Festival also features Friday night show at Avon Theater in Avondale
and Sunday night show at Eddie’s Attic

This year’s Amplify Decatur Music Festival will be held Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27, and feature a series of free events on the downtown Decatur Square from 3-11 p.m. Saturday, April 26.

Saturday April 26’s event will be held from 5-11 p.m. on the Decatur Square starring headliners The Last Waltz Ensemble, who will perform the greatest hits of Bob Dylan and The Band. The group is named after The Band’s famous farewell concert, The Last Waltz. Additional acts will be announced soon.

Saturday will also feature free, pop-up performances from 3-5 p.m. at venues and restaurants throughout downtown Decatur.

On Friday, April 25, Amplify will host a ticketed event at 7 p.m. at Avon Theater (formerly Avondale Town Cinema) featuring The Core, a tribute band who recaptures the energy and excitement of the legendary HORDE Festivals of the 1990s. The Core’s repertoire includes songs from HORDE acts such as Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, The Black Crowes, The Allman Brothers Band, Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler, Gov’t Mule, Lenny Kravitz, The Samples, Freddy Jones Band, Allgood, and many more. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

On Sunday, April 27, Amplify and Eddie’s Attic will host a show called The Bad Bitches of Country, which pays tribute to the greatest female country artists with performances by local and regional female acts. The evening will include songs made famous by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Beyonce, and more. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at EddiesAttic.com.

The Amplify Decatur Music Festival is presented by Lenz and produced in partnership with Eddie’s Attic.

All proceeds from the festival weekend will be directed to Decatur Cooperative Ministry and the Decatur Education Foundation.

Amplify co-board chair Drew Robinson said, “We’re excited to offer a different format and experience this year and grateful to all of our wonderful sponsors, especially our presenting sponsor, Lenz. We’re looking forward to seeing the Decatur community come together to celebrate and assist in the missions of our beneficiaries, Decatur Cooperative Ministry and Decatur Education Foundation.”

Festival Director and co-board chair, Christine Mahin, said, “In addition to supporting our beneficiaries, a primary goal this year is bringing the community access to as much music as possible, while incorporating Decatur’s unique fabric of families, businesses, and the arts.”

Amplify Decatur Music Festival 2025 events at a glance:

Friday, April 25

The Core. 7 p.m. $25-$30. Avon Theater (formerly Avondale Town Cinema),106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates.

Saturday, April 26

The Last Waltz Ensemble plus supporting acts. 5-11 p.m. Free. Decatur Square, 101 East Court Square, Decatur.

Sunday, April 27

The Bad Bitches of Country. 8 p.m. $20. Eddie’s Attic, 515-B North McDonough St., Decatur. EddiesAttic.com.