Kearney Amphitheater Event Archive

14th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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2:00 - 5:00pm Saturday, October 12th
Kids Fall Fest

Price: Absolutely FREE!

2:00pm Saturday, Oktober 5th
8th Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Brian McCarty's Polka Band

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

5:00 - 8:30pm Saturday, December 1st
13th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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2:00 - 5:00pm Saturday, October 13th
Kids Fall Fest

Price: Absolutely FREE!

2:00pm Saturday, Oktober 6th
7th Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Brian McCarty's Polka Band

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

7:00pm Saturday, September 1st
Darryl Worley
with Special Guest: Travis Marvin

Price: $35 at the Gate
Throughout a career that has produced nearly twenty hit singles, including three #1s, as well as chart-topping albums and sales in the millions, Darryl Worley has set himself one primary goal. "I've always set out to make sure every song on every album is a good one," he says. "I want every cut to be a potential single." It is an approach that has helped to make Darryl a mainstay of modern country music. His unquestioned musical integrity earned him an enviable connection with the American public and a reputation as a genuinely traditional country artist who doesn't follow trends or fads, but rather his own bedrock convictions as an artist and a person. It doesn't hurt that he is a distinctive singer and first-rate songwriter whose music chronicles life, love and the world situation with equal facility.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 28th
Tyler Farr
with Special Guest: Noe Palma
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant and Clay County Savings Bank

Price: $50 at the Gate
Columbia Nashville's Tyler Farr released his highly anticipated sophomore album, Suffer In Peace, in 2015 making its debut in the top 5 on both the BILLBOARD Top 200 Albums and BILLBOARD Country Albums Charts. Previously with the release of his debut album Redneck Crazy, which released in 2013, Farr landed at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and #5 on the Billboard Top 200 making Farr the only solo male country artist in the last 10 years to have his first two studio albums debut in the top-5 on the Billboard 200 Chart. Tyler's first single off the newly released Suffer In Peace album, "A Guy Walks into a Bar," proved to be Farr's third No. 1 hit and is now RIAA Certified GOLD. Farr's #1, platinum-selling title-track "Redneck Crazy" projected Farr forward to celebrate back-to-back #1 singles, including his first #1 as a songwriter, with his Gold-certified hit "Whiskey in my Water." The Missouri native's dry wit and energetic live show have earned him industry recognition as a 2014 CRS New Faces of Country Radio and 2014 Music Row "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" nominee, as well as rave reviews for his coveted opening slots touring with Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert and Lee Brice.
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7:00pm Friday, July 13th
Foghat
with Special Guest: SoulRoot
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant

Price: $40.00 at the Gate

Foghat's live performances show why the band is still around today and why they will be able to keep on rockin' as long as they want. This band truly is timeless. Constant touring is part of their DNA and the band just loves to play. Their live show is as intense as ever with the incredible energy and musicianship that one would expect and hope for from a seasoned band with such a long musical history and they are bringing their fans along for the ride. Not content to rest on their laurels, the band released a great new studio album in June 2016 titled "Under the Influence", and another 'live' album in June of 2017 called 'Live at the Belly Up'. Both were given great reviews by press audience alike. To keep the ball rolling, they are planning to release a live DVD in 2018!
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7:30pm Tuesday, July 3rd
Annual July 3rd Fireworks Celebration
Featuring: Switch
Sponsor: Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

• Concert Begins at 7:30pm
• Fireworks Begin at 9:30pm
• Fireworks music on 96.9 FM
• Free Admission and Parking
• Spectators Encouraged to Have Vehicles Parked Prior to 9:00pm
• Free Inflatable Attractions for Children
• Camping for $20 fee (1 Night Only) - Reservations Required.
  Call Eric: 816-903-4724 or Ryan: 816-903-4730
• Concessions Available for Purchase
• Bring Lawn Chairs and/or Blankets.
• Come Early - Enjoy a Picnic

6:00pm Saturday, June 23rd
Strictly Bluegrass
Bluegrass Martins, Liberty Highway, and The Slim & Curly Show

Sponsored by St. Michael's Knights of Columbus Council #8915
Price: $15.00 at the Gate

The Bluegrass Martins are a young, entertaining, talented and award winning ensemble of individuals who just happened to be a part of the same amazing family. But youth and bloodline notwithstanding, their peers and their many fans agree that quality musicianship, stellar vocals, and pure entertainment.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 16th
Home Free

Price:$45.00 at the Gate

The all vocal country sensation Home Free is bringing Nashville country standards and country-dipped pop hits to town (and having a great time doing so). The band comes to town on the heels of their most recent full-length album release, TIMELESS, bringing with them new music, new jokes, and new production.
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5:00pm Saturday, May 26th
11th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Nick Schnebelen, Taylor Smith Band, The Old No. 5's, and Connie Hawkins & The BluesWreckers

Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center
Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Nick Schnebelen has quickly built a reputation as killer lead guitar player and impassioned vocalist. As founding member of the award winning popular family band Trampled Under Foot ( TUF), Nick has traveled the world playing festivals such as Notodden, Montreal, and as fan favorites on the annual Legendary Blues Cruise. Today Nick performs with his own band, as does his sister Danielle, and brother Kris. The siblings still perform a few re-union shows as Trampled Under Foot. Now, Nick Schnebelen continues to tour world-wide, bringing his raw blues energy guitar and vocals, backed by a hot rock n blues band.
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Saturday, November 18th - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
12th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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2:00pm Saturday, Oktober 7th
6th Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Brian McCarty's Polka Band

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

7:00pm Saturday, August 19th
Night of the Living Tributes
Almost Kiss, Dennis Laffoon's Elton John Experience,
and Billy Royce & Triple Trouble: A tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Price: $20.00 at the Gate
Considered talented enough to be placed on the world famous, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" in front of an international audience, Almost KISS caught the eye of Family Jewels' Producers and Executives in 2010 and were chose to be included as one of six tributes to be endorsed by Gene Simmons. Since then, this amazing group of four musicians has continued to excite crowds all over the country, growing substantially in popularity.
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8:00pm Friday, August 4th
Justin Moore
with Special Guest: Noe Palma

