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1 week ago | whatzup.com | Anthony Gadson

Published June 4, 2025What can beat a nice evening outside, surrounded by good people, a bevy of food trucks, and live music? Well, one thing may make it better — free live music. While the weather has not been completely compliant, some summer concert series have begun, while more are on the horizon. Sure, you know about Lunch on the Square and Rock the Plaza in downtown Fort Wayne. However, the summer shows extend well beyond the city, from to Wabash to Van Wert.

1 week ago | whatzup.com | Chris Hupe

Rock icons Steve Miller Band will hit the road once again in 2025, something of an annual summer occurrence now. The tour, unfortunately, has only one stop in our region with a scheduled show at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary on Sept. 27. Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and, this year, his iconic song “Fly Like an Eagle” was inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry.

2 weeks ago | whatzup.com | Chris Hupe

Prepare for certain destruction. Forty years have proved to be too little time to annihilate Earthlings completely. To further their mission, the intergalactic warlords of Gwar are returning to Fort Wayne for a performance at The Clyde Theatre on Wednesday, June 4. This will undoubtedly be an attempt to finish the job in the Summit City while celebrating four decades with what promises to be their most monstrous concert yet.

2 weeks ago | whatzup.com | J. Hubner

One thing you can definitely say about the Fort Wayne music scene is that it’s eclectic. We’re not beholden to just rock bands or metal bands. Hip-hop, pop, psych rock, power pop, jazz, folk, grindcore, punk … you name it, we’ve got it. And with Sweetwater employing so many incredible musicians under its roof, there’s certain to be some bands coming to fruition during lunch breaks. With that being said, enter Augmentasia.

2 weeks ago | whatzup.com | Chris Hupe

Honeywell Arts & Entertainment will host an exhibit by Charles Yang from June 3-July 6 at the Clark Gallery inside Honeywell Center. Yang is violinist for the Grammy Award-winning trio Time for Three and a faculty mentor for the Honeywell Arts Academy. Yang has spent a lot of time on the road with Time for Three, and his debut art exhibit, Fermata, reflects that as it features some of the images he has captured over the years.