Friday Cheers Announces

2018 Concert Series Line Up

(RICHMOND, VA) March 6, 2018 – Friday Cheers, presented by Bell’s Brewery, returns for its 34th season as Richmond’s longest running outdoor concert series on downtown’s beautiful riverfront. Produced by Venture Richmond Events, Friday Cheers kicks off May 4 on Brown’s Island with a stellar line-up that you won’t want to miss, featuring breakout bands, national acts and RVA’s hometown talent. Children 12 and under are free.

May 4 – Valerie June (8:00) with Devon Gilfillian (6:30) $10

Watch Valerie June on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cShj4BimPXc

Watch Devon Gilfillian on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g1TIlZNPubw

May 11 – Tank and the Bangas (8:00) with Sweet Crude (6:30) $10

Watch Tank and the Bangas on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QKzobTCIRDw

Watch Sweet Crude on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYFmM6aSVT0

May 25 – RVA Music Night featuring Richmond bands: Butcher Brown (8:00), Dharma Bombs (7:00) and Piranha Rama (6:00) $5

Watch Butcher Brown on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F1uhXF_Iig0

Watch Dharma Bombs on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WNRTi3ThGcQ

Watch Piranha Rama on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D3dRMacnBJ8

June 1 – Tyler Childers (8:00) with Saw Black (6:30) $5

Watch Tyler Childers on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_QzcrflqDCg

Watch Saw Black on YouTube: https://youtu.be/34538JznOpc

June 8 – Rhiannon Giddens (8:00) with NOBS! Brass Band (6:30) $10 As part of the Festival of the River. Both bands performing with the Richmond Symphony.

Watch Rhiannon Giddens on YouTube: https://youtu.be/moLtT5SI84g

Watch NOBS! Brass Band on YouTube https://youtu.be/MEjNggZsWow

June 15 – Parquet Courts (8:00) with Gauche (6:30) $10

Watch Parquet Courts on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l-Bka7yNyKA

Watch Gauche on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CVXFKIP7-6s

June 22 – Knower (8:00) with Kenneka Cook (6:30) $5

Watch Knower on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GnEmD17kYsE

Watch Kenneka Cook on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X_YT5a9z0Zk

June 29 – Turnpike Troubadours (8:00) with Charley Crockett (6:30) $10

Watch Turnpike Troubadours on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g3jGkqcvR80

Watch Charley Crockett on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lnRHnCM3jBA

Advance tickets for individual shows and season passes to Friday Cheers are now available to purchase online at Ticketstobuy.com. Season Passes cost $40 from March 6 – April 1 and $55 after.

Friday Cheers is presented by: Bell’s Brewery Friday Cheers is sponsored by: CoStar, Lyft, Delta Hotels by Marriott, 103.7 Play, Richmond.com, Style Weekly, NBC12, CW Richmond and Pasture.

For more interviews on the bands, insider and behind-the-scenes info, and back stories on the artists, visit the Friday Cheers blog or Friday Cheers website.

To be entered in a weekly drawing to win tickets to Friday Cheers, like Friday Cheers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! Be sure to use #CheersRVA all season long to be a part of the conversation!

Venture Richmond is a non-profit organization formed to engage business and community leaders in partnering with the City to enhance the vitality of the community, particularly Downtown, through economic development, marketing, promotion, advocacy and events. Venture Richmond provides enhanced property management services for both the Downtown and Riverfront including; the Clean & Safe program, beautification and landscaping projects and management and maintenance of Brown’s Island, the Canal Walk and Belle Isle parking lot. Venture Richmond Events produces Friday Cheers, the 2nd Street Festival, the Richmond Folk Festival, and partners with the Richmond Sportsbackers to produce Dominion Energy Riverrock. Venture Richmond also operates Riverfront Canal Cruises. Both Venture Richmond Events, LLC and Riverfront Canal Cruises, LLC are subsidiaries of Venture Richmond, Inc. For more information visit www.venturerichmond.com.