The lineup for this fall's Downtown Alive! has just been released and features several ofSouth Louisiana's biggest talents.
The lineup for this fall's Downtown Alive! has just been released and features several of South Louisiana's biggest talents. The fall 2012 season also marks the 30th Anniversary of Downtown Alive!, which has gone from a handful of acts entertaining a crowd of music heads funneled into Parc de Lafayette and a few complementary stages to Acadiana's predominant concert series bringing in an excess of patrons to fill both Parc International and Parc San Souci to kick off their weekend downtown.
The Fall season launches with renowned New Orleans jazz trumpeter and HBO's Treme personage Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers beginning September 7. Other highlights this season are the UL Homecoming Pep Rally on October 5, the DTA! Edition of Festivals Acadiens et Creoles following on October 12 and the Lighting of the Official City Christmas Tree and Toys for Tots Drive concluding the season on November 21.
The full Fall 2012 season schedule:
September 7 Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers (New Orleans Jazz & Swing - Parc International)
September 14 Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express (Zydeco Parc International)
September 21 Soul Track Mind (Funk Parc International)
September 28 Mercy Brothers (Rockabilly/Gospel Parc Sans Souci)
October 5 5th Avenue (Covers/Variety Parc Sans Souci)
UL Homecoming Pep Rally
October 12 Mamou (Cajun Parc International -5:30 pm 7 pm)
Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys (Zydeco Parc International 7:30 pm 9 pm)
DTA! Edition of Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
October 19 Roddie Romero and the Hub City Allstars (Rhythm & Blues Parc International)
October 26 The Revivalists (Indie Rock Parc Sans Souci)
November 2 Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole (Zydeco Parc Sans Souci)
November 9 Nik-L Beer (Covers/Variety Parc Sans Souci)
November 16 Amanda Shaw and the Cute Boys (Louisiana Roots & Blues Parc International)
November 21 The Pine Leaf Boys (Cajun Parc Sans Souci)
Lighting of the Official City Christmas Tree & Toys for Tots Drive
As always, DTA! performances are and free to the public and family-friendly. Food and beverage concessions open at 5:30 p.m. every Friday with performances from 6-8:30 p.m. For more information visit www.downtownlafayette.org.