Grand Ole Opry to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of the 8X Platinum O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack February 28

The Grand Ole Opry will host a 25^th anniversary celebration for the 8x Platinum O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack on Sat. February 28. The special Opry show will feature artists from the original soundtrack and more including Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters, Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, Chris Thomas King, Colin Linden, Dan Tyminski, Del McCoury, Emmylou Harris, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Jerry Douglas, Molly Tuttle, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sarah Jarosz, The Fairfield Four, The Whites, and Tim Blake Nelson.

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The film’s iconic, T Bone Burnett–produced soundtrack helped spark a renaissance of roots music—bringing bluegrass, gospel, blues, country, and folk back into the spotlight. Like the Opry has done and featured for over 100 years, the show will honor the music, the legacy and the timeless sound of the American South.An exclusive 25th anniversary O Brother, Where Art Thou? Hatch Show Print poster will be available for sale in The Opry Shop.

Lost Highway Records will mark the 25^th anniversary of the iconic O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack by releasing a vinyl gatefold edition on February 20, 2026.

Pre-order O Brother, Where Art Thou? 25^th Anniversary Vinyl HERE.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? was produced by T Bone Burnett for the 2000 Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, which was set in rural Mississippi during the Great Depression and starred George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson as three escaped convicts. The soundtrack climbed to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 after winning multiple GRAMMY® Awards, including Album of the Year. It was also named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. The film and soundtrack sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance, reintroducing traditional American roots music to the masses and inspiring a new wave of popular music, rooted in the American South – a movement that Lost Highway Records was at the epicenter of.

Pitchfork observed, “O Brother, Where Art Thou? primed a generation for a modern folk revival…All of a sudden, people who thought they didn’t like ‘folk music’ found themselves enjoying it. The old songs pressed on the reminiscences of some of its audience while acting as a new portal to the past for others.” Rolling Stone said, “[The] Coen brothers, together with producer T Bone Burnett, have assembled a collection of folk, bluegrass, gospel and hobo country so true to the music’s down-home, egalitarian roots that it’s hard to distinguish the old tracks from the new.”

O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the biggest-selling soundtrack of the decade according to Billboard and, in recent years, has been named as one of the best soundtracks of all time by such outlets as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Time Out and Parade. As contemporary artists continue to reimagine its songs – such as Home Free’s cover of “Man of Constant Sorrow” and Pepper Coyote’s version of “Big Rock Candy Mountain” – the soundtrack’s resounding impact is clear.

About the Grand Ole Opry:
The Grand Ole Opry is the home of country music where artists and fans gather, in person and virtually, to celebrate and be part of country’s past, present and future. Founded in Nashville in 1925 and today the longest-running live broadcast show in the world, the Opry strengthens its roots by constantly evolving. The Opry’s members are country’s most emblematic artists, and the show regularly showcases country music’s top new talent. The Opry welcomes legions of fans to visit the Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA – to experience one of the 3-7 live shows it hosts per week; take a backstage tour; listen to live broadcasts on opry.com and wsmonline.com, SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse, or its flagship home WSM Radio; and watch Opry Live on Saturday nights and Opry content all week long on Circle Country. The Grand Ole Opry is part of Opry Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP).