Champaign Park District has announced that a special Candy Foster 60th Anniversary Celebration Concert is coming to the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Sunday, May 24, at 7pm. General admission tickets are available for $15 plus a per-ticket fee of $3. VIP General Admission Tickets, which will include a preshow meet-and-greet, a signed […]
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‘90s ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND GIN BLOSSOMS TO COME TO THE HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE IN LATE JUNE 2026
Champaign Park District has announced that Gin Blossoms, an early ‘90s alternative rock band with genre-defying radio hits, is coming to the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 7:30pm. Regular reserved seating tickets will be $39.50-$89.50 plus an additional per-ticket fee of $5-$10. VIP tickets will also be available for $189.50 plus a per-ticker fee of $12 and will include […]
PYGMALION AND THE VIRGINIA THEATRE TO PRESENT MATT MAESON, MULTIPLATINUM SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST ON THURSDAY JUNE 18
PYGMALION and Champaign Park District are pleased to announce multiplatinum singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist MATT MAESON will perform at the historic Virginia Theatre on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Maeson’s Watch My Step tour hits Champaign as part of his trek around North America this spring and summer. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, March 27 at 10am. TICKETS More on […]
THE “HAPPY TOGETHER” TOUR 2026 TO VISIT THE HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN THIS AUGUST
Champaign Park District has announced that THE “HAPPY TOGETHER” TOUR 2026 — featuring ‘60s and ‘70s favorites including The Association, The Troggs, Jason Scheff of Chicago, Gary Puckett, The Fortunes, Ron Dante, The Vogues, and The Cowsills — will make a stop at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 7pm.
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND TO BRING THEIR ICONIC BLUES, SOUL, AND ROCK & ROLL SOUND TO THE VIRGINIA THEATRE IN MARCH 2026
Champaign, IL — Champaign Park District has announced that The Robert Cray Band, a blues rock group led by the band’s Grammy-winning namesake, will perform live at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 7:30pm. Regular reserved seating tickets will be $29.50-$69.50 plus an additional per-ticket fee of $4-$8. […]
Country Rock Band Blackberry Smoke to Perform Live at the Virginia Theatre in 2026 on Their Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour
Champaign, IL — Champaign Park District has announced that country rock band Blackberry Smoke will perform live at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 7pm, as part of their national Rattle, Ramble and Roll album tour. Regular reserved seating tickets are $39.50-$79.50 plus an additional per-ticket fee of $5-$9. VIP […]
