May events at Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall

by | May 1, 2017 | VENUE NEWS

A new month is here and Capital Ale House has an all new lineup of events and bands to keep you entertained nearly every night of the week for May. Check out the details below:

Thursday, May 4th
Creed Bratton
$25/$30

Friday, May 5th
Folk Friday with:
Cassidy McAdams
Bethany Gates
Erin & The WIldfire
Free
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Saturday, May 6th
Musicians Guild
$20
Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm

Sunday, May 7th
David Bazan
$14/$18
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Tuesday, May 9th
Jazz Society Show
$20
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Wednesday, May 10th
Greg Humphrey’s Electric Trio
Opener TBD
$8/$10
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Thursday, May 11th
Shaun Martin
$10/$12
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Friday, May 12th
Jandek
$25/$30
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Monday, May 15th
Seth Walker
Opener TBD
$15/$18
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Wednesday, May 24th
Billy Strings
Opener TBD
$12/$15
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Thursday, May 25th
Plunky & The Oneness
$15/$20
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Friday, May 26th
Shannon McNally
$12/$15
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Capital Ale House is located at 619 E. Main St. You can grab your tickets for any of these shows here.

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




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