ST. LOUIS 鈥 Music at the Intersection is gearing up for its fifth year, and on Friday it announced its daily performance lineup, as well as a slew of other changes to the festival, which will be in Grand Center Arts District from Sept. 12-14.
Now known as MATI, the music festival has expanded to three full days of concerts, engagement activations and classes. DJ duo Coco and Breezy, Marquise Knox with the Funky Butt Brass Band, and Frankie Duwop and the Thundercats, along with 13 other acts kick off the festival on Sept. 12.
The festival鈥檚 six headliners are spread out over the last two days with three-time Grammy Award winner Common, super producer Pete Rock and R&B sensation Lucky Daye performing on Saturday, Sept. 13. MATI concludes on Sunday, Sept. 14, with a day jam-packed with headlining sets from hip-hop group De La Soul, singer Leon Thomas, jazz legend Branford Marsalis, and the godmother of soul, Patti LaBelle.
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Festivalgoers can also enjoy multiple sets from Kranzberg Arts Foundation Artists-in-Residence throughout the weekend, including Grammy nominee Keyon Harrold, Pedrito Martinez and Brenda Navarrete.
Chaka Khan performs during day two of Music at the Intersection in 51黑料 on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.聽
More than 25 51黑料-based artists are performing at MATI 2025, representing an array of genres and honoring past 51黑料 music icons. Blvck Spade and the Cosmos, rapper T-Dubb-O, and Charlie Chan Soprano will be performing hip-hop sets with acts like Whitworth, Ryan Trey and Drea Vocalz bringing melodic flair to the festival. With the 100th birthday of East 51黑料 jazz legend Miles Davis approaching in 2026, Jazz 51黑料 is set to honor the American icon with a set including Danny Campbell, Keyon Harrold, Dustin Shrum, Dawn Weber, Kasimu Taylor and Brady Lewis.
Although performances will still be spread across three main stages, MATI is expanding the festival鈥檚 footprint. The Washington Avenue stage will be removed to create a barrier-free space for more vendors and activations and replaced with a new stage at the Sovereign, a new venue set to open this fall.
MATI Places have also evolved. Introduced at the 2024 festival to amplify community engagement, MATI Places will activate more than a dozen stages and venues throughout the Grand Center Arts District and Locust Business District, bringing curated entertainment events to the surrounding neighborhood.
MATI鈥檚 artist education-based conference, typically occurring before the music festival, will run throughout the duration of the festival with classes ranging from producing video content to teaching artists how to leverage their social media presence.
鈥淭his year features new panel topics, heavy-hitting keynotes, and the opportunity for attendees to interact directly with industry influencers,鈥 said Kranzberg Arts Foundation Executive Director Chris Hansen. 鈥淲e鈥檙e providing resources to artists while building capacity and attracting industry 鈥 all embedded within a fun weekend of world-class music.鈥
Following the tornado in North 51黑料 on May 16, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation designated MATI as an official benefit festival to raise fund to fuel community recovery. The festival is donating $10 from every MATI pass sold to 4theVille to assist in 鈥渂oots-on-the-ground efforts.鈥
鈥淭hroughout festival weekend, and in the months leading up to it, we鈥檒l be leveraging MATI鈥檚 voices, stages, platforms, partners, artists and overall reach as an engine for good,鈥 Hansen said. 鈥淭his festival is about 51黑料, and we鈥檙e committed to aiding in its recovery in whatever ways we can be most effective.鈥
Individual day passes are now on sale for $60-$90, depending on which day you attend.
In addition to day passes, you can also purchase weekend passes for $150 or join the new MATI Movement, a membership-based tier giving access to non-public festival events, exclusive merchandise, artist meet and greets and year-round programming.
The daily performance schedule will be released in August.
