Friday Cheers schedule announced
Venture Richmond has released the full schedule of all the music that is coming to Brown’s Island this summer as part of Friday Cheers.
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Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings at Friday Cheers
Show starts at 6:30 on Brown’s Island and is $10. Also appearing The New Belgians.
Drive-By Truckers at Friday Cheers
Used to Be a Cop – Go-Go Boots – Drive-By Truckers from Drive-By Truckers on Vimeo. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online., Should be a great show and kicks off at 6:30.
Friday Cheers Kicks off with Carbon Leaf
Is Brown’s Island technically part of the Shockoe News area? I’m not sure but for today it is. I’m told by folks that have lived here much longer than I, that RVA used to be a very big music town. After living here for 8+ years, I gotta say I don’t think it is a [...]
Friday Cheers Will Cost More This Year
From RTD; Venture Richmond said Friday that it will increase the admission price to Friday Cheers from $2 to $5 — and as much as $10 for concerts by big-name performers who cost more to book. “We’re taking a bigger risk, hoping that Richmonders will respond to higher-quality acts at the most beautiful outdoor venue in the [...]
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker with Whirlybyrd on Friday
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker with Whirlybyrd will take the stage at Brown’s Island this Friday as the last show of 2010 Friday Cheers.
Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers bring it to Friday Cheers
Friday Cheers 2010 picks back up this week with Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers: Look no further than the title track of their new Vanguard debut album The Bear to understand Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers. As the band sings passionately, “Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. Sometimes you’re gonna win, [...]
Railroad Earth, 6 Day Bender at Friday Cheers
Friday Cheers 2010 picks back up this week with Railroad Earth and 6 Day Bender: The members of Railroad Earth aren’t losing sleep about what “kind” of music they play – they just play it. When they started out in 2001, they were a bunch of guys interested in playing acoustic instruments together. As Railroad [...]
Lee Brice opens Friday Cheers 2010 this week
Friday Cheers 2010 kicks off this week with Lee Brice and Puddleduck: When Lee Brice first entered the country consciousness with the Top 30 hit “She Ain’t Right” in 2007, his voice carrying over FM radio waves like honey trickling through lines of melody etched in leather, his rugged sound and raw emotion spoke for [...]
Friday Cheers 2010 Schedule
The 2010 edition of Friday Cheers runs May 7-June 25. The shows are 6:30-9:30PM at Brown’s Island.$2, 13 years old and older. Full schedule follows…
last Friday Cheers of the season
Tomorrow is the last Friday Cheers of the season featuring Toubab Krewe with Crucial Elements. Blending American and West African influences into a sound all its own, Toubab Krewe has set “a new standard for fusions of rock ‘n’ roll and West African music” (Afropop Worlwide). For more information, visit Venture Richmond.
friday cheers cancelled tonight
Due to the rain, Friday Cheers has been cancelled. No word yet on whether the concert featuring Jerry Douglas will be rescheduled.
record breaking crowd at friday cheers
Venture Richmond is reporting that this past week’s Friday Cheers featuring Zac Brown Band. A record breaking 16,000 people consumed a record breaking quantity of beverages and donated a record breaking amount of money to the “Keep the Music Free” fund, making the night a very special one in this 25th Anniversary year for Friday [...]
Friday Cheers 2009 – 25 years of free music!
The weather is getting warmer, and Friday Cheers is back on Brown’s Island for its 25th year! The series kicks off Friday, May 8, and continues Fridays through June 26, 6-9:30PM.
