Peoria has the talent. Peoria has the art. Peoria has the music. Peoria has the party! Whatever you want from live music, Peoria has it.
We’ve seen a lot of fantastic live music lately, and there is plenty more where that came from!
As you look through this list of nearly 70 shows and decide who’s making your weekend live-music-to-see list, check out some photos and videos from recent shows featuring John-Robert opening for The Wood Brothers, the Austyn Weston Band, and the 65 North Pickers!
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend! I’ll see you out there!
Don’t forget to add First Fridays Amplified and Ignite Peoria (Saturday) to your weekend fun… they are both family-friendly and FREE!
FRIDAY 8/7
FIRST FRIDAY AMPLIFIED:
Greg Williams at Artful Journey Gallery 5-8pm
Trey Mowder at ArtsPartners of Central Illinois 5-8pm
Devin C. Williams at Contemporary Art Center 6-8pm
Kirk Wessler at Lit. On Fire Books 5-8pm
Sam Burns at Peoria Art Guild 5-8pm
Lauren Fitzanko and Fantasia Murphy at River City Reading Room
5-8pm
The Hangovers at Soulside Healing Arts 5-8pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church 5-8pm
Sarah Marie Dillard
Kaiden Leezer
Moss Vandal
Perry Brubaker
James Herr Open Mic at Michael’s Italian Feast 5-9pm
Rhythm & Ace Acoustics at Christy's Place (Washington) 6-9pm
Asbury Fox at Tower Park 6pm
Kickapoo Brew at Pour Bros. Craft Taproom 7pm
The Mighty Pines
Stone & Snow
Barry Cloyd
Sam N Marsha's D-Lite at Reserve Artisan Ales (Galesburg) 7-10pm
Shawn "Smitty" Smith w/ Jesse Tanner at Whitey's On 29 7-10pm
Top 4D at Brienzo's Pizza + Bar 7pm
T Minus 3 at Industry Brewing 7-10pm
Citizen's Band 14 at Oz'z Bar & Grill 7pm
Twisted Whiskey at Prairie Moon Farm (Knoxville) 7pm
West MacQueen Street Band at Tin Lizard Bar & Grill 8-11pm
New Age Noise at Oliver's in the Heights 8pm
Colt Ball & The Gitdown wsg Newhouse at Kenny's Westside 9pm
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SATURDAY 8/8
Ignite Peoria at Peoria Civic Center 9am-5pm
Harmonize Peoria Musical Petting Zoo
Listening Room Mobile Open Mic
and many more things to do and make and see… for free!
The Shoppes at Grand Prarie
Jukebox Jewels 1-3pm
Michael Helgeson 3:30-5:30pm
Kaiden & Chad Acoustics at Main Street Tap (Bradford) 1-4pm
Kickapoo Junction at Catalpa Grove (Toulon) 5-9pm
Twisted Whiskey at Lake Camelot Club House (Mapleton) 6pm
Kernel Corn & The Hazy Brews at Evergreen Farm Brewing (Metamora) 6-9pm
The Holdouts at Whitetails Firepit & Grill (Glasford) 6:30-9:30pm
TopHouse at Friendly Valley Tavern 7pm
StrangerZ at Oz'z Bar & Grill 7pm
Mixtape Mayhem at Mackinaw Valley Winery 7-11pm
Ironside at Office on Main 7-10pm
D.M Wesley & The Mighty Handful at Oliver's in the Heights 7pm
Sadistic Cowboys at Twisted Spoke Saloon (Pekin) 7-11pm
Brandon Callaway and The Renegades at Jack's Pizza Tavern 7:30pm
Shawn "Smitty" Smith & Colt Ball at Whitey's BBQ (Creve Coeur) 8-11pm
Full Circle at Main Street Tap (Bradford) 8-11pm
Kaiden Leezer at Big Catz BBQ (Knoxville) 8-9:30pm
Ryan Massey a Katie's Corner Tap (Groveland) 8pm
Windows Down at Martinis on Water Street 8pm
Rhythm & Ace Acoustics at Country Saloon 8-11pm
Little Victory Band wsg Sweet Cheeks at Pour Bros. Craft Taproom 8-11pm
The Whiskey Seven Band at The Neon Bison 8-11pm
Marquise Hendo & Bloodline at Tin Lizard Bar & Grill 9pm-12am
As usual, the photos from the bands are all mixed together, so make sure you scroll all the way through them!
SUNDAY 8/9
Boomstick at Psycho Silo Saloon (Langley) 1pm
Stephanie Foster at Tres Rojas Winery (Washington) 1-4pm
Joe Wood at Danvers Y Bar & Grill (Danvers) 1-4pm
Do you have this piece of Peoria music history yet? Now is the time!
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or pick up at:
Riverfront Museum
Younger Than Yesterday
TCRC Fundraiser at Oz'z Bar & Grill (Creve Coeur) 1-5pm
Super 88
Capt. Quirk
Taylor Bruninga & The Bandits
Ray Long & The Highway 61 Band
Ghost Town Blues Band at Oliver's in the Heights 2-5pm
The Shitt Show at The Groove (Fairview) 2-5pm
Sly Dog Acoustics at Wayne's 121 Club (Tremont) 2-5pm
Switchback at Peoria Public Library North Branch 2-4pm
Blue Stew at Chillicothe American Legion 3-6pm
Lady Sue Band wsg Tequila Joe at MD's Sports Bar & Grill 3-6pm
KC Johns & The Midnight Cowgirls at Wiley Park (Galva) 6pm
SUNDAY OPEN STAGES THIS WEEK
Peoria Rhythm Kings at Countyline Tap 2-6pm
Roy Ponce hosting at Tartan Inn 7-11pm
This week’s post contains contributions from:
Kindall Reuschel, Bennett Rose, & Vesper Goldman
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