From big names to local acts performing around Omaha area during College World Series

Updated: 10:30 AM CDT Jun 7, 2025

THE STORIES AND PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CHRONICLE. WELL, GOOD MORNING, AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. YOU KNOW, OMAHA HAS A RICH HISTORY WITH MUSIC, AND IT’S BEING RECOGNIZED AROUND THE METRO THROUGH NEW VENUES LIKE THE ASTRO, WHERE I AM HERE IN LA VISTA, AND ALSO STEEL. TO NAME A COUPLE THERE IN DOWNTOWN OMAHA. AND WE’RE GOING TO TAKE YOU THERE A LITTLE LATER, AS WELL AS OLDER, MORE WELL-KNOWN ONES LIKE THE SLOWDOWN AND THE WAITING ROOM TO TODAY, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW THE VENUES GRAB HEADLINING TALENT, WHILE ALSO CELEBRATING LOCAL BANDS AND ARTISTS. FIRST, WE WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK HERE TO OPENING DAY AT THE ASTRO, WHICH IS AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE. PEOPLE AROUND TOWN ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND CHRONICLES JOSH KRISTIANTO REPORTED. LIGHTS, VENUE CASEY DONAHUE. THE ASTRO LAUNCHES INTO THE STARS THIS WEEKEND, AND IT’S PULLING PEOPLE IN FROM BEYOND OUR IMMEDIATE ORBIT. WE DON’T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CHAOS OF DOWNTOWN, SO IT MAKES IT EASY. IT’S COOL TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN LA VISTA CLOSE TO WHERE WE LIVE, SO WE DON’T HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN OMAHA TO GO SEE SHOWS AND THINGS. THE SOUTHWEST METRO HAS BEEN YEARNING FOR MORE SPACES TO DO THINGS, MAKING THINGS CLOSER FOR RESIDENTS IS ONE THING. BRINGING IN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER NEBRASKA AND IOWA IS ANOTHER. I MEAN, I LOVE GOING TO CONCERTS LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE AT THE BOURBON AND STUFF IN LINCOLN. SO THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR US TO LIKE, COME DOWN BECAUSE WE LIKE CASEY DONAHUE. THE PROJECT WASN’T WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES. UNEXPECTED DELAYS FORCED MANAGERS AT THE ASTRO TO MOVE SIX PLANNED LIVE EVENTS TO NEW LOCATIONS. THEY SAID BIG PROJECTS LIKE THIS TAKE TIME NOW HOPES FOR AN ECONOMIC BOOST, GIVING THE AREA SOME OPTIMISM. LOCAL BARS AND RESTAURANTS STANDING TO BENEFIT FROM THE REVELING CROWDS RIGHT NOW, WHERE THE BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED, YOU CAN’T SEE FROM 84TH STREET, SO IT’LL BRING A LOT MORE BUSINESS INTO THEM. IT’LL MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE TO POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. SO I THINK IT’LL BE GREAT FOR THEM. THE POTENTIAL HERE IS ASTRONOMICAL AT THE HEART OF A CITY LOOKING TO MAKE THEIR MARK, AND I’M WITH JANE LUNA NOW. SHE IS THE GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT THE ASTRO JANE, THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. WELL, SO TELL ME, FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW AND MYSELF INCLUDED, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE ASTRO? THE ASTRO IS A MULTI-PURPOSE, MULTI-STAGE VENUE HERE IN LA VISTA, NEBRASKA. WE HAVE AN OUTDOOR STAGE AND AN INDOOR, SO WE’RE VERY DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO TELL ME, WHY WAS THERE A NEED FOR THIS KIND OF FACILITY? DO YOU THINK? I MEAN, I THINK SO. SO WE, YOU KNOW, THE THE VENUE LANDSCAPE IN OMAHA HAS GROWN MASSIVELY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES. BUT OMAHA WAS REALLY MISSING AN OUTDOOR VENUE WITH A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE. I WOULD SAY, OKAY, UM, WE HAVE A VERY WIDE RANGE OF CAPACITIES AND SETUPS THAT WE CAN