Sponsored by Liberty Hospital, La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, Super 8 of Kearney
Price: $60.00 at the Gate
Arkansas native JUSTIN MOORE spent three years putting together his fourth studio album, KINDA DON'T CARE. The project is chock-full of new music and earned the singer his third consecutive No. 1 album debut. The platinum-selling entertainer kickstarted the album with his sixth chart-topping single "You Look Like I Need A Drink" and follow-up single "Somebody Else Will." With 16 tracks on the deluxe version, KINDA DON'T CARE provides a stellar set list for Moore's live shows which also feature No. 1 hits like "Point At You" and "Lettin' The Night Roll." The Valory Music Co. recording artist has earned multiple ACM, ACA and ACC Awards nominations, tallied millions of track sales as well as placed seven singles in the Top 10 at Country radio. His previous album, OFF THE BEATEN PATH, also scored a No. 1 album release. A known road warrior, Moore has shared the stage with Hank Williams Jr., Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and Brantley Gilbert and is currently on his headlining AMERICAN MADE TOUR with Lee Brice.
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7:30pm Saturday, July 8th
Annual July 8th Fireworks Celebration
Featuring: Switch
Sponsor: Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

• Concert Begins at 7:30pm
• Fireworks Begin at 9:30pm
• Fireworks music on 96.9 FM
• Free Admission and Parking
• Spectators Encouraged to Have Vehicles Parked Prior to 9:00pm
• Free Inflatable Attractions for Children
• Camping for $20 fee (1 Night Only) - Reservations Required.
  Call Eric: 816-903-4724 or Ryan: 816-903-4730
• Concessions Available for Purchase
• Bring Lawn Chairs and/or Blankets.
• Come Early - Enjoy a Picnic

6:00pm Saturday, June 24th
Strictly Bluegrass
Missouri River Band, Hootin' Annies, KBA Treblemakers

Sponsored by Clay County Savings Bank
Price: $15.00 at the Gate
5 piece traditional bluegrass band. Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Guitar, Bass. Based out of Curryville, Missouri.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 17th
Home Free
with Special Guest: Scott Duncan

Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant
Price: $40.00 at the Gate
Home Free is bringing new music, new production, and more country favorites as they come to town! The 5-man band has become known for their show-stopping performances that mix their signature no-instrument, all-vocal music with their quick-witted humor. Home Free has become a household name for peppering Nashville country standards with country-dipped pop hits (and having a great time doing so).
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5:00pm Saturday, May 27th
10th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, The Old No. 5's, Knock Kneed Sally, and Dan Bliss

Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center
Price: $15.00 at the Gate
In the driveway was a 1958 Desoto, in the house a twelve-year-old boy and a dad with a plan. "Will trade 1958 Desoto for electric guitar and amplifier" was how the ad read in the Kansas City Star newspaper. One call came and I went home with a beautiful white Gibson SG Jr. and a Gibson amplifier. That's where it all started and I still have both the guitar and amp to this day.
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Saturday, December 10th - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
11th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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2:00pm Saturday, Oktober 1st
5th Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Brian McCarty's Polka Band

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

7:00pm Saturday, August 27th
Slick & Rhino's Retro Dance Party
Featuring: Now & Then

FREE EVENT
Join Slick and Rhino for their first ever Retro Dance Party, featuring Now & Then playing everything danceable from the 70's and 80's. Watch as we make fools of ourselves in the name of a good time! Listen to the amazing musicianship and vocals of the Bowman sisters! This will be a night of great music and great fun!
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7:00pm Saturday, August 13th
LOCASH
with Special Guest: Noe Palma

Sponsored by Mosaic Life Care and La Fuente Mexican Restaurant
Price: $35.00 at the Gate
According to many music industry insiders, 2015 is shaping up to be the year for....LOCASH. As the LoCash Cowboys, the duo has enjoyed hits with songs such as "Keep In Mind" and "The Best Seat In The House," and have written such hits as the chart-topping "You Gonna Fly" for Keith Urban and "Truck Yeah" for Tim McGraw. They have built their brand through live performances, as well - with appearances on some of the most prestigious stages in the world, and have shared stages with acts ranging from Tim McGraw to Kiss. Their music has received over ten million view on YouTube, and they are known as one of the hardest working acts in the music business today.
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Approximately 9:00pm Friday, August 5th
Movie in the Park
Zootopia

Sponsored by The Kearney Clinic
Price: FREE
In a city inhabited by anthropomorphic animals who have abandoned traditional predator/prey roles in favor of civilized coexistence, uptight rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) is forced to work with charismatic fox con artist Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) to crack a major case involving the mysterious disappearance of some carnivorous citizens. But when a few of the missing critters reappear, having reverted to pre-enlightenment savagery, it exposes existing anti-carnivore prejudice among the city's herbivores that threatens to damage the fabric of their diverse metropolis. Shakira, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Nate Torrence, Jenny Slate, Tommy Chong, Octavia L. Spencer, Bonnie Hunt, Alan Tudyk, Don Lake, and John DiMaggio also lend their voices. Author: Violet LeVoit

7:00pm Saturday, July 23rd
Scotty McCreery
with Special Guests: State Line Drive

Sponsored by Super 8 of Kearney and Clay County Savings Bank and La Fuente Mexican Restaurant and Turn Key Realty
Price: $40.00 at the Gate
Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music's hottest new stars. By age 21, the talented singer/songwriter has sold nearly 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums at No. 1 on a Billboard chart, achieved three Platinum-certified singles and two Top Ten hits, toured with Brad Paisley and The Band Perry, headlined his own tours, earned industry and fan accolades, amassed more than three million followers on Facebook and Twitter, received more than 150 million YouTube views...and he's just getting started!
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8:00pm Friday, July 8th
Dylan Scott
with Special Guest: Carl Worden Band

Price: $15.00 at the Gate
A native of the small northeastern Louisiana town of Bastrop, Dylan Scott grew up with a passion for music in general, and country music in particular, and a deep and profound love and respect for the outdoors. More than anything else, those two traits define who Dylan Scott is and what gives him direction and purpose in life. Dylan's father, a former guitar player for country legends Freddy Fender and Freddy Hart, taught Dylan at an early age the basics of singing and playing guitar and thus introduced him to the world of music.
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7:30pm Sunday, July 3rd
Annual July 3rd Fireworks Celebration
Featuring Switch
Sponsor: Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

