Down by Downtown Schedule is Packed with Live Music

The weekend starts Thursday this week, as the Down by Downtown Music Festival gets underway.

With live acts at five venues, plus Elmwood Park, you’ll want to spend the entire weekend in Downtown Roanoke. Get tickets for Galactic, headlining at Elmwood Park, in advance online or at the door. Gates for that show open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

And here’s the best part. Most venues have multiple acts performing each night. So move around and listen to as much great live music as possible.

Here’s a look at the weekend lineup:

Thursday

• 8 p.m.: Crys Matthews at The Quarter, Seph & TK at The Spot on Kirk
• 9 p.m.: Adam Rutledge at The Quarter, Loin in the Mane at Awful Arthur’s, Stolen Rhodes at The Spot on Kirk
• 10 p.m.: Emma Bilyou at The Quarter, Practice Squad at Awful Arthur’s, Sara Jane McDonald at The Spot on Kirk, The Seismix at Martin’s
• 11 p.m.: Graces Downfall at Awful Arthur’s, Big Daddy Love at Martin’s

Friday

• 6 p.m.: Rumpke Mountain Boys with Annabell’s Curse at Elmwood Park (FREE SHOW)
• 8 p.m.: Matt Urmy at The Quarter, Subradio Standard at Awful Arthur’s, Reve at The Spot on Kirk
• 9 p.m.: Brandon Jeffries at The Quarter, Deaf Rhino at Awful Arthur’s, the Allrightniks at The Spot on Kirk
• 9:30 p.m.: Bradley Steele at Blue 5
• 10 p.m.: Cary Rutledge at The Quarter, Midnight Mob at Awful Arthur’s, Black Mountain Revival at The Spot on Kirk, Stone Senate at Martin’s
• 11 p.m.: Axis Five at Awful Arthurs, Matt Mullins & The Bringdown at Blue 5, The Hip Abduction at Martin’s
• midnight: Neverwake at Awful Arthur’s

Saturday

• 6 p.m.: Galactic at Elmwood Park
• 8 p.m.: Erik Smallwood at The Quarter, Seven Ten Oil at Awful Arthur’s, Daphne & The Mystery Machine at The Spot on Kirk
• 9 p.m.: Dylan Galvin at The Quarter, Season of Me at Awful Arthur’s, Loose Strings Band at The Spot on Kirk
• 9:30 p.m.: Matt Urmy at Blue 5
• 10 p.m.: Jessica Meuse at The Quarter, Course of Action at Awful Arthur’s, Jocelyn and Chris Arndt at The Spot on Kirk, Fake Flowers Real Dirt at Martin’s
• 11 p.m.: Hate Grenade at Awful Arthur’s, The Color J at Blue 5, Audiosacity at Martin’s
• midnight: Anonymous Concept at Awful Arthur’s, The Mantras at Martin’s