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The Burl

375 Thompson Road, Lexington, KY 40508
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Hosting local and national talent of all genres, The Burl is Lexington’s newest entertainment destination, located right across Manchester Street from the Distillery District. This beautiful restored old train depot holds nearly 300 people and offers live music Thursday through Sunday.

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The Bolo Mules - The Burl's 10th Anniversary Weekend

The Burl's 10th Anniversary Celebration: Stained Glass Sundays w/ Grayson Jenkins, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Brother Smith, Emily Jamerson, Kristofer Lee Bentley

The War And Treaty

Champs of the Sun w/ Randy Grigsby & Tristan and the Troubled

Flood with Love Music Festival ft. The Local Honeys, Miles Miller, Hunter Flynn, and more!

The Burl's 10th Anniversary Celebration: Stained Glass Sundays w/ Cole Chaney, Magnolia Boulevard, Hunter Flynn, Bedford, and Charlie Overman

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Born Cross Eyed: A Grateful Dead Tribute The Days Between: A Jerry Garcia Celebration

Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band w/ Kelsey Waldon & Ivan Macleod

Magic City Hippies

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Robbie Fulks

Same As It Ever Was A Talking Heads Tribute

The Garrett Boys

The National Collective w/ Caleb Bailey & The Bottom Dollars and Killa Kaiju

Buck the Taxidermist w/ Wayne Graham and The Clap

4th Annual Burl County Fair: Mountain Grass Unit, East Nash Grass, Hancock & Shouse, and Thunderwood

Happy Landing w/ The Band Solstice

Futurebirds Far Out Country Tour

Keller & The Keels

Jonah Kagen

Blue City Ball ft. Tee Dee Young, Fredd C w/ Valus, The Off Daze, Lucy and the Love Letters, Devine Carama, Jarley Yung, and Bodaggit

Robert Lester Folsom

Briscoe

Leftover Salmon

Vinyl Richie Presents: Video Age Live! 1981 → 2009: A Tribute to the MTV Era w/ Bodaggit

Owen Riegling w/ Payton Smith

Ratboys w/ Smidley

Jammy Buffet

GET TO DRINKIN’ TOUR: Zach John King

Caiola at The Burl

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