Indaba Nights free summer concert series sets 2025 schedule

Indaba Nights, the free summer concert series held at the Indaba Band Shell on the grounds of St. Ann Center's Bucyrus Campus, has announced its 2025 schedule, kicking off June 4 with popular local band Esquires II.

The free weekly concert series features a different performer each Wednesday through August 27, when the series closes with returning favorite Chris Pipkins. The family-friendly music runs from 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. at the band shell at the rear of the property, 2450 W. North Ave. in Milwaukee.

A limited number of folding chairs will be set up on the paved area in front of the stage; attendees are highly encouraged to bring their own camp or lawn chairs, or blankets for seating on the grassy hill. Food and beverages will be available for purchase; coolers are also allowed. Those who arrive early may tour the facility at 6 p.m. for mini tours ending before the music begins. Parking is available for free in the fenced-in lot as well as on-street. The venue is accessible, with paved walkways from the parking lot to the stage and also to the accessible restrooms on either side.

“We are becoming a premiere, free, community hotspot for ‛ol’ school’ entertainment,’” says Gloria Miller, St. Ann Center's special events director. “ With many of the bands, you will be able to travel down memory lane, singing along and dancing.”

Here is the full 2025 Indaba Nights lineup:

June 4 — ESQUIRES II

June 11 — MuvGruv

June 18 — Stone Jam Band

June 25 — Love, Peace & Soul Band

July 2 — Cigarette Break

July 9 — Mahogany Soul

July 16 — The Tempters

July 23 — Shuga Blu

July 30 — Jazz Flux

August 6 — Tony T N T Washington & His Explosive Divas

August 13 — Adekola Adedapo & Friends

August 20 — Jeannie Holiday

August 27 – Chris Pipkins

Note: Schedule is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Follow theIndaba Band Shell Facebook Page for news, updates, performer applications and more.

The 2025 Indaba sponsors who make this series possible: Milwaukee County Office of Equity (Black Diamond); Gershia Coggs & G. Spencer Coggs, Grandma Book, Black Excellence Awards, World Mission Ministries, & Gloria Miller (Platinum); AARP & Bettie A Rodgers Law Office (Gold); Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter, & James Imaging (Silver).

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St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care is a nonprofit with a world-renowned day care program, in a homelike setting, that serves children, frail elders and adults with disabilities. This year, Bucyrus Campus is celebrating 10 years of intergenerational services on Milwaukee's north side! It opened in 2015, joining the original St. Ann Center on Milwaukee’s south side since 1999. Both offer supplemental health and wellness services that make St. Ann Center a premiere resource for family caregivers.