Skokie's Backlot Bash – Saturday

Name: Skokie's Backlot Bash – Saturday
Start: 2025-08-23T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-23T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 5200 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States, Illinois 60077

Schedule

Sat Aug 23 2025 at 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

5200 Oakton St, Skokie, IL, United States, Illinois 60077 | Skokie, IL

Skokie's Backlot Bash day two features music headliner 'Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience' on the main stage.
The Bash today also features the early morning Backlot Dash 5K Run & half mile Youth Color Fun Run, a huge carnival midway, a large beer tent, a bingo tent, and a Y2K exhibit and time capsule at the Skokie Heritage Museum, and more!
🎶 MUSIC ON TWO STAGES
• 8:45 PM – Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience (electronic indie rock)
• 7:15 PM – Jimmy Tin & The Rough Cuts (rock)
• 6 PM – Penthouse Sweets (rock)
• 5 PM – Scott & Sara (rock/country) – beer tent
• 4 PM – Valius (multi-genre covers)
• 3 PM – Colby Maddox (garage grass) – beer tent
• 2 PM – Nikki O'Neill Band (soul/Americana)
• 1 PM – Measuring Marigolds (folk/old-time) – beer tent
• 12 PM – Evanston School of Rock
🎉 Celebrating 18 years of Skokie’s Backlot Bash with 18 bands over three unforgettable days of music! August 22–24.
📍 Skokie's Backlot Bash is located at the corner of Floral & Oakton in downtown Skokie.
🔗 For up-to-the-minute info, visit www.BacklotBash.com