June 8– Desperate Electric & Gilda House @ The Pub Station 

June 15 – Counting Coup @ Uberbrew

June 22 – Wes Urbaniak and the Mountain Folk @ The Monte

June 29 – El Wencho @ Montana Brewing Co. (Skypoint) 

July 6 – The Soul Funk Collective @ Thirsty Street Brewing Co. 

July 13 – Repeat Offenders @ Hooligans Sports Bar (Skypoint) 

July 20 – Honyocker featuring Josie Dunne, Guthrie Brown, and Luke Enyeart @ Walkers 

July 27 – Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts @ Tiny’s Tavern 

August 3 – Lost Canyons @ McCormick Cafe / Craft Local

View the full downtown event calendar HERE

This event line up is made possible by the host locations and our event sponsors.
Series Producer ($8,000):
Valley Credit Union

Cup Sponsor ($2,750): 
Mari Mint
Alpha Overhead Door

Composer ($2,500):
TDS Fiber
B-Town Vapes & Glass
Hensel Law
Stella’s Kitchen & Bakery
Best Western Plus – ClockTower Inn

Orchestra ($1,250):
Desert Mountain Broadcasting
Earth First Aid

Interested in sponsoring this event or other events: email LRichardson@downtownbillings.com

We’re always looking for good volunteers to help with setup, wrist banding, and IDing from 4:30-8pm. Volunteers receive a free beverage & food voucher to use within the event and a free $2 wristband so they can enjoy a drink should they wish to.

The volunteer opportunities are 2 hours each (start at 4:30pm or 6:00pm) and include:

• Entry/Wristband Team
• V.I.P. Greeter 

Click here to sign up to volunteer at this event on 7/27/2023

Or contact, info@downtownbillings.com for a list of volunteer opportunities.

We know!!! We’re bummed too but BUT dogs, cats, and other small animals are not allowed at Alive After 5 or any other large downtown public event. The city ordinance is for the safety of all including your dogs! AND while we don’t make the rules, we totally understand the city’s ordinance. Events like AA5 are loud and crowded and can be stressful  for a dog. Not to mention the heat of the hot pavement being harmful.

The Downtown Billings Alliance (DBA) coordinates each of the Alive After 5 concerts from set-up to tear-down and beyond. Each concert date takes place at a “Host” location within the Business Improvement District (BID). The concert series brings over 10,500 people to downtown Billings each summer.

The Alive After 5 downtown concert series was started in 2003 by a group of downtown restaurant & property owners led by the Publisher of the Gazette. The anchoring hosts included Walkers, McCormick’s, Pug Mahons, The Rex, and Montana Brewing Co and began with just 5 summer concerts around downtown. Tiny’s Tavern added in as an anchoring host in 2004. Over the years, the idea grew from the initial 5 concerts a summer to, at its biggest 14 concerts, to its current state.

AA5 not only brings people downtown it is also one of the few revenue generating events thrown by the DBA. Most of the DBA signature events such as St. Patrick’s Day festivities, Strawberry Festival, Harvest Fest, Holiday parade, Christmas Stroll, First Friday efforts, and more, are not revenue generators, but are coordinated in efforts to bring people to downtown boosting the vitality of the downtown businesses. The Alive After 5 event sponsorships cover the cost of the series entertainment line-up, each host locations pays the DBA a fee that cover the production costs of each event, and the revenue generated through the 21 and older wristband sales at at each AA5 helps sustain the coordination and facilitation of downtown beautification and public art projects and other DBA community-centric events throughout the year.

If you would be interested in more information on hosting an Alive After 5 in the future please, contact our Event Director.