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PCJ Fri May 30: Sun’s Out, Bands Out: Your Weekend Jams Are Here 🎶☀️

PCJ Fri May 30: Sun’s Out, Bands Out: Your Weekend Jams Are Here 🎶☀️

Carl Newton kicks things off Friday. PrideFest brings the party @ Hi-Wire on Sunday.

Jason @ Port City Pulse
May 30, 2025

If you like Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers, you’ll love Carl Newton’s Review—tonight’s headliner for Alive After Five at Kiwanis Park. Soulful grooves, clear skies, and food trucks? Yes, please.

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Alive After Five Concert Series: Carl Newtons Review

FRI MAY 30: 6:30-8:30 PM @ Kiwanis Park - HS
Summer is almost here, and we’re so ready to kick it off with the 2025 Alive After Five concert series! Get ready for live music, delicious food trucks, sweet treats, and a great time with the community.

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Pridefest

SUN JUN 1: Noon @ Hi-Wire - SPD
PrideFest 2025 takes over Hi-Wire Wilmington on Sunday, June 1st, and this year? It’s a full-throttle celebration of queer joy, chosen fam, community power, and pure magic like you’ve never seen before! We’re going all-in to throw the biggest, boldest, most joy-filled party we’ve ever hosted, and it's all for you, the incredible community that shows up for us every single day.

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Live Music

FRIDAY

4:00 PM	Wes Sayer	Wilmington Distillery - DT
5:00 PM	Shoot to Thrill!	The Eagle's Dare - DT
6:00 PM	Delia Stanley	Pier 33 at Port City Marina - DT
6:00 PM	Country Club	Edward Teach Brewing - ILM
6:00 PM	Live Music	Hi-Wire - LIM
6:30 PM	All Female AC/DC	The Eagle's Dare - DT
7:00 PM	Randy McQuay	The Bend - OGD
7:00 PM	Inner Circle	Waterline Brewing Co. - DT
7:00 PM	Aaron Van Nynatten Trio	Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT
7:00 PM	Roger Davis Jazz	Fermental - CD
7:00 PM	Knockout Drops w/ Rob Ronner	Bowstring - SPD
6:00 PM	Live Music	Seagate Bottle Shop - ILM
9:00 PM	Open Mic Night Fridays	Bottega - ILM
10:00 PM	Dirty Dead	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - DT

SATURDAY

10:30 AM	The Barney Brogues	Highland Games - ILM
1:00 PM	Millie Palmer	Cotton Exchange - DT
2:00 PM	Jesse Stockton	Wilmington Distillery - DT
3:00 PM	Pilfers in Session	Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT
3:00 PM	Later Gator	Tapyard - ILM
5:00 PM	BeMyFiasco	Pier 33 at Port City Marina - DT
6:00 PM	iRon Lion	Smoke on the Water - RR
7:00 PM	Steely Dead	Bowstring - SPD
7:00 PM	The Brent Stimmel Band	Fermental - CD
7:00 PM	Nam Jam	Live Oak Bank Pavilion - DT
7Pm - 10:00 PM	Justin Cody Fox	Cloud 9 - ILM
7PM - 10:00 PM	The Possums Playing Dead	Seven Mile Post - OG
7:00 PM	Volkshwagen	The Bend - OGD
7-10:00 PM	Jet22 Refueled	Reel Café - DT
8:00 PM	Goonies Never Say Die	Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT
8:00 PM	The Fabulous Nitelife Boogie	Live at Teds - ILM
8:00 PM	CMB	The Rusty Nail - DT

SUNDAY

Noon	Pilfers in Session	Reggie's on 42nd Street - DT
1:00 PM	45 RPM	The Pilot House - DT
1-4:00 PM	Dos Mojo	The Commodore Public House & Kitchen - BA
2:00 PM	Dirty Dead II Dead on the Deck	Katy's Grill & Bar- ILM
3:00 PM	Dram Fam Jam Band	Dram Tree Tavern - GFL
3:00 PM	Sail Away Ladies	Tapyard - ILM
3:00 PM	Righteous Roots	Rift - CD
3:00 PM	Rhythm Bones	The Rusty Nail - DT
4:00 PM	Open Mic	Waterman’s Brewing - WB
5:00 PM	Open Jazz Jam	Fermental - CD
6:00 PM	Sad Song Happy Hour	Bourgie Nights - ILM
6:00 PM	Bear Creek String Bandits	Bottega Wine Bar & Art Gallery - DT
700:PM-10PM	Arts Fishing Club	Bowstring - SPD
8:00 PM	Tedy Swims	Live Oak Bank Pavilion - DT
8:30 PM	Ethan Hanson	Wilmington Distillery - DT

Whether you’re dancing at Kiwanis Park or raising a glass at PrideFest, make it a weekend to remember. And don’t forget—new summer concert lineups are going live at portcityjams.com. Catch you next week!

-Jason