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CU Live This Week
Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Oct 29 – Nov 4
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29   ⛅ 78°/57° · dew 54° dry
12:00 pm♪ SoundBites lunchtime live music series featuring Hannah and Jake · 310 N Neil St, Champaign
Take a mid‑day break and enjoy SoundBites, our lunchtime live music series on the Downtown Plaza Stage!
5:00 pm♪ Americana Happy Hour || Tim Crosby FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Tim Crosby is a Southern Illinois-based Americana songwriter and performer.
7:00 pm♪ Dead Sullivan wsg Motes + Sandusky · Cowboy Monkey
8:00 pm♪ Cerbo & The Few FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Cerbo is a Poet x Lyricist performing original art with outstanding professional musicians.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30   ☁️ 68°/48° · dew 38° dry
5:00 pm♪ Jay Ferguson Trio FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Start the evening with great music, tasty drinks and good times in a cozy-no frills environment!
7:30 pm♪ Illinois Wind Symphony + Choirs · Foellinger Great Hall
Program Carlos Carrillo: The Gathering Grounds Charles Ives, arr.
8:00 pm♪ Sunshine Daydream · Rose Bowl Tavern
3 sets of live Grateful Dead music and more from Sunshine Daydream at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana !
9:00 pm♪ The Forty Twos + King Falcon · Cowboy Monkey
We're kicking off your Halloween Weekend with two bands for another stacked card downtown Champaign.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31   🌧 63°/54° · dew 42° dry · 47% rain
11:00 am♪ Concert for Kids · The Urbana Free Library
Join students from the University of Illinois School of Music for a lively mini-concert of music for families and the young at heart…
3:00 pm♪ Los Guapos · Rose Bowl Tavern
Los Guapos is a local instrumental trio, inspired by Peruvian Chicha and American psychedelic rock. 🎃 Halloween daytime show! 🎉🎶 Dancey fun
8:00 pm♪ 90's Daughter Halloween · Cowboy Monkey
Your Halloween soundtrack just got louder.
8:30 pm♪ Bat Factory || Halloween · Rose Bowl Tavern
FWIW, you will not need to pay twice.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 01   🌧 59°/56° · 30% rain
1:00 pm♪ Dia de Muertos 2026 · La Casa Cultural Latina
Join La Casa Cultural Latina as we honor Día de Muertos, a cherished tradition dedicated to remembering and celebrating the lives of our ancestors…
2:30 pm♪ Philo Country Opry FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Classic Country and Western Swing with Ed Clem, Dave Ohlsson, Dyke Corson, Chrissy Sparks and more!
6:00 pm♪ Turino Family Band FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Matt (fiddle, guitar, feet, and vocals) and Tom (banjo, accordions, fiddle, and vocals) have been playing string band, Cajun…
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 02
5:30 pm♪ Jason Finkelman Presents: Improviser's Exchange · Rose Bowl Tavern
Improvisers Exchange is a multifaceted initiative led by Jason Finkelman broadly exploring omni-idiomatic improvised music.
8:00 pm♪ The Urbana Hootenanny · Rose Bowl Tavern
It's not an "open mic" per se, more of a musician hang-out on stage.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 03
3:00 pm♪ Tavern Tuesday Happy Hour & Whiskey Specials · Rose Bowl Tavern
Tavern Tuesday's at The Rose Bowl Tavern 🍻 It is happy hour for folks that drink.
7:30 pm♪ Sass FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Her unique take on covers and beautiful original songs will have you groovin' in your seat.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04
5:00 pm♪ U of I Jazz Trombone Ensemble · Rose Bowl Tavern
U of I Jazz Trombone Ensemble - led by Jim Pugh
7:30 pm♪ Trivia Night · Rose Bowl Tavern
Every Wednesday, Trivia night at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana.
10:00 pm♪ Jazz Jam FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Bring your instrument and come play with the house band.
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