This weekend in Indianapolis music, the NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball Tournament is bringing a slew of big name musical acts to the Circle City. That’s right, the Final Four is being held at Lucas Oil Stadium this weekend, and to celebrate, Indianapolis is throwing a big bash at the Lawn at White River State Park. Musicians (including some Indianapolis bands) from all genres and all parts of the United States will be performing at this massive Indianapolis event. The Big Dance Concert Series will feature the likes of LL Cool J, Daughtry, The Goo Goo Dolls, 90’s post-grunge masters Stone Temple Pilots, and Shadeland, a local band.
But the Big Dance Concert Series isn’t the only must-see event happening in Indy this weekend. For starters, Earth House Collective is throwing its second annual Blank Slate Festival, a celebration of avant garde, free jazz, and other experimental music. Playing will be the Neil Cain Trio, Wizards, and something called the “Midwest improvisation stunt;” nobody’s really quite sure what that is yet. The Rathskeller is throwing a Rock Before the Madness concert, with some locally popular bands like Red Wanting Blue and Toryn Green.
Other than those big events, there are still plenty of other Indianapolis things to do that you could be checking out this weekend. Have a look at our close to comprehensive concert calendar below to see which Indianapolis music venue your favorite band is playing at this weekend:
Thursday, Apr 1 |
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Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, Megan McCormick @ The Royal Theater in Avon, Indiana
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Mayer Hawthorne and the County, and Mudkids @ Radio Radio
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Tony Cheesebourough Rhythm and Blues Band, Governor Davis and the Blues Ambassadors @ The Slippery Noodle Inn
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Rock Before the Madness Concert, feat: Red Wanting Blue, Jeremy Buck and the Bang, and For the Taking with Toryn Green @ The Rathskeller Restaurant
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| Fool’s Fest w/ Piece de Resistance, Foldingbones, and Dwarf Among Midgets @ The Melody Inn | |||
| Jeff Payne @ The Music Mill | |||
Lady Di and the Kings @ Mo’s Irish Pub
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Stereo Deluxe @ Indianapolis International Airport
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| Periphonic @ Birdy’s Bar | |||
| Voodoo Rose Productions @ Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery | |||
Friday, Apr 2 |
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Haste the Day and Amarna Reign @ The Emerson Theater
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Indianapolis Guitar Summit w/ Bill Lancton @ The Jazz Kitchen
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Electric Six, Jookabox, and A Squared Industries DJ’s @ The Vogue Theater
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| The pLopLop Show Opening @ Big Car Gallery | |||
The Why Store, and Big James and the Chicago Playboys @ Slippery Noodle Inn
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Gene Deer and the Blues Band and the W.T. Feaster Band @ The Slippery Noodle
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Michael Kelsey and Henry French @ Birdy’s Bar & Grill
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| Punch Judy @ The Rathskeller | |||
Justin Moore @ 8 Seconds Saloon
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Henry Lee Summer and Friends @ Mickey’s Irish Pub in Carmel, Indiana
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Blonde Sonja @ That Place in Greenwood, Indiana
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Big Dance Concert Series w/ Shadeland and Stone Temple Pilots @ The Lawn at White River State Park
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X103 Presents Stereo Deluxe, Switchfoot, One Republic, and Don Stuck @ the Bud Light Tourney Tent
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| The Working Hour and James Otto @ Jillian’s Downtown | |||
| One in the Same @ Omni Severin Hotel | |||
| Blank Pages and Everyday Sunday @ The Gear in Franklin, Indiana | |||
Harry Goodloe Jr. Project @ The Athenaeum Building
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Holding Mercury @ The Ugly Monkey
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Spanky’s Clubhouse @ Krazy Street
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| Drew Bowman @ The Monkey’s Tale | |||
Saturday, Apr 3 |
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| Blank Slate Festival w/ the James Cornish Quartet, Wizards, Jayve Montgomery, Neil Cain Trio, and More @ Earth House Collective | |||
Steve Allee Big Band @ Jazz Kitchen
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Harley Poe and Fisticuffs @ Melody Inn
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40% Steve and JET @ Slippery Noodle
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Red Moon @ The Rathskeller
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| Philip Steven and the Open Road @ 8 Seconds | |||
| The Bishops and The Daniel Joseph Band @ Mo’s Pub | |||
Big Dance Concert Series w/ Daughtry @ White River State Park
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Face the Frontline, The Life We Had, Run Amok, and Erebus @ The Emerson
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My Yellow Rickshaw @ Claddagh Irish Pub
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Sunday, Apr 4 |
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| Phoebe and the Mojo Makers and the W.T. Feaster Band @ Slippery Noodle | |||
Big Dance Concert Series w/ LL Cool J, The Elms, and the Goo Goo Dolls @ The Lawn at White River State Park
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8 Seconds Saloon | Big Car Gallery | Birdy’s Bar & Grill | Chatterbox Jazz Club | Emerson Theater | Jazz Kitchen | Old National Centre | Radio Radio | The Vogue | More Indianapolis Music Venues
Amanda Overmyer | Cathy Morris | Flynnville Train | Gwen Stacy | The Elms | Haste the Day | Jennie DeVoe | Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s | Mudkids | Murder by Death | Sloppy Seconds | Straight No Chaser | More Indianapolis Bands
Indianapolis Musical Organizations
Arts Council of Indianapolis | Capital City Chorus | Ensemble Music Society | Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra | More Indianapolis Musical Organizations
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds | Freddy Hubbard | Wes Montgomery | Cole Porter | James Spaulding | More Indianapolis Musicians
Avon Music | Brownsburg Music | Carmel Music | Danville Music | Fishers Music | Greenfield Music | Greenwood Music | Martinsville Music | Mooresville Music | Noblesville Music | Plainfield Music | Westfield Music | Zionsville Music | More Indiana Music
