Corliss from Q Country 103.5 and Power Hits 97.5 updates us weekly on the shows coming to town! Check out what’s happening in Manhattan and surrounding area, and support your local music scene!
Area Live Music
Red Dirt Lakefest 2016
The 5th Annual Red Dirt LakeFest will take place July 10th– 12th at Acorns Resort at Milford Lake. Not only enjoying Live music, but also cabins, RV sites, camping, boating & party games! Check out their Facebook page for tickets, directions and more information!
Live Music Includes:
Sunday
2 – 5 pm Welcome Party featuring Ali Harter & Wink Burcham followed by open jam hosted by Rex Pryor at Pickin’ Porch
8 pm Courtney Patton (main stage)
9:30 Danny Thompson Band (main stage)
11:30 John D Hale Band (main stage)
Monday (On Beach)
11 – 1 Bring Your Own Vodka Bloody Mary Bar
1 pm The Newkirks
2 pm Savanna Chestnut
3 pm The Porter’s
4 pm Jesse Harris
5 pm Rex Pryor
Monday (main stage)
8 pm Mandi Powell
9:30 Lucas Maddy & The Kansas Cartel
11:30 Midnight River Choir
Tuesday (On Beach)
1 pm Lesley Michelle
2 pm Mandi Powell
3 pm Stewart Ray
4 pm Bob Kamler
5 pm John Goolsby
Manhattan
Arts in the Park will feature live reggae with Muzizi Friday night. Then Saturday is the Annual Local Music Festival starting at 4:00pm with DMBK
4:45 Charlie Roberts
5:30 Tabor Rucker
6:15 Hotel Gypsies
7:30 Madame Groove
9:00 Parallel
You can find the Free Arts in the Park series all summer long at the Norvell Band Shell in Manhattan City Park. http://mhkprd.com/202/Arts-in-the-Park
Live at RC McGraw’s this Friday will be a performance my Mother’s Worry with Audible Empire as well as “Party Oasis” in the Blue Hills Room this Saturday night featuring Miztuh Chazs and Tyler Keast with special guests Jet Moran, AR Vazquez and J-Fly and DJ Krazy A!
Auntie Mae’s Parlor in Aggieville kicks off live music Thursday with Chris Meck and the Guilty Birds! Tickets for this event can be found at http://www.auntiemaes.com/
Chappie Live! At O’Malley’s Ally in Aggieville has been a Manhattan Tradition for 16 years! Come for the drink specials and live Motown hits every Tuesday beginning at 10:30pm!
Find live music every Thursday evening at Coco Bolos in Aggieville as well as great food and drink specials, fun for the entire family!
The Landshark Music Series on the Patio Features:
July 21st: Muzizi
August 4th: 1000 Clams
August 18th: Pina Bros
September 1st: Slow Burn
September 15th: Pina Bros
Junction City
This Friday is an all metal night with Terror Tractor, Parallax and Breathing Death. Then the All Locals Showcase featuring the debut of Take The Wheel, and the return of Purgatory Heights, Brassknuckle and Waffle Stomp with be this Saturday night at the Devil’s Tail in Junction City.
Salina
This Thursday’s free concert in Oakdale Park: Now That’s Entertainment! Featuring Bootleg Mercy. Food trucks start serving at 7pm and music at 8pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1560001717637798/
Salina Community Theatre presents The Music Man, Jr. July 8th-10th. Tickets and times are available at www.SalinaTheatre.com
Great music and food can be found this Friday at Heart of Dixie on N. Santa Fe featuring John Wild and Alex Cosco! https://www.facebook.com/events/1603524756644569/
Salina Arts & Humanities “Friday Night Live” presents Toney Rocks in concert at Ad Astra Book & Coffee. This family friendly event is free to the public.
The absolutely amazing and classic Loretta Lynn will be bringing all of her hits to the Stiefel Theatre in Salina this Saturday! Believe it or not, there are still tickets available! www.StiefelTheatre.Org
Other Area Concerts
The Annual WRCA rodeo at the Morris County Youth Rodeo Association Arena 1 1/2 miles east of Council Grove.
Ned Ledoux (son of country western artist and PRCA World Champion Chris Ledoux) will sing Friday night after the rodeo! Www.MRCOYouthRodeo.com
Q Country Concerts
July 2016
7th, Chris Janson- Kansas City, MO @ Kansas City Live Block! FREE SHOW
14th, John Michael Montgomery- Outside Topeka, KS @ Prairie Band Casino: Tickets on sale at www.prairieband.com
Power Hits Concerts
July 10th, Twenty One Pilots- Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center: Tickets on sale now at www.SprintCenter.com
July 12th, G-Eazy & Logic – The Endless Summer Tour- Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater: http://providenceamp.com/
Events To Look Forward To:
July 10th-12th
Red Dirt Lakefest on Milford Lake
https://www.facebook.com/RedDirtLakeFest/?fref=ts
July 15th
Lakefest in Atchison featuring Tyler Farr, Frankie Ballard and Raelynn
http://visitatchison.com/event/lakefest/
September 10th
Zac Brown Band with Train at Bill Snyder Family Stadium
http://www.littleapplepost.com/2016/04/28/zac-brown-band-to-highlight-concert-festival-at-bill-snyder-family-stadium/