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BottleRock Napa Valley Announces Its Star-Studded Culinary and Music Lineup for 2026

May 18, 2026 By Doris Hobbs
BottleRock Napa Valley
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NAPA, CA, MAY 18, 2026 — Situated in the heart of America’s wine and food playground, BottleRock Napa Valley has announced that some of the world’s most celebrated culinary talent, including Emeril & EJ Lagasse, José Andrés, Curtis Stone, Andrew Zimmern, and Masaharu Morimoto , paired with musical headliners Backstreet Boys, Dave Grohl, Teddy Swims , Lil Wayne , and Ludacris , along with celebrities and sports legends including Chelsea Handler, Phil Rosenthal, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Graham, John Stamos, and Ken Griffey Jr. , and dozens more will appear on the crowd-pleasing Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage , leading a star-studded lineup that will deliver memorable mash-up moments during the three-day festival, May 22 – 24, 2026, in historic downtown Napa.

Additional 2026 culinary stars appearing include “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno, Evan Funke, Bryan & Michael Voltaggio , Antoni Porowski, Nyesha Arrington, Aaron May, QCP , and Belle Englis h, plus favorite Napa Valley chefs Philip Tessier and Eddie Chavez, paired with celebrities, musicians and sports stars including Jimmy Butler, Gavin Rossdale, Busta Rhymes, Fred Armisen, Adam DeVine, George Kittle, Kyle Juszczyk, Hilary Knight, Rev Run, BigXthaPlug, Jon Bellion, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Justine Simmons, DJ Pauly D, Brock Bowers, and Gary ‘Baba Booey’ Dell’Abate . The Culinary Stage hosts include drummer Tré Cool of Green Day, SF Giants Broadcaster and former pitcher George Kontos, and KCBS “Foodie Chap” Liam Mayclem , with beats provided by the Bay Area’s own DJ Umami .