It’s pretty easy to keep apprised of the touring acts coming through Champaign-Urbana in the summertime (mainly because they’re few and far between), but the degree of difficulty goes up once the students return.
So, we thought, what if we put together a composite calendar of all the local venues in one place? It’s likely not perfect, so please point out any shows that we missed or anything else that’s goofed up, but it’s a good start. FYI: This is intended to be only for shows featuring touring bands. We’ll add more links (and ticket prices!) as time allows, and this schedule will be updated and tacked onto the end of The Overture each Monday. We hope it becomes a reliable, authoritative source of information, so let us know what would make it better.
AUGUST
8/25 Andrew Dixon Jazz Combo @ The Iron Post
8/26 Justin Townes Earle @ Rose Bowl Tavern
8/27 Umphrey’s McGee @ Canopy Club
8/27 Throw Me The Statue, The Brunettes, Nurses + World’s First Flying Machine @ Courtyard Cafe
8/28 Hot Buttered Rum, Post Historic, High Cotton, Duke of Uke @ Research Park
8/28 Umphrey’s McGee @ Canopy Club
8/29 Vivian Girls @ Cowboy Monkey
8/29 SSLYBY, Those Darlins + Common Loon @ Courtyard Cafe
8/30 Schwinntonation @ The Bike Project (IMC basement)
SEPTEMBER
9/3 Nine Jewish Girls Gone Bad @ Canopy Club
9/3 Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears + On Again Off Again @ Courtyard Cafe
9/3 Allerton Music Barn Festival @ Allerton Music Barn, Monticello
9/4 Lucky Boys Confusion @ Canopy Club
9/4 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone + New Ruins @ Courtyard Cafe
9/4 MeTalkPretty et. al. @ Independent Media Center
9/4 Allerton Music Barn Festival @ Allerton Music Barn, Monticello
9/4 Illogic @ Highdive
9/5 Secrets Between Sailors + Robots Counterfeiting Money @ Courtyard Cafe
9/5 Allerton Music Barn Festival @ Allerton Music Barn, Monticello
9/6 Allerton Music Barn Festival @ Allerton Music Barn, Monticello
9/9 Wayne “the Train” Hancock @ Shady Nook Pub, Saybrook
9/10 Ellnora: Opening Night Party @ Krannert
9/10 Who’s Bad Michael Jackson Tribute @ Canopy Club
9/11 Ellnora: Dan Zanes & Friends @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: Brasil Guitar Duo @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: The Jerry Douglas Band @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: The Long Count – Kim & Kelley Deal w/ members of the National @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: A Story of Floating Weeds @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: Keb’ Mo’ Band @ Krannert
9/11 Ellnora: The Sisters Euclid @ Krannert
9/11 Ever So Klever @ Highdive
9/11 Achtung Baby (U2 Tribute) @ Canopy Club
9/11 Stoney Curtis Band @ Memphis on Main
9/11 Good Night & Good Morning + Sharon Van Etten + Speck Mountain @ Courtyard Cafe
9/12 Ellnora: Bachfest @ Foellinger Hall
9/12 Ellnora: Natalia Zukerman & Erin McKeown @ Krannert
9/12 Ellnora: Jake Hertzog Trio et. al. @ Krannert
9/12 Ellnora: Bill Frisell @ Colwell Playhouse
9/12 Ellnora: Brazilian Bash @ Foellinger Hall
9/12 Ellnora: Richard Julian @ Krannert
9/12 Ellnora: Ani DiFranco @ Colwell Playhouse
9/12 Ellnora: The Goddess @ Krannert
9/12 Ellnora: The National @ Tryon Festival Theatre
9/12 Ellnora: Laurie Morvan Band @ Krannert Lobby
9/12 Five Times August @ Canopy Club
9/12 Shadowside, Subtle Fall @ Independent Media Center
9/12 Brat Pack @ Cowboy Monkey (Block Party)
9/13 Matt & Kim @ Parkland College Inner Park
9/14 Hoots & Hellmouth @ Canopy Club
9/15 The Fray @ Assembly Hall
9/16 Pygmalion: Headlights, et. al. @ Canopy Club
9/17 Astral Project @ The Iron Post
9/17 Pygmalion: Lucero et. al. @ Canopy Club
9/17 Pygmalion: Early Day Miners et. al. @ Red Herring
9/17 Pygmalion: Skream et. al. @ Highdive
9/17 Pygmalion: Starfucker + Deelay Ceelay + Butterfly Assassins @ Courtyard Cafe
9/17 Pygmalion: My Brightest Diamond et. al. @ Krannert
9/17 Jeremy Camp @ Assembly Hall
9/18 Pygmalion: Wavves et. al. @ Canopy Club
9/18 Pygmalion: Cameron McGill, The 1900s, Mazes, Angie Heaton @ Cowboy Monkey
9/18 Pygmalion: So Many Dynamos et. al. @ Blues BBQ
9/18 Pygmalion: Kilroy et al et. al. @ Sandellas
9/18 Pygmalion: Low et. al. @ Channing-Murray
9/18 Pygmalion: Solid Gold + Oceans + Pet Lions @ Courtyard Cafe
9/18 Pygmalion: Golden Quality et.al. @ Bentley’s
9/18 Pygmalion: Neoga Blacksmith et. al. @ Mike ‘n Molly’s
9/18 The Blaggards @ Wings, etc., Bloomington
9/19 Pygmalion: Iron & Wine, The Books et. al. @ Krannert
9/19 Pygmalion: RJD2 et. al. @ Canopy Club
9/19 Pygmalion: New Ruins, Horse’s Ha, Gazelle, Lonely Trailer @ Cowboy Monkey
9/19 Pygmalion: Daredevil Christopher Wright, Brighton, MA + Lymbyc Systym @ Courtyard Cafe
9/19 Pygmalion: TBD @ Parasol
9/19 Pygmalion: TBD @ Exile on Main St.
