Ultimate guide to Innings Festival 2025 in Tempe: Lineup, tickets, bag policy (2025)

Innings Festival 2025 comes to Tempe Beach Park the weekend of Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, for two days of music and baseball-themed fun in the sun during Cactus League spring training season.

Fall Out Boy and the Killers are set to top the bill at the seventh annual edition of the festival, which features 18 artists on two main stages with no overlapping sets.

Fans can also look forward tobaseball-related activities and appearances by Major League Baseball greats and Olympic medalist and ESPN analyst Jessica Mendoza.

"Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster" will return with live interviews and special performances from surprise guests including artists from the festival lineup.

Here's everything you need to know about Innings Festival 2025 in Tempe.

Innings Festival 2025 dates

Innings Festival 2025 runs Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22.

Innings Festival 2025 location

Innings Festival2025 is at Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway.

There are two entrances to the festival. The main entrance is at the northwest corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. The secondary entrance is on Rio Salado Parkway at Lakeside Drive.

Innings Festival 2025 lineup

The Friday lineup for Innings Festival 2025 includes Boyish, Winona Fighter, Jack Kays, Neon Trees, Slightly Stoopid, All-American Rejects, Incubus, The Black Keys and headliners Fall Out Boy.

The Saturday lineup for Innings Festival 2025 includes Anna Graves:, Good Boy Daisy, Grace Bowers & the Hodge Podge, The Kills, Gary Clark Jr., Jack's Mannequin, Beck, Boyz II Men and headliners The Killers.

How many stages are there at Innings Festival?

There are three stages at Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park:

• The Home Plate stage is the main stage, where Fall Out Boy and the Killers are playing. It's the first stage as you enter the park.
• The Right Field Stage is where you'll see the Black Keys, Boyz II Men and more. To get there, hang a left at the Home Plate Stage and walk along the lake.
• The Left Field Stage is the smallest of the three. It's off to your left as you enter the park, along Rio Salado Parkway. That's where you'll find Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster.

Innings Festival 2025 schedule: Friday set times

Here's who's playing Innings Festival on Friday, Feb. 21:

• Boyish:12:20-1:05 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• Winona Fighter:1:10-1:55 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Jack Kays:2-2:45 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• Neon Trees:2:50-3:50 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Slightly Stoopid:3:55-4:55 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• All-American Rejects:5-6 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Incubus:6:05-7:20 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• The Black Keys:7:25-8:40 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Fall Out Boy:8:45-10:30 p.m. Home Plate Stage.

Innings Festival 2025 schedule: Saturday set times

Here's who's playing Innings Festival on Saturday, Feb. 22:

• Anna Graves:12:55-1:25 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• Good Boy Daisy:1:25-2:10 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Grace Bowers & the Hodge Podge:2:10-2:55 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• The Kills:2:55-3:55 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Gary Clark Jr.:3:55-4:55 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• .Jack's Mannequin:5-6 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• Beck:6:05-7:05 p.m. Home Plate Stage.
• Boyz II Men:7:10-8:10 p.m. Right Field Stage.
• The Killers:8:15-9:15 p.m. Home Plate Stage.

MLB players at Innings Festival 2025: Friday

• Ben Zobrist:2-3 p.m. at Speed Pitch.
• Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster:3-3:45 p.m. at Left Field Stage.
• Junior Spivey:3:30-4:30 p.m. at Batting Cage.
• Jim Abbott:4:30-5:30 p.m. at Speed Pitch.
• Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster:5:15-6 p.m. at Left Field Stage.
• Evan Longoria:5:30-6:30 p.m. at Batting Cage.

MLB players at Innings Festival 2025: Saturday

• Chili Davis:2-3 p.m. at Batting Cage.
• Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster:3:30-4:15 p.m. at Left Field Stage.
• Jessica Mendoza:3:45-4:45 p.m. at Batting Cage.
• Jake Peavy:4:30-5:30 p.m. at Speech Pitch.
• Brett Butler:5:30-6:30 at Batting Cage.
• Off the Mound with Ryan Dempster:5:45-6:30 p.m. at Left Field Stage.
• Vince Coleman: 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Speed Pitch.

Innings Festival 2025 tickets

Tickets are available atinningsfestival.com/innings/tickets.

Friday VIP and Platinum tickets are sold out.

