Free music: Live at the Plaza concert series kicks off Friday in Tuscaloosa

Jasmine Hollie, The Tuscaloosa News
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Musical acts Tyler Sellers and the Wreckers along with Plato Jones will kick off the City of Tuscaloosa's summer 2023 Live at the Plaza concert series Friday in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Live at the Plaza will be held 6-9 p.m. Fridays in June and July at Government Plaza, 2106 Sixth St. downtown. The concerts are free to the public and will feature over a dozen local and regional bands.

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Opening up the concert series on Friday, will be Plato Jones, which is scheduled will be on stage from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The four-piece band from Tuscaloosa formed in 2005 and mixes blues, funk, Southern rock and traditional rock 'n' roll to become a one-of-a-kind party band.

Tyler Sellers and The Wreckers will perform from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. The band from Eutaw specializes in country-flavored rock 'n' roll.

Music fans enjoy the songs of Black Tupelo at the final Live at the Plaza show in July 2019. Coleman Lewis and Salmon Roman look at the sky as they enjoy the concert at Government Plaza. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]
Music fans enjoy the songs of Black Tupelo at the final Live at the Plaza show in July 2019. Coleman Lewis and Salmon Roman look at the sky as they enjoy the concert at Government Plaza. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]

Free parking is available in the parking deck abutting Government Plaza, on 23rd Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Patrons can bring blankets, chairs and picnic baskets, though concessions will be sold. There will also be a kids' zone available for fun activities.

Live at the Plaza began in 2015 as an idea to draw more people and events to downtown Tuscaloosa.

“I thought the community would embrace it,” said Matt Calderone in 2015, who spearheaded the Live a the Plaza concept when he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council.

“I thought we'd have 100 or so folks out there pretty constantly, but I was shocked to see it grow that fast. I think this thing is kind of growing organically,” Calderone said.

The Tuscaloosa community enjoys the first Live at the Plaza concert of the season at Government Plaza on June 3, 2022, listening to the music of The Locals.
The Tuscaloosa community enjoys the first Live at the Plaza concert of the season at Government Plaza on June 3, 2022, listening to the music of The Locals.

Sponsors for Live at the Plaza 2023 are Coca-Cola and The Avenue Pub + Wine Market.

Here's the lineup for this year's Live at the Plaza:

  • June 9: John Wilson Band; the 3 Thirty Three Band

  • June 16: AJ and the Midnight Soulz; John Bull Trio with Peggy Walker

  • June 23: Adam Hood; TBS Band

  • June 30: CashBack; Cotton Mouth Creek

  • July 7: The Locked Band; Tranquility

  • July 14: Stone Harbor; Mach Ten

  • July 21: Jackson Chase; Lock 9 Band

  • July 28: Hannaward Pass; Zach Guffrey Trio

Sponsors for Live at the Plaza 2023 are Coca-Cola and The Avenue Pub + Wine Market.

For more information, go to https://www.tuscaloosa.com/latp.

Reach Jasmine Hollie at JHollie@gannett.com.

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