Get ready to dance in the field again during Belmont’s 2023 Friday Night Live concert series. The fun kicks off downtown on April 28th with Thurston Howell. Bring your family and friends out to Stowe Park for a fun night full of great music, cold drinks, delicious food, and dancing.
The 2023 schedule includes five concerts held on various Fridays in April, May, and June. The concerts will be held on the upper field of Stowe Park from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 PM. Each evening kicks off with the opening of the beverage garden and music provided by local DJs at 6:00 PM. Featured bands take the stage at 7:00 PM.
Belmont will kick off its concert series with tunes from the yacht rock genre by Thurston Howell on Friday, April 28th. This concert will not only open the 2023 concert season, but will also be the start of a weekend full of music, art, culture, and other festivities during Belmont’s annual Garibaldi Festival taking place on Saturday, April 29th. Belmont has been focused on increasing art and culture in the community, as demonstrated by the recent award-winning Moonlight on Main event, and is taking this great opportunity to continue that momentum.
The Friday Night Live concert series would not be possible without our generous sponsors. Thank you to City of Belmont, the Belmont Tourism Development Authority, Gaston County Travel & Tourism, Standard Distributors, Duren & Marsh Dentistry, Bisque Imports, Short Run Pro, Slumpy’s, Piedmont Lithium, John R. Bolin with Allen Tate Realtors, and Nellie’s Southern Kitchen.
The full 2023 concert schedule includes:
April 28 – Thurston Howell, “shows are tailored to perfection: it’s all about taking the audience on a journey through some of the most iconic soft rock songs of the 70’s and 80’s”
May 12 – Nightrain (The Guns N’ Roses Tribute Experience), “this band’s vibrant stage presence and accuracy to everything about Guns N’ Roses leaves the entire crowd pleased”
June 2 – Java Band, “Jazz, Rock, Motown/Beach, R&B, Hip Hop, and Country, they do it all”
June 16 – Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (2X GRAMMY Award Winner), “Simien is a Zydeco master: his voice yearning like Sam Cooke, he delivers soul worthy of stax greats and shows crossover class” – Rolling Stone
June 30 – 20 Ride (Zac Brown Tribute), “America’s #1 Zac Brown Tribute Band, 20 RIDE, is American Country/Folk music at its finest”
For more information, you can visit https://www.eventeny.com/events/friday-night-live-concert-series-4510/