May shows at The Camel

by | May 1, 2017 | VENUE NEWS

It’s the beginning of the month which means a whole new round of shows at local venues. Here are the upcoming shows for July at The Camel:

5/1 – Lord Nelson, High Divers, Lady Empire, 9:30PM $5
5/2 – Marcus Tenney Quartet, Jack Kilby Front Line, 8:30PM, $5
5/3 – Early: VCU Private event // Late: Jet Trails Media Presents; Dead Frog, Landon Elliot & the Goods, Moosetrap, Justin Golden, 9PM, $5
5/4 – Trigger Systems Presents: Clap You Hands Say Yeah, Laura Gibson, 8:30PM, $16ADV, $18DOS
5/5 – Early: Beers and Banjos w/ Slack Family // Late: First Friday with Clair Morgan: A Benefit for Girls Rock RVA featuring: Big Baby, Atta Girl, Georgia Isaacs
5/6 – Early: Private Party 2 – 6PM // Late: Night Idea, Deer Eat Bird, Private Cray, Brian Dove, 9PM, $7
5/7 – Early: Drum Recital // Late: Trigger System Presents: Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Dinosaur Pile-Up, 8:00PM, $15
5/8 – BJ Barham (of American Aquarium), Charley Crockett, Jon Brown, 8PM, $7
5/9 – Candy Spots, Hunter Simpson, Ashes, Eliza, 9PM, $5
5/10 – Bandilly Productions Showcase featuring TBA, 10PM, FREE
5/11 – Dharma Bombs Album Release featuring Angelica Garcia, Blush Face, Lobo Marino, 9PM, $7
5/12 – Early: River City Blues Society Presents: The Syndicators, 5PM, FREE, // Late: 2nd Fridays with South Hill Banks featuring James Justin & Co. 9:30PM, $7
5/13 – Early: RVA Squares presents: Campbell Family Band, 4PM, $7 // Late: The Barons + more TBA, 9PM, $10
5/14 – Real Early: Bandit Queens Tribal Cafe, 11AM, $10 // Early: Songwriter Showcase, 2:30PM, Free // Late: Sir Richard Bishop, Robert Millis, Daniel Bachman, 8PM, $10 ADV, $12 DOS
5/15 – Grem Smiley, The Smirks, Half Decent, Halfcast, Colder Planets, 9PM, $5 ADV, $8 DOS
5/16 – Schwizz, LITZ, 10PM, $5 ADV, $7 DOS

5/17 – Landon Elliot & the Goods, Delta Saints, Breslow, Beachgrass, 9PM, $8
5/18 – Zero Crossing (REC Room + Satellite Syndicate) 9PM, Free (Talk @ 8PM)
5/19 – Early: Beers and Banjos featuring Molly Payne & the Mistakes, 5PM, Free // Late: Trigger Systems Presents: Melodime, Jon & Kevin (of Horsehead), Matt Conner, 9PM, $10 ADV, $12 DOS
5/20 – Early: Trigger System Presents: Deal Casino, Dollys, 9PM, $10 // Late: Trigger System Presents: Bash & Pop, Long Arms, 10PM, $15 ADV, $18 DOS
5/21 – Early: Brunch with Dead Giveaway, 12PM, Free // Late: Kevin Maines & the Volts, Red Light Rodeo, 9PM, $5
5/22 – Grace Street Players, The Mad Children, Moons of Zeus, 9PM, $5
5/23 – Turbo Mansion, Josie McQueen, No Hugs, The Smirks, World Waker, 9PM, $5
5/24 – Bandilly Productions Showcase featuring TBA, 10PM, Free
5/25 – Roxy Roca + 2 more TBA
5/26 – Early: River City Blues Society Presents: The Bell Hornets, 5PM, Free // Late: Murphy’s Kids
5/27 – Early: Finding Bob, 4PM, Free // Late: Jet Trails Media Presents: Toxic Moxie, Bonus Roll, Seawhorse, 9PM, $6 ADV, $8 DOS
5/28 – Early: Guitar Recital, 2PM, Free // Late: Okilly Dokilly, Beatalica, 8PM, $15
5/29 – Weekend Plans, Vanilla Summit, The Mad Children, 9PM, $5
5/30 – Charged Up Enterprises & Die Young Collective Showcase: 9PM, $5 ADV, $7 DOS
5/31 – Camel Open Mic Night!, Sign-ups 7PM, Music 8PM, $5 under 21, Free 21+

The Camel is located at 1621 W. Broad St. All tickets can be purchased in advance 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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