6:00pm Saturday, June 25th
Bluegrass & Stuff
Featuring: Loaded Goat, Konza Swamp Band, Betse & Clarke

Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #8915
Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Loaded Goat is a mad mash of bluegrass, old-time, honky-tonk music. To activate: Flick a little moonshine in it's face and get ready for some banjo for your ear-holes. Playing a predominantly original catalog of heartbreak and headache, Loaded Goat will occasionally surprise with the surprising cover song. Loaded Goat is great for bars, campfire jams, weddings, cowboy saloon shootouts, Rural Grit Happy Hour, and more, more, more.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 18th
Mo Pitney
with Special Guest: Phil Vandel

Sponsored by Liberty Hospital
Price: $30.00 at the Gate
When Mo Pitney sings "let me tell you about country" in his debut single, he's doing more than telling. He's showing. Appropriately titled, the song "Country" is as much positioning statement as introduction. In three minutes and 16 seconds, it is almost precisely who he is in word and deed. The vocal delivery, storytelling, musicianship and reflections of his outdoor lifestyle - as well as faith, family and patriotism - offer a spot-on portrayal. Joined by early fan favorites "Clean Up On Aisle Five" and "Come Do A Little Life," the song carves an unmistakably country yet completely fresh groove for the genre. In short, it sounds like nothing else, but absolutely belongs.
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5:00pm Saturday, May 28th
9th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Amanda Fish Band, Lauren Anderson, Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, Nobody's Bidnis

Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center
Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Seasoned Kearney Amphitheater fans will instantly recognize the last name, as we have hosted Samantha Fish on many occasions... Did you know that Samantha Fish has an equally amazing older sister? Kearney Amphitheater proudly presents the Amanda Fish Band!
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Saturday, November 21st - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
10th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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5:00pm Saturday, October 3rd
4th Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Polka Band Brian McCarty

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

7:00pm Saturday, August 29th
Parmalee
with Special Guest: State Line Drive
Sponsor: Mosaic Life Care & La Fuente Mexican Restaurants & Oak Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care

Price: $35.00 at the Gate
From this tiny town that's home to a gas station, two blinking yellow lights, and a small tin- roofed barn dubbed Studio B, country rockers Parmalee launched their long journey to Nashville. The near-fatal robbery Parmalee experienced after a show would have destroyed most bands. But brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, cousin Barry Knox and longtime friend Josh McSwain didn't call it quits. Instead it reinforced their intense motivation and dedication to one another and to their determination to succeed.

Each obstacle that delayed Parmalee's arrival to Nashville was an extra mile that allowed the groundbreaking sounds of artists like Jason Aldean and Eric Church to pave the way for the worlds of country radio and Parmalee's brand of country music to meet at the perfect crossroad.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 22nd
Levee Town
with Special Guest: Billy Ebeling & the Late for Dinner Band
Sponsor: Knights of Columbus Council #8915 & Liberty Hospital

Price: $20.00 at the Gate
Pages of Paperwork is the fifth installment in Levee Town's catalog. With a sound built on years of constant performing and songwriting, the band has created a hard-driving, smoothly-polished, soulful record. Pages of Paperwork exhibits a maturity and sophistication borne of heartbreak and the joy of personal resurgence. Songwriters Hudspeth, Garoutte, and Meade share a convergent vision of the world-at-large and craft their individual tunes in a similar vein. The band chugs along with astonishing energy and focus. Vocally, Levee Town is obviously comfortable performing an ever-widening array of styles. From rocking shuffles to grinding slow blues to North-Mississippi-style rockers to KC swing numbers, Pages Of Paperwork is an exhilarating breath of fresh air and a joy to take in.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 8th
Chase Rice
with Special Guest: Brian Davis
Sponsor: Super 8 of Kearney & La Fuente Mexican Restaurants

Price: $35.00 at the Gate

When he takes the stage to perform, Chase Rice pulls no punches. "You're gonna be mine and I'm gonna be yours for an hour and a half. We're gonna be in each other's face. If you don't like that, walk out the door." It's his M.O: take it or leave it. Yes, the budding country star means business when he performs. And the crowds that dutifullyyell every damn word back his way? They don't seem to mind one bit. "I'm looking for people who are looking to have the best night of their entire life," Rice says of his raucous, get-down-or-get-out live ragers. "If you aren't here to party, I'm gonna make you party!"
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7:00pm Saturday, July 25th
Jon Pardi
with Special Guest: 6 Degrees West
Sponsor: Clay County Savings Bank

Price: $30.00 at the Gate
"All I ever wanted to do coming to Nashville was to write rowdy, in-your-face, straight country music," says Jon Pardi, "and that's what this album is." Pardi's high-energy approach, perfected on stages throughout his native California, has its stamp all over his Capitol Records Nashville debut. Just as importantly, that energy is applied to music rooted in songwriting legend Harlan Howard's adage that country is three chords and the truth.
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Dusk (Approximately 8:20pm) Friday, July 10th - Movie in the Park
The Lego Movie
Free Event!
Sponsored by Kearney Clinic

A lowly Lego figure (voiced by Chris Pratt) joins a group intent on battling an evil force after a case of mistaken identity in this computer-generated comedy from the filmmakers behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and co-director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken). Will Arnett co-stars as the voice of Batman, who along with Superman, make appearances in the Warner Bros. picture. Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, and Alison Brie head up the rest of the voice cast. Author: Jeremy Wheeler

7:30pm Friday, July 3rd
Annual July 3rd Fireworks Celebration
Featuring Switch
Sponsor: Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

6:00pm Saturday, June 20th
Lil' Bit Of Bluegrass
Featuring: Loaded Goat, Konza Swamp Band and The John Brown Boys

Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Sponsored by Liberty Hospital
Loaded Goat is a mad mash of bluegrass, old-time, honky-tonk music. To activate: Flick a little moonshine in it's face and get ready for some banjo for your ear-holes. Playing a predominantly original catalog of heartbreak and headache, Loaded Goat will occasionally surprise with the surprising cover song. Loaded Goat is great for bars, campfire jams, weddings, cowboy saloon shootouts, Rural Grit Happy Hour, and more, more, more.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 13th
Eric Paslay
with Special Guest: Noe Palma
Sponsor: National Marketing Resources

Price: $30.00 at the Gate
Eric Paslay definitely knows how to craft a hit song. Jake Owen, Rascal Flatts, Love and Theft and the Eli Young Band have all scored No. 1 singles thanks to Paslay's songwriting prowess, but fans who have seen him on stage will testify there is so much more to the tall, Texas redhead than his excellent songwriting chops. Paslay is a charismatic performer and a potent vocalist who knows how to connect with an audience. As his debut album's lead single "Friday Night" reached the No. 1 spot, Paslay has arrived as an artist in his own right.
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5:00pm Saturday, May 23rd
8th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Jonathon "Boogie" Long, The Electric Rev. Jimmie Bratcher, Lonnie Ray Blues Band and Blue 88
Sponsor: Westbrook Care Center

Price: $20.00 at the Gate
From Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jonathon Boogie Long was born with the blues coursing through his veins. Brought up in a Southern Baptist community, he first picked up the guitar at the age of six, teaching himself old gospel songs. Years later, a teenage Long found himself playing weekly gigs at blues clubs and events around town. At fourteen, he left school to lay down his roots touring with local legends Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor from 2003 to 2005. Additionally, he has toured with Chris Duarte, Kenny Wayne and Tyree Neal on the Chitlin' Circuit. Boogie has shared the stage with standout musicians such as Dr. John, Rockin' Dopsie, Monte Montgomery, Ellis Hall, Kenny Neal, Larry Garner, Henry Gray, Lil Ray Neal, and Lou Marini of the Blues Brothers Band.
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5:00pm Saturday, October 4th
3rd Annual Jim Bach Memorial Oktoberfest
with Polka Band Brian McCarty

Price: $5.00 at the Gate

7:00pm Saturday, September 6th
Tate Stevens
with Special Guest: The Outlaw Junkies
Sponsor: Super 8 of Kearney

Price: $25.00 at the Gate
Tate Stevens has captured America's hearts by doing the one thing he does best: being himself.With his powerful vocals, compelling life story and irresistible personality, Tate has won Fox's X Factor and scored a Top 5 album. He's also found success when his song "Holler If You're With Me," which debuted during a Pepsi commercial that aired during the Grammys, was chosen to be featured during the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 16th
LeAnn Rimes
with Special Guest: Travis Marvin
Sponsor: National Marketing & Learning and La Fuente Mexican Restaurants

Price: $35.00 at the Gate
Most bios for albums talk about the artist's achievements and accolades, but you all can Google that. I don't want to do that at this point in my life. I've been making music for eighteen years, but I've never felt like people really saw me as a person. They saw me as a prodigy with a big voice. I felt like an alien child. I don't want to be "LeAnn Rimes," a name in lights. I want people who listen to my music to see me, know me, recognize me, as a normal human being who can sing and write and, I hope, connect with me through my music in a deeper way than ever before.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 9th
Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show
with Special Guests: Petty Theft KC (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tribute)

Price: $20.00 at the Gate
"Satisfaction/The International Rolling Stones Show" is the international touring tribute show to the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. This Billboard & Pollstar listed show is now celebrating their 10th Anniversary in production with over 1600 performances listed to its credit. This highly acclaimed production showcases the most authentic cast & costuming of its kind. The likes of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and cast bring a colorful performance to 50 years of classic hits. Featured in Rolling Stone, Showbiz Magazine, Las Vegas Today, CBS Sunday Morning news and hundreds of national newspapers, magazines, television & radio as the world's greatest show honoring the Rolling Stones and their legacy.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 26th
Thompson Square
with Special Guest: 6 Degrees West
Sponsor: La Fuente Mexican Restaurants

Price: $35.00 at the Gate
In the world of entertainment, music arguably demands the most personal investment from its artists, and it doesn't get any more intimate than Thompson Square. While most celebrities go to tremendous lengths and expense to carve out personal space in a Twitter-manic, paparazzi-fueled culture, husband and wife Keifer and Shawna Thompson veil no aspects of their relationship. In fact, they put their 13-year marriage on display in each song and, night after night, on tour. Hence, their sophomore album Just Feels Good is a compelling view of a relationship that offers no distinction between the personal and the professional.
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Dusk (Approximately 9:00pm) Friday, July 11th - Movie in the Park
Frozen
Free Event!

After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winter by the powerful Snow Queen Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), her sprightly sister Anna (Kristen Bell) teams up with a rough-hewn mountaineer named Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his trusty reindeer Sven to break the icy spell. Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee co-directed this Walt Disney Animation Studios production based on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tale The Snow Queen. Author: Jason Buchanan

7:30pm Thursday, July 3rd
Annual July 3rd Fireworks Celebration
with Switch
Sponsor: Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

6:00pm Saturday, June 21st
Little Bit O' Bluegrass
Featuring: Loaded Goat, Konza Swamp Band and The Sterlings

Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Loaded Goat is a mad mash of bluegrass, old-time, honky-tonk music. To activate: Flick a little moonshine in it's face and get ready for some banjo for your ear-holes. Playing a predominantly original catalog of heartbreak and headache, Loaded Goat will occasionally surprise with the surprising cover song. Loaded Goat is great for bars, campfire jams, weddings, cowboy saloon shootouts, Rural Grit Happy Hour, and more, more, more.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 14th
Parmalee
with Special Guest: Rickie Lee Tanner
Sponsor: Clay County Savings Bank

Price: $25.00 at the Gate
Parmalee's country rock sound has its roots in the bluegrass, traditional country, southern rock and blues covers the guys grew up hearing their families play. Matt and Scott Thomas grew up near Greenville, NC watching their father Jerry front a popular local southern rock blues band. The boys watched and learned, picking up their own instruments and jamming along with their dad's band. From this they learned how to integrate their own style into the songs they were playing. Barry Knox, who played drums for the church choir, loved what his cousins were doing and soon joined them.
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5:00pm Saturday, May 24th
7th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Samantha Fish, Katy Guillen & The Girls, Brandon Miller Band and South Side Souls
Sponsor: Westbrook Care Center

Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Just a few months ago, very few people outside Kansas City, Missouri knew there was a young, dynamic musician named Samantha Fish getting ready to take the world by storm. In fact, it's not all that long ago that the 22-year-old singer/guitarist first discovered the blues and started paying her dues on that city's local scene. Her deceptively mature voice is sultry, yet innocent at the same time, while she intensely wails away on guitar. This deveptively mature young woman has set out to show the world that although she may be young, she can certainly wail the Blues.
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6:00pm Saturday, October 5th - 2nd Annual Kearney Oktoberfest
Featuring Polka music from the Brian McCarty Band
German Food!
And of course, Beer!

