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Tri-Cities Live Music Events: September 2-8
Performances in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles
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*Below are “listed” start/end times — actual play times tend to vary. The 🎟️ symbol indicates an admission fee. Links to band/event info are provided where available.
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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
🎟️ Delta Blues Nite with Downtown Charlie Brown, Donna Herula, and John Primer: Arcada Theatre | St. Charles | 8PM
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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