DO HERE BETWEEN THE INDOOR AND THE OUTDOOR. WE CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM 1300 PEOPLE SEATED TO 5000 PEOPLE STANDING, DEPENDING ON IF YOU’RE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITH WHAT WE’RE DOING AND WE’RE CATERING TO A LOT OF VERY DIFFERENT CALIBER OF ARTISTS. UM, SO SOME OF THOSE BANDS THAT PLAY SMALLER CLUBS THAT ARE MORE IN THAT THOUSAND PERSON CAPACITY ARE GETTING AN EXPERIENCE THAT A LARGE NATIONAL HEADLINING ACT WILL GET THAT’S DOING 5000 PLUS. SO WHAT? LIKE WHAT KIND OF THINGS WOULD THEY BE GETTING IF I WAS A SMALL BAND AND SAY, HEY, I CAN NOW, I CAN FEEL LIKE I’M A MAJOR ACT? YEAH. WHAT ARE WE ARE WE TALKING LIKE RIDERS IN THE BACK THAT YOU GET CERTAIN KIND OF FRUIT? AND FOR SURE WE GET THEM WHATEVER THEY NEED. BUT HERE THEY ARE REALLY GETTING A HOME. WE AREN’T JUST A SMALL CLUB WITH ONE, TWO, THREE DRESSING ROOMS. WE HAVE PRACTICALLY A FULL HOUSE BACK HERE. WE HAVE SEVEN DRESSING ROOMS, TWO CATERING ROOMS, A GYM, A LAUNDRY FACILITY, A GAME ROOM THAT HAS PINBALL MACHINES AND FUN STUFF FOR PEOPLE TO JUST KIND OF RELAX AND HANG OUT. SO THIS IS OUR ARTIST LOUNGE IN HERE. IT’S A FUN LITTLE GAME ROOM, A SPOT TO RELAX AND HAVE SOME FUN. THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT REALLY SET VENUES APART. MAJOR VENUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY’RE GETTING MORE GEARED TOWARDS HAVING THAT UNIQUE ARTIST EXPERIENCE WHERE MAYBE THEY HAVE A PICKLEBALL COURT OR THEY HAVE A BARISTA BACKSTAGE. UM, THERE’S A VENUE THAT HAS A SMASH ROOM THAT YOU GO THAT YOU CAN GO IN AND YOU GET TO SMASH THINGS. SO THIS IS OUR LITTLE CONTRIBUTION TO SOMETHING FUN AND DIFFERENT. SO THE BANDS REALLY DO THEY REALLY WANT THAT? I MEAN, OH YEAH, THEY SAY, DO THEY DEMAND A CERTAIN THINGS OR THEY DON’T DEMAND IT, BUT ANYTHING THAT’S GOING TO BE UNIQUE, THESE PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROAD FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LIVES. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO ENTERTAIN THEM ON SITE IS A BIG DEAL. NICE. WELL, IT’S ALREADY GOING. YEAH, I PLAYED PINBALL SINCE I WAS LIKE IN JUNIOR HIGH. I’M LIKE PINBALL WIZARD. SO LET’S BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, IT’S TAKEN A WHILE TO GET THE ASTRO BUILT. THIS THING JUST DIDN’T POP UP OVERNIGHT. NO, THIS WAS CONCEPTUALIZED. GOSH, SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS AGO. YEAH. AND THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES. I MEAN, WE HAD THE PANDEMIC, SO TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS HAD TO RUN IN. YOU RAN INTO THE PANDEMIC DEFINITELY AFFECTED OUR INDUSTRY. UM, BUT IT AFFECTED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS WELL. SO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, STAFFING ISSUES, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T GET PEOPLE TO WORK NECESSARILY THE SAME WAY THAT YOU DID PRE-PANDEMIC. AND SO THAT SLOWED CONSTRUCTION DOWN EVERYWHERE. IT’S NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM THAT JUST THE ASTRO HAD. SO TELL ME ABOUT THE THE PARTNERSHIP. IS THERE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LA VISTA OR IS THIS A PUBLIC. THERE’S ABSOLUTELY A PARTNERSHIP THERE. UM, WE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED 100%. SO WE ARE CO-OWNED BY TWO PRIVATE COMPANIES. UM, CONCERT PROMOTERS, IF YOU WILL, MAMMOTH LIVE AND 1% PRODUCTIONS. SO THEY OWN 100% OF THE ASTRO BUSINESS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT THE CITY DID CONTRIBUTE OUR OUTDOOR CONCESSIONS AND RESTROOMS BUILDING FOR THE AMPHITHEATER SIDE. SO WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM NOT ONLY ON THAT FACILITY THAT WE RENT FROM THEM FOR EVERY SHOW, BUT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC AND AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP AND HAVE A WELL OILED MACHINE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE’RE DOING, DO YOU THINK THERE’S ENOUGH OR THERE ARE TOO MANY VENUES OF THIS SIZE IN THE METRO AREA TO SUPPORT THE THE AMOUNT OF ACTS THAT COULD COME IN? I DON’T THINK SO. I THINK WE ALL HELP EACH OTHER IN A WAY, EVEN THOUGH THERE’S COMPETITION THERE WITH VENUES THAT ARE SIMILAR SIZES. WE ALL HAVE THIS GOAL THAT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE OMAHA MORE KNOWN AS A DESTINATION, THAT THESE TOURS NEED TO STOP IN. YOU HAVE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. WE DON’T WANT TO DRIVE 3 TO 8 HOURS TO GET TO KANSAS CITY, DENVER, CHICAGO, WHEREVER IT IS. WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A LOCATION THAT IS VERY DESIRABLE FOR ALL OF THESE MAJOR ACTS TO COME TO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. AND SO ALL THIS HEALTHY COMPETITION IS GOING TO HELP PUT US ON THE MAP. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE THE FAN OR THE THE THE EXPERIENCE. WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO SEE? WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S DIFFERENT? WELL, I THINK WHEN THEY COME IN HERE, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR VENUE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WITH THE INDOOR VENUE, IT’S A VERY INTIMATE SETTING. IT HAS A VIBE TO IT. IT’S IT’S IMMERSIVE IN MY OPINION. I MEAN, IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL RIGHT HERE. I MEAN, YEAH, IT IS. UM, AND SO WHEN THEY COME HERE, THESE ARTISTS THAT THEY’RE SEEING, THEY’RE GOING TO FEEL VERY UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. AND I KNOW THAT EVERY VENUE WILL SAY THERE’S NOT A BAD SEAT IN THE HOUSE. THAT THAT’S THE SLOGAN. BUT THAT IS EXTREMELY TRUE IN THIS VENUE. IN PARTICULAR. SO I KNOW LOOKING AROUND, I NOTICED I MEAN, YOU HAVE BARS, YOU HAVE HIGH TOP TABLES. I MEAN, WHY THIS SO CLOSE? WELL, WE’RE CATERING TO MANY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES HERE WITH OUR SEATING. SO WE HAVE OPTIONS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CLIENTELE IS THAT IS COMING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOW. WE HAVE CHAIRS, WE HAVE STANDING, WE HAVE COCKTAIL TABLES. SO YOU CAN HAVE A PLACE TO SET YOUR DRINK. WE HAVE A VIP SUITE AS WELL THAT OFFERS A MORE PREMIUM EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU CAN GET HIGHER END LIQUORS. UM, YOUR OWN BATHROOM AND YOUR OWN BAR THAT ONLY 84 PEOPLE GET TO ACCESS. THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE UPSCALE AND AND SPECIAL. SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR EVERY TYPE OF PRICE POINT AND EVERY TYPE OF EXPERIENCE THAT YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET AS A CONCERT GOER. SO THIS IS THE INDOOR STAGE THAT WE WERE ON JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, AND THIS HALLWAY RIGHT HERE IS ALL THAT SEPARATES US FROM BEING OUTDOORS. HAHA. SO NOW THIS IS THE. SO NOW WE’RE IN THE AMPHITHEATER. YES. SO THIS IS OUR LARGER CAPACITY VENUE. WE CAN DO ANYWHERE FROM 2800 TO 5000 PEOPLE OUT HERE, DEPENDING ON IF WE ARE DOING SEATED OR STANDING. SO IT’S VERY FLEXIBLE, JUST LIKE THAT INDOOR SPACE. HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT DECISION WHEN A CONCERT IS GOING TO BE INDOORS OR OUTDOORS? I MEAN, I WAS IN CHICAGO TO USE THAT EXAMPLE. IT RAINED PRETTY HARD