Want to know which bands will play during the summer concert series? We have your lineup

ZANESVILLE ? The 2024 Secrest Summer Concert Series kicked off Thursday at Secrest Auditorium with southern rock band Appalachian Outlaws.

The seven bands performing this season were announced as part of the festivities.

The 2024 schedule includes:● May 23: Big Bad Stache● June 6: The Conspiracy Band● June 20: North to Nashville● July 18: Tyler Farr● Aug. 1: Saved by the 90s● Aug. 29: Jump and Thunderstruck

“This is going to be our biggest year ever,” said Community Development Director Matt Schley of the Zanesville Community Improvement Corporation. “We’re very excited.”

For all concerts, gates open at 4:30 p.m. with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Secrest's parking lot. Blankets and chairs are allowed, but coolers are not.

The family-friendly concerts are free and open to the public, thanks to all the major sponsors, said Schley. In addition to the stage sponsor, Tire Pros, the presenting sponsors are J&E Distributors, Lepi & Associates, Park National Bank, Clearpath Utility Solutions, Coconis Furniture and Mattress 1st, Federal Elite Heating & Cooling, and Patriot Companies.

Schley said the series is in its fourth year. It was started in 2021 to bring people back to downtown Zanesville “in a family-friendly, community-minded environment.”

For more information visit coz.org and click on Secrest Summer Concert Series.

This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Lineup announced for Secrest Summer Concert Series in Zanesville