Lost N Sound South Main is a FREE LIVE MUSIC festival in Fort Worth's Near Southside this Saturday, April 25 from noon to midnight. The event takes in 17 South Main Village music venues and is sponsored by Nicole Dawson Insurance Agency and Valliance Bank with support from Trinity Metro
FREE EVENT
SAT., APRIL 25
17 VENUES
40 PERFORMANCES
SAT., APRIL 25
17 VENUES
40 PERFORMANCES
FREE SHUTTLE 3:00pm to 10:00pm
Ride the FREE Lost 'N Sound shuttle circulating between venues sponsored by Trinity Metro
Ride the FREE Lost 'N Sound shuttle circulating between venues sponsored by Trinity Metro
LIVE MUSIC HOSTED AT:
- Fort Worth Barber Shop
- Dickson-Jenkins Lofts & Plaza (in partnership with Fort Worth Songwriter Festival with Megan Thorne Fine Jewels, Giant Runt, Record Town, Hao's Grocery & Cafe, HustleBlendz
- The Holly Wine Bar
- Rock 'n' Roll Rummage Sale with Tinie's Mexican Cuisine and Volt Cowtown
- Tarantula Tiki Lounge
- South Barbershop
- Winton and Waits
- Distribution Bar
- HopFusion Ale Works
- St. Brigid FW with Artistry Soul Collective
- Nickel City Fort Worth
- The Bearded Lady
- The Nobleman Hotel
- Recluse Books
- Our Taphouse
- The Cicada
- The Down ‘n Out
Get all the details at www.lostnsound.org
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Lost 'N Sound transforms South Main Village businesses into one-day music venues hosting established and emerging local musicians across genres. Community members are invited to enjoy the performances while exploring both traditional music venues and unexpected spaces like architecture offices, art galleries, retailers, recording studios, and film studios hosting stages. All performances are free to enjoy and the free Lost 'N Sound shuttle allows patrons to hop on-and-off at dozens of participating South Main Village venues with markets, food, music and more on each event day.
Produced by Near Southside, Inc.
ABOUT THE EVENT -------------
Founded in 2024, our first two seasons have offered more than 350 paid performances to 200+ musicians. Lost 'N Sound has expanded our community's music repertoire across genres, supported emerging talent, bolstered Fort Worth's music scene and introduced a few unexpected venues like Studio 97w and Recluse Books. With thousands attending to explore new music and businesses, the event creates patronage and investment for Fort Worth's musicians and small businesses.
So FREE music and free transportation? How does it work, you ask? Well, the answer is fairly simple - teamwork!
Sponsors helped to underwrite the costs of event materials, promotion, the shuttle and the development of online event tools to organize the festival. Special thanks are due to returning 2026 presenting sponsor Nicole Dawson State Farm. Additionally, more than three dozen Near Southside businesses committed to hiring local musicians at their own expense. These venues were either hopeful that increased event-day sales will off-set the cost of music booking or they were making a philanthropic investment in supporting Fort Worth's music economy and culture. For most venues, it was a combination of both motivations. Many venues also formed creative partnerships to secure sponsors or financial contributors to help underwrite the costs of music booking and production.
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
*𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 are asked to begin making plans for Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, November 21 by booking music, seeking sponsors, planning programming. Make sure to browse the musician directory to hire your performers.
*𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 are asked to begin making plans for Saturday, April 25 and Saturday, November 21 by booking music, seeking sponsors, planning programming. Make sure to browse the musician directory to hire your performers.
*𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, all venues hire music independently and are asked to use the official Musician Directory to browse and book. Please review your profile here: https://lostnsound.org/musician-directory For updates, follow the instructions at the top of the page. Don't have a profile? Learn how to create one: https://lostnsound.org/musician-application
*𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀, we're excited to talk with you about opportunities to support the 2026 season. From full-season sponsors to stage sponsors, we're eager to talk to you about partnership. Contact megan@nearsouthsidefw.org.
𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
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𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
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𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
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