Tucson Premium Outlets Concert Series

Saturdays 5 - 8 PM
April to May, 2019
Sept to December, 2019

The Tucson Premium Outlets and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance have partnered to bring live music to Southern Arizona each and every week. The Tucson Premium Outlets Concert Series supports local musicians with the opportunity to perform weekly in the community’s largest and only outlet shopping center.  The series supports a range in music genres, from country to rock and jazz to classical. 

Why?

As a core Business and Arts Integration method, the Tucson Premium Outlets Concert Series blends the mutually beneficial relationship that the arts can have alongside the business model.  In partnership with the Tucson Premium Outlets, this program impacts economic development, while providing community exposure to the arts, and supporting local musicians. 

Free Admission

Attendees are invited to bring their own chairs.  Limited seating is provided. There is no cost to attend the concerts. Concerts are three 45 minute sets.

Event Partner

Location

Tucson Premium Outlets
6401 Marana Center Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85742

Tucson Premium Outlets® features extraordinary savings of 25%-65% off exceptional brands including Banana Republic Factory Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Michael Kors, Nike Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, and more. Tucson Premium Outlets® serves the nearby communities of Marana, Oro Valley, Dove Mountain, and Tucson. Enjoy the mountain views of Arizona at this outdoor shopping center located off of I-10 at exit 244 Twin Peaks Rd. The team at Tucson Premium Outlets® invites you to visit us soon.

Get Involved

Interested in performing as a band or musician in the series? 
We are always in need of a few good volunteers.  Register to Volunteer Online

Concert Series Flyer

Featured Music

April 20, 2019
Gus Woodrow Trio
Jazz Organ Trio
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The Gus Woodrow Trio features Gus Woodrow (guitar), Angelo Versace (organ), and Casey Hadland (drums). Formed in 2016 through mutual gigs, the group has played extensively throughout Arizona. With influences ranging from Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk to Kurt Rosenwinkle and Herbie Hancock, the Trio always provide a listening experience that is both soothingly nostalgic and virtuosically enthralling. They perform regularly at Maynard's Kitchen every other Friday, where they bring their signature laid back hard bop atmosphere to their followers. 
April 27, 2019
Cochise County All Stars
Eclectic Americana
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The Cochise County All-Stars started their musical journey nearly 15 years ago as strictly a honky tonk band playing the jukebox country music popular when Route 66 was Main Street USA.  A few natural additions and subtractions in personnel have led to an evolved group of seasoned veterans who perform songs they love, regardless of style or genre.  A CCAS show could easily feature a Hank Williams tune back to back with an obscure Latin rock instrumental followed by a jazz standard.  It all seems to work when you have a group of tasteful musicians who have come together from a variety of backgrounds, both geographically and experientially.   
May 4, 2019
​Wally Lawder and the Stragglers 
Americana & Folk
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Front man Wally Lawder is one of the leading singer-songwriters in the Tucson area, with 6 albums of original music and several songwriting awards under his belt. Wally is known for his rich baritone vocals accompanied by guitar and ukulele. For this show he will be joined by several outstanding musicians—the Stragglers!--who have fine reputations in their own right: Don Armstrong on banjo, Jim Dumbauld on bass, and Jim Lipson on percussion. Together they create a unique, Folk/Americana sound, mellow in feel, upbeat in mood!
May 11, 2019
Freddy Parish and the Old Town String Band 
Country & Old-Time
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Freddy Parish is a singer/songwriter performing original songs and traditional tunes in a neo-traditional folk and country style. Backed by two-time Arizona State Fiddle Champion Matt Rolland on fiddle and mandolin, along with classically trained multi-instrumentalist Nathan Fenoglio on clawhammer banjo, accordion, guitar and harmony vocals, the trio plays dark Appalachian folk songs, sweet country ballads, and upbeat Cajun and honky tonk shuffles.
May 18, 2019
Black Cat Bones
Blues & Rock
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Tucson-based Blues and Rock five piece, Black Cat Bones, is making a name for themselves for their signature mix of classic blues and rock with R&B, featuring smooth vocals and blues jams. The band features Charles Pitts (vocals), Jeff Daniels (bass), Dan Laetsch (drums), Gary David (guitar), Richard Rivera (guitar). Fans of BB King and Johnny Winter will love this band. 
May 25, 2019
Kevin Pakulis & His Band
Blues & Americana

Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Kevin Pakulis is a master musician and story teller. Emerging in 2004 from Tucson’s deep pool of talented musicians, his award-winning edgy, guitar-driven compositions, delivered with plenty of raw energy, earned him national and international attention with his debut release of Yeah Yeah Yeah. No Depression Magazine put it most succinctly in their review: “His music represents the best of a genre.” Kevin’s songwriting ranges from introspective and reflective to satirical and political, from rocking blues anthems to quiet acoustic pieces. Whatever the message or the sound, the constant is the soulful honesty of the art. Anyone who has ever been to Tucson in the summer cannot help but sing along when they hear the chorus of the title track to Yeah Yeah Yeah: “It’s hot here, hot as hell here, swamp cooler and a cold beer,” a bluesy haiku on the Sonoran Desert summer. Tempered by time and experience, the latest offering, Holliday (Summer, 2018) revisits the themes of life in the Sonoran Desert, love in its many forms, and the nuances of social disparity. Over the years, Pakulis has opened for numerous major acts including Billie Joe Shaver, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Dwight Yoakam, Sonny Landreth, John Gorka, Little Feat, and Merle Haggard. ​