Chicago Blues icon coming to The Venue June 21
A Blues powerhouse will open the stage this weekend at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway in downtown Aurora. For information or tickets, go to themusicvenue.org.
Blues powerhouse John Primer will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at The Venue. Grammy-nominated blues icon John Primer has led The Real Deal Blues Band since 1995. Primer has indisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago Blues. Primer appears on more than 87 albums with 17 albums in his own name. Tickets cost $20-$25 in advance or $5 more at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Local singer and songwriter Nick Wiesner will return to The Venue stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22. His soft rock, indie-inspired approach to music wields a melancholic intimacy that is intended for the healing of the mind, heart, and soul. Tickets are general admission and cost $15. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Album Covers will perform an outdoor show at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 with Tom Petty’s “Full Moon Fever.” Led by Scott Tipping, Album Covers performs an album in its entirety and can only be seen on The Venue stage. The show will be outdoors at Mundy Park, weather pending. Strawberries BBQ will be on site with food for purchase. Tickets cost $20-$25 in advance or $5 more at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m.
And next week, there will be two big shows coming to The Venue.
On Friday, June 28, Kaleta & Super Yamba Band will take to The Venue stage at 8 p.m. Based in New York City, Kaleta and his band have erupted onto major stages and video screens with their Afrobeat sound. They were featured on Adult Swim's Fishcenter Live show and they rocked Paste Magazine’s Emerging Music Festival in NYC. After that performance, Afropop Worldwide fell in love with Kaleta, saying “his James Brown grunts have got to be some of the best in the business!” Tickets cost $20-$25 in advance or $5 more at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Second Hand News will perform hits from Fleetwood Mac’s catalog at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 29. The six-member Fleetwood Mac tribute band offers a night to remember with perfect harmonies and infectious electricity. Tickets cost $20-$25 in advance or $5 more at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.