Many Rivers to Cross festival tickets on sale; T.I., Macklemore added to Atlanta-area event

Tickets are now on sale for the Many Rivers to Cross music and arts festival that will bring a parade of high-profile names to the Atlanta area in October.

The event, Oct. 1-2 at Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills, is being produced by Sankofa.org, the social justice organization founded by Harry Belafonte.

A handful of additional acts, including T.I., Macklemore, Aloe Blacc and Dianne Reeves, have been added to the already-announced luminous lineup of John Legend, Common, Dave Matthews, Public Enemy, Carlos Santana, Estelle, Chris Rock, Jesse Williams and Danny Glover.

Tickets are $115-$350 for a two-day pass and can be purchased at www.sankofa.org.

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