Single-day general admission tickets are $160; two-day general admission tickets are $310.

General admission-plus single-day tickets are $285; GA-plus two-day tickets are $400. These include unlimited access to a lounge near the main entrance with shade, seating and lawn games; air-conditioned restrooms; a private bar with drinks for purchase; and a concierge.

Single-day Centerfield Bleachers are $375; two-day Centerfield Bleachers tickets are $445. These tickets include all the amenities of GA-plus as well as bucket seating with prime views of the Home Plate Stage.

Two-day Left Field Reserved tickets are $505. These tickets include all the amenities of GA-plus as well as guaranteed, assigned and elevated bucket seating at the Home Plate Stage.

Single-day VIP tickets for Saturday are $575; two-day VIP tickets are $855.

VIP tickets a viewing platform at Home Plate Stage; dedicated on-field viewing areas at Home Plate and Right Field stages; unlimited access to two VIP lounges with seating, shade and lawn games; air-conditioned restrooms; a private bar with drinks for purchase; complimentary beer, hard seltzer and water; dedicated food for purchase; a concierge; lockers and mobile charging units for rent in the VIP lounge at Home Plate; and a dedicated festival merch store in the Home Plate VIP Lounge.

Single-day Platinum tickets for Saturday start at $1,085; two-day Platinum tickets start at $1,905.

Platinum tickets include all the amenities of VIP as well as exclusive front-of-stage viewing at Home Plate and Right Field stages; on-stage viewing at Home Plate Stage (pending artist approval); unlimited access to Platinum Lounge with seating, fans and shade; air-conditioned restrooms, full-service bar and coffee service; all-day dining in Platinum Lounge at Home Plate Stage; golf-cart transportation between stages; a concierge; complimentary Tempe Town Lake boat rides on the Platinum Clubhouse Cruiser; dedicated checkout lane at main festival store; and a festival gift.

Two-day bungalows at $17,500.

Bungalows include all the VIP amenities plus a dedicated suite for 10 guests; elevated views of Home Plate Stage; air-conditioned restrooms; complimentary snacks and dinner buffet; private, full-service bar with complimentary beverages; and a concierge. Two-day cabanas are $50,000.

Cabanas include the VIP amenities plus a dedicated luxury cabana suite for 30 guests; elevated views of Home Plate Stage; air-conditioned restrooms; complimentary snacks and dinner buffet; in-cabana, full-service bar with complimentary beverage service; concierge; and the ability to customize cabana signage with your company branding.

Innings Festival Tempe box office and will call

The Innings Festival box office and will call are at the southeast corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway.

If your wristbands are at will call, you can pick them up at the box office. A government-issued ID is required.

Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, and 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22.

How to get to Innings Festival 2025 at Tempe Beach Park

Rideshare pick-up and drop-off locations:

• Main entrance: Fifth Street between Ash and Maple avenues.
• West entrance: Hardy Drive between Rio Salado Parkway and First Street.

Valley Metro light rail riders can use the Mill Avenue/Third Street station to get to Tempe Beach Park. There are13 free park-and-rides lots in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. Overnight parking is not allowed at the park-and-rides. Visit valleymetro.orgfor more information.

Valley Metro bus service has stops near Tempe Beach Park. Route 48 serves Tempe Beach Park with the nearest stop at Ash Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. For route and schedule information, visitvalleymetro.org.

Light rail and local bus fare is $2 for one ride or $4for a one-day pass. Purchase at vending machines at rail stations, on board the bus or at a retail location. For more information, visitvalleymetro.org/fares.

Innings Festival 2025 parking in Tempe

Thereis no parking at Innings Festival. However, there are many parking lots in downtown Tempe, includingHayden Ferry Lakeside Parking Garage and 201 S. Ash St. Parking Garage. See all the options atdowntowntempe.com.

Innings Festival 2025 is cashless

Innings Festival is a cashless event. Credit cards, debit cards and mobile payment methods are accepted.

Is Innings Festival kid friendly?

Yes. Innings Festival 2025 is an all-ages event. Children 8 and younger get in free with a ticketed adult.

Innings Festival 2025 wristbands

Wristbands must be worn securely on the wrist for entry into the festival. Do not remove, stretch or tamper with your wristband or you will not be allowed in. Wristbands are nontransferable and nonexchangeable.

