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Oswego announces line-up for
Venue 1012 summer event series

Season kicks off with country music extravaganza on May 27

The Village of Oswego is excited to announce the 2023 summer event series at its outdoor amphitheater Venue 1012. Located at 1012 Station Drive in Oswego, Venue 1012 will host a combination of 14 ticketed and free events.

Venue 1012, Oswego?s own outdoor arts and entertainment amphitheater, will host its second full summer of family-friendly fun. The season is loaded with opportunities to sing, dance, sip, eat and unwind with family and friends of all ages in Oswego?s own backyard. In addition to food trucks serving local fare, wine and beer will be available for purchase at select events. ?Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to relax while celebrating long summer nights.

?Get ready to celebrate the season with tons of entertainment options for all ages,? Village President Troy Parlier said. ?Venue 1012 is an awesome place to hang out family and friends. This year?s lineup has music, movies and fun for everyone.?

The 2023 season features Weekend Concerts, Free Thursday Night Concerts, and Movies under the Stars. Top-notch regional acts will perform on select Saturdays with affordable ticket prices. Free concerts with music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2K and today?s pop favorites will take place on Thursday evenings. Movies Under the Stars returns with three free family-friendly movies and games including bags and giant Connect Four.

Wine Off the Fox will return for a two-day event Labor Day weekend, again raising funds for breast cancer support organizations.

Tickets are now on sale for four weekend concerts:

Country Bash: Oswego Honors Veteran on May 27 features Whiskeyfist with the Alika Arlynn Band and Tim Gleason Band. Tickets for this six-hour country music extravaganza are $20 for ages 13 & up; free for active military and veterans; and free for ages 12 & under.??

Featured acts continue through the summer with Chicago?s No. 1 rock band SEMPLE with Fletcher Rockwell on June 10. Each SEMPLE performance packs a powerful punch that will bring you to your feet with hits from ?70s rock to alt rock to modern pop, and original music. On July 15, Boy Band Review takes the stage. Playing to capacity crowds throughout the Midwest, these crooners will captivate you with chart-toppers by NSYNC, New Kids on the Block, BTS and more. And straight from Nashville on August 5, Southern Accents, a Tom Petty tribute, promises to look, live and play the part of the legendary rock band behind decades of radio mainstays such as ?Don?t Do Me Like That? and ?American Girl.?

Tickets for SEMPLE, Boy Band Review and Southern Accents cost $15 for ages 13 and up; $10 for active military and veterans; and free for ages 12 & under. Save money by purchasing a four-bundle concert pass for $50 or $25 for active military and veterans. Free events continue through the summer.

The season kicks off on Memorial Day weekend with Country Bash on May 27 and a free concert May 28 by Springbrook?s Oswego Pops Orchestra, along with bagpiper David Johnston, performing patriotic music to recognize our veterans and fallen heroes.

This summer?s events are listed below by category. For descriptions of each event and to purchase tickets, visit venue1012.com.

Weekend Concerts:
Top regional acts on select Saturdays with affordable ticket prices.

Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 27
Country Bash: Oswego Honors Veterans: Headliner Whiskeyfist with the Alika Arlynn Band and Tim Gleason Band.
Genre: Country Time: 2:30 p.m. venue opens; 3:30-5:00 p.m. Alika Arlynn Band; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tim Gleason Band; 8:00-10:00 p.m. Whiskeyfist
Cost: $20 ages 13 & up; free for active military/veterans; free ages 12 & under??

Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday, May 28
Free Concert: Tribute to Veterans: Springbrook?s Oswego Pops Orchestra with bagpiper David Johnston Genre: Patriotic favorites
Time: 2:30 p.m. venue opens; 3:00-4:00 p.m. performance

Saturday, June 10
SEMPLE band with Fletcher Rockwell
Genre: Multiple eras with iconic tunes from the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake and original music from both bands
Time: 3:30 p.m. venue opens; 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fletcher Rockwell; 7:00-9:00 p.m. SEMPLE Cost: $15 ages 13 & up, $10 active military/veterans; free ages 12 & under

Saturday, July 15
Boy Band Review?
Genre: Delivering ?90s hits from NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Jonas Bros
Time: 6:00 p.m. venue opens; 7:00-9:00 p.m. Boy Band Review
Cost: $15 ages 13 & up, $10 active military/veterans; free ages 12 & under

Saturday, August 5
Southern Accents: Tom Petty tribute band on tour from Nashville
Genre: Recreating music from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers?
Time: 6:00 p.m. venue opens; 7:00-9:00 p.m. Southern Accents
Cost: $15 ages 13 & up, $10 active military/veterans; free ages 12 & under

Labor Day Weekend, September 1 and 2 Wine Off the Fox and Benefit Concert
Friday, September 1 Wine tasting and live music Time: 5:00 p.m. venue opens; 6:00-8:30 p.m. The PriSSillas

Saturday, September 2 Wine tasting and live music Time: 3:00 p.m. venue opens; 3:00-7:30 p.m. Serendipity and the Jersey Girls

Free Thursday Night Concerts:
Free concerts on select Thursdays with music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s 2K and today Day: Select Thursdays Time: 6:00 p.m. venue opens, 7:00-9:00 p.m. featured band

June 1 Sealed with a Kiss (SWAK)
Genre: Pop rock cover band?

June 29 Petty Cash
Genre: Mix of Johnny Cash and Tom Petty hits

July 6 Hillbilly Rockstarz
Genre: Country

July 27 The GooRoos
Genre: Mix of decades including Journey, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Queen and Led Zeppelin

August 17 Second Hand News
Genre: Fleetwood Mac tribute

Movies Under the Stars:
Free movies on select Thursdays with family activities and giveaways
Time: 6:00 p.m. venue opens; movies begin at dusk

June 22
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Thursday, July 20
Sonic the Hedgehog 2

August 10
Puss in Boots

All events are family-friendly and have been created to engage a variety of different audiences. Learn more about the season and purchase tickets by visiting venue1012.com.

Venue 1012, along with the Village?s special events program, is designed to be self-sustaining on a year-to-year basis, funded through sponsorship, beverage and ticket sales, and other events-related revenue.

Learn about Venue 1012 sponsorship, donor opportunities and event rentals and contact Julie Hoffman by email?for additional information.?