Outdoor Concerts To Mark 5th Anniversary Of The Venue

AURORA, IL — The Venue will ring in its fifth anniversary with a weekend of outdoor live music.

The performance hall on South Broadway in downtown Aurora opened on June 1, 2019. Operated by the nonprofit Fox Valley Music Foundation, The Venue is supported in large part by a group of volunteers who also staff shows.

During its anniversary celebration from May 31 to June 2 at Mundy Park, adjacent to The Venue, audiences can hear fiddle players, "steady-grooving funk" and a Jimmy Buffet tribute band.

Allie Kral and the Night Krals will kick off the weekend May 31 with an 8 p.m. show. The new creative venture was formed by Kral, who The Venue staff called "one of the best fiddle players in the nation."

The following day, Grammy-nominated Liquid Soul will fuse standard jazz improvisation with funk and hip hop. The show by the "acid jazz pioneers" is also scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

To end the weekend on June 2, Great Moments in Vinyl will return with a tribute to Jimmy Buffet. Members of the band, handpicked by Willian Lindsey Cochran, will transport audiences to Margaritaville with a 7 p.m. show.

Tickets to each concert cost $20 for general admission or $25 for reserved premium seats in front of the stage. On the day of each show, admission will increase by $5.