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8 WHAT'S UP! APRIL 10-16, 2022 COVER STORY Summer Songs Music series tuning up everywhere across NWA MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette I t's time to upgrade your outdoor concert gear — just leave your glass containers at home! From spring to summer to fall, there's music indoors and out warming up Northwest Arkansas. The big kid on the block, the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers has an equally big slate of shows planned, starting April 22 with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The AMP recently added Santana on July 12 and Halsey on May 25, and other headliners include Jimmy Buffett, Steely Dan, CHEER Live, Backstreet Boys, Chicago, Brian Wilson (of the Beach Boys), Fitz and the Tantrums, James Taylor, Josh Groban, Halestorm, Keith Urban, The Black Keys and the Outlaw Music Festival featuring Willie Nelson & Family, Brothers Osborne, Steve Earle & The Dukes and Allison Russell. Tickets and more information on seating available at amptickets.com. But the summer series at the AMP is just the beginning of the fun. Another half dozen summer traditions are gearing up, including the Mountain Street Stage series indoors in the new Event Center at the Fayetteville Public Library and outdoor concerts at Turnbow Park in downtown Springdale and the Railyard Live in downtown Rogers. Mountain Street Stage The Mountain Street Stage series returns to the Fayetteville Public Library with concerts on Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Event Center on the newly renovated side of the library campus. The series is free and open to all, including kids and families. Attendance will be capped at 200, but events will also be available for viewing and replay via the FPL Livestream page at vimeo. com/faylib. JUNE 5 — The Sons of Otis Malone JUNE 12 — Tacie & the Sunshine Band JUNE 26 — Adam Ostrar JULY 3 — Jude Brothers JULY 10 — Daniel Bennett Group JULY 17 — Honey Collective JULY 24 — Western Swing Rules JULY 31 — Will Johnson LIVE! at Turnbow The free concerts start at 6:30 p.m. at Walter Turnbow Park, 106 W. Emma Avenue in downtown Springdale. The park is in the Downtown Outdoor Dining District, so audience members can listen to live, outdoor music while they enjoy a bite to eat or drink. While there is some seating available, guests are encouraged to bring their camp chairs and blankets for seating on the grass. Pets and picnics with nonalcoholic drinks are welcome; alcoholic drinks are available at restaurants in the dining district. Fitz and the Tantrums (pictured) join St. Paul & the Broken Bones to bring their co-headline tour with Devon Gilfillian to the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers on June 23 as part of the Cox Concert Series. Theirs is just one of dozens of summer shows at the AMP. (Courtesy Photo) Trout Fishing in America will close out the Railyard Live Concert Series Sept. 24 in downtown Rogers. The concert series is free, but tables are available for reservation. (Courtesy Photo)