Rock Island Parks & Recreation is proud to announce the annual Thursday Night Groove Concert Series...
Rock Island Parks & Recreation is proud to announce the annual Thursday Night Groove Concert Series, presented by Rock Island Happy Joes, and additional sponsorship from Alternating Currents, Rock Island Downtown Alliance, Pieler Productions, Gas & Electric Credit Union, The Arc of the Quad Cities, and Bent River Brewing Company.
The concert series will be held on the Ellis Kell Stage at Schwiebert Riverfront Park (1st Avenue and 18th Street in Rock Island). Each concert is free and fun for all ages. Thursday Night Groove begins at 5 p.m. with the opening of food and beer sales. Featured will be Rock Island Parks Concession Stand with hamburgers, pork tenderloins, brats and hot dogs, Happy Joe’s Pizza, and beer sales by Bent River Brewing Company, with their seasonal and standard lineup of craft brews. Live concert performance will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Concert schedule is as follows:
August 14 – New Breed Brass Band: Presented by Alternating Currents
August 21– Class of ’82: GECU Night
August 28 – Fair Warning
September 4 – Crooked Cactus Band
September 11 – For Those About to Yacht: The Arc of the QC Night
September 18 – The Blackstones
September 25 – Danger Zone
October 2 – Dietz Soliz Band
October 9 – Funktastic 5
The nine bands will cover a great mix of music including rock, funk, soul, R&B, and blues. This year’s Groove series presents a wide variety of talent and brings together the best of Rock Island with food, great music, and partnerships to create a memorable experience for attendees.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Outside alcohol is not permitted. Event parking available in lot at 17th Street/1st Avenue (next to playground) after 6:00 p.m. or across 1st Avenue and throughout downtown Rock Island. For more information about the concert series, please call Rock Island Parks and Recreation at (309) 732-7275.