THAT DAY. I MEAN, WASN’T WAS THERE AN OPTION TO MOVE IT INDOORS? SO I WOULD SAY YES AND NO TO THAT. SO THERE IS KIND OF A MISCONCEPTION THAT WE CAN JUST MOVE ANY SHOW INDOORS IF IT RAINS. UM, OUR CAPACITIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT. SO IF WE HAVE 5000 PEOPLE OUTSIDE, WE CAN’T FIT 5000 PEOPLE SAFELY IN HERE. SO THERE’S NOT AN OPTION TO MOVE THAT INDOORS. THERE’S ALSO A LOT MORE, UM, PRODUCTION TECHNICALITIES THAT MAKE IT HARD TO JUST SAY, OH, THE SHOW IS IN TWO HOURS, LET’S MOVE IT INSIDE. IT’S A LOT MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT. UM, BUT AS FAR AS CHOOSING IF A SHOW IS GOING TO BE INDOOR OR OUTDOOR, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT FACTOR INTO THAT. IT COULD BE THAT CAPACITY OF THIS IS AN ARTIST THAT IS GOING TO SELL MORE TICKETS THAN WHAT WE CAN FIT IN HERE. SO LET’S MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND GO OUTSIDE OR IT MIGHT BE THERE ARE ARTISTS THAT DO SOLELY OUTDOOR TOURS WHERE EVERY SINGLE STOP THEY DO THAT IS THEIR THING. THAT SUMMER THAT IT IS ALL OUTDOOR. UM, AND SO THERE ARE JUST DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PLAY INTO THAT. AND WITH SEATING AS WELL, WE KNOW THAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF GENRE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO STAND UP AND DANCE AND NOT HAVE A SEAT NEXT TO THEM. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME GENRES LIKE CHICAGO. EVERYONE WANTS TO SIT AND RELAX AND ENJOY THEMSELVES, RIGHT? IS THERE? I MEAN, THAT’S GOT TO GIVE YOU BE A BIG BARGAINING CHIP FOR YOU, RIGHT? IF YOU’RE TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY TO COME IN, SAY THEY SAY MAYBE THEY EXPECT A CROWD OF 1200 PEOPLE SO THEY COULD FIT IN HERE. THEY COULD ALSO FIT OUTSIDE. YEAH, BUT SO COULD, COULD YOU SAY, HEY, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, PERFORMER. YOU WANT TO BE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE? YOU GOT THE CHOICE HERE. YOU CAN. I MEAN, IT’S ALL A RISK SITUATION. YOU’RE MAKING THE BEST DECISION THAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW YOU CAN BASED ON THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE. AND SO THERE’S SOME NEGOTIATING THAT CAN BE DONE THERE. BUT EVERYONE I THINK, TRIES TO BE HOPEFUL. BUT REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT KIND OF AUDIENCE THIS IS GOING TO CAPTURE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE. FINALLY, THEN I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE OMAHA MUSIC SCENE? I MEAN, WHERE ARE WE? ARE WE ON THE MAP? I THINK WE’RE GETTING THERE. I LIKE TO REFER TO OMAHA AS KIND OF A UP AND COMING AUSTIN, TEXAS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT’S A BIG GOAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, BUT IF YOU JUST LOOK AROUND THE LAST TEN YEARS AT THE TYPE OF VENUES THAT HAVE POPPED UP AND THE RENOVATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, EVEN WITH PLACES LIKE THE ADMIRAL USED TO BE THE SOKOL AUDITORIUM UNDERWENT A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION AND THEY’RE SOMETHING WAY BIGGER NOW. UM, AND SO I THINK THAT THERE’S A LOT OF GROWTH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS TO, TO KEEP THAT GOING. AND KEEP THAT MOMENTUM, BECAUSE WE’RE I THINK WE’RE MAKING WAVES IN OMAHA. WELL, NEXT HERE ON KETV, NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S CHRONICLE, WE’RE TAKING YOU DOWNTOWN FOR MORE ON WHAT THE METRO’S MUSIC SCENE HAS TO OFFER. AND LATER, SOME OF THE SUMMER EVENTS HAPPENING THAT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO CHECK OUT.

