The folks at The Clyde Theatre announced this week that they will welcome the Nashville, Tennessee-based trio The Band Camino to town on Friday, July 26. 

Together, Jeffery Jordan, Spencer Stewart, and Garrison Burgess craft guitar-driven anthems punctuated by pop palatability and unfiltered honesty. 

Beyond performances on The Kelly Clarkson Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Band Camino have graced the bills of festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Hangout, and many more. 

If you’re unfamiliar with this talented act, you have until July to get caught up. So, do yourself a favor and check out their 2021 self-titled release and 2023’s The Dark.  

Opening the show that night will be Nashville-based singer-songwriter Knox

Tickets for The Band Camino go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17, at clydetheatre.com, over the phone at (800) 514-3849, or in person at The Clyde box office and Sweetwater Sound. 

Also, The Clyde have also announced that local newgrass favorites Debutants have been added as the opening act for Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country show on Thursday, May 30. 

Along with the Debutants’ sound you know and love, Donato’s Cosmic Country blends Nashville and Great West, Kentucky, music with 1960s Northern California.

Chris Kirkpatrick, LFO, O-Town come to town

Get ready to say “Bye Bye Bye” to your Labor Day cookout plans on Sunday, Sept. 1, as the place you will want to be is the Sweetwater Performance Pavilion.  

That evening, the Pop2000 Tour rolls through town, filled with some of the greatest boy-band hits of the early 2000s. 

The tour features pop sensations Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town, and LFO

Kirkpatrick is a singer, dancer, and actor, who is best known for his work as a founding member of the pop group *NSync. 

O-Town’s story began in 1999 when Making the Band chronicled the rise to success of the group throughout three seasons of the series on ABC and MTV. Their first two full-length albums included No. 1 singles “Liquid Dreams” and “All or Nothing.” They also had the Top 40 hit “We Fit Together.” 

LFO burst on the scene in 1999 with the No. 1 smash hit “Summer Girls,” and followed with another top-five hit in “Girl on TV.” 

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, at the Sweetwater campus and online at sweetwaterpavilion.com and ticketmaster.com.

Lunch on the Square returns May 30

Downtown Fort Wayne’s annual Lunch on the Square series is returning for the summer 2024 season. 

Take a break from the office or bring the family to Freimann Square to enjoy lunch every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. beginning May 30. 

There will be food trucks on site and live music for all tastes, beginning with local favorites Alicia Pyle & The Locals on May 30.

The rest of the live music over the summer will be Hey Hera on June 6, Angie Marquardt on June 13, WMD on June 20, Khadeja Jamil on June 27, Neo Nea on July 11, Jaina Berry and Taylor Grant on July 18, Todd Harrold Band on July 25, Sunny Taylor on Aug. 1, and Ross Kinsey on Aug. 8.

Firefly Coffee House marks 25th year

Firefly Coffee House will celebrate their 25th anniversary on Saturday, June 29, 

From 8 a.m.-4 p.m., come out their North Anthony hive for drink specials, a cookout, adult beverages, giveaways, and live music by Kent Young, Chief Billy, and The Distractions

Here’s to 25 more years! 

Piere’s books nu metal veterans Coal Chamber

Nu metal icons Coal Chamber will embark on the Fiend for the Fans Tour 2024 this summer, which includes a stop at Piere’s on Tuesday, Sept. 24. 

The news follows the band’s recent resurgence touring with Mudvayne last year, in addition to an array of different festivals. 

Supporting Coal Chamber will be industrial-metal vets Fear Factory, rap duo Twiztid, horror punks Wednesday 13 doing a set of Murderdolls favorites, and Black Satellite

Tickets can be purchased via etix.com and at all three Wooden Nickel locations. 

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