Tri-Cities Live Music Events: September 2-8

Performances in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles

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Wednesday (9/4) ⬇️

✔️ Live Music: Flagship on the Fox | St. Charles | 5-8PM

✔️ Terry Byrne: Preservation | Geneva | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: Aurelio’s Pizza | Geneva | 6PM

✔️ Matt Keen: 93 Octane Brewing | St. Charles | 6PM

✔️ Grant Milliren: Whiskey Bend | St. Charles | 6:30PM

Thursday (9/5) ⬇️

✔️ Live Music: Flagship on the Fox | St. Charles | 5-8PM

✔️ JJ Smith: Preservation | Geneva | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: Alter Brewing | St. Charles | 6-8PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: Aurelio’s Pizza | Geneva | 6-9PM

✔️ Pea Munny: The Office | St. Charles | 6:30-9:30PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies at the Rink | Geneva | 7PM

🎟️ Bee Gees Gold: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 7:30PM

✔️ Tom Linsk: Rox City Grill | St. Charles | 7:30PM

✔️ Live Bank Karaoke: Evenflow | Geneva | 9PM

✔️ Matthew Kopecky: The House Pub | St. Charles | 9PM

Friday (9/6) ⬇️

🍷 Performance schedule: Festival of the Vine | Geneva

✔️ John Babin: Whiskey Bend | St. Charles | 4-6PM

✔️ Live music: Crosstown Pub | Batavia | 5:30-8:30PM

✔️ Miles Over Mountains: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 5-8PM

✔️ Jim Gruden: Brother Chimp Brewing | North Aurora | 6-9PM

✔️ Leo Fron: The Wine Exchange | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 6PM

✔️ Cheryl Rodey: Sturdy Shelter | Batavia | 6-9PM

✔️ Andi Balloun: Geneva Winery | Geneva | 6PM

✔️ Live music: D and G Brewing | St. Charles | 6PM

✔️ Los Dudes: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 7-10PM

✔️ Horizon: The James | Geneva | 7PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies at the Rink | Geneva | 7PM

✔️ New Vintage Strings: Grainology | Batavia | 7PM

🎟️ The Flatbed Fords - Best of The Eagles: Moonlight Theater | St. Charles | 7:30-10PM

✔️ Tom Linsk: Rox City Grill | St. Charles | 7:30PM

✔️ Live music: Pal Joey’s | Batavia | 7:30PM

✔️ Live music: Craft Urban | Geneva | 8PM

🎟️ April Wine // Sweet: Arcada Theater | St. Charles | 8PM

✔️ Metal Night w/ Bible of the Devil: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 8-11PM

🎟️ Mr. Blotto: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9PM

🎟️ Wheels North: House Pub | St. Charles | 9:30PM

Saturday (9/7) ⬇️

🍷 Performance schedule: Festival of the Vine | Geneva

🎟️ Sip & Shuck: The James | Geneva | 11AM-2:30PM

✔️ Live Music: 93 Octane Brewing | St. Charles | 1-4PM

✔️ Ryan Cooper: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 3-6PM

✔️ Live music: Crosstown Pub | Batavia | 5:30-8:30PM

✔️ Christian Hansen: The Wine Exchange | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Live Music: D and G Brewing | St. Charles | 6PM

✔️ Live Music: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 6:30PM

✔️ Matt Keen: Riverlands Brewing | St. Charles | 6-9PM

✔️ Mike & Eileen Geneva Winery | Geneva | 6PM

✔️ Sunflower Headlights: Preservation | Geneva | 6:30-10PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies Pub | St. Charles | 7-10PM

✔️ Live Music: Rookies at the Rink | Geneva | 7PM

🎟️ Nicole Devine: Pollyanna Brewing | St. Charles | 7-10PM

✔️ Johnny Burnett: ROX at Hotel Baker | St. Charles | 7:30-11PM

✔️ Live music: Craft Urban | Geneva | 8PM

✔️ Flying Nowitkowski Brothers: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 8-11PM

✔️ Live music: Alibi | St. Charles | 8PM

🎟️ Tommy James & The Shondells: Arcada Theater | St. Charles | 8PM

✔️ Live music: Pal Joey’s | Batavia | 8-11PM

🎟️ Lounge Puppets: EvenFlow | Geneva | 9PM

🎟️ Tony Ocean & Friends: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 8:30PM

Sunday (9/8) ⬇️

🍷 Performance schedule: Festival of the Vine | Geneva

✔️ Matt Keen: Preservation | Geneva | 1-5PM

✔️ Steve Bores: Whiskey Bend | St. Charles | 3-6PM

✔️ Concert in the Park: Peg Bond Center | Batavia | 3PM

🎟️ Sinatra Music Sunday: Club Arcada | St. Charles | 3-8PM

✔️ Bluegrass Sunday: Sidecar Supper Club | Batavia | 5-8PM

✔️ Live Music: Aurelio’s | Geneva | 5:30-7:30PM

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