Friday Cheers

Friday Cheers Weekly outdoor concert series in May and June along the James River in beautiful Downtown Richmond Fun for all ages!

Friday Cheers is a weekly summer concert series that brings some of the biggest up-and-coming artists to Brown’s Island along Downtown Richmond's riverfront every Friday in May and June at the best price for a family-friendly night of live music.

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶 The Turnpike...
06/29/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶

The Turnpike Troubadours
📅 June 29, 2018

Country band The Turnpike Troubadours was formed in 2005 in Oklahoma. They released five studio albums from 2007 to 2017, with their 2017 album reaching number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Following a couple years hiatus, the band would
🎸 Open for a leg of Chris Stapleton's "All American Road Show" Tour
🎸 Perform at Richmond's Iron Blossom Festival, Stagecoach, and other popular music festivals across the country
🎸 Be nominated for Duo/Group of the Year for this year's Americana Music Awards (their Friday Cheers opener, Charley Crockett, is nominated for Artist of the Year)

This fall, the band is returning to Downtown Richmond to perform at Allianz Amphitheater🎶

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶 📅 June 20, 2...
06/20/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶


📅 June 20, 2025

Husband and wife singer-songwriting duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, known as The War and Treaty, released their debut album in 2018. In 2019, they first performed at the first ever indoor Friday Cheers, which was moved from Brown's Island to the Broadberry due to rain.

After releasing their third studio album in 2023, they
🏆 Became the 1st Black duo nominated for Duo of the Year at both the Country Music Awards and Academy of Country Music
🏆Were nominated for Best New Artist and Best American Roots Song for the 2024 Grammy Awards (the Grammy for Best American Roots Song would go to fellow Friday Cheers alum Jason Isbell)

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶 Lucy Dacus 📅...
06/12/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶

Lucy Dacus
📅 June 10, 2016

Born and raised here in Richmond, Lucy Dacus is a hometown favorite.

Following her Friday Cheers concert, Dacus would form the indie band boygenius with artists Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker.

In 2024 Boygenius would receive 7 Grammy nominations, winning the Grammy Awards for
🏆 Best Alternative Music Album
🏆 Best Rock Song
🏆 Best Rock Performance

As a solo artist, Dacus returned to play Friday Cheers in 2019. Since then, she has opened for Billie Eilish's "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour and performed at popular music festivals such as All Things Go and Glastonbury.

Dacus is currently on her international "Forever is a Feeling" Tour for her fourth studio album.

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Tuning into the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival livestream this weekend? 🎶 Make sure to catch performances from these F...
06/11/2026

Tuning into the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival livestream this weekend? 🎶

Make sure to catch performances from these Friday Cheers alumni!

🎸 flipturn | Saturday, 10 PM
🎸 Rainbow Kitten Surprise | Saturday, 7:45 PM
🎸 Alabama Shakes | Saturday, 6:45 PM

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶Bombino 📅 Jun...
06/03/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶

Bombino
📅 June 3, 2022

Omara 'Bombino' Moctar is a Tuareg singer-songwriter and acclaimed guitarist from the Saharan country of Niger in northwest Africa.

Dubbed "The Sultan of Shred" by the New York Times, he is the subject of multiple documentaries about his journey to becoming a musician while seeking refuge in multiple countries due to unrest at home.

Bombino first came to Brown's Island in 2019 to perform at the Richmond Folk Festival.

🏆 A few years before performing at Friday Cheers, Bombino received a Grammy Nomination for Best World Music Album, becoming the first Nigerien artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award.

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶Tyler Childer...
06/01/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶

Tyler Childers
📅 June 1, 2018

Before the arenas and sold out tours, he stepped onto this stage and gave Richmond a set people still talk about. The kind of night you still hear about years later.

This was right before his breakout, making it a true “you saw him here first” Friday Cheers moment.

Since his Friday Cheers performance, Childers has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards, winning the award for Best Country Song in 2026.

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Congrats to 2025 alum Sam Barber on his AMA win! 🏆
05/28/2026

Congrats to 2025 alum Sam Barber on his AMA win! 🏆

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶Natalie Prass...
05/28/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶

Natalie Prass
📅 May 27, 2016

Natalie Prass is a singer- songwriter from Virginia Beach. After starting her music career as a keyboardist for Jenny Lewis, she released her own debut studio album in 2015 with Spacebomb records here in Richmond. The album was recognized as one of the Best New Albums by Pitchfork.

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶 📅 May 11, 20...
05/11/2026

Cheers Through the Years ◀️ More Friday Cheers memories as we count down to our return to Brown’s Island! 🎶


📅 May 11, 2018

Going into their 2018 Friday Cheers performance, the New Orleans band had just won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest the year prior.

Following their Friday Cheers concert, they would be nominated for four Grammy Awards including
🏆 Best New Artist in 2020
🏆 Best Progressive R&B Album in 2023
🏆 Best Global Music Performance in 2024

In 2025 they won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album🎉

With taking a pause during construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan, and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re looking back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers through the years ✨

With Friday Cheers taking a pause for construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Project and our sights set on the 2...
05/03/2026

With Friday Cheers taking a pause for construction of the Brown’s Island Improvement Project and our sights set on the 2027 season, we’re taking a moment to look back at the shows that helped shape Friday Cheers.

First up, May 3, 2019, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real.

Lukas Nelson, the son of legendary country music singer Willie Nelson, started playing with his bandmates as the backing band for Rock and Rock Hall of Fame artist, Neil Young, collaborating with him on several albums, festival performances, and tours. The band would go on to collaborate and perform with many more celebrated artists such as B.B. King and Lady Gaga.

The band's 2019 Friday Cheers performance came right off the heels of their successful collaboration with actor Bradley Cooper on his Oscar-winning film, "A Star is Born."

Cheers Through the Years starts here. More memories coming as we count down to our return to Brown's Island.

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