Live at the Plaza continues with free outdoor concerts in Tuscaloosa

Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News
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Live at the Plaza, the city of Tuscaloosa's free outdoor spring-summer concert series, kicked off May 10.

The show at Government Plaza downtown featured Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos, a blues-rock band from Virginia, and Haysop.

The May 17 show featured AJ and The Midnight Soulz and Myles Morgan.

Music fans listen to the group Haysop during the first Live at the Plaza of the season Friday, May 10, 2024, at Government Plaza.
Music fans listen to the group Haysop during the first Live at the Plaza of the season Friday, May 10, 2024, at Government Plaza.

The family-friendly May-June shows will be held each Friday from 6-9 p.m., weather permitting, in Government Plaza, abutting the free 400-spot parking deck at 2230 Seventh St. 

The scheduled 2024 debut of Live at the Plaza on May 3 was rained out. In past years, when other Fridays have been rained on, those shows were rescheduled for later in summer.

Here's the rest of the 2024 Live at the Plaza lineup:

  • May 24: Dalton Bush Band, Firetown

  • May 31: Tyler Sellers & the Wreckers, Finding North

  • June 7: Plato Jones, Blind River Current

  • June 14: Dionysus, Lock 9 Band

  • June 21: Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Zach Guffey

  • July 28: John Wilson Experience, The3thirtythreeband

Jody Broughton plays with her son, Boyd, while he is held by her husband, Dillon, during the first Live at the Plaza of the season Friday, May 10, 2024, at Government Plaza.
Jody Broughton plays with her son, Boyd, while he is held by her husband, Dillon, during the first Live at the Plaza of the season Friday, May 10, 2024, at Government Plaza.

Live at the Plaza 2024 is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Avenue Pub, and features regional musicians, usually two bands each night, playing at constructed stages in Government Plaza. The series was begun in 2015 by the Tuscaloosa City Council as a quality-of-life offering, on belief it might draw folks to downtown Tuscaloosa. The city hoped for a few hundred guests, but crowds quickly grew to 1,000 or more.

Food trucks will be on site, as will a kids' zone with activities. There are fixed restrooms in the breezeway connecting to the parking deck. Live at the Plaza is a free, and family- and pet-friendly event. Patrons can bring blankets or folding chairs. More information is available at www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Musical vibes: Live at the Plaza features free concerts in Tuscaloosa