Willie Nelson is on tour with the Blackbird Outlaw Music Festival, which will feature Nelson, Sturgill Simpson, The Head and the Heart, Ryan Bingham and Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Tickets are $99, $69.50, $49.50, $39.50 and $28.
The inaugural Outlaw Music Festival was held in 2016 in Scranton, Pa., and continued in 2017, staged before combined audiences of more than 100,000 fans. This year's tour began May 25 in Raleigh, N.C.
Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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Johnnyswim and Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, along with opening act Penny & Sparrow, will open their Goodbye Road Tour with a performance at 8 p.m. today at Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock. Tickets range from $34.50 to $59.50.
The three acts -- with a total of five singer/songwriters -- are touring to promote their EP, Goodbye Road, on which they combined their talents in the wake of the racial turmoil in Charlottesville, Va., the mass murder of music fans at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas and the sudden death of rock icon Tom Petty. (The album features an acoustic version of Petty's "I Won't Back Down.")
Johnnyswim is a husband and wife duo, Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano (whose mother was the late singer, Donna Summer). Ramirez and Sudano, who met at a church in Nashville, Tenn., are now based in Los Angeles. They have released two studio albums, a live album, a holiday CD, three EPs and 12 singles.
Holcomb formed his band in Memphis in 2006 with his wife, Ellie.
The band is now based in East Nashville, Tenn., and has performed previously in central Arkansas clubs. They have released a dozen albums since debuting in 2005.
Penny & Sparrow is an Austin, Texas, based duo, Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke, who were college roommates at the University of Texas. They released their debut, album, Tenboom, in 2012 via a Kickstarter campaign.
Robinson Center Performance Hall, Markham Street and Broadway, Little Rock, (501) 244-8800, ticketmaster.com
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Cofresi, along with opening acts Dougie, Fractal Sky, Trixx , and Kramer Live, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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David Miller & Rocktown Revival will perform at 8 p.m. today at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
The Sideshow Tragedy will perform, along with opening act Dusky Waters, at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $15.
Adam Faucett will host a record release show at 9 p.m. Saturday that will also feature opening act Isaac Alexander. Admission is $10.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Stephen Neeper & The Wild Hearts will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $6.
The Whole Famn Damily, along with opening act Jamie Lou and the Hullabaloo, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Kaleido, along with opening act Westbound Review, will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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The Supersuckers, along with opening act Speedealer, will perform at 8 p.m. today at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $12.
Eddie Spaghetti is the lead singer and bassist of The Supersuckers, who championed the cause of the West Memphis 3, even releasing a compilation album, Free the West Memphis 3, in 2000.
The Great Whiskey Rendezvous will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
Chucky Waggs and Friends will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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Bad Wolves, along with opening acts From Ashes to New and Diamante, will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Metroplex Live in Little Rock. Tickets range from $15 to $75.
Metroplex Live, Interstate 430 and Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock (501) 681-7552, metroplexlive.com
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Lance Daniels will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Mayday by Midnight will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock.
Richie Johnson will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Mother Hubbard will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.
Alex Summerlin will perform at 5:30 p.m. and One Way Road will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Admission to all shows is $5 after 8 p.m.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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Couch Jackets will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is free.
The Sword will perform, along with opening act Atomic Bitchwax, at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 the day of the show.
Me Like Bees, along with opening acts Turtle Rush and Youth Pastor, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Jamie Lou and the Hullabaloo will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado.
Chris Loggins will perform at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Admission to both shows is free.
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3007, eldomad.com.
Weekend on 06/28/2018