Price: Entry is $5.00 at the gate for this event, no advance tickets.

7:00pm Saturday, August 31st - Craig Campbell
with Special Guest: Joel Crouse
Sponsored by Super 8 of Kearney & La Fuente Mexican Restaurants & National Marketing and Learning

Price: $30.00 at the Gate Day of Event
The voice is straight-forward and powerful. The songs are down-to-earth portraits of real people from the American heartland. The sound is traditional, unapologetic country.

Craig Campbell is a proud reminder of one of country's strongest creative periods, building on the early-'90s legacy established by some of the genre's most successful figures: Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Clint Black and Travis Tritt.
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Dusk (Approximately 8:15pm) Saturday, August 24th - Movie in the Park - Hotel Transylvania
Free Event!

Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling from the human world. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the world's most famous monsters Frankenstein and his bride, the Mumm, a family of werewolves, and more can kick back in safety and peace. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.

7:00pm Saturday, August 17th - Killer Queen (Queen Tribute)
with Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

Price: $20.00 at the Gate Day of Event
What would Freddy Mercury have been like, if he really was a woman?
Well, we've got that covered..with Freddie's long lost twin sister Freda Mercury! She's come a long way to join a band of superb musicians to recreate the music of Queen!
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7:00pm Saturday, August 10th - Maggie Rose
with Special Guest: Noe Palma

Price: $25.00 at the Gate Day of Event Music is a powerful means of expression and rarely has a young performer displayed better command of the vehicle than Maggie Rose. Possessing a strong, warm voice that is alternately playful or poignant as the subject matter dictates, Maggie has a gift for penning insightful songs and delivering them with emotional punch. Working with legendary producer James Stroud, Maggie has crafted a debut album filled with potent songs, each one anchored by her riveting vocals.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 27th - Last Child (Aerosmith Tribute)
with 7 Bridges Road (Eagles Tribute)

Price: $20.00 at the Gate Day of Event
Aerosmith will go down as one of the greatest American rock bands of all time. With their legacy spanning over 40 years and including 15 studio albums, 5 live albums, 11 compilation albums and over 70 singles, it's no wonder they were inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 20th - Paradise City (Guns N' Roses Tribute)
with Silver Bullet (Bob Seger Tribute)

Price: $20.00 at the Gate Day of Event
Paradise City is the most authentic tribute to Guns N' Roses currently touring the United States. Relive the glory days of the "Appetite for Destruction" era through the "Use Your Illusion" era. Experience a tribute to one of the most renowned, larger than life rock & roll bands in music history.
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7:30pm Wednesday, July 3rd - Annual July 3rd Lion's Club Fireworks Celebration
with KC Party Band Switch

7:00pm Saturday, June 29th - Colt Ford
with Special Guests: Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurants & Big V Country Mart

Price: $30.00 at the Gate Day of Event
Colt Ford is back with his best album ever and all it took was a return to his roots.

"I went backwards," Colt says. "I went back to Ride Through The Country." Which is not to say Colt simply re-hashed his breakthrough album. Quite the contrary, in fact.

Declaration of Independence, released on Colt's own Average Joes Entertainment, will no doubt go down as one of the most noteworthy releases this year, which is saying a lot for a man who has already sold nearly a million albums and 3 million downloads. From planting his patriotic flag on the album's first track, "Answer to No One, "and closing the album with a prayer on the poetic, honest, and heartfelt "Angels and Demons," which features a conversation with God, the Athens, Georgia native has covered every human emotion on this record and then some.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 22nd - Special Forces (.38 Special Tribute)
with Journeyman (Eric Clapton Tribute)

Price: $20.00 at the Gate Day of Event
"Hold on loosely", "Back where you belong", and "Caught up in you"
Are just a few of the many hits from the Jacksonville based southern rock band .38 SPECIAL! For the past 30 years, these Icons of the "80's" have produced over 26 hit singles within 6 albums, and to this day continue to tour endlessly and entertain audiences of all ages.
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Dusk (Approximately 8:55pm) Friday, June 7th - Movie in the Park - The Lorax
Free Event!

This animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

4:30pm Saturday, May 25th - 6th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Samantha Fish, The Josh Vowell Band, Katy Guillen and The Rev. Jimmie Bratcher
Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center

Price: $15.00 at the Gate
Just a few months ago, very few people outside Kansas City, Missouri knew there was a young, dynamic musician named Samantha Fish getting ready to take the world by storm. In fact, it's not all that long ago that the 22-year-old singer/guitarist first discovered the blues and started paying her dues on that city's local scene. Her deceptively mature voice is sultry, yet innocent at the same time, while she intensely wails away on guitar. This deveptively mature young woman has set out to show the world that although she may be young, she can certainly wail the Blues.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 25th - Hells/Bells (AC/DC Tribute)
with Eliminator (ZZ-Top Tribute)
Sponsored by Clay County Savings Bank
Price: $20.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


Touring 42 State, 50 weeks per year, Hells/Bells salutes the driving force of AC/DC in a manner surpassed only by the real AC/DC.

