Walt Disney World’s Eat to the Beat Series Suddenly Removes Bacon Brothers

Starting this month is EPCOT’s Eat to the Beat Concert series.

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Hold the Bacon

In May, Walt Disney World announced its initial lineup of singers and musicians set to perform during this year’s EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. The list was updated in June to add a few more performers, including, The Bacon Brothers. The two brothers (Kevin Bacon, the actor, and his brother Michael) have performed together since the mid-’90s. They have released eight studio albums, the latest one in 2020 titled “The Way We Love.”

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Last month, the duo was set to perform at EPCOT’s Eat to the Beat Concert Series for two days – August 13 and August 14. However, they have recently been pulled from the schedule for reasons unknown. The performers listed for those dates are “To Be Announced.”

It was their first appearance in EPCOT’s series.

UPDATE: The Bacon Brothers have been removed from the Eat to the Beat concert series lineup for this year's EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. The act for Aug. 13-14 is now TBA. https://t.co/HtVFAwqErX

— Ashley Carter (@AshleyLCarter1) July 20, 2023

 

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There has yet to be an apparent reason for the change in the schedule. The Bacon Brothers are going on Tour beginning August 24 in St. Paul, MN.

The current Eat to the Beat list of performers is as follows:

July

• July 27 | Funkafied
• July 28-29 | Orianthi (NEW)
• July 30-31 | FOR KING + COUNTRY (NEW)

August

• August 1-3 | Funkafied
• August 4-5 | Southern Avenue
• August 6-7 | Tiffany
• August 8-10 | The Champagne Orchestra
• August 11-12 | Ruben Studdard with Haley Reinhart (NEW)
• August 13-14 | To Be Announced
• August 15-17 | M-80’s
• August 18-21 | Joey Fatone & Friends
• August 22-24 | The Female Collective
• August 25-26 | Ayron Jones (NEW)
• August 27-28 | Phillip Phillips (NEW)
• August 29-31 | Element

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September

• September 1-2 | Baha Men
• September 3-4 | MercyMe
• September 5-7 | Foreigners Journey
• September 8-9 | Ray Parker Jr.
• September 10-11 | TobyMac
• September 12-14 | Hooligans
• September 15 | Monsieur Periné
• September 16-17 | Raul Acosta & Oro Solido
• September 18 | Latin Celebrity Talent – TBA
• September 19-21 | Audio Exchange
• September 22-23 | Los Amigos Invisibles – (NEW)
• September 24-25 | 98°
• September 27-28 | Latin Ambition
• September 29 | October 2 – Boyz II Men

October

• October 3-5 | Wish Radio
• October 6-7 | Mark Wills
• October 8-9 | Sugar Ray
• October 10-12 | Icon Party Band
• October 13-14 | Hoobastank
• October 15-16 | Air Supply
• October 17-19 | Evolution Motown
• October 20-21 | Taylor Dayne
• October 22-23 | Billy Ocean
• October 24-26 | Sound Up
• October 27-30 | Hanson
• October 31-Nov. 2 | Rexine

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November

• November 3-4 | We The Kings (NEW)
• November 5-6 | Sheila E.
• November 7-9 | Epic Live
• November 10-11 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• November 12-13 | 38 Special

Theme Park admission is required to attend the concerts, and EPCOT also does offer an Eat to the Beat dining package.

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