{"id":2442148,"date":"2026-06-02T20:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442148"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:12:37","slug":"live-outdoor-music-events-in-springfield-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/live-outdoor-music-events-in-springfield-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Live outdoor music events in Springfield this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85531410007\" title=\"The future of the Levitt AMP Music Series in Springfield | Video\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/05\/NSJR\/85524940007-img-8958.jpg?crop=4031,2269,x0,y377\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>The future of the Levitt AMP Music Series in Springfield | Video<\/p>\n<p>Officials are making a pitch for the free Levitt AMP Music Series to continue in Springfield but new leadership will be at the helm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where you can enjoy live music outdoors this week in the Springfield area:<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Tuesday and Saturday: Springfield Municipal Band<\/h2>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitspringfieldillinois.com\/EventDetails\/?id=39657\">Springfield Municipal Band<\/a>, under the direction of Tom Philbrick, plans two concerts this week:<\/p>\n<p>June 2: Duncan Park Band Shell, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>June 6, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/03\/16\/NSJR\/0107375a-db1f-4b2f-9205-b11b8030a1d6-ILSPR-03162021-PHOTO-Duncan-01.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/03\/16\/NSJR\/0107375a-db1f-4b2f-9205-b11b8030a1d6-ILSPR-03162021-PHOTO-Duncan-01.jpg?crop=4392,3294,x200,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/03\/16\/NSJR\/0107375a-db1f-4b2f-9205-b11b8030a1d6-ILSPR-03162021-PHOTO-Duncan-01.jpg?crop=2477,3303,x1406,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/03\/16\/NSJR\/0107375a-db1f-4b2f-9205-b11b8030a1d6-ILSPR-03162021-PHOTO-Duncan-01.jpg?crop=4792,2696,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"Ace Sign Company installer Matt Icenogle welds the supports for the new sign for Duncan Park at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and West Madison Street in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Duncan Park is named after Otis B. Duncan, the highest-ranking Black officer to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. The park was formerly named after Stephen Douglas, a 19th century senator from Illinois who owned slaves. [Justin L. Fowler\/The State Journal-Register]\" credit=\"Justin L. Fowler\" caption=\"Duncan Park is the home base of the Springfield Municipal Band.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Thursday: Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series<\/h2>\n<p>June 4: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iamanitajackson.com\/\">Anita Michelle Jackson<\/a> with Butter will perform a free jazz concert at 6:15 p.m. at the Y Block (between Fourth and Fifth streets and Capitol Avenue and Jackson Street). There will be free kids&#8217; activities, an SMTD cooling bus, merch tables and food trucks. Concert-goers should bring their own chairs and\/or blankets.v<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Friday: Jacksonville Main Street Downtown Concert Series<\/h2>\n<p>June 5: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hudost.com\/\">HuDost<\/a>, an electric folk band, performs a free concert 6-9 p.m. at Jacksonville Central Park Plaza, at the intersection of North Central Park Street and West Central Park Street.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Saturday: Sherman Live at the Amp Xfinity Concert Series<\/h2>\n<p>June 6: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/codyparksandthedirtysouth.com\/home\">Cody Parks &amp; the Dirty South<\/a> (country metal), with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Metallicatribute1\/\">Phantom Lordz<\/a> (Metallica tribute band) kick off the season at the amphitheater in Sherman Village Park, 1200 Rail Fence Road, Sherman. Show starts at 7 pm with headliner at 9 p.m. Most concerts are $11 up to one week before the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788; sspearie@sj-r.com; X, twitter.com\/@StevenSpearie.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-02 16:11:45.468120558 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-02 16:11:45.468120558 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sj-r.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of the Levitt AMP Music Series in Springfield | Video Officials are making a pitch for the free Levitt AMP Music Series to continue in Springfield but new leadership will be at the helm. 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