
Free Concerts All Summer Long
june
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FREE All Ages Show Free Fallin - A Tribute to Tom Petty has been performing Tom Petty’s music throughout the
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Sponsored By
Vacation Okoboji and Iowa Great Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
12jun7:30 pmThunderstruckSponsored by Okoboji Inn & Suites7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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FREE All Ages Show Thunderstruck: America's AC/DC Tribute Thunderstruck is AC/DC the way you remember it. Recreating
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Sponsored By
Okoboji Inn & Suites
Opening Act
Youth Gone Wild
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
19jun7:30 pmPaisan & The Family BrassSponsored by Mueske Electric7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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Paisan & The Family Brass is an eight-piece
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Sponsored By
Mueske Electric
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
26jun7:30 pmShirts and Skins Band - Disco Night7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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Shirts & Skins is one of the most dynamic touring bands in the upper Midwest. Their musicianship, exceptional training, and dynamic show will have you captivated from the very first
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Shirts & Skins is one of the most dynamic touring bands in the upper Midwest. Their musicianship, exceptional training, and dynamic show will have you captivated from the very first note. With a diverse song list, Shirts & Skins hits all genres and musical tastes. This is a band that brings passion, excitement, and positive energy to audiences all across the United States.
After 11 years of putting together amazing shows and performances, Shirts & Skins are introducing their first Theme show: Disco Night.
With a three-girl-fronted band, with a full horn section and massive video wall-this show is guaranteed to keep your group dancing all night! Don’t feel like dancing? The band will do that for you! the show is fully choreographed with dances from the era and costumes and instruments to match.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
july
03jul7:30 pmThe Rolling StonersSponsored By Marilyn Vos of Hoien Realty7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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FREE All Ages Show A fixture in the Minneapolis music scene for over 6 years, The Rolling Stoners deliver straight-up rock
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Sponsored By
Marilyn Vos of Hoien Realty
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
04jul7:30 pmThe TripSponsored by Home Instead, Okoboji Magazine7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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MORE ROCK, LESS SHLOCK! You will be entertained by
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MORE ROCK, LESS SHLOCK! You will be entertained by a high-energy, genuine rock band that takes you on a fun-filled musical journey through the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s … as well as today’s Top 40 and rock hits.
Sponsored By
Home Instead, Okoboji Magazine
Time
(Sunday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
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FREE All Ages Show Rock a La Carte takes you on a tour of Queen's greatest hits and many never
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Special Guest: Shes With Us
Beginning in the fall of 2014, She’s With Us started with powerhouse lead vocalist and all around female force of nature Iesha Toft (the She in She’s With Us) placing some calls to friends old and new. Before long, Dane Zittritsch (lead guitar/backing vocals), Whitney Thiessen (bass/backing vocals), and Nate Shaughnessy (drums/backing vocals) were crammed into Zittritsch’s basement alongside Toft, blending their styles to form a fusion of blues, rock, funk, pop, and soul with covers ranging from Elton John to Adele, Prince to Portugal the Man., Grand Funk Railroad to Steve Winwood, Led Zeppelin to Brandi Carlile, Michael Jackson to REO Speedwagon with original songs sprinkled in as well.
The eclectic mix is no mistake. The group’s greatest strength, beyond Toft’s seemingly limitless voice, is the flexibility to flow between genres and styles. She’s With Us can go minimalist, with a three-piece acoustic set, or rev the engine all the way up to a full, five-piece sound, featuring Kerry Belgraves (keys/percussion), suited for the big stage with everything covered in between.
That versatility has made She’s With Us the perfect band for all situations from bars to weddings, farmer’s markets to festivals, backyards to the Arnolds Park Preservation Plaza. She’s With Us can do it all, making it the perfect band to hire no matter the occasion – no matter your needs.