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From big names to local acts performing around Omaha area during College World Series

Updated: 10:30 AM CDT Jun 7, 2025

Related coverage in the video aboveLooking for other things to do around town?KETV NewsWatch 7 has put together a list of concerts and performances around the Omaha area for those in-towners or out-of-towners to check out between the ball games. 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Croce at Holland Center | TicketsJune 17Gipsy Kings at Holland Performing Arts Center | TicketsPete Fucinaro at Lied Center in Lincoln | TicketsChicago at Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln | TicketsCreeping Death with Kruelty at Waiting Room | TicketsNOMA Cafe with Big Wade at North Omaha Music and Arts | TicketsInsane Clown Posse with JCW Wrestling at The Admiral | TicketsSamantha Crain at Reverb Lounge | TicketsThe Jazzocracy at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsShake a Tail Feather Tuesday at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsJune 18Ouija Macc at Reverb Lounge | Tickets3BallMTY at Royal Grove in Lincoln | TicketsDaniel Tosh at Orpheum Theater | TicketsYoke Lore at Waiting Room | TicketsJune 19Amanda Deboer Bartlett and Ben Eisenberger with Fiddle in the Middle at Reverb Lounge | TicketsFlobots at Barnato | TicketsKeifer Thompson at Funny Bone | TicketsRailroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band at Falconwood Park | TicketsThe Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | TicketsDare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | TicketsJune 20mike. at Stir Cove |TicketsCountry Soulnroll at Whiskey Roadhouse | TicketsFool House – The Ultimate 90s Party at Slowdown | TicketsZepparella at Waiting Room | TicketsHighway 6 at Shadow Lake Towne Center | InformationWatch Her Comedy Event at Benson Theater | TicketsMichael Gooch Gurciullo & The Guys at Jewell on Capitol | TicketsLuigi, Inc. at Rockbrook Village | FREEBingo Loco at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | TicketsHar Mar Superstar at Reverb Lounge | TicketsMoriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | TicketsPaper Canaries at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsDare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | TicketsThe Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | TicketsSteve Byrne at Funny Bone | TicketsJune 21Jade. with AstroDrop, Alice D, JOGGA, and bvssbratt at Reverb Lounge | TicketsDoctor P B2B Flux Pavilion at Royal Grove in Lincoln | TicketsCriminal Neglect with Million Dollar Veins, Constant Revolt, and River City Rejects at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | TicketsDare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | TicketsSwitchbak at Whiskey Roadhouse | TicketsHigh Heel at Stinson Park | InformationJolene Dixon at Jewell on Capitol | TicketsDJ Tyrone Storm + Coco at Slowdown | TicketsLife in Prism with Sputnik Kaputnik, Trashpile Manor, and Benjamin Gear at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsMoriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | TicketsThe Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | TicketsSteve Byrne at Funny Bone | Tickets June 22Origami Angel with Saturdays at Your Place, Chase Petra, and Combat at Waiting Room | TicketsYoga & Music Festival at A View Venue in Waterloo | TicketsThe Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | TicketsMoriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | TicketsMark Irvin at SumTur Amphitheater | FREEDare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | TicketsJune 23Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts | FREEEmily Bass and Friends at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsJune 24Sam Greenfield at Lied Center in Lincoln | TicketsEnglish Beat at Waiting Room | TicketsHairy Situation: A Comedy Show by Alok at Funny Bone | TicketsNOMA Cafe with Big Wade at North Omaha Music and Arts | TicketsMichael Cera Palin with God’s Computer and Valley Street at Reverb Lounge | TicketsThe Jazzocracy at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsShake a Tail Feather Tuesday at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsJune 25Greensky Bluegrass at Slowdown | TicketsThe Local Honeys at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | TicketsHoly Fawn with Ghostlike at Reverb Lounge | TicketsJimmy Shin at Funny Bone | TicketsCole Chaney at Barnato | TicketsJune 26DeadPettyKellerGrass at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | TicketsMikaela Davis at Reverb Lounge | TicketsOpera To-Go at Bayliss Park | FREEZach Rushing at Funny Bone | TicketsCountry Drive Music Fest in Ashland | TicketsJune 27Blackberry Smoke at The Astro | TicketsTripping Daisy at Waiting Room | TicketsUncruel Summer at Slowdown | TicketsHermanos Espinoza at Liberty First Credit Union Arena | TicketsNathan Paul at Whiskey Roadhouse | TicketsCountry Drive Music Fest in Ashland | TicketsCamille Metoyer Moten Band at Rockbrook Village | FREERingo Starr and His All Starr Band at Memorial Park | FREEFrankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Orpheum Theater | TicketsSouthland at Shadow Lake Towne Center | InformationWheelwright at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsBobcat Goldthwait at Funny Bone | TicketsJune 28The Hottman Sisters with Kethro at Slowdown | TicketsMusic at Miller Park at Miller Park | InformationCountry Drive Music Fest in Ashland | TicketsStarz and Endz at Whiskey Roadhouse | TicketsBobcat Goldthwait at Funny Bone | TicketsBilly McGuigan and the Family Band at Jewell on Capitol | TicketsVoid of Chaos at Reverb Lounge | TicketsDJ Relic at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | TicketsTaylor Fest at Waiting Room | TicketsJustin Moore and Joe Nichols at The Astro | TicketsJune 29Foreigner at Stir Cove | TicketsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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June 9

