Raised By Sound Festival

December 6th, 2025

WYXR's largest annual fundraiser, Raised By Sound Festival, celebrates Memphis music across multiple genres and eras. It's a day of free local and regional music that culminates with a ticketed headline concert and after-party. Curated by DJs with an insatiable passion for the eclectic, Raised By Sound Fest is your gateway to musical discovery. Free from chart constraints, our lineup invokes the authentic sound of our region. .

As a sponsor of Raised By Sound Fest, you're supporting our mission of engaging, entertaining, and inspiring the Memphis community by providing a platform for diverse voices and creative expression. With more than 1,000 attendees during the day for the free concerts, and over 400 for the headlining concert, your brand will be associated with Memphis arts and culture and reach an engaged and diverse audience.

Ongoing, WYXR is proud to have more than 260 loyal monthly donors and a membership of over 1,100. By becoming a sponsor, you'll connect with thousands of music lovers and community champions.

Raised By Sound Festival

WYXR Engagement

“How do you capture the essence of the city that nurtured Stax Records, Sun Records and influential heavy hitters from Al Green to Elvis Presley to Three 6 Mafia? For the folks behind WYXR… you keep your ears open – to the city’s musical past, present and to ongoing feedback from the community.”

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Sponsorships

Platinum $25,000

  • Name/logo featured on all print and digital marketing materials and festival promotion
  • 10 reserved VIP seats for headlining concert
  • 10 DJ after party tickets
  • VIP lounge access
  • One dedicated social post
  • Festival merchandise
  • 12 months of on-air messaging promoting your brand
  • Option to include company swag, brochure, coupon, etc. in VIP ticket holder bags
  • Option for a Community Table in the atrium during the day

Silver $10,000

  • Name/logo featured on all print and digital marketing materials and festival promotion
  • 6 reserved VIP seats for headlining concert
  • 6 DJ after party tickets
  • VIP lounge access
  • Festival merchandise
  • 6 months of on-air messaging promoting your brand
  • Option to include company swag, brochure, coupon, etc. in VIP ticket holder bags
  • Option for a Community Table in the atrium during the day

Community $3,000

  • Name/logo featured on all print and digital marketing materials and festival promotion
  • 2 reserved VIP seats for headlining concert
  • 2 DJ after party tickets
  • VIP lounge access
  • Festival merchandise
  • 3 months of on-air messaging promoting your brand
  • Option to include company swag, brochure, coupon, etc. in VIP ticket holder bags

🔥 Festival Headliners 🔥

J Spaceman and John Coxon

2024 Festival Headliner

J Spaceman and John Coxon

J Spaceman and John Coxon

In 2024, J Spaceman and John Coxon of the UK band Spiritualized performed a live score to famed William Eggleston’s 1974 film ‘Stranded in Canton,’ an experimental video project shot in Memphis and New Orleans. The performance was only one of four shows in the United States.

Cat Power

2023 Festival Headliner

Cat Power

Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.

In 2023, Cat Power played a rare, powerful recreation of Dylan’s iconic set, only performed at The Royal Hall Albert Hall in London and Sydney Opera House at the time. Her 2006 soul-influenced album ‘The Greatest’ was recorded in Memphis with several local studio musicians.

Big Star

2022 Festival Headliner

Big Star

Kicking off our festival legacy, we presented the legendary Big Star.

This exclusive 2022 performance celebrated the 50th anniversary of their iconic Memphis album, "#1," brought back to life for a hometown crowd. Joining the celebration was Memphis' own Andrew VanWyngarden, lead singer of MGMT.

“What an amazing event for the station and for Memphis! I'm really excited to see what next year brings!”

“Wonderful! Hoping to make it an annual “kickoff the holidays” event for me and lucky guests.”

In 2023 we introduced Community Tables as part of sponsorship, organizations can also purchase a table outside of sponsorship for $250, and a discounted rate of $100 for non-profits. The tables are set up during the daytime performances in the atrium and give representatives from each organization the opportunity to engage with festival attendees and hand out information.

2024 partners included:

  • MIFA
  • Protect Our Aquifer
  • UrbanArt Commission
  • CHOICES
  • Music Export Memphis
  • Memphis Music Initiative
  • OUTMemphis
  • Mid-South Hobbies
  • Overton Park Shell
  • GPAC
  • River Arts Fest
  • Church Health Center
  • Semmes Murphey
  • ALIVE Rescue Memphis
  • The Orpheum Theatre
  • Memphis Listening Lab

For all community table inquiries, please contact Liv Cohen, liv@wyxr.org.

“We had a ton of engagement while at our booth! Especially from the artist side. Typically at these kinds of tabling events we are greeted by regular people or donors, but this event had a ton of artists and music students. That is so important for our work to reach upcoming musicians so that they know when they are ready to tour we are their #1 resource. The placement of the community tables was superb!”

Thank You to All Of Our Previous Sponsors!

For sponsorship inquiries and more information, please contact Mary Maxwell, sponsorships@wyxr.org, 901-289-4124.

About WYXR

WYXR 91.7 FM is a freeform community radio station, broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our volunteer corps is made up of more than 100 DJs, spanning all genres of music as well as talk programming. We believe in the power of radio to connect people, foster understanding and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our region. We engage with the Memphis community through several live events including Stereo Sessions, Meeting In The Middle Seminar, Dowd Awards, and more throughout the year.

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