Sponsored By
Bug Masters of Okoboji and Spirit Lake Silver & Gold
Opening Act
She’s With Us
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
17jul7:30 pmLed Zepplica7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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FREE All Ages Show Led Zepplica has been performing as an entity since 1989 nationally and internationally. The band has
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Opening Act
Ken Valdez
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
24jul7:30 pmPet Rock7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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PetRock is the premier 70's band in the nation, playing the music that everybody loves from a time when songwriting, musicianship, and love of music led the way. After more
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PetRock is the premier 70’s band in the nation, playing the music that everybody loves from a time when songwriting, musicianship, and love of music led the way. After more than a year of sold-out shows, PetRock is exploding in every market they are established in with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. As always, the band continues to pour more work into their performance than most acts could stomach, furthering their commitment to delivering the ultimate 70’s tribute in the nation, and possibly the world.
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
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Jon Langston grew up in Loganville, GA as the oldest of three boys, listening to music by his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. He grew up playing football, eventually
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Jon Langston grew up in Loganville, GA as the oldest of three boys, listening to music by his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. He grew up playing football, eventually earning a football scholarship to college. Jon always thought football would a part of his life, but after his sixth concussion left him blind for fifteen minutes, his Division 1 football career ended abruptly. Jon picked up his guitar which he hadn’t touched since the eighth grade and re-taught himself how to play. Playing open mic nights and working on his songwriting eventually lead to the 2013 release of “Forever Girl,” the first song he ever wrote by himself. That release kicked off his music career which has culminated in 15 sold out shows and over 500 million career streams. Jon opened for Luke Bryan on his Farm Tour in 2017, which was a full circle moment for Jon who had been in the crowd as a spectator of the Farm Tour only a few years before in Athens, GA. He was invited to perform on the tour again in 2018 and joined Luke in support of his Sunset Repeat Tour in 2019. Jon signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV, management with KP Entertainment, and is the first artist signed under Luke Bryan’s new Label 32 Bridge Entertainment with EMI Records Nashville. On his new label home, Jon released his major label debut single, “When It Comes To Loving You,” which reached No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes Chart. Jon released his highly-anticipated EP, Now You Know, on October 25. The EP features six original songs all written by Jon including the project’s lead single, “Now You Know,” currently playing at country radio. Jon unveiled his new song, “Drinks,” which has been a staple in his live show over the past year.
Sponsored By
C & B Operations: Your Local John Deere Dealer of Choice
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
august
01aug7:30 pmSanctus RealPresented by Okoboji Bible Conference Ministries7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Chris Rohman (lead guitar), Mark Graalman (drums), and Dustin Lolli (lead
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Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Chris Rohman (lead guitar), Mark Graalman (drums), and Dustin Lolli (lead vocals). The band is best known for their number one singles “Lead Me”, “Forgiven”, “Whatever You’re Doing”, “I’m Not Alright”, “Don’t Give Up”, “We Need Each Other”, “Everything About You”, and “The Fight Song”. Since 2002, they have released five albums through the Sparrow Records label, an independent EP This Is Love, and “Changed” (April 27, 2018) on Framework Records.
“We’re a group of guys making music together as opposed to a group of guys getting behind a song. We’re focusing back on the simple message of the gospel,” says Graalman. “It’s the simple message of God’s love.”
With a shift in focus and a new lead singer, the next season for the band is a clean slate, a transition, a rebirth of the original vision for making music together. In the midst of that rebirth, Sanctus Real is discovering when you focus on what matters, you open yourself up to even more possibility.
Sponsored By
Okoboji Bible Conference Ministries
Time
(Sunday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
07aug7:30 pmColbie Caillat And JD McPhersonOkoboji Blue Water Festival7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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Colbie Caillat: Colbie Caillat is a two-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter who has sold over six million albums and
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Colbie Caillat:
Colbie Caillat is a two-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter who has sold over six million albums and ten million singles worldwide. Her breakthrough hit “Bubbly” remains “one of the best-selling digital tracks in history” and her multi-platinum debut album COCO hit #5 on theBillboard Top 200 Albums chart upon release, while her sophomore set Breakthrough landed at #1. From 2011ʼs All of You, “Brighter Than The Sun” went platinum while seeing acclaim from People and NY Post. Colbie’s fourth album “Gypsy Heart” features her platinum single “Try” which touches on the hardships women in the music industry face. Co-written by legendary producer and singer-songwriter, Babyface, “Try” has become one of the biggest performing songs featured as iTunes “Single Of The Week.” Whatʼs more, the companion video for the song has become an online phenomenon, quickly amassing 90 million views. In 2019 Colbie along with her best friends launched a new Nashville based band called Gone West. Colbie has played sold out venues everywhere alongside everybody from John Mayer to Sheryl Crow. Throughout her career, she has been an avowed spokesperson and supporter for ASPCA, the Surfrider Foundation, Save The Music, Farm Sanctuary, and The Humane Society of the United States
JD McPherson:
Jonathan David “JD” McPherson, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. JD will satisfy traditional American rock ’n’ roll and R&B purists while also exhibiting his rarefied gift for mixing and matching disparate stylistic shapes and textures.
