• Bands of America Grand National Championships

    Lucas Oil Stadium 500 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN, US

    The national marching band championship takes over Lucas Oil for three days, with prelims Thursday and Friday, then semifinals and finals on Saturday. Bands come in from all over the country. If you’ve only ever seen state-level marching, this is a different thing entirely.

  • Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey

    Hilbert Circle Theatre 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN, US

    Rick Steves narrates while the ISO plays music from across Europe, with film projected above the stage. Two nights at the Hilbert Circle Theatre.

  • The Smithereens

    Hendricks Live! 200 W Main St, Plainfield, IN, US

    The Smithereens are still touring behind a catalog of jangly, hook-heavy rock from the eighties and nineties. Friday night, full band, no frills. A good room for this kind of show.