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PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - So many family events happening this Summer and if you weren’t outside at the Heart of Illinois Fair over the weekend, the Peoria Civic Center was definitely the place to be and it is expected to be packed again Monday night.
Our Morning Reporter Brett Brooks tell us more about how the Civic Center’s event line-up.
The Greta Van Fleet concert here tonight is sold out according to the Kelsy Martin, the Marketing Manager with the Peoria Civic Center, people were camping out now in anticipation for tonight’s show.
Whether you are a Comic and Toy fan, have a passion for Cosmetology and Barbering or are one of the thousands of Rock N’ Roll fans, the Peoria Civic Center is in full swing bringing people to Downtown this weekend.
Martin says the success of one event is contagious, “once there’s one successful show, other promoters from across the country want to bring their shows here as well. It keeps building up and bringing on that momentum.”
Sunday was the ‘Pressure Makes Diamonds’ Hair Show, a first of it’s kind at the Civic Center.
Barber Wallace Taylor says when he approached the venue about the event they were excited to host and see just how many people it attracts to the River City, “we are expecting people from all over the Midwest, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis. We’re expecting 500 people.”
After the Hair Show, this list of events is lengthy.
Just some of the names set to headline at the Civic Center for the rest of year include:
Gladys Knight on August 2nd
Comedians John Mulaney, August 17th, and Bill Burr on November 5th
Country Stars Luke Bryan on October 15th and Keith Urban on November 4th
The WWE Saturday Main Event on November 12th.
In December, the Disney Princess concert on December 2nd.
The event line up is diverse, there’s something happening here for everyone through the rest of the year.
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