Jesus Jones, Elements, Tributosaurus to headline

Skokie's Backlot Bash will be back this summer, and we have the lowdown on every band!

Grammy nominees Jesus Jones will headline the downtown street festival on Saturday, the weekend of August 22-24. Friday night will feature Elements: The Definitive Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute. On Sunday, Tributosaurus will become Van Halen.

Jesus Jones are a British indie rock band that incorporate elements of house, hip hop and techno into their music. Formed in late 1988, their track "Right Here, Right Now" was an international sensation in 1990, and was nominated for a Grammy award in 1991. The band also had hits with "Real Real Real," "International Bright Young Thing" and "Info Freako."

Elements: The Definitive Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute, are a 10-piece funk band that will weave their way through the dozens of masterful hits of '70s six-time Grammy winners Earth Wind And Fire, including their signature vocals, horns and dance steps.

Local studio musicians Tributosaurus will become Van Halen, the iconic '80s hard rock band that gave us the amazing solos, riffs and runs of guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

Now in its eighteenth year, the Bash will feature 15 other live music acts that will play on two festival stages over three days. The complete lineup is:

Friday, August 22

8:45 PM – Elements: The Definitive Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute (funk)

7:15 PM – The Meadowlark Lemons (funk)

6 PM – Shelley Miller (pop/folk/rock) – beer tent

Saturday, August 23

8:45 PM – Jesus Jones (indie rock)

7:30 PM – Discoveries of the American Scientific (electronic-indie rock)

6 PM – Jimmy Tin & The Rough Cuts (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

Sunday, August 24

6:30 PM – Tributosaurus becomes Van Halen (rock)

5 PM – Cisco Pike (rock)

4 PM – Sanctified Grumblers (roots/blues/jug band) – beer tent

3 PM – Buds & Shoots (country/swing)

2 PM – Sunday Drive (jazz/pop) – beer tent

1 PM – The Mosquitos (multi-genre covers)

The three-day Bash will also host a carnival midway, a large beer tent, the Backlot Dash 5K Run and Half Mile Youth Color Fun Run, a bingo tent, the Y2K exhibit and time capsule at the Skokie Heritage Museum –– and on Sunday, a farmer's market, and the Rotary Pancake Breakfast from 8-11 a.m., featuring a bloody mary & mimosa bar. Other events are still being planned and will be announced soon.

Skokie's Backlot Bash is located at the corner of Floral & Oakton in downtown Skokie. For up-to-the-minute new information please visit www.BacklotBash.com.

Music history of the Bash.

Skokie's Backlot Bash is located at the corner of Floral & Oakton in downtown Skokie and is presented by the Skokie Park District, the Village of Skokie and the Skokie Public Library.