Three-Day Weekend of Music April 25-27 Also Includes 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. The audience can enjoy and sing along to timeless Dylan classics including “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” “Blowing in the Wind,” “All Along the Watchtower,” and more. Songs from The Band will include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” “I Shall Be Released,” among others.

Rounding out the line-up are Hope for Agoldensummer, Andrew Holley, Eric Toledo of Quiet Hounds, and Polly Holliday.

Saturday will also feature free, pop-up performances from 3-5 p.m. at venues and restaurants throughout downtown Decatur, including Brick Store Pub, Trackside Tavern, O’Sullivan’s Pub, and more (full stage schedule TBA).

On Friday, April 25, Amplify will host a ticketed event at 7:30 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 (available here) and $30 at the door. Kicking off the evening is Buffalo, featuring students from Decatur High School and other local-area schools, specializing in high-energy rock classics.

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. The show features performances by Kate Coleman of Run Katie Run, Amber Humphries of Story Ghost, Robin Shakedown, Kristin Markiton, and Tracy Dunlap from The Dirty Truth band. Acclaimed podcaster and Atlanta radio personality Davi Crimmins hosts. Showtime is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are now 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.”

The Amplify Decatur Music Festival is made possible through sponsorships by the following: Lenz, Inc., Decatur Package Store, Savannah Distributing Co., Creature Comforts Brewing Co., Three Taverns Craft Beers, Natalie Gregory and Co., Visit Decatur, Iris and Bruce Feinberg, 97.1 FM The River, Plumb Works, Brick Store Pub, Trove, Scott Miller MD, and The Caldwell Family.

Amplify Decatur Music Festival 2025 events at a glance:

Friday, April 25

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

Saturday, April 26

Pop-up musical performances. 3-5 p.m. Free. Locations to include venues and restaurants throughout downtown Decatur. Artists, schedule, and locations to be shared soon. AmplifyDecatur.org.

The Last Waltz Ensemble, Hope for Agoldensummer, Andrew Holley, Eric Toledo of Quiet Hounds, and Polly Holliday. 5-11 p.m. Free. Decatur Square, 101 East Court Square, Decatur. AmplifyDecatur.org.

Sunday, April 27

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