• Torture with Two Piece at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts | FREE
• St. Paul & the Broken Bones with Cece Coakley at The Admiral | Tickets

June 10

• Sleep Theory at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• The Jazzocracy at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• NOMA Cafe with Big Wade at North Omaha Music and Arts | Tickets
• Shake a Tail Feather Tuesday at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Caity Gyorgy at Lied Center in Lincoln | Tickets
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets

June 11

• Gasoline Lollipops at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Zao with Godseyes, Girl of Glass, Balmore, and NEO SOL at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Plack Blague with Vempire and Ex Lover at Rococo Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• James McCann at Funny Bone | Tickets
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets

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June 12

• 2025 College Baseball Party at Slowdown | Tickets
• Cooper Alan at Slowdown | Tickets
• Dead Posey at Royal Grove in Lincoln | Tickets
• Honestav at Waiting Room | SOLD OUT
• James Arthur at The Astro | Tickets
• Blue Raven Rock Band Camp Showcase at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets

June 13

• Frailin’ Hearts at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• El Desmadre Party at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Cole Younger and the Renegades at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• Satchel Grande at Slowdown | Tickets
• Red Delicious at Shadow Lake Towne Center | Information
• Gooch Big Band at Rockbrook Village | FREE
• Head of Femur with Minne Lussa and Heavy Clippings at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Marca MP & La Adictiva at Liberty First Credit Union Arena | Tickets
• Chad Lee Duo at Jewell on Capitol | Tickets
• Josh Meloy at Barnato | Tickets
• George Lopez at The Astro | Tickets
• Jody Highroller with Jarren Benton, Synthwave Sensei, Electric Mike, and 2Stoned at Royal Grove in Lincoln | Tickets
• Bryan Martin with Drew Phillips Band at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• Billy Currington at Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln | Tickets
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Aries Spears at Funny Bone | Tickets

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June 14

• Psychostick, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Hatricide, Rival Within, and Viscerous at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Kaylyn Sahs at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• Barenaked Ladies with Guster and Fastball at The Astro | Tickets
• Nebraska All Stars Band c
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• Bad Bad Men with Million Dollar Veins and Titus Groaners at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Lyrics Born at Falconwood Park | Tickets
• Ed Archibald & The USB Band at Jewell on Capitol | Tickets
• DJ Crabrangucci at Slowdown | Tickets
• Damones at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Yachtley Crew at Steelhouse Omaha | Tickets
• Peter Fucinaro at North Omaha Music and Arts | Tickets
• Church of Blues at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Aries Spears at Funny Bone | Tickets
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Rascal Martinez at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets

June 15

• Meghan Welch at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Cousin Curtiss at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Alison Krauss and Union Station with Jerry Douglas at The Astro | Tickets
• Millyz at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Papillion Area Concert Band at SumTur Amphitheater | FREE
• MJ The Musical at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• Glenn Miller Orchestra at Scott Hall | Tickets

June 16

• Emily Bass and Friends at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts | FREE
• A.J. Croce at Holland Center | Tickets

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June 17

• Gipsy Kings at Holland Performing Arts Center | Tickets
• Pete Fucinaro at Lied Center in Lincoln | Tickets
• Chicago at Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln | Tickets
• Creeping Death with Kruelty at Waiting Room | Tickets
• NOMA Cafe with Big Wade at North Omaha Music and Arts | Tickets
• Insane Clown Posse with JCW Wrestling at The Admiral | Tickets
• Samantha Crain at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• The Jazzocracy at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Shake a Tail Feather Tuesday at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets

