A platinum lineup of popular music acts, including several Grammy-winning bands, will unleash an eclectic mix of classic and current tunes during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 25-Nov. 8 at Walt Disney World Resort.

The Eat to the Beat! concert series will bring 17 acts – showcasing everything from rock to jazz, funk to pop – to the America Gardens Theatre stage during the 45-day festival.  The lineup includes five performers playing the festival for the first time: Richard Marx, Better Than Ezra, Vanessa Carlton, John Waite and Billy Ocean.

Concerts, which are included with Epcot admission, begin at 5:15, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. daily. The lineup (subject to change) includes:

Sept. 25-27	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (“You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)”
Sept. 28-29	Richard Marx ("Hold On to the Nights")
Sept. 30-Oct. 3	Starship starring Mickey Thomas (“We Built This City”)
Oct. 4-6	En Vogue (“Free Your Mind”)
Oct. 7-8	Better Than Ezra ("Good")
Oct. 9-11	Sister Hazel (“All for You”)
Oct. 12-13	Kool & The Gang (“Celebration”)
Oct. 14-16	Spyro Gyra (“Morning Dance”)
Oct. 17-18	Jon Secada (“Just Another Day”)
Oct. 19-20	Sister Sledge ("We Are Family")
Oct. 21-22	Vanessa Carlton ("A Thousand Miles")
Oct. 23-25	Taylor Dayne ("Tell It to My Heart")
Oct. 26-28	Boyz II Men (“Motownphilly”)
Oct. 29-31	John Waite ("Missing You")
Nov. 1-2	Taylor Hicks (American Idol Winner)
Nov. 3-5	Billy Ocean ("Caribbean Queen")
Nov. 6-8	Los Lobos (“La Bamba”)