Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Nettles & More Set for Aurora's New RiverEdge Park

City of Aurora Mayor Thomas Weisner announced today the 2014 line up of concerts and events at RiverEdge Park, downtown Aurora's beautiful new outdoor concert venue, ready to launch its exciting second season this summer.

National acts playing RiverEdge this summer include 18th Annual Blues on the Fox headliners Jimmie Vaughan, Los Lonely Boys and Taj Mahal (June 27 & 28), Lee DeWyze and 10,000 Maniacs (July 5), Under the Sun Tour with Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler and Uncle Kracker (July 6), Lady Antebellum (August 7), Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland (August 29) and one more major concert TBA (August 10; announcement and ticket-on sale date is June 22).

Aurora's popular Downtown Alive! outdoor music series returns with Sixteen Candles(June 13) and American English (August 1). Tickets are only $1 if purchased before June 2.

Outdoor screenings of movie cult classics Sing-A-Long-A Grease (June 20) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (June 21) also invite plenty of fun audience participation for only $5.

Community festivals and fun special events will attract all ages to Aurora's downtown business district including the Wisconsin Beer and Cheese Tour (May 31), Sacred Heart Annual Festival & Concert (June 8), the ColorVibe 5K Race (June 15), Aurora's Fourth of July Celebration, the Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival (July 26 & 27) and theFox Valley Irish Festival (August 2).

RiverEdge Park is located at 360 N. Broadway, directly across from the Metra station in downtown Aurora. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. for all performances except Lady Antebellum; the Under the Sun Tour with Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler and Uncle Kracker; and Jennifer Nettles. Tickets go on sale to the general public for those concerts Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m.

Purchase tickets at RiverEdgeAurora.com, or call the RiverEdge box office, (630) 896-6666.

Take note: RiverEdge ticket prices are deeply discounted if purchased before June 2(except Lady Antebellum, before August 1).

For residents of Aurora and Chicago's western suburbs, advance tickets can easily be purchased at RiverEdge's satellite box office, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Saturday. The RiverEdge box office is also open at the park on show days starting from noon to show time.

Aurora Mayor Thomas Weisner, joined by Tim Rater, President and CEO of the Aurora Civic Center Authority, announced the new RiverEdge season at his annual State of the City address today. "This year's RiverEdge Park lineup of concerts, community events and festivals is dynamic, exciting and features activities for all ages. We've raised the bar for the park's sophomore season and look forward to welcoming thousands of people from across the Chicagoland area who will discover all that RiverEdge Park and downtown Aurora have to offer."

RiverEdge Park debuted last summer, attracted more than 100,000 people to Aurora in its first season, and instantly became a nice new addition to the short list of outdoor entertainment venues in and around Chicago. RiverEdge Park's striking John C. Dunham performance pavilion includes 30 acres of beautiful grounds, with a capacity of 8,500. Anyone who has been knows RiverEdge is clean, beautiful, staffed with friendly people, boasts state-of-the-arts lighting and acoustics and is easy to get to.

Tim Rater, President and CEO of the Aurora Civic Center Authority, which programs and manages the park, added "RiverEdge is a beautiful, new outdoor summer playground for the entire community, and it's making downtown Aurora the place to be. Because there's nothing quite like experiencing a nationally known act like Lady Antebellum, or meeting your friends and neighbors at a community festival, in such an attractive and accommodating venue in the heart of the city. Join us for our 2014 season. You'll see what I mean."

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