Friday Night Live

EVERY FRIDAY | MAY 30 – AUGUST 22 | 2025 | 6-9PM | DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN

Downtown Champaign will serve as the backdrop for Friday Night Live, a free street-side performance series featuring multiple bands every week. Friday Night Live will be held every Friday from 6-9pm starting May 30th through August 22nd. Performances will be held at the intersections of Main & Fremont, Neil & Park, One Main Plaza, and Market & Taylor in Downtown Champaign. Friday Night Live will include an eclectic mix of music including rock, folk, bluegrass, jazz, R&B, funk, hip-hop, country, indie, and blues, along with a free kids’ activity such as bubbles, balloons, face painting, caricatures, hula-hooping, and glitter tattoos.

FRIDAY, May 30th

Market & Taylor:

6pm: Jake & Hannah – acoustic live-looping folk/soul/pop

7:30pm: Modern Drugs – Midwest pop

Neil & Park:

6pm: Black Cat & The Blueberries – electric blues/rock/old country

7:30pm: The Hangovers – Midwest rock & roll

One Main Plaza stage:

6pm: The Young and the Fretless – bluegrass

7:30pm: The Painkillers Blues Band – blues

Fremont & Main (next to The Space):

6pm: David Howie – the Live Jukebox

7:30pm: Decadents – rock

Also featuring our special weekly kids’ activities: Bubbles from Joyfulbubbles & Balloon Twisting by Aaron’s Party Balloons!

CLICK HERE to follow Friday Night Live on Facebook!

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to our title sponsor: Pour Bros. Taproom! We also want to thank Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Champaign Center Partnership, and the City of Champaign – Municipal Government – without their support, Friday Night Live would not be possible!

If you are a musician or band interested in performing at Friday Night Live, please reach out to Kelly at kwhite@40north.org