For well over 3 decades now, The Great Cover Up has raised money for dozens of area charities with the help of a wide array of amazing local musicians. Each band or artist chooses a famous band or artist to become for one night only. Essentially, GCUP is a weekend filled with tribute acts, all performing mini-sets of approximately 20 minutes.Past highlights you ask? Whoa... far far too many have blown everyone's minds over the many years to do adequate justice here. But to give newcomers a quick taste... last year Modern Drugs morphed into Pat Benatar, Haki n'Dem transformed into Stevie Wonder, and the Hogchute Collective became Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (to name just a few).
In addition to the smorgasbord of bands, GCUP has had many wonderful hosts over this long stretch of time as well... Blind Pig Co., Mabel’s, Highdive, Cowboy Monkey, The Accord, Canopy Club, and The City Center. The event is now firmly entrenched on the warm and wonderful indoor stage at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana.
2024's event features the following artists!!
THURSDAY 10/10/24
8:00-8:20pm JAKE FAVA & FRIENDS
8:40-9:00pm GRAVEFRUIT & FRIENDS
9:20-9:40pm THE FALBONAUTS
10:00-10:20pm CLAYTON BURKE BAND
10:40-11:00pm MIKE INGRAM
**LINE-UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
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FRIDAY 10/11/24
8:00-8:25pm BROTHER EMBASSY
8:45-9:10pm AMY & THE GANG
9:30-9:55pm DECADENTS
10:15-10:40pm TOM GRASSMAN BAND
11:00-11:25pm TBA
11:45-12:15am HAKI N'DEM
**LINE-UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
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SATURDAY 10/12/24
7:00-7:20pm PRAIRIE SHARKS (inside stage)
7:30-7:50pm KITTENS INCORPORATED [outside stage]
8:10-8 20pm NICK RAINEY (inside stage)
8:30-8:50pm HOGCHUTE COLLECTIVE [outside stage]
9:00-9:20pm WARDBEAST (inside stage)
9:30-9:50pm CALEB COOK BAND [outside stage]
10:00-10:25pm TERMINUS VICTOR (inside stage)
10:35-11:00pm BEAT KITCHEN (ft. Brandon T. Washington) [outside stage]
11:10-11:35pm CHASE BABY (inside stage)
11:50-12:15am SANDMAN SLIMM (inside stage)
**LINE-UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Proceeds this year will again go to GIRLS ROCK! C-U
Event Venue
Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N Race St, Urbana, IL 61801-2694, United States,Urbana, Illinois
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