ZZ Top Tribute Band Eliminator passionately pays tribute to the world-renowned ZZ Top, by recreating their amazing four decade rise to international fame. ZZ Top's accomplishments includes numerous Billboard hits such as Legs, Sharp dressed man, La grange, Give me all your lovin, Cheap sunglasses, Tush, Nationwide and the list go's on. As well as Their 2004 induction into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame, and sales of over one-hundred million copies of their down-south mix of delta blues, country Jesus and gospel music which created a musical phenomena in the early seventies that would help mold American music for decades to come.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 18th - Justin Moore
with Special Guest Rickie Lee Tanner
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurants, Super 8 of Kearney, Big V Country Mart
Price: $35.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


When Justin Moore found himself homesick and missing his mother's Southern cooking after moving to Nashville several years ago to pursue his musical dream, he was inspired to write "Small Town USA," an ode to the spirit and simplicity of small-town life. "A lot of people called it prison when I was growin' up/But these are my roots and this is what I love," sings Justin about Poyen, Ark.

Justin knew he had to record the song because it succinctly captured the upbringing that shaped him both as an artist and as a man, but he wasn't sure if the autobiographical song would speak to those from different backgrounds. "Thank God I was wrong," he says.
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Dusk Saturday, July 28th - Movie in the Park - The Smurfs
Free Event!

When the evil wizard, Gargamel, chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

7:00pm Saturday, July 21st - Double Vision (Foreigner Tribute)
with Women of Rock
Sponsored by McDonalds of Kearney
Price: $20.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm



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7:00pm Saturday, July 14th - Easton Corbin
with Special Guests Outlaw Junkies
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurants
Price: $35.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


Easton Corbin knew he wanted to be a country singer well before he learned how to play guitar. "One of my earliest memories is from when I was three or four," he remembers. "I was sitting between my parents in the car and a song came on the radio-it was Mel McDaniel's 'Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On'. I began using the gearshift as my microphone. The desire has always been there."
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7:30pm Tuesday, July 3rd - Annual July 3rd Lion's Club Fireworks Celebration
with KC Party Band Switch
Sponsored by Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

Be Part of the Giving Kearney Community
As we celebrate our nation's freedom this year during the Lion's Club Fireworks Celebration on July 3rd, you are invited to help others by donating to the Kearney Food Bank. As you enter Jesse James Park look for Kearney Food Bank volunteers in official blue t-shirts. Cash (or check) donations are requested. All donations will be used to purchase items to be distributed through the Kearney Food Bank - a non-profit cooperative effort of the Kearney Ministerial Alliance, the Kearney Enrichment Council, and the City of Kearney. Thank you and enjoy the festivities.

• Concert Begins at 7:30pm
• Fireworks Begin at 9:30pm
• Fireworks music on 98.5 FM
• Free Admission and Parking

5:00pm Sunday, July 1st - The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble

The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble is an 18-piece big band with a diverse repertoire of traditional swing, bebop, modern jazz, vocal selections, and the music of this great nation. During concerts, you may hear innovative, contemporary jazz works as well as the classic sounds of Count Basie or Glenn Miller. Several of the band's members are also gifted writers and arrangers, and their compositions are often featured.
Free to the Public Event


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7:00pm Saturday, June 30th - Liverpool (Beatles Tribute)
with The Benders

Price: $20.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


Liverpool has spared no expense to put together a live show that accurately portrays the look and sound of The Beatles. From mop-top hair to vintage guitars and amplifiers, accurate stage costuming and a one-of-a-kind video show, a Liverpool performance takes you on a magical journey to where it all began. There's even some "Beatle humour" thrown in for good measure.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 16th - Butch Wax & The Hollywoods
Featuring: Theo Peoples

Price: $10.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


BUTCH WAX & THE HOLLYWOODS celebrate their 27th year together in 2012 with one of the hottest shows around. The 10 member band from St. Louis features 2 keyboard players, 3 female singers, horns, and a fabulous rhythm section that is funky, soulful and fun - and second to none.

Theo Peoples is an African-American R&B/soul singer. The son of a preacher, he was discovered by Ron Tyson and tapped to replace Richard Street in the long-lived Motown group The Temptations in 1992.
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3:00pm - 8:00pm, Saturday, June 9th - 1st Annual Jesse James Wine Festival
Presented by the Kearney Lions Club

Featuring extraordinary wines from the Wineries and Vineyards of Missouri and "Art on the Hill" Artisans and more!
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7:00pm Saturday, June 2nd - The McClymonts
with Special Guest Noe Palma

Price:$20.00 at the gate starting at 6:00pm


Since joining forces five years ago, Brooke, Samantha and Mollie McClymont have taken the country music world by storm. With their exquisite three-part harmonies, soaring vocals and stunning onstage presence, it's not surprising that The McClymonts have become the hottest recording and touring act in Australian country music and are fast becoming the talk of the industry in the U.S.
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Dusk Friday, June 1st - Movie in the Park - The Muppets (2011)
Free Event!

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10-million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways.

6:00pm Saturday, May 26th - 5th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Levee Town, Josh Vowell & The Rumble, Nobody's Bidnis
Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center
Price: $10.00 at the gate starting at 5:00pm


Levee Town is celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, Levee Town is a tight four-piece of exceptionally talented musicians and songwriters perfecting a skin tight ensemble sound. Guitarist and vocalist Brandon Hudspeth's style is a powerful mixture of blues, country & western, rock, and jazz. Jimmie Meade, the group's harp man, brings to the table a love of Chicago Blues and an obvious affinity for jazz and country music. The bottom end is made up of Jacque Garoutte on bass and vocals, and Jan Faircloth on drums. This hard-charging duo chugs along with intensity and restraint, laying down the rock-solid foundation that the Levee Town sound is built on. Levee Town has earned a reputation as one of the most hardworking bands around. Their awesome live shows and unique take on the blues have attracted an ever-widening fan base. Festival performances and a spot in the 2007 International Blues Challenge finals and 2010 semi-finals, have garnered the band national and international attention.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 27th - 3 Lock Box (Van Halen Tribute)
and Double Vision (Foreigner Tribute)
Price: $20.00


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7:00pm Saturday, August 20th - Josh Thompson
with Special Guest Noe Palma
Sponsored by St. Michael's Knights of Columbus Council #8915
Price: $25.00

A native of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Josh Thompson began pouring concrete with his father at the age of 12, giving him first hand insight about the trials of hard-working men everywhere. After arriving in Nashville in 2005, Thompson instantly began writing and quickly established himself as a country artist on the rise. He received his first major songwriter credit with a song called "Growing Up Is Getting Old" which is the title track of Jason Michael Carroll's current album.
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7:00pm Saturday, August 6th - Justin Moore
with Special Guest Rickie Lee Tanner
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant and Super 8 of Kearney
Price: $30.00

When Justin Moore found himself homesick and missing his mother's Southern cooking after moving to Nashville several years ago to pursue his musical dream, he was inspired to write "Small Town USA," an ode to the spirit and simplicity of small-town life. "A lot of people called it prison when I was growin' up/But these are my roots and this is what I love," sings Justin about Poyen, Ark.

