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Friday, July 4
Fourth of July Fireworks
8 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., Clinton State Park (Free)
Saturday, July 5
The Spook Lights / Bad Blood / Hairy Belafonte / Weird Wounds
10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($5)
Monday, July 7
The Belles / KaiserCartel / Heidi Gluck
10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($5 - $7)
Friday, July 11
Victor Continental X
10 p.m., Liberty Hall ($10)
Saturday, July 12
Victor Continental X
10 p.m., Liberty Hall ($10)
Sunday, July 13
Ween
7 p.m., The Crossroads KC ($30)
Feist
7 p.m., Starlight Theatre ($25 - $35)
Tuesday, July 15
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Wednesday, July 16
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Ghosty / Suzannah Johannes / The Lonelyhearts
10 p.m. to 2 a.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room ($2 - $3)
Thursday, July 17
Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Downtown Lawrence (Free)
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Friday, July 18
Kallipalooza with The Lonesome Houndogs and WiseAcres
6 p.m. to midnight, Liberty Hall ($10)
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Saturday, July 19
Foo Fighters
7:30 p.m., Kemper Arena ($25 - $45)
"Wild Women (W)Rite!: A Display of Poetic Fireworks in the Dead of Summer"
7:30 p.m., The Raven Bookstore (Free)
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Sunday, July 20
The Girl the Grouch and the Goat, A Modern Fable
A new musical presented by Kansas Summer Theatre
2:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($10 - $16)
Willie Nelson
7 p.m., Liberty Hall ($69.50)
O.A.R.
7:30 p.m., Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone ($30)
Monday, July 21
Senoreality Short Film Showcase
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Liberty Hall ($5)
Public forum: Save The T
7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library (Free)
The Moaners / The Spook Lights
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($2)
Tuesday, July 22
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Steve Winwood
7:30 p.m., The Sprint Center ($55 - $99)
Thursday, July 24
moe.
with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
7:30 p.m., The Crossroads KC ($21.50)
Saturday, July 26
Matt Pryor CD release show
with photo exhibition by "BMX" Joe Montgomery
6 p.m., Love Garden (Free)
Sunday, July 27
Terrible Twos (CD release afternoon show on the patio)
Matt Pryor's kid-friendly band
4 p.m., The Replay Lounge (Free - $5)
Wednesday, July 30
Gnarls Barley / The Black Keys
with The Ting Tings
7:30 p.m., City Market ($29)
Friday, August 1
Lucero
10 p.m., The Bottleneck
The Coke Dares
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($2 - $3)
Thursday, August 7
Jill Scott
7:30 p.m., Starlight Theatre ($39.50 - $150)
Friday, August 8
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down / David Shultz and the Skyline / Hospital Ships
9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($7)
Saturday, August 9
Benefit for Greensburg, KS
with The Leo Project / One Degree Difference / Architects / Roman Numerals / Lights & Siren / The Old Black / The American Life / Making Movies
3 p.m., Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone ($10)
Sunday, August 10
The Smoking Popes / Koufax
10 p.m., The Record Bar
Friday, August 15
Split Lip Rayfield / Murder By Death
8 p.m., The Crossroads KC ($16.50)
Saturday, August 16
Michael Hurley / Precious Blood / Fourth of July (early all-ages patio show)
6 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($3)
Monday, August 18
My Morning Jacket
8 p.m., Uptown Theater ($31)
Sunday, August 24
Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships
Noon to 5 p.m., South Park (Free)
Thursday, August 28
Bob Dylan
7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater ($61.50)
Sunday, August 31
Ratatat
9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($13)
Saturday, September 6
Red Balloon To Do 6
5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Downtown Lawrence (Free)
Thursday, September 11
Vampire Weekend
8 p.m., Liberty Hall ($18 - $20)
Friday, September 12
Okkervil River
9 p.m., The Bottleneck ($12)
Wednesday, September 17
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield's legendary bluegrass blowout featuring Split Lip Rayfield / Truckstop Honeymoon / The Wilders / Drakkar Sauna / Midday Ramblers and many, many more
Midnight to midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds ($18 - $85)
Thursday, September 18
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield's legendary bluegrass blowout featuring Split Lip Rayfield / Truckstop Honeymoon / The Wilders / Drakkar Sauna / Midday Ramblers and many, many more
Midnight to midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds ($18 - $85)
Friday, September 19
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield's legendary bluegrass blowout featuring Split Lip Rayfield / Truckstop Honeymoon / The Wilders / Drakkar Sauna / Midday Ramblers and many, many more
Midnight to midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds ($18 - $85)
Saturday, September 20
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield's legendary bluegrass blowout featuring Split Lip Rayfield / Truckstop Honeymoon / The Wilders / Drakkar Sauna / Midday Ramblers and many, many more
Midnight to midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds ($18 - $85)
Sunday, September 21
Walnut Valley Festival
Winfield's legendary bluegrass blowout featuring Split Lip Rayfield / Truckstop Honeymoon / The Wilders / Drakkar Sauna / Midday Ramblers and many, many more
Midnight to midnight, Cowley County Fairgrounds ($18 - $85)
Friday, September 26
Stars
7 p.m., The Granada ($15)
The Dandy Warhols / Darker My Love / The Upsidedown
8 p.m., Liberty Hall ($16.50)
Tuesday, September 30
Dr. Dog / Tiny Tuxedo
9 p.m., The Record Bar
Wednesday, October 1
Tina Turner
7:30 p.m., The Sprint Center ($59.50 - $150)
Thursday, October 2
Del McCoury Band / Truckstop Honeymoon
7 p.m., The Crossroads KC ($26)
Saturday, October 4
Bassnectar / The Egg / Orchard Lounge
9 p.m., The Granada ($16 - $20)
Wednesday, October 8
Cory Morrow
9 p.m., The Granada ($12)
Saturday, November 1
Girl Talk / CX KiDTRONiK / The Death Set
8 p.m., The Granada ($14)
Thursday, November 13
Coldplay
7:30 p.m., The Sprint Center ($49.50 - $97.50)
Archetype / Fourth of July (late show) :: Besides the obvious novelty of Fourth of July performing on the Fourth of July, tonight's twin-bill doubleheader offers a chance to celebrate our nation's birth with two Lawrence bands whose colors don't run ... More info
- Fourth of July Fireworks
- Deadman Flats / Rev. Deadeye’s No Man Gospel Band
- Big Cat KS / The Calamity Cubes
