2016 "Downtown Sundown" Line-up Announced

Port City dwellers rejoice!

Outdoor Equipped and Wilmington Downtown Inc are once again sponsoring the wildly popular Friday night "Downtown Sundown" concert series.

The concerts are free to attend, with an optional $1 wristband for the purchase of alcohol. Proceeds of wristband sales go toward several charities including the Pretty In Pink Foundation, Interfaith Refugee Ministry, Alzheimer's Association of Eastern NC, The OOPS Foundation, and the Cape Fear River Watch.

This year's events will be held in the parking lot at Princess & Water St. while renovations to the waterfront park continue.

Headliners are as follows:

May 27 - "42"  ( Coldplay )

June 3 - "Abbey Road Live"  ( Beatles )

June 10 - Red Zepplin  ( Led Zepplin )

June 17 - Southern Avenue  ( Boogie & Blues )

June 24 - Satisfaction  ( Rolling Stones )

July 1 - 20 Ride  ( Zac Brown Band )

July 8 - Breakfast Club  ( 80s Covers )

July 15 - Mystic Vibrations  ( Reggae )

July 22 - Funky Monks  ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )

July 29 - Dave Matthews Tribute Band

August 5 -  Slippery When Wet  ( Bon Jovi )

August 12 - Same As It Ever Was  ( Talking Heads )

August 19 - Skydog  ( Allman Brothers )

August 26 - Tuesday's Gone  ( Lynyrd Skynyrd )

September 2 - Departure  ( Journey )