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Daily Email - Friday - 08/01/2025

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Ron Fisher
August 01, 2025

Happy first day of August! And Happy Weekend! Dust off your jumpsuits and leisure suits and enter to win tickets to Gimme Gimme Disco at Headliners on 8/23.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Known for his unfiltered, no-holds-barred approach—and a Netflix special that topped multiple international charts—Shane Gillis brings the laughs live to the KFC Yum! Center on 8/8. Expect a raw, hilarious ride. Tix available now!*

  • Vegas indie artist EKOH blends hip-hip with rock and alternative music to create what his fans describe at “Heart Hop.” Catch him at Manchester Music Hall on 8/9, with special guest Arankai. Enter to win tickets!*

  • Join Do502 for the Down the Rabbit Hole Halloween Party, 10/25 at Fourth Street LIVE!, featuring a costume contest with up to $5K in cash & prizes! Get tix now! Use code DO502 for $5 off general admission tickets. Valid 8/16-10/19*

  • Church Tongue returns to Louisville for the first time in nearly a decade, 9/8 at Camp Spaceman. They’ll be joined by Two Piece, Lockslip, Nailed Shut, Age of Panic, and Everbody Dies. Tickets are now on sale.

  • Experience the blues-roots-folk music of William Elliott Whitmore at The Whirling Tiger on 11/3. Advance tickets now available.

WELCOME TO LOLLA-VILLE! OR IS THAT LOUIS-PALOOZA?

Photo: courtesy durandbernarr.com

We’re knee-deep in Lollapalooza Weekend! And chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re not gonna make the trip to Chicago for the show. Not to worry! Many of the artists appearing this year will be in or very near Louisville sometime in 2025, including

  • Durand Bernarr @ Louisville Pride Festival - 9/6

  • Flipturn @ Iroquois Amphitheater - 8/22

  • Ole 60 @ MegaCorp Pavilion - 8/21 & The Burl - 10/30-31 

  • And lots more! Get a rundown of who, where, and rock on!

TONIGHT

⚽ Racing Louisville vs KC Current

Tonight, 8/1 @ Lynn Family Stadium (8PM)

It’s Down the Stretch Night! The second half of the season kicks off with Racing in position to make the playoffs for the first time and taking on the NWSL’s first-place team.

🔥 Hot Country Nights: Ty Myers

Tonight, 8/1 @ Fourth Street LIVE! (8PM) 

This rising young singer-songwriter-guitarist blends country with soul and blues to create a unique style. He’s garnered attention on TikTok and millions of streams on Spotify.

🎒 Back 2 School Bash

Tonight, 8/1 @ Headliners (6:30PM)

This fundraiser for Blessings in a Backpack features music from The Brass Pack and Electric Barbarella: Duran Duran Experience, plus comedy from Lindsay Boling.

🎨 Homecoming: A Revelry Reunion

Tonight, 8/1 @ Revelry Boutique Gallery (6-9PM)

Celebrate 15 years of Revelry with a special exhibition of 15 people who helped shape the gallery, all past employees now returning as emerging artists.

🎞️ Downtown Drive-In: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Tonight, 8/1 @ Brown-Forman Amphitheater (8PM)

The free summer movie series continues with this 1989 comedy about an inventor-father (Rick Moranis) who’s trying to perfect his state-of-the-art miniaturization machine.

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