The annual summer festivities of Friday Night Live continue for another year on the Murfreesboro Public Square. Bring a lawn chair and your dancing shoes, gather around the courthouse, and listen to free live music one Friday evening each month, June through September. Yes, the Friday Night Live shows remain totally free for the community!
The first night of entertainment for the summer of 2024 will be held Friday, June 7, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. with Music City Swing kicking off the series. Visitors can have dinner at one of the locally owned restaurants along the Square and then settle down for a free night of big band music. Music lovers young and old can come out and enjoy the family-friendly community environment at Friday Night Live, produced by Main Street Murfreesboro.
Music City Swing
Subsequent shows this summer will feature country music, oldies, and R&B as well.
2024 Friday Night Live Lineup Includes:
June 7 – Music City Swing (big band)
July 5 – The O’Donnells (country)
Aug. 2 – The Nashville Alternators (1970s–’90s)
Sept. 20 – Everyday People (R&B)
Each show begins at 6:30 p.m. with the band playing a full three hours of music.
The O’Donnells—the local family band of Darryl, Julie and Klinton O’Donnell, performed at Friday Night Live way back in 2012 and will return to the series on July 5, 2024, bringing country music along with a taste of gospel, bluegrass and early rock to the downtown Murfreesboro stage.
The Nashville Alternators, featuring talented Nashville session and touring musicians, will ignite the party on Friday, Aug. 2, as the group performs hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
The finale on Sept. 20 with Bizz and Everyday People should be a great night of tribute to R&B. Wendell Bigsby-Church and Katrice Donaldson, who founded the group through a mutual love of music and performance, continue to showcase their musical chemistry everywhere they perform.
Bizz and Everyday People
Wendell, a.k.a. “Bizz,” eldest son of legendary Nashville organist Jimmy Church, has opened up for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown; the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin; Little Richard and many more. Wendell’s voice possesses a smoky, rich, soulful sound that’s full of passion. Katrice has sung backup for Yolanda Adams on the Dove Awards, BeBe Winans, Kirk Franklin and many other established artists. Her voice travels a dynamic range from smooth and sultry to powerhouse-diva, adding a woman’s touch, both gentle and fierce, to Everyday People. A skilled rhythm and horn section support this male/female power duo as Everyday People plays timeless beats from decades past up to contemporary hits.
For more information on Friday Night Live and Main Street Murfreesboro, visit mainstreetmurfreesboro.org.
