Features & Capabilities

Big Ears is a four-day celebration of musical and artistic adventure and discovery, transforming downtown Knoxville, TN into an immersive playground for the senses. From March 26–29, 2026, attendees will experience nearly 250 performances, films, conversations, literary events, and art installations across 20 diverse venues—historic theaters, resonant churches, intimate clubs, and vibrant galleries.

The Big Ears app is your companion to this extraordinary weekend. It puts the entire festival in your pocket, helping you make the most of every moment. Choose for a schedule in list or grid view, set your favorites and get notified, explore interactive maps to find your way between venues, and dive into artist pages with bios, photos, and performance details. Helpful push notifications keep you updated on schedule changes, special events, and can’t-miss highlights.

Designed to capture the spirit of Big Ears—spontaneous, adventurous, and deeply connective—the app ensures you won’t miss a beat. Whether you’re plotting out every detail of your day or wandering from one discovery to the next, the Big Ears app gives you the tools to navigate, explore, and fully immerse yourself in one of the world’s most unique festival experiences.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
The Big Ears Festival
Rating:
2.60
(17)
Version:
13.1.0 Last updated: 2026-03-19
Version code:
883336088
Creation date:
2014-03-07
Compatible devices:
Size:
29.91MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-11
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Developed by:
The Big Ears Festival
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/big-ears-festival/id829734159
Website:
https://bigearsfestival.org/

User Reviews

Overall, reviewers say the 2025 app is faster and easier to navigate than prior years, with improved usability and load times. However, recurring issues include reliability problems (crashes, freezing, login issues, schedule loss) and missing features (timeline view, My Schedule, cross-device syncing). A few users rely on printed guides or patron spreadsheets due to these gaps. The verdict is improved usability but ongoing stability and feature gaps during the festival.
Pros
  • Faster, easier-to-navigate schedule compared with previous years.
  • The 2025 update is seen as the best version so far.
  • General usability improvements and faster load times for the schedule.
Cons
  • Reliability and stability problems: the app won’t open or freezes, with sign-in issues and schedules getting lost.
  • Missing essential features and cross-device syncing: no timeline view, no dedicated My Schedule, and no account sync.
  • Some users resort to printing or external spreadsheets due to gaps in the app.
Recent reviews
but that isn’t saying much! absolutely criminal not to add a timeline view of artists i have scheduled
by pa*****, 2025-12-03

App seems much better so far. Add your favorites and then they are highlighted in yellow on the schedule. Clicking through to each event then lets you click through to the venue location which pulls up your location on the map. Would like the option to create an account to synchronize data across devices.
by sp*****, 2025-11-22

I’ve been to each BE, and used each app since the beginning. The version for 2025, was the best. Where is ‘My Shedule’? Please bring back the separate display that only shows my choices. I don’t want to keep seeing shows I’ve decided not to see.
by ro*****, 2025-11-20
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