The Monte Bar & Casino host our next Alive After 5 (Thursday, July 18). The outdoor event runs from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on N. 29th St. between 1st Ave. N. and Montana Ave. and features local Billings based band, The Hellroaring.
The Monte’s team have been eagerly preparing for their July 18th Alive After 5. Sisters and managing owners, Alison LaFever and Cori LaFever Thelen are excited to feature The Hellroaring this year.
“Similar to our band last year, not only is The Hellroaring an awesome band, but the guys in the band are some of our neighborhood regulars. We love being able to support the musicians that are a part of our Monte community”
Alison lafever, managing owner of the monte
It is really fun to be a part of Alive After 5 and see and feel the community support of our staff, business, and family.
Cori LaFever Thelen, Managing Owner of the Monte
As a downtown property owner, downtown business owner, and an active member of our Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) board of directors, Cori knows first hand the positive economic and public safety impact the large downtown events like Alive After 5 have on downtown Billings.
Admission and Event Details
The 2024 Alive After 5 series is presented by our team at the Downtown Billings Association (DBA) and our presenting sponsor Valley Credit Union. The series’ weekly summer concerts takes place outdoors at a different downtown location Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, June 6 to July 25, 2024 (with the expectation of Thursday, July 4).
Alive After 5 is an all ages event and admission is free to the public. Those 21 and older wishing to consume alcohol must purchase a $3 wristband at one of the Purple DBA tents at the event.
The revenue generated through Alive After 5 wristband sales fund a number of things for the Business Improvement District (B.I.D.) like the flower baskets, public art projects, landscaping projects, and free community events like the parades, chalk on the walk, and more.
The V.I.P. Experience
There are twenty, $10, V.I.P wristbands currently available for purchase, for this July 18th Alive After 5. V.I.P. wristbands can be purchased in person (at 102 N. 29th St.) or by calling the DBA office at (406) 294-5060 before 12:00 pm Thursday, July 18. The V.I.P. area offers a shaded space for you to cool off, hang out, and enjoy the show. The V.I.P. area includes tables, chairs, free ice-cold water, and a great view of the stage.
meet tHE BAND
The Hellroaring is described as “one of Montana’s liveliest and best live acts”, by Arts and Culture Journalist Jake Iverson (July 2023 Billings Gazette). As a country band, they pursue the classic honky tonk sound, and consist of Nick Kozub (vocal and rhythm guitar), Parker Brown (lead guitar), Mike Leslie (bass), Erik Olson (keys) and Pat Epley (drums). This current array of branded local musicians that make up the band are each busy in their own way, with either solo careers or as part of other notable local bands. While The Hellroaring originally started as a side project for the musicians involved, the band’s popularity has grown since taking the stage together at Thirsty Street Brewing Company in December 2022 followed by an 2023 EP and a 2024 single, “Put me to the Test” available for streaming on a number of platforms.
Follow The Hellroaring on Facebook and Instagram
Who Makes Alive After 5 possible?
Alive After 5 is coordinated annually by the our Business Improvement District (B.I.D.), a non-profit whose work plan focuses on a clean and safe downtown. The B.I.D. is a one of the four non-profit’s housed within the DBA. Valley Credit Union is the producing (title) sponsor of the Alive After 5 concert series. Supporting sponsors include MariMint, Hensel Law, Earth First Aid, Stella’s Kitchen & Bakery, ClockTower Inn, Planet 106.7, Zone 96.3, Classic Hits 105.9, KSKY 94.1, KBEAR 98.1, and ESPN 910. Each of our series sponsorships help cover the booking costs of the many local, regional, and national bands in the line-up. The remaining concerts for the 2024 Alive After 5 series can be found on the downtown Billings calendar linked below.