Justin knew he had to record the song because it succinctly captured the upbringing that shaped him both as an artist and as a man, but he wasn't sure if the autobiographical song would speak to those from different backgrounds. "Thank God I was wrong," he says.
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Dusk (approx. 9:05 pm), Saturday, July 23rd - Movie in the Park
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Sponsored by McDonald's of Kearney
Free to the Public Event
This behind-the-scenes look follows Justin Bieber with some footage of performances from his 2010 concert tour, as well as details his rise to superstardom.

7:00pm Saturday, July 16th - Skid Row
with Special Guest Vandelyn Kross
Sponsored by Clay County Savings Bank
Price: $25.00

In 1987 SKID ROW was born in a garage somewhere in Toms River, N.J. Like a child of a thousand maniacs, they relentlessly pounded the New Jersey club circuit; packing houses wherever they performed. Fast forward to 1989. SKID ROW's debut album goes on to sell over 5 million copies in the U.S.A., along with a tour that takes them around the world.
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Dusk (approx. 9:05 pm), Saturday, July 9th - Movie in the Park
Grown Ups
Sponsored by McDonald's of Kearney
Free to the Public Event
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

7:30pm Sunday, July 3rd - Annual July 3rd Lion's Club Fireworks Celebration
with KC Party Band Switch
and More than a Feeling - The Music of Boston
Sponsored by Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

• Concert Begins at 7:30pm
• Fireworks Begin at 9:30pm
• Fireworks music on 96.9 FM
• Free Admission and Parking

7:00pm Saturday, July 2nd - Jerrod Niemann
with Special Guest T-Marv & Hammer Down
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant and Form-Tech
Price: $30.00

Jerrod Niemann is not a typical country artist, and the audacious, groundbreaking Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury is a far cry from a typical country album. With the first track, which is a humorously hyperbolic movie trailer, and the attention‐grabbing lyrics of the opening song, "They Should Have Named You Cocaine," listeners quickly realize they're in for an extraordinary ride.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 25th - Poison Overdose
with Special Guest The Disappointments


Poison Overdose is the most notable Poison tribute band, currently touring the United States and beyond. They are the one famous for their look, sound, attitude and style. "This is as close as you're going to get to the real thing," as stated in Circus Magazine.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 11th - Colt Ford
with Special Guest Bush Hawg
Sponsored by National Marketing Resources


Colt Ford is a walking, talking 300-pound celebration of country music and country living. His songs pay tribute to the people, pastimes and attitudes that define a lifestyle embraced from Texas to Wisconsin, from Florida to Washington State and a lot of places in between. For all the bigger-than-life excitement that defines his music and his stage show, though, Colt is quick to point to what lies underneath it all.
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Dusk (approx. 9:05 pm), Friday, June 3rd - Movie in the Park
Despicable Me
Sponsored by McDonald's of Kearney
Free to the Public Event
When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.

6:00pm Saturday, May 28th - 4th Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Levee Town, Brandon Miller Band, and Josh Vowell & The Rumble
Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center and 90.1FM KKFI
Price: $10.00 at the gate starting at 5:00pm


Levee Town is a radiantly hot rockin' Americana foursome out of Kansas City. Their music ranges from covers of Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Bob Dylan, and Big Joe Turner, to originals like Go to Heaven, The Winter song, and Forgive the Intrusion. The sound is a searing mix of traditional rock'n'roll, blues, and rockabilly.

The Brandon Miller Band is an exploration into the blues spectrum.

Josh Vowell & The Rumble is a four-piece progressive blues band that stormed onto the Topeka music scene in November, 2007.
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December 4th - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
5th Annual Mayor's Christmas Tree Walk

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Saturday, September 25th - Kearney Lion's Club Mud Run
Registration: 10 - 1pm   Start Time: 2:00pm

The Kearney Lions Club is holding the 4th Annual Jesse James Showdown Mud Run on September 25, 2010 at Jesse James Park. This year we are celebrating our 60th year in the Kearney area and want to thank the community for allowing us to help where help is needed over the years. We are pleased to provide a popular event that brings people to Kearney and hope you can join us for another year of mud racing activities so we can continue to support the community!
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7:00pm Saturday, September 11th - Edge of Forever: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute
with Special Guest Vandelyn Kross
Edge of Forever is definitely one of the finest Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute acts in the U.S.A. This band prides themselves on looking and sounding just like Lynyrd Skynyrd. The vocals, drums, bass, keyboards and guitars have been meticuliously studied, polished and are served up hot at every performance with everyones' favorites, and all of the stage props and the pounding southern/blues/rock pulse of the timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd... This act plays the larger venues which have ample stage space for the band to be able to do it's show... not to mention a place where you can seat all of the people who seem to "crawl out of the woodwork" to be able to see anything that even slightly resembles the world famous "Lynyrd Skynyrd!!!" Edge of Forever is a must see and the ones that have are now believers that Edge of Forever seriously rocks the house!!!
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7:00pm Saturday, August 28th - Randy Houser
with Special Guest Bandana
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant and Form-Tech

The passion, enthusiasm and conviction in Randy Houser's music is utterly irresistible.

