There is a ton of amazing talent in the Peoria area, and you can find awesome examples of this nearly every night of the week! One of the things I love is that these open mics run the gamut from small acoustic open mics, to large full-band open stages. You can see a brand new singer-songwriter followed by an established full band from the area who just loves to play and came out to jam.
Dirty Mics + Neon Bison + Mondays = A Whole Lot of Fun!
Photos below from a Peoria Rhythm Kings Open Mic at Last Call in 2020.
So, whether you want to see the local talent, or be the local talent you can check out these events the rest of the month of May…
MONDAYS
Dirty Mics hosting at Neon Bison 7-11pm
Every Week
TUESDAYS
Citizen's Band 14 hosting at Last Call 8-11pm
Up Next: 5/11, 5/25
WEDNESDAYS
Stumpy Joe Free-For-All at Hideaway in Mackinaw 7-11pm
Every Week
Peoria Rhythm Kings hosting at Dan's Tow Bar 8-11pm
Every Week
THURSDAYS
Dave Ozuna & Steve Meister hosting at MD's Sports Bar & Grill 6:30-10:30pm
Up Next: 5/6, 5/20
Roger Kelch & the Sea Dogs hosting at Hungry Moose 7-11pm
Every Week
The Smoked Turkeys hosting at Peoria Pizza Works 7-11pm
Every Week
Geoff Atteberry hosting at Office on Main 8pm-12am
Every Week
FRIDAYS
James Herr Acoustic hosting at Michael's Italian Feast - Germantown Hills 6-10pm
First & Third Fridays - Up Next: 5/7, 5/21
SUNDAYS
Peoria Rhythm Kings hosting at The Hole Shot 3-6pm
Up Next: 5/2, 5/16, 5/30
Peoria Rhythm Kings hosting at Sugar’s on Main 5-8pm
Up Next: 5/9, 5/23, 6/6
Rotating hosts (Stumpy Joe, James Herr, Geoff Atteberry, Mike Coers) at The Point in Roanoke 6-9pm
Every Week
Spontaneous Combustion hosting at Country Saloon 4pm
Up Next: 5/9, 5/23
Roy Ponce hosting at Tartan Inn 7-11pm
Every Week
Peoria Rhythm Kings hosting at Famous City Billiards 10pm-2am
Every Week
If you know of one we don’t, leave a comment and we’ll get it added to the list!
Kenny’s and Red Barn are still holding off on their open mics, but we’ll let you know when they are back. (And like you, we hope that’s very soon!) In the meantime, here is a video of Buncha’ Bastards we found from a Red Barn Open Mic in September of 2018.