Date: Saturday, June 10th
Time: Noon
About: On Saturday, June 10th, Tunes from the Tombs, Historic Oakland Cemetery’s annual summer music festival brings some of Atlanta’s favorite bands to the city’s most unique performance venue. Rock in Peace with cold drinks, the hottest food trucks, kid’s activities, and much more. All proceeds from Tunes from the Tombs benefit Historic Oakland Foundation’s mission to preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland Cemetery. In addition, musicians who’ve performed with the late Col. Bruce Hampton will play a tribute concert at Historic Oakland Cemetery’s seventh annual Tunes from the Tombs music festival. Headlining the MailChimp main stage at Lion Square, Tinsley Ellis and special surprise guests present “Music of the Stained Souls: A Tribute to Col. Bruce Hampton.” Hampton, who was to headline Tunes from the Tombs, passed on May 1 after collapsing during his 70th birthday tribute concert at the Fox Theatre. Ellis played with Col. Bruce Hampton in Stained Souls, which also included members of Widespread Panic, Derek Trucks Band, and Captain Soularcat. At Tunes from the Tombs, Ellis plays alongside Yonrico Scott, who won a Grammy playing with The Derek Trucks Band and is a member of blues and rock supergroup Royal Southern Brotherhood. Also performing on the MailChimp main stage are Delta Moon, Secondhand Swagger, Cadillac Jones, and Trey Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband, who will perform Col. Bruce Hampton songs during their sets. Athens, Ga., mainstays Five Eight headline the Creative Loafing stage at North Public Grounds, which also features Bad Spell, Spencer Garn & The Diamond Street Players, Blake Rainey and his Demons, Dang, Dang, Dang, and Atlanta Rock ‘n Roll All-Stars. Performing at the porte-cochere are Octave Atlanta, Little Country Giants, Wasted Potential Brass Band, and Bonaventure Quartet. Atlanta Taiko Project and NerdKween will busk throughout the cemetery. Tickets are $15.
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