'Shakedown Sunday' :: with Full Cord Bluegrass
Schedule
Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
4318 Division Avenue South, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49548 | Grand Rapids, MI
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August 30th we welcome the illustrious, Full Cord Bluegrass, for an afternoon of originals and an evening of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia tunes. We are calling it a Shakedown Sunday, as vendors and performers, street chefs, and pranksters unite after Billy Strings Freek Fair weekend. Shakedown Street will open at 3pm and Full Cord will kickoff inside at 4:20pm. Visit thePhilmore.com/contact to inquire to vend!——————-
Full Cord ( www.fullcord.net ) ::
A good bluegrass band can light up a room with speed and precision. A great one makes it feel like you’ve been invited into something an inside joke, a shared history, a community. Full Cord has that rare combination of jaw dropping musicianship and easy, welcoming chemistry, and it’s been the engine behind their steady rise from West Michigan favorite to national touring standout.
Full Cord formed in 2008 in Grand Haven, Michigan, and their name comes from a perfectly on-brand moment: at one of their early gigs, Eric (guitar & also a sawyer) noticed their instruments stacked in a corner and said it looked like a “full cord of wood.” The phrase stuck and so did the band’s reputation for bringing heat, whether it’s a listening room set, a packed theater, or a festival main stage.
Their breakout year came in 2022. First, Full Cord won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, a stage tested proving ground with a track record of identifying tomorrow’s headliners. Then, the International Bluegrass Music Association named them Momentum Band of the Year, recognizing the band’s combination of performance power, songwriting, and forward drive.
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