Secret Stages Returns For 2021: Festival Tickets On Sale

BIRMINGHAM, AL — As Birmingham eases back into some semblance of normalcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the city's premier music festivals announced its return, and now has tickets on sale. Secret Stages, Birmingham's discovery music festival, will take place Aug. 6-7 in the Avondale Entertainment District.

Secret Stages 2021 will feature 30 bands on three stages in Avondale: The Avondale Brewery Courtyard Stage, an outdoor “street” stage and Saturn.

The festival was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and festival organizers vowed that the cancellation would not mean an end to the festival, which is now a decade old.

What sets Secret Stages apart from other festivals in Birmingham is that its organizers have put together a lineup that does not necessarily include "marquee" artists. The idea, from the festival's beginning in 2011, is for festival-goers to discover new music they may not have heard before — hence, dubbing the event a "Music Discovery Festival."

The festival in the past has included the likes of artists such as St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Lee Baines III & The Glory Fires, Dawes, John Paul Kieth, Seratones and Sun Seeker — all of whom have gone on to receive national acclaim.

Ticket prices are as follows:

VIP Passes ($80) — VIP pass holders will be treated to an atmospheric space with complimentary catering, beer, wine, and spirits. VIP passes will grant the buyer entry to all Secret Stages 2021 venues and events.

Weekend Passes ($40) — Weekend passes will grant access to all Secret Stages venues during the 10th annual event on August 6-7, 2021.