Live music is a big part of the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival every year. All musical acts in 2023 were FREE! Crowds enjoyed the music of many of the area’s top performing acts on three stages: the Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage in Park Central Square, the Aaron Sachs stage in Motorcycle Village and on the Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage in the Shrine Mosque.
2023 Featured Artists
The 3-day music festival in Motorcycle Village featured:
- Thursday night: Rockin’ the Route concert and street party opening acts – Fire for Effect, 135th Army Band MO National Guard
- Thursday night: Rockin’ the Route headline act – Emerald City Band
- Friday night: Sixwire with special guest Tommy DeCarlo
- Saturday noon: Jessie Cowan
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023
| 6:00 p.m. | Rockin’ the Route Street Party: Fire for Effect – 135th Army Band MO National Guard | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
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| 8:00 p.m. | The Rockin’ the Route Street Party will again feature the number one cover band in America – Emerald City Band! | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
| 12:45 p.m. | Jenna English | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
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| 2:00 p.m. | MoonShot | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:15 p.m. | Lancaster Station | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 4:30 p.m. | Karen & Rick Maxson (jazz/swing representing the heyday of Route 66) | Rt. 66 Roadside Park |
| 5:30 p.m. | Springfield Little Theater | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 7:00 p.m. | Bridgetones | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 8 p.m. (or immediately following KC Chiefs) | Machine Gun Symphony | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 9:00 p.m. | Sixwire with special guest Tommy DeCarlo | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023
| 9:00 a.m. | Morgan Gussner | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Justin Larkin | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 10:15 a.m. | Claire Herzog | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lennon Rauhoff | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 11:30 a.m. | The Mixtapes | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 12:00 noon | Jessie Cowen | Shrine Mosque – Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage |
| 12:00 noon | Harper Atkins and Matt Brown | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 12:45 p.m. | Red Sonic | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 1:00 p.m. | Great Route 66 Talent Search | Shrine Mosque – Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage |
| 1:00 p.m. | Nathan Bryce and the Loaded Dice | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 1:30 p.m. | Hometown Tourist | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 2:00 p.m. | Country Boys | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:00 p.m. | Red Light Runner | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 3:15 p.m. | Emalee Flatness & The Honkytonk Renovators | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 3:30 p.m. | The Shandies | Rotary Rendezvous Stage |
| 4:30 p.m. | Static in the Attic | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 5:45 p.m. | Damsel | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 6:00 p.m. | Guinevere Shea | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dirty Saints | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |
| 9:00 p.m. | Sixwire | Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village |