BANNER ELK, NC (June 13, 2018)…Kick off the first day of summer, June 21st, with the first concert of the 2018 Banner Elk Concerts in the Park Summer Music Series! Banner Elk’s concerts are every Thursday evening at 6:30pm in Tate Evans park from June 21st- August 30th.
The Banner Elk Concerts are a tradition and each year friends, neighbors and visitors meet weekly in the park for a great selection of bands, and lots of dancing. Local food, wine and beer vendors will be on site. Bring a chair or blanket to sit.
This year the Concert Committee scheduled some returning favorites and also new bands for additional variety. The entire 2018 schedule is as follows:
June 21st- Split Shot- Classic Rock
June 28th- Jocassee- Classics and Southern Rock
July 5th- The Extraordinaires- Classic Rhythm & Blues
July 12th- The Night Moves Band- Beach and the Classics
July 19th- Crossing Avery- Country Rock
July 26th- The Starlighters- Big Band Swing
August 2nd- The Roadrunnerz Band- Classic Rock
August 9th- One Leg Up- Jazz, Gypsy and Swing
August 16th- Clockworx- Classic Rock
August 23rd- Cooligans- Rock and Roll
August 30th- The Collective- Classic Rock
The Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce is able to make this concert series a continued hit, because of the generous sponsors. Each concert is sponsored by 2 local businesses.
The first concert on June 21st is Split Shot. Split shot plays a variety of music including Country, Rock, R & B and Beach. On Split Shots website they describe themselves as a band “with the emphasis on vocal harmonies, tight musicianship and a party atmosphere, they have also gained the reputation as the hardest working band in the upstate!” They are sponsored by Beech Mountain Club and Superlative Realty.
For questions or more information visit www.bannerelk.org or call 828-898-8395