The U.S. National Whitewater River Center’s popular Whitewater River Jams are free concerts take place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening from May 3th, 2018, to September 29th. The music will go from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.. Follow this link to learn about all the bands.
Admission is free. Parking is $6 per car. You can’t bring in food. Especially those three extra large pizzas I saw someone try to bring in last year. Food and drink is for sale at the Whitewater Center.
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- Subscribing to Charlotte on the Cheap
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- Charlotte live music calendar
- Upcoming free and cheap for kids to do
- Free and cheap Easter egg hunts and other Easter events
Here’s the 2018 schedule.
Whitewater River Jam Schedule
The Nth Power
May
Thursday, May 3: Family & Friends
Friday, May 4: Folk Soul Revival
Saturday, May 5: Jon Stickley Trio
Thursday, May 10: Arkansauce
Friday, May 11: The Nth Power
Saturday, May 12: Old Heavy Hands
Thursday, May 17: John Papa Gros Band
Friday, May 18: Dragondeer
Saturday, May 19: Mike Strauss Band
Thursday, May 24: Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band
Friday, May 25: Guy Marshall
Saturday, May 26: Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics
Thursday, May 31: Cha Wa
June
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Friday, June 1: Liz Cooper and the Stampede
Saturday, June 2: Brother Hawk
Thursday, June 7: Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Friday, June 8: The Deer
Saturday, June 9: Elonzo Wesley
Thursday, June 14: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters
Friday, June 15: Vanessa Collier
Saturday, June 16: Sol Fest, with Unspoken Tradition
Thursday, June 21: Yarn
Friday, June 22: Laney Jones & the Spirits
Saturday, June 23: The Ron Holloway Band
Thursday, June 28: Aaron Burdett
Friday, June 29: South Hill Banks
Saturday, June 30: Sun Parade
July
Nora Jane Struthers
Thursday, July 5: Fireside Collective
Friday, July 6: Coddle Creek
Saturday, July 7: Wild Adriatic
Thursday, July 12: Super Doppler
Friday, July 13: Urban Soil
Saturday, July 14: Machine Kid
Thursday, July 19: Flatland Tourists
Friday, July 20: Ruen Brothers
Saturday, July 21: Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Thursday, July 26: Seth Walker Trio
Friday, July 27: The Novel Ideas
Saturday, July 28: Nora Jane Struthers
August
Thursday, August 2: Cranford Hollow
Friday, August 3: Tony Eltora
Saturday, August 4: Heather Gillis
Thursday, August 9: Old Salt Union
Friday, August 10: The Paper Crowns
Saturday, August 11: The Get Right Band
Thursday, August 16: Selwyn Birchwood
Friday, August 17: Amigo
Saturday, August 18: Kyle Cook
Thursday, August 23: Southern Avenue
Friday, August 24: The Mantras
Saturday, August 25: Circus No. 9
Thursday, August 30: San Geronimo
Friday, August 31: The Scott Moss Band
September
Sol Driven Train
Saturday, September 1: AJ Ghent
Thursday, September 6: Mo Lawda and the Humble
Friday, September 7: Sol Driven Train
Saturday, September 8: Sally & George
Thursday, September 13: Dan Hubbard
Friday, September 14: The Greyhounds
Saturday, September 15: David Childers
Thursday, September 20: The National Reserve
Friday, September 21: Kevin Gordon
Saturday, September 22: Flow Fest, music: Trampled by Turtles
Thursday, September 27: Time Sawyer
Friday, September 28: Jamie McLean Band
Saturday, September 29: Western Century
More outdoor music series
Looking for more outdoor music series? Here’s a day by day list for the next two months:
U.S. National Whitewater Center
5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 704-391-3900
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