Jason Derulo

Downtown Aurora’s RiverEdge Park has announced four new concerts for Chicago’s 2017 outdoor summer concert season.

Pop, R&B and hip hop heartthrob Jason Derulo will perform live at RiverEdge on Friday, Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. In just a few years, Derulo has gone from writing songs for the biggest stars like Lil Wayne, Pitbull and Diddy, to playing his own arsenal of pop, R&B and hip-hop hits.

Today, Derulo is one of the hottest musicians around, selling over 50 million singles and racking up three billion views on YouTube and Spotify. Tickets are $40.

Kick up your spurs, because when it comes to hot Southern rock, it doesn’t get any bigger or better than Southern Uprising Tour with Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws. Southern Uprising Tour hits the RiverEdge stage Thursday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 through May 31; $55 starting June 1.

Back in 2017 is Aurora’s popular Downtown Alive! series, presenting tribute bands The Chicago Experience, Friday, July 7, and American English, Friday, Aug. 4.

Both shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets are only $3 (just $1 if you buy tickets by May 31).

Tickets for all four shows are now on sale today at  RiverEdgeAurora.com. Phone and in-person sales start Friday, May 12 at 10 a.m.

For tickets and information, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com, call the RiverEdge box office, (630) 896-6666, or stop by in-person at RiverEdge’s satellite box office, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Saturday.

The RiverEdge box office will also be open on-site on event days for day-of sales, beginning at noon. All tickets are general admission. Ticket fees not included.

Also playing RiverEdge this summer

These four concerts join a growing, diverse slate of major acts already announced for RiverEdge Park, downtown Aurora’s popular outdoor summer concert venue.

Events included the 21st Annual Blues on the Fox Festival with Mavis Staples, Shemekia Copeland, Jonny Lang, Elvin Bishop, Devon Allman Band and the Guy King Band (June 16 and 17), Dark Star Orchestra (Continuing the Grateful Dead Concert Experience) on June 24, Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton (July 20), Kesha and the Creepies (July 21), Alabama (July 28) and Get the Led Out (August 25).

RiverEdge is also ground zero for the city of Aurora’s free Fourth of July Celebration. Bring the family for patriotic anthems played by the American Legion Band, top 40 hits and classic songs from the Fox Valley Orchestra and a spectacular fireworks display high above the Fox River.

The evening includes a Guinness World Record attempt for the most people head banging to “Bohemian Rhapsody” to conclude Aurora’s 25th anniversary Wayne’s World celebration.

Other summer events at RiverEdge include the ColorVibe 5K Race (May 28), Two Brothers Summer Festival featuring X Ambassadors, Saint Motel, Blind Pilot, Knox Hamilton and Savoir Adore (June 2 and 3), the Chicagoland Tour de Cure cycling event for the American Diabetes Association (June 11), the Sacred Heart Festival (June 18) and Fiestas Patrias (Sept. 16).

For updates, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com, call 630.896.6666, or follow RiverEdge Park on Facebook and @RiverEdgeAurora on Twitter.

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