The first weekend of October brings with it the much anticipated FreshGrash festival in Bentonville, a legendary rapper in Fayetteville, and many other musical opportunities throughout the region.
Thr, Sep 30
- U of A World Music Ensemble at Walmart Museum (Bentonville) - 5 p.m.
- DJ Suzie Q, Little Yei at Turnbow Park (Springdale) - 6:30 p.m.
- Grace Potter at The Momentary (Bentonville) - free, registration required, 7:30 p.m.
- Ben Miller Band at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 8 p.m.
- Casey Donahew at JJ's Live (Fayetteville) - $20.00, 9 p.m.
- Roger Thomas at Fred's Hickory Inn (Bentonville) - 6:30 p.m.
- Jason Plumlee at JJ's (Springdale) - 6 p.m.
- Tiny Dinosaurs at Gotahold Brewing (Eureka Springs) - 5 p.m.
- Chris Knight, The Wilder Blue at Majestic (Fort Smith) - $20 adv, $25 day of, 8 p.m.
Fri, Oct 1
- Leah and the Mojo Doctors at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $8.00, 6 p.m.
- Dial-Up at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m.
- Ice Cube at JJ's Live (Fayetteville) - $70.00, 9 p.m.
- Modeling, Elephantom, Olympics at Prairie Street Live (Fayetteville) - 7:30 p.m.
- FreshGrash at The Momentary (Bentonville) - $70 Friday, $80 Saturday, $120 for two day pass, a little bit cheaper for children and Momentary members, 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday
- Randall Shreve at Railyard Live (Rogers) - 8 p.m.
- Jenna and Friends at Moonbroch (Rogers) - 7 p.m.
- Chucky Waggs at The Gravel Bar (Eureka Springs) - 7 p.m.
- Koe Wetzel, Wade Bowen, Giovannie and the Hired Guns at Riverfront Park (Fort Smith) - $35.00, 6:30 p.m.
Sat, Oct 2
- SoNA Beyond: Voces Latinas at Fayetteville Public Library (Fayetteville) - free, registration required, 6 p.m.
- Russ Liquid at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $20.00, 8:30 p.m.
- The 1-Oz Jig at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m.
- Peter Rexford at Six-Twelve Coffeehouse (Fayetteville) - 7 p.m.
- Heather, Elephantom, Carpenter Pencil at Nomad's Trailside (Fayetteville) - $5.00, 8 p.m.
- Jukebox Confession at Meteor Guitar Gallery (Bentonville) - $10 adv, $15 day of, 6:30 p.m.
- Them Dirty Roses at Railyard Live (Rogers) - 8 p.m.
- Will Gunselman at Homegrown Festival (Siloam Springs) - 1 p.m.
- Blue Moon at The Gravel Bar (Eureka Springs) - 7 p.m.
- Ashtyn Barbaree and Samantha Hunt at Gotahold Brewing (Eureka Springs) - 5:30 p.m.
- The Creek Rocks at Ozark Folkways (Winslow) - 5 p.m.
Sun, Oct 3
- Patti Steel band at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 4 p.m.
- Beer and Hymns at Bike Rack Brewing Co. (Bentonville) - 5 p.m.
- Thomas Rhett at Walmart AMP (Rogers) - start at $60.50, 7:30 p.m.
- Melody Pond at The Gravel Bar (Eureka Springs) - 4 p.m.
- Roscoe Van Jones at Gotahold Brewing (Eureka Springs) - 4 p.m.
Tue, Oct 5
- Peter Rexford at Six-Twelve Coffeehouse (Fayetteville) - 6 p.m.
Wed, Oct 6
- Ben Harris at Six-Twelve Coffeehouse (Fayetteville) - 6 p.m.