Final lineup announced for 2018 Eat to the Beat concert series

All the acts have been now been finalized for this year’s Eat to the Beat concert series for the 2018 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival this fall.

The final two slots were filled with Smash Mouth, returning for another concert and Anderson East appearing for the first time during the festival.

Vertical Horizon, Kenny G, and High Valley will also be playing

In addition to the new acts joining the Eat to the Beat lineup, new information was released today by Disney about the festival, which runs from Aug. 30 to Nov. 12, 2018. New menus, marketplaces, a dance party, a Sunday brunch series and other culinary events are being added to this year’s festival.

Here’s the updated lineup. The NEW! before the name indicates this is the first time the band will have played at the food and wine festival. The * indicates they were recently added to the lineup.

Aug. 30 -31: Blue October – “Into the Ocean”

Sept. 1-3: Tiffany – “I Think We’re Alone Now”

Sept. 4-5: NEW! MercyMe – “I Can Only Imagine”

Sept. 6-7: NEW! Glass Tiger – “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)

Sept. 8-9: NEW! Tauren Wells – “Hills and Valleys”

Sept. 10-11: Postmodern Jukebox

Sept. 12-13: NEW! Vertical Horizon

Sept. 14-16: Baha Men – “Who Let The Dogs Out”

Sept. 17-19: Plain White T’s

Sept. 20-21: Living Color – “Cult of Personality”

Sept. 22-23: NEW! Sheila E – “The Glamorous Life”

Sept. 24-26: Sugar Ray – “Every Morning”

Sept. 27-28: David Cook – “Light On”

Sept. 29-30: Jeffrey Osbourne – “On The Wings of Love”

Oct. 1-2: NEW! Jim Belushi & The Sacred Hearts – Various Hits

Oct. 3-4: Everclear – “Santa Monica”

Oct. 5-7: Mark Wills – “19 Somethin’”

Oct. 8-10: Air Supply – “All Out Of Love”

Oct. 11-12:  NEW! Anderson East – “All on My Mind” *

Oct. 13-14: Smash Mouth – “All Star” *

Oct. 15-16: NEW! 98 Degrees – “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)”

Oct. 17-18: 38 Special – “Hold On Loosely”

Oct. 19-21: Devon Allman Project – “Ragged and Dirty”

Oct. 22-23: Kenny G

Oct. 24-25: Billy Ocean – “Get Outta My Dreams”

Oct. 26-28: Starship featuring Mickey Thomas – “We Built This City”

Oct. 29-31: Hanson – “MMMBop”

Nov. 1-2: NEW! High Valley

Nov. 3-4: Taylor Dayne – “Prove Your Love”

Nov. 5-7: Boyz II Men – “End Of The Road”

Nov. 8-9: The Hooters – “And We Danced”

Nov. 10-12: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – “Go Daddy-O”