The weather lately may not have been summer-like, but the City of Fishers is already gearing-up for another concert series, with a newly-remodeled Amphitheater facility.
Let’s start with the artists set for the popular Amp After Dark Friday night series. All are scheduled to start at 8pm:
o June 8 John Waite and Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio
o June 15 Dogs of Society: The Music of Elton John
o June 22 B105.7 presents 80’s at the Amp: Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to Paul McCartney
o June 29 A Spark!Fishers Feature Show
o July 6 The Meek Sisters
o July 13 A Fishers Arts Crawl Feature Show with Jennie DeVoe
o July 20 Sounds of Summer: Music of the Beach Boys
o July 27 Woomblies Rock Orchestra
o August 3 Boy Band Review: Music of Backstreet Boys, *NYSNC, and New Kids on the Block
o August 10 Dark Desert Eagles: Music of The Eagles feat. Pat Badger of Extreme
o August 17 Trippin Billies: Music of Dave Matthews Band
o August 31 Blues Fest 2018
o September 1 Blues Fest 2018
Note that there are a few placeholders. The June 29th event as part of the Spark!Fishers festival has not been confirmed. Also, all the artists set for the Blues Festival are yet to be announced.
Next, here is the schedule for the Tuesday night concerts, all scheduled to start at 7pm:
o June 5 My Yellow Rickshaw Sponsored by Heritage Christian School
o June 12 Endless Summer Band Sponsored by Citizens State Bank
o June 19 The Doo Sponsored by Cathedral High School
o June 26 Mike and Joe Sponsored by Mosquito Joe
o July 3 Spark!Fishers Show: The Pettybreakers Sponsored by Johnson and Jensen LLP
o July 10 The Bishops Sponsored by Primrose School
o July17 Parrots of the Caribbean Sponsored by Bose McKinney and Evans
o July 24 Dave and Rae Sponsored by Goddard School
o July 31 Alternate Rain-Out Date Sponsored by Boomerang Development
o August 7 Alternate Rain-Out Date Sponsored by Boomerang Development
Finally, Concerts On The Green, midday events, will be back in 2018. These are all scheduled noon-1pm and are aimed at the lunch crowd:
o May 9 Kelley Isenhower
o May 16 Phil Pierle
o May 23 Tim and Jay
o May 30 Doug Henthorn
o June 6 Kelley Isenhower
o June 13 Phil Pierle
o June 20 Christina 7
o June 27 Rick Matillo
o July 11 Kelley Isenhower
o July 18 Phil Pierle
o July 25 Chad Mills
o August 1 Kelley Isenhower
o August 8 Phil Pierle
o August 15 Tim and Jay
o August 22 Doug Henthorn
o September 5 Kelley Isenhower
o September 12 Phil Pierle
o September 19 Doug Henthorn
o September 26 Chad Mills
Tuesday and Friday concerts will be at the Amphitheater, Concerts On The Green will be in the area south of City Hall.
“Fishers Parks & Recreation does an incredible job building out a summer schedule that all but guarantees to bring the fun and vibrancy to the Nickel Plate District that we’ve come to look forward to each summer,” Mayor Scott Fadness said in a city news release. “The variety in music and atmosphere around different concert series ensures we’re able to offer something for everyone in our community.”
All concerts are free, and those attending the the events are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and food to enjoy during the show. Coolers are permitted.
I talked with Bob McCutcheon of the Parks and Recreation Department about this year’s concert series in a podcast, which you can hear at this link.