Okoboji Blue Water Festival:
The Okoboji Blue Water Festival is a daylong celebration sponsored by the Okoboji Protective Association to raise public awareness of water quality issues in the Iowa Great Lakes and across the state. It’s all about protecting and enhancing the water quality of our lakes, rivers and wetlands.
Sponsored By
Okoboji Protective Association
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
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FREE All Ages Show International touring sensation Uptown Funk - A Tribute to Bruno Mars invites you to experience the essence
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International touring sensation
At it’s core, Irie Minds is all about jammin’, good vibes, and getting people on their feet. Formed in Minnesota, this reggae/rock 6-piece never fails to bring infectious grooves that you can’t help but dance to. Drawing inspiration from bands like Sublime and Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad, the band fuses the sounds of South California and East Coast Reggae to form their own style, creating music that is both powerful and vibey. Through their captivating stage presence and engaging performances, Irie Minds has become well established in the Southern Minnesota music scene. Since their inception in early 2017, they have developed a strong local fan base, and have high hopes for the future. The band has one main objective: to continue spreading love and good vibes through their music.
Sponsored By
Stella Rosa Wines, The Lakes News Shopper
Opening Act
Irie Minds
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
21aug7:30 pmChurch of CashSponsored by The Inn Hotel/The Beach Club Lounge7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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Whether you are an ‘ol timer that grew up listening to Mr. Cash in your tractor or a young soldier driving your tank across the deserts of the Middle East
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Whether you are an ‘ol timer that grew up listening to Mr. Cash in your tractor or a young soldier driving your tank across the deserts of the Middle East with the Man in Black in your headphones, the Church of Cash will bring his music, with style and energy to fans everywhere.
What the Church of Cash has that no one else can match is their loyalty to the song and the message that Johnny left to all of us. The band merely keeps this word alive with a youthful spirit that has entertained audiences completely.
Sponsored By
The Inn Hotel/The Beach Club Lounge
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
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FREE All Ages Show The Pork Tornadoes, Iowa's most popular party band, returns to Okoboji to play a free outdoor
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Sponsored By
The Kind World Foundation and Spirit Lake Silver & Gold
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331
september
04sep7:30 pmArch AlliesSponsored By Walker Insurance7:30 pm Preservation Plaza
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FREE All Ages Show THE ULTIMATE SIX PACK OF ROCK Featuring the hits of Bon Jovi, Boston, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, AND NOW ADDED Def Leppard. Be a part of this
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THE ULTIMATE SIX PACK OF ROCK Featuring the hits of Bon Jovi, Boston, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, AND NOW ADDED Def Leppard. Be a part of this epic night of rock as Arch Allies recreates the concert look, sound, and feel of these high-demand bands.
Founded in 2008, ARCH ALLIES has become the most popular Tribute Show in the nation. Bandleader, Kevin Todd, has assembled a group of the best musicians from across the country and chosen an amazing dynamic frontman to emulate the instrumental and vocal styles of the music of Styx, Journey, R.E.O. Speedwagon, Boston, and Bon Jovi. This authentic trip down Memory Lane always delivers an exciting show and has performed from Florida to Canada – from Mexico to Montana.
Sponsored By
Walker Insurance
Time
(Saturday) 7:30 pm
Location
Preservation Plaza
37 Lake St, Arnolds Park, IA 51331