyMe – “I Can Only Imagine”
Sept. 6-7 NEW! Glass Tiger – “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)”
Sept. 8-9 NEW! Tauren Wells – “Hills and Valleys”
Sept. 10-11 Postmodern Jukebox – Known for vintage-style covers of modern hits
Sept. 12-13 NEW! Vertical Horizon – “Everything You Want”
Sept. 14-16 Baha Men – “Who Let the Dogs Out”
Sept. 17-19 Plain White T’s – “Hey There Delilah”
Sept. 20-21 Living Colour – “Cult of Personality”
Sept. 22-23 NEW! Sheila E – “The Glamorous Life”
Sept. 24-26 Sugar Ray – “Every Morning”
Sept. 27-28 David Cook – “Light On”
Sept. 29-30 Jeffrey Osborne – “On the Wings of Love”
Oct. 1-2 NEW! Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts – Known for their soulful rhythm & blues covers
Oct. 3-4 Everclear – “Santa Monica”
Oct. 5-7 Mark Wills – “19 Something”
Oct. 8-10 Air Supply – “All Out of Love”
Oct. 11-12 NEW! Anderson East – “All on My Mind”
Oct. 13-14 Smash Mouth – “All Star”
Oct. 15-16 NEW! 98 Degrees – “Give Me Just One Night”
Oct. 17-18 38 Special – “Hold On Loosely”
Oct. 19-21 The Devon Allman Project – “Ragged and Dirty”
Oct. 22-23 Kenny G – “Songbird”
Oct. 24-25 Billy Ocean – “Get Outta My Dreams”
Oct. 26-28 Starship featuring Mickey Thomas – “We Built this City”
Oct. 29-31 Hanson – “MMMBop”
Nov. 1-2 NEW! High Valley – “She’s with Me.”
Nov. 3-4 Taylor Dayne – “Prove Your Love”
Nov. 5-7 Boyz II Men – “End of the Road”
Nov. 8-9 The Hooters – “And We Danced”
Nov. 10-12 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – “Go Daddy-O”
(Songs listed are for artist recognition only and may not be included in the concert set list)
Festival-goers can book Eat to the Beat Dining Packages at 15 popular Epcot restaurants, guaranteeing a breakfast, lunch or dinner reservation and confirmed seating at a same-day Eat to the Beat concert. Reservations can be booked at (407) WDW-FEST or (407) 939-3378. Visit TasteEpcot.com for details.