CUSF Music Fest FAQ: Everything You Need to Know!

With any first-time event, there are bound to be plenty of questions! We want to clarify all the details to ensure that YOU have an amazing time at the first-ever CUSF Music Fest! 🎶✨

🎟️ Q: What’s the deal with tickets?
A: Tickets are available at the following prices:

  • $40 – Community Members
  • $10 – Unit 4 & USD 116 School Teachers, Staff, & Families (thanks to our amazing sponsors!)
  • $5 – Students (18 & under)
  • FREE – Children under 5

💡 We encourage pre-ordering your tickets online to help us with planning for this exciting new event! Once you purchase, your name will be on a list at the door – no physical ticket needed. 

🍽️ Q: What’s the deal with food?
A: Meal tickets are only available for pre-purchase and are priced at:

  • $10 (full meal option)
  • $5 (lighter meal option)

$1 snacks will also be available for cash purchase on the day of the event from 2:30 – 6:00pm!

All food is provided by Dish Passionate Cuisine, and drinks will be available from The City Center’s cash bar.

🎤 Q: Are the bands any good? What’s the order of events?
A: They are SO GOOD! Every band includes at least one member who is a student, teacher, or staff member from our local public schools—some even include parents!
Expect a mix of genres, from mariachi to punk rock to hip-hop to rock ‘n’ roll—and everything in between!

🎶 Check out the full band lineup below or the Facebook event page!

🎉 Q: Is there anything else besides live music?
A: YES! In addition to incredible music, there will be:

  • Community tables hosted by Parkland, the University of Illinois, and local student service organizations from Central, Centennial and Urbana High School
  • Kid-friendly activities
  • Guest presenters & interviews between sets, sharing insights on CUSF and musical careers
  • A 50/50 raffle 🎟️

🎶 Q: What’s the overall vibe of the event?
A: Hosted by The City Center, this event is a come-and-go affair—stop in to catch your favorite bands, discover new music, and enjoy time with friends (or meet new ones!).

Most importantly, it’s a celebration of music and the incredible talent in our schools and community! Come out to support your teachers, colleagues, students, and classmates!

🎸 Q: What is the full band lineup?
A: Here’s the schedule for the day:

  • 1:00-1:30 – New Orleans Jazz Machine
  • 1:45-2:00 – Bandoneon Massacre
  • 2:15-2:45 – Church Street Ramblers
  • 3:00-3:15 – Mariachi Tigres de Urbana
  • 3:30-4:00 – New Souls
  • 4:15-4:30 – Squirrel Movement
  • 4:45-5:15 – Decadents
  • 5:30-5:45 – Yung Ones
  • 6:00-6:30 – Ther’Up.Y
  • 6:45-7:15 – Modern Drugs

👏 Q: Who are your amazing sponsors?
A: We are incredibly grateful for our generous sponsors who made this event possible!
Presenting Sponsor: Webber & Thies Lawyers
Additional Sponsors:

  • Meyer Capel
  • Perennial Sound Studio
  • Chambanamoms.com
  • Champaign Pepsi
  • Upper Bout
  • Jim & Alexa Jones Family
  • Kim & Denise Martin

We couldn’t do it without their support! ❤️🎶

Still have questions? Drop us a comment, send us a message, or check out our website for more details! We can’t wait to see you at CUSF Music Fest! 🎵🥳