June 18

• Ouija Macc at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• 3BallMTY at Royal Grove in Lincoln | Tickets
• Daniel Tosh at Orpheum Theater | Tickets
• Yoke Lore at Waiting Room | Tickets

June 19

• Amanda Deboer Bartlett and Ben Eisenberger with Fiddle in the Middle at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Flobots at Barnato | Tickets
• Keifer Thompson at Funny Bone | Tickets
• Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band at Falconwood Park | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Dare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | Tickets

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June 20

• mike. at Stir Cove |Tickets
• Country Soulnroll at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• Fool House – The Ultimate 90s Party at Slowdown | Tickets
• Zepparella at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Highway 6 at Shadow Lake Towne Center | Information
• Watch Her Comedy Event at Benson Theater | Tickets
• Michael Gooch Gurciullo & The Guys at Jewell on Capitol | Tickets
• Luigi, Inc. at Rockbrook Village | FREE
• Bingo Loco at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Har Mar Superstar at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• Paper Canaries at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Dare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Steve Byrne at Funny Bone | Tickets

June 21

• Jade. with AstroDrop, Alice D, JOGGA, and bvssbratt at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Doctor P B2B Flux Pavilion at Royal Grove in Lincoln | Tickets
• Criminal Neglect with Million Dollar Veins, Constant Revolt, and River City Rejects at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Dare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | Tickets
• Switchbak at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• High Heel at Stinson Park | Information
• Jolene Dixon at Jewell on Capitol | Tickets
• DJ Tyrone Storm + Coco at Slowdown | Tickets
• Life in Prism with Sputnik Kaputnik, Trashpile Manor, and Benjamin Gear at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Steve Byrne at Funny Bone | Tickets

June 22

• Origami Angel with Saturdays at Your Place, Chase Petra, and Combat at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Yoga & Music Festival at A View Venue in Waterloo | Tickets
• The Wild Party at Bluebarn Theatre | Tickets
• Moriarty at Bellevue Little Theatre | Tickets
• Mark Irvin at SumTur Amphitheater | FREE
• Dare to Dream Jr. at Omaha Community Playhouse | Tickets

June 23

• Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts | FREE
• Emily Bass and Friends at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets

June 24

• Sam Greenfield at Lied Center in Lincoln | Tickets
• English Beat at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Hairy Situation: A Comedy Show by Alok at Funny Bone | Tickets
• NOMA Cafe with Big Wade at North Omaha Music and Arts | Tickets
• Michael Cera Palin with God’s Computer and Valley Street at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• The Jazzocracy at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Shake a Tail Feather Tuesday at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets

June 25

• Greensky Bluegrass at Slowdown | Tickets
• The Local Honeys at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Holy Fawn with Ghostlike at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Jimmy Shin at Funny Bone | Tickets
• Cole Chaney at Barnato | Tickets

Jason Kempin

June 26

• DeadPettyKellerGrass at Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln | Tickets
• Mikaela Davis at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• Opera To-Go at Bayliss Park | FREE
• Zach Rushing at Funny Bone | Tickets
• Country Drive Music Fest in Ashland | Tickets

June 27

• Blackberry Smoke at The Astro | Tickets
• Tripping Daisy at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Uncruel Summer at Slowdown | Tickets
• Hermanos Espinoza at Liberty First Credit Union Arena | Tickets
• Nathan Paul at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• Country Drive Music Fest in Ashland | Tickets
• Camille Metoyer Moten Band at Rockbrook Village | FREE
• Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at Memorial Park | FREE
• Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at Orpheum Theater | Tickets
• Southland at Shadow Lake Towne Center | Information
• Wheelwright at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Bobcat Goldthwait at Funny Bone | Tickets

Stephen J. Cohen

June 28

• The Hottman Sisters with Kethro at Slowdown | Tickets
• Music at Miller Park at Miller Park | Information
• Country Drive Music Fest in Ashland | Tickets
• Starz and Endz at Whiskey Roadhouse | Tickets
• Bobcat Goldthwait at Funny Bone | Tickets
• Billy McGuigan and the Family Band at Jewell on Capitol | Tickets
• Void of Chaos at Reverb Lounge | Tickets
• DJ Relic at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln | Tickets
• Taylor Fest at Waiting Room | Tickets
• Justin Moore and Joe Nichols at The Astro | Tickets

June 29

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