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
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
outdoor walking group photo of emerald city band

Friday, Aug. 11, 2023

12:45 p.m. Jenna English | Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks/KY3 Stage
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
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