Activate your wristband for smooth entry and unlock extra safety features, such as adding an emergency contact.

‍You can register for cashless payments on your wristband with any credit/debit card.

If your wristband is lost, stolen or damaged, visit the box office or Wristband Assistance Tent. There is a $20 replacement fee.

If your wristband is removed by festival security/event staff for any reason, it will not be replaced. So don't be a jerk.

Innings Festival 2025 re-entry policy

Patrons can leave and re-enter as often as theylike until 7 p.m. Patrons will scan their wristbands and pass through security each time they re-enter.

Wristbands must be scanned upon exit in order to re-enter that same day.

Lost & found and locker rentals at Innings Festival Tempe

To search or submit a claim for a lost item visit the Innings Festival's Lost & Found services page.

Keep your items safe throughout the weekend — and your phone fully charged — by renting a locker atentertainmentlockers.com.

Innings Festival 2025 bag policy

All bags will be searched before entry.

Small clutch purses and fanny packs that are 6 inches by 9 inches or smaller do not need to be clear but can have no more than one pocket.

All other bags must be clear and no larger than 12 by 12 by 6 inches.

Hydration packs are allowed and do not need to be clear, but must be emptied of all liquid and have no more than two main compartments and one smaller compartment.

What items are permitted atTempe Beach Park?

The following items are allowed at Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park:

• Baby strollers.
• Frisbees.
• Binoculars.
• Blankets, sheets, towels.
• Cameras (basic point-and-shoot consumer-grade cameras) without detachable lenses and other accessories.
• Portable battery packs.
• Empty reusable water bottles and hydration packs, and plastic or aluminum water bottles.
• Sunscreen in nonaerosol containersof 3.4 ounces or less.
• Personal-size hand sanitizer.
• Personal misting fans with a bottle no larger than 1.5 liters.
• Totems and totems with flags, less than 7 feet tall, and less than 1 inch in diameter. (Must be made of light material).
• Hydration/electrolyte packets in factory-sealed single serving packages.
• Factory sealedNaloxone/Narcan kit.

Anyone with prescription medicine must present the pharmacy-labeled container stating the prescription, dosage and patient name to medical staff at each entrance gate. Patrons are only allowed a sufficient supply of the prescribed medication for that day.

Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.

What items are prohibited at Innings Festival 2025?

The following items are prohibited:

• Aerosol containers, including sunscreen and personal beauty products.
• Coolers of any kind. (Exceptions may be made for medical use.)
• Any bag that is not aligned with the bag policy.
• Professional photo, video and audio equipment — detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, selfie sticksor other commercial equipment.
• Drones or any other remote flying devices.
• Hammocks.
• Glass containers.
• Illegal and illicit substances.
• Outside food or beverage (including alcohol).
• Umbrellas.
• Inflatables.
• Pets (except service animals).
• Skateboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons, carts or any personal motorized vehicles
• Tents, canopies or shade structures of any kind, including chairs with shade structures.
• Unauthorized/unlicensed vendors. No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc.
• Weapons or explosives of any kind.
• Fireworks.
• Smoking or vaping.
• Large chains or spiked jewelry.
• Bicycles inside festival grounds (free parking is available near festival entrance).
• Carts of any kind (including wagons).
• Chairs of any kind.

Innings Festival 2025 ADA and accessibility services

The main entrance at the northwest corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway will have a designated lane for patrons with disabilities.

ADA paratransit is shared-ride, door-to-door or curb-to-curb transportation in vans or taxicabs for people with disabilities who are unable to use fixed-route buses or trains.

Patrons with mobility impairments and deaf or hard-of-hearing patrons can request an accessibility wristband at the access center inside the guest services tent by the main entrance gate.Look for the guest services signs.

The accessibility wristband allows the patron plus one companion to enter the accessible viewing areas or the deaf and hard-of-hearing areas. The accessibility wristband is nontransferable.

The wristband does not guarantee a spot in these areas. Both viewing areas have limited capacity and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Accessible portable toilets are available at the ends of each bank of portable toilets.

Pets are not allowed. Miniature horses and dogs thathave been trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability are welcome.

If accompanied by a service animal, you will be provided a Patron Notice of Responsibility for a Service Animal or you can request the form in advance fromaccess-arizona@inningsfestival.com.

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