Live Music
Get ready for an unforgettable day of live music, featuring the amazing local bands listed below. With great tunes setting the vibe, it’s the perfect backdrop for smoky barbecue, cold craft brews, and good times with friends.
New Diplomat is a San Francisco based Alt-Pop band forging a sleek, emotionally charged blend of synth pop, electronic music, and modern indie rock. Built on cinematic atmosphere, propulsive rhythms, and undeniable hooks, their songs hit with the polish of contemporary pop while keeping the raw pulse of the underground.
The band pairs shimmering electronics with urgent, human songwriting, creating music that feels both massive and intimate. Think late-night vulnerability colliding with main-stage lift. It’s a sound designed for movement, singalongs, and the kind of moments festivals are made for.
In the Bay Area and beyond, New Diplomat has built a reputation for dynamic live sets that are tight, transportive, and deeply engaging.
San Francisco-based quartet Finish Ticket make melodic music that straddles the line between indie rock and radio-ready pop. They debuted in 2009 with the EP Life Underwater, and followed it up a few years later with the 2013 full-length Tears You Apart, featuring the singles “Catch You on My Way Out” and “Doctor”. Following a handful of EPs, a relocation, and a lineup refresh, the group issued their sophomore album, Echo Afternoon, some 11 years later in 2024.
Formed in 2008 while the band members were attending Alameda High School, Finish Ticket features lead singer/keyboardist Brendan Hoye, guitarist/vocalist Alex DiDonato, bassist Michael Hoye, and drummer Gabe Stein. The band was signed by Elektra in 2014, releasing the EP When Night Becomes Day the following year. The single “Color” climbed into the Billboard Alternative Top 40.
DJ DU was a pioneer DJ to introduce his unique blend of music to country fans across the nation. He is the official DJ of The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston WCBBQ Cook-Off and the new upcoming host of ND Country Fest 2026, Rock The Plains 2026, The all new Horseshoe 2026 NFR Party in Las Vegas and has appeared recently with Jelly Roll, Kane Brown and Keith Urban performing on the CBS Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years Eve telecast special in Nashville.
DU hit a milestone when he joined Jason Aldean on his “Night Train” and “Burn It Down” Tours performing to more than 2 million fans along the way. Du has had shows with artists such as: Luke Combs, Randall King, Sam Hunt, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Jake Owen, Cody Johnson, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley and Old Dominion and many more to come in 2026.
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