Lincoln's LARGEST Outdoor Music Festival ***FREE Parking and Admission!***
11:00 AM, Opening Ceremony with Bill Chrastil
Bill has been a full time musician and entertainer. In addition to being a songwriter and producer, he is also an accomplished instrumentalist, playing the guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums and harmonica. Bill was inducted into the Nebraska and South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame.
Noon to 1:00 PM, Mojo Filter
The magic and music of Mojo Filter is sure toadd a spark to the Veterans Freedom Music Festival.
This Regional Band is based in Lincoln and provides a full service music experience. Geat for the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival!
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Dirty Boots Band
Dirty Boots Band is a country band from Lincoln. It was formed from a couple members of the City Limit Band and other bands.
They play new and old danceable country music with a little rock.
A GREAT addition to the band line-up for the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Bolzen Beer Band
The Bolzen Beer Band brings extreme party punk polka from the plains of Lincoln and takes it around the United States, and of course Germany!
With a vast array of polka traditional from multiple genres, as well as 3 albums of original music, Bolzen will get anyone drinking and dancing no matter who you are or where you come from.
What started out as a mad scientist experiment has become the new wave of polka that is taking over the world! Another GREAT addition to the band line-up for the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival!
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Cole Younger and The Renegades
Get ready to rock! Cole Younger and the Renegades are a High energy group of performers!
They perform Country Classic Rock, Red Dirt 50s 60s Rock n Roll, and Blues. What a perfect addition to the 3:00 PM slot at the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival!
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, 3 Chords and a Cloud of Dust
Always a crowd favorite! Just friends making folksy, down-home, front porch kickin' good time music to help you smile. The leader is Dave Rusk, one of the founders of the Veterans Freedom Music Festival. That makes this popular group perfect to wrap up the band line-up at the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival!
5:00 PM, Closing Ceremony
A fitting ending to the 2023 Veterans Freedom Music Festival...
How The Veterans Freedom Music Festival Started...
The Veterans Freedom Music Festival was the brain child of Terry Gillispie, from Lincoln Nebraska. In 2011, Terry asked Dave Rusk, a local radio executive and 'self-styled musician,' if he would play some music for the Veterans at the Lincoln VA hospital.
Dave played the first year, but both he and Terry saw an opportunity to turn the idea into something really meaningful for THE Lincoln community, and as a way to honor our Veterans. AND THEN...
They Made it Happen!
Dave and Terry along with a host of volunteers and donors came together and formed the Veterans Freedom Music Festival as a benefit for veterans.
The Festival has grown quickly and 2023 will be the 13th year. Top Bands in the area are featured, and the event has become 'Lincoln's Largest FREE Outdoor Music Festival.'
Veterans Art Show
During the Veterans Freedom Music Festival the Veterans Art Show presented amazing Veteran Artists and their artwork
The Art Show has grown quickly and 2023 was their 13th year at the Festival.
All part of 'Lincoln's Largest FREE Outdoor Music Festival!'
How YOU Can Help Support Our Veterans
Visitors were encouraged to bring canned goods as separate Free Will Donations. There was a container to place those items.
The Veterans Freedom Music Festival Event was open to the Public and best of all, Admission was FREE!!
The Mission of the Veterans Freedom Music Festival
- The Mission of the Veterans Freedom Music Festival is to offer a free outdoor live music event to: Expose Veterans to the benefits and programs that are offered to them through the Veteran's Administration and the Veterans Advisory Group (VAG Lincoln).
- Give the public an opportunity to say to our Veterans, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!"
A BIG Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors! (listed alphabetically
Alpha Media
Lincoln Lodge #80
Lincoln Lodge #80
Alpha Media of Lincoln Alpha Media of Lincoln is part of Alpha Media LLC, a radio broadcasting company based in Portland, Oregon, and led by Bob Proffitt. The group does business under the Alpha Media name. It was formed from the merger of Alpha Broadcasting, L&L Broadcasting, and Main Line Broadcasting on July 1, 2014.
Lincoln Lodge #80
Lincoln Lodge #80
Lincoln Lodge #80
Lincoln Lodge #80 is just one of the Elks Lodges which bring so much more to their communities than just a building, golf course or pool. They are places where neighbors come together, families share meals, and children grow up. Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children grow up healthy and drug-free, meet the needs of today’s veterans, and improve the quality of life.
Monolith
Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global
Monolith Materials vision is to be the world’s leading Clean Hydrogen and clean materials company. By developing methane pyrolysis technology that can be produced on a commercial scale, Monolith is the only manufacturer in the world that can offer zero-emission, low-cost Clean Hydrogen and high-value carbon black. As you can see below, Monolith’s journey has been exciting!
Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global
Sandhills Global is a privately held American information processing company that produces a diverse range of products and services from well-established trade publications and websites to hosted technology services.