# Big Ears Festival

> April 1-4, 2027 | Knoxville

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id829734159](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id829734159)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id829734159`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Big Ears Festival
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 2.60 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2014-03-07
- **Size:** 94 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/big-ears-festival/id829734159)
- **Website:** [https://bigearsfestival.org/](https://bigearsfestival.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://bigearsfestival.org/privacypolicy/](https://bigearsfestival.org/privacypolicy/)

## Description

Big Ears is a four-day celebration of musical and artistic adventure, transforming downtown Knoxville, TN into four days of nonstop discovery. From April 1-4, 2027, experience nearly 185 performances, films, conversations, literary events, and art installations across 20 distinctive venues - historic theaters, resonant churches, intimate clubs, and vibrant galleries.

The Big Ears app is your companion to the weekend, putting the entire festival in your pocket. View the schedule in list or grid form, save your favorites and get reminders, explore interactive maps to navigate between venues, and dive into artist pages with bios, photos, and performance details. Push notifications keep you up to date 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 makes sure you won't miss a beat. Whether you're plotting every detail of your day or wandering from one discovery to the next, it gives you the tools to navigate, explore, and fully immerse yourself in one of the world's most singular festival experiences.

## Rankings

- #337,781 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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