One listen to his soul-drenched singing is enough to convince you that you are in the presence of a masterful performer. One scan of his deeply felt lyrics is all the proof you need to see that this is a major songwriting talent. And one meeting with this smiling, endearing, open-hearted personality is all it takes to make you believe he deserves to be a star.
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Dusk (approx. 8:25 pm), Saturday, August 21st - Movie in the Park
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Sponsored by Casey's General Store
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7:00pm Saturday, August 14th - David Nail
with Special Guest Relentless

Growing up in a small southeastern Missouri town, David Nail might've chosen to follow any of the dreams that drifted by like the riverboats on the mighty Mississippi: but in the end, it was music that called his name. "I was definitely more into sports growing up," says the Midwest native, "I think I was expected to play in college, but as I grew older I became more interested in music. After my senior year, I had a few small college offers to play baseball. My coach came to me and said 'David, you need to decide where you're going to school,' and out of the blue I just said, 'Do you know anybody in Nashville?'"

For singer-songwriter Nail, it was a history-making moment -- small town boy decides to chase a big city dream -- and a theme that has informed his music ever since. On his first album from MCA Nashville, he neatly bridges the divide, laying claim to his hometown roots while keeping a firm grip on the future, and all the deeply emotional territory in between.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 31st - Justin Moore
with Special Guest Hazzard County
Sponsored by McDonald's of Kearney and National Marketing Resources

When Justin Moore found himself homesick and missing his mother's Southern cooking after moving to Nashville several years ago to pursue his musical dream, he was inspired to write "Small Town USA," an ode to the spirit and simplicity of small-town life. "A lot of people called it prison when I was growin' up/But these are my roots and this is what I love," sings Justin about Poyen, Ark.

Justin knew he had to record the song because it succinctly captured the upbringing that shaped him both as an artist and as a man, but he wasn't sure if the autobiographical song would speak to those from different backgrounds. "Thank God I was wrong," he says.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 24th - Paradise City: Guns N' Roses Tribute
with Special Guest Dead or Alive: Bon Jovi Tribute
Sponsored by Clay County Savings Bank

Paradise City is the most authentic tribute to Guns N' Roses currently touring the United States. Relive the glory days of the "Appetite for Destruction" era through the "Use Your Illusion" era. Experience a tribute to one of the most renowned, larger than life rock & roll bands in music history.

Paradise City recreates the powerhouse sights, sounds and attitude of a Guns N' Roses concert. This show will appeal to everyone from casual to die-hard GNR fans! Even the most skeptical fan will find the show unbelievably true to life.
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7:00pm Saturday, July 10th - Revelation: Journey Tribute
with Special Guest Stairway to Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin Tribute
Sponsored by La Fuente Mexican Restaurant
Revelation: There are tribute bands and there are TRIBUTE bands. Revelation A Tribute to Journey started from a hard driving 80's influenced rock band called "JOKER". After playing the bar scene, lead singer Danny Wayman decided to form a tribute to one of his favorite bands "JOURNEY".

Danny with his amazing vocal ability, perfectly emulates the vocal style of STEVE PERRY. "Revelation A Tribute to Journey" was born.
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7:30pm Saturday, July 3rd - Annual July 3rd Kearney Fireworks Celebration
with KC Party Band Switch
Sponsored by Kearney Chamber of Commerce
Free to the Public Event

• Concert Begins at 7:30pm
• Fireworks Begin at 9:30pm
• Free Admission and Parking

Dusk (approx. 9:15 pm), Saturday, June 26th - Movie in the Park
Where the Wild Things Are
Sponsored by Casey's General Store
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7:00pm Saturday, June 19th - The Band Perry
with Special Guest The Jessica Horn Band
Sponsored by St. Michael's Knights of Columbus Council #8915
Inheriting a cross-pollinated love of country and rock & roll from their parents, The Band Perry - siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil Perry - say that they bleed the bright red blood of American music.

The three have always felt the drive to perform and create music, sweating out the summers in Mobile, Alabama playing in any dusty roadhouse or church that would have them. Kimberly strapped on her first Gibson - and fronted her first high school band - at age 15, employing Reid, then 10, and Neil, only 8, as her roadies. Changing guitar strings and polishing cymbals for their big sister lost its charm after awhile, so the brothers formed their own band, opening for Kimberly's band.
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7:00pm Saturday, June 12th - Bobby Simkins Award-Winning Elvis Tribute
Sponsored by Westbrook Care Center
Bobby grew up in the 70's listening to the popular bands like most teenagers. He enjoyed many different kinds of music but especially enjoyed time in his room singing along to the sounds of Elvis.

Bobby's "Tribute Concerts" are not that of an impersonator but rather that of a man who has been gifted with a unique voice. One that he uses to pay homage to Elvis and as a reminder for those who were fortunate enough to grow up with Elvis and for new fans who were not around to remember the 50's, 60's & 70's.
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Dusk (approx. 9:05 pm), Saturday, June 5th - Movie in the Park
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Sponsored by Casey's General Store
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6:00pm Saturday, May 29th - 3rd Annual Kearney Blues Festival
Featuring: Trampled Under Foot, Levee Town, and Lil' Eva and the Works
Sponsored by 90.1 FM KKFI Community Radio

Levee Town is a radiantly hot rockin' Americana foursome out of Kansas City. Their music ranges from covers of Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Bob Dylan, and Big Joe Turner, to originals like Go to Heaven, The Winter song, and Forgive the Intrusion. The sound is a searing mix of traditional rock'n'roll, blues, and rockabilly.

Trampled Under Foot, winners of the 2008 International Blues Challenge, is like no other band you will ever see. Danielle is an amazing blues singer and an excellent bassist. Kris fires right in the pocket on the drums and sings as well. Nick is a strong singer and an accomplished guitarist, winning the 2008 Albert King Award from the IBC.
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12:00pm to 4:00pm Saturday, May 15th
KCB Bank and UPS Store Kids Fest
Featuring: Mr. Stinky Feet

Award-winning kid-rocker Jim Cosgrove knows what kids like to laugh about and sing about. And he's taken that knowledge along with his guitar and a box full of instruments around the country and the world, singing for kids of all ages.

Cosgrove is a Kansas City-based singer/composer known among the elementary set as "Mr. Stinky Feet,"due to the popularity of his CD Stinky Feet. His music has earned three national Parents'Choice Awards and a National Parenting Publications Award, and he recently signed a recording contract with Warner Brothers/Jack Kids Records.
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