Music fans are still raving about Get Loud!, the weekly live music events that took many by surprise, yet proved to be one of this summer’s most memorable concert series. As it turns out, it was but one feather in the cap of Downtown Memphis this year, and there’s still more coming. This Friday sees a full blown mini-festival going down, thanks to Memphis Tourism and the Downtown Memphis Commission.
Memphis Music On Main, a free live music event scheduled for Friday, October 29th, will bring some serious musical firepower, including the North Mississippi Allstars, Al Kapone, Southern Avenue, The PRVLG, and Dottie. Performances will take place on two outdoor stages at Main and G.E. Patterson near Central Station, and a second stage at Main and Beale Street near The Orpheum.
If many of the city’s historic Downtown buildings once seemed destined for demolition, including the glorious Orpheum itself, the popular movement to preserve the area has now firmly taken root nearly half a century later. Indeed, the area is seen as key to the city’s identity.
“As the city’s definitive entertainment district, music fuels the vibe in Downtown Memphis. And live music often serves as an invitation to locals and visitors to come join us in downtown,” says Paul Young, president of the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC). “Creating activity that contributes to a vibrant and active downtown is a core part of our mission at the DMC. Combining a Memphis Music Month event with Trolley Night is a great way to celebrate what makes Memphis and our downtown neighborhoods so special.”
This Trolley Night, a regular event sponsored by the South Main Neighborhood Association, and already a bit over the top with Halloween activities this month, will be one to remember with a stellar lineup of some of the city’s best musical artists. It’s a perfect note on which to end an October bursting with local music events.
“Memphis is music. The Memphis sound is what motivates people from across our country and around the world to visit our amazing city,” says Kevin Kane, president & CEO of Memphis Tourism. “On the heels of our Get Loud! live music series on Beale Street, our goal remains the same, celebrating Memphis music by highlighting our music attractions, vibrant live music scene, and artists that define the Memphis sound of today.”