9/19 Pygmalion: Now Now Every Children et. al. @ Red Herring
9/19 Pygmalion: Tyson & the Friction et. al. @ Mike ‘n Molly’s
9/19 Pygmalion: Marmoset et. al. @ Bentley’s
9/20 Badfish (Sublime Tribute) @ Canopy Club
9/21 Richard Buckner @ Canopy Club
9/23 The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Canopy Club
9/23 The Insomniacs @ The Iron Post
9/24 Yourself & The Air + Jet W. Lee @ Courtyard Cafe
9/25 C-U Folk & Roots Festival @ Various Locations
9/25 Jason & the Punknecks @ Memphis on Main
9/25 Eclipse (Pink Floyd Tribute) @ Canopy Club
9/25 Mhondoro @ Cowboy Monkey
9/26 Sufjan Stevens @ Highdive – SOLD OUT
9/26 MOMO + Berimbau Bandit and the Caxixikid @ Courtyard Cafe
9/26 C-U Folk & Roots Festival @ Various Locations
9/26 Koffin Kats @ Cowboy Monkey
9/29 Oso Closo @ The Iron Post
9/30 RAIN (Beatles Tribute) @ Assembly Hall
9/30 Digital Primitives @ Independent Media Center
OCTOBER
10/1 Eric Person and Meta-Four @ The Iron Post
10/1 Eric Radoux @ Courtyard Cafe
10/1 Joan Red, Frequency 54 et. al. @ Independent Media Center
10/2 Vertebrats Reunion @ Cowboy Monkey
10/3 Vertebrats Reunion @ Cowboy Monkey
10/3 Hollywood Lies in Concert @ Independent Media Center
10/3 Lydia + TBA support @ Courtyard Cafe
10/4 Youth Group @ Canopy Club
10/8 ZOSO (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ Canopy Club
10/8 Flotation Walls + World’s First Flying Machine @ Courtyard Cafe
10/8 Oh My God @ Cowboy Monkey
10/9 Light Pollution + I Need Sleep @ Courtyard Cafe
10/10 Action Design, Sick of Sarah + Donora @ Courtyard Cafe
10/11 Jennie and the Sure Shots @ Independent Media Center
10/13 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers @ Highdive
10/16 Blitzen Trapper @ Canopy Club
10/16 Black Whales @ Cowboy Monkey
10/17 NIL8 @ Cowboy Monkey
10/17 Lookbook @ Courtyard Cafe
10/17 The Lifeline et. al. @ Independent Media Center
10/22 Avett Brothers @ Canopy Club
10/24 Great Lakes Swimmers + The Wooden Birds @ Courtyard Cafe
10/24 Hallelujah the Hills @ Cowboy Monkey
10/25 Yonder Mountain String Band @ Canopy Club
10/25 David Bazan @ Highdive
10/27 Mason Jennings @ Highdive
10/29 Thao with the Get Down Stay Down @ Canopy Club
10/30 Batrider + Scotland Yard Gospel Choir @ Courtyard Cafe
NOVEMBER
11/5 Generationals, Spinto Band + Pepi Ginsberg @ Courtyard Cafe
11/13 Ruby Rodeo Love @ Courtyard Cafe
11/14 Heavy Trash (Jon Spencer of JSBX) @ Cowboy Monkey
11/18 Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers @ Highdive
11/21 Hot Club of Cowtown @ Shady Nook Pub, Saybrook