HAMLET — The Trip Rogers Band made its first appearance in the Boxcar Concert Series on Aug. 23.
The three-piece band took the stage at Main Street Park with a set list featuring mostly classic rock, with renditions of tunes from Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Van Morrison, Tom Petty and The Band.
The band has previously performed at the Ellerbe Strawberry Festival and on the porch of Ellerbe Springs Inn, and Rogers has had solo gigs in Hamlet at the Seaboard Festival.
Frontman and guitarist Rogers lives in Mint Hill, but he and his wife own land in Ellerbe.
The evening temperatures were mild for late August, making it ideal for both the band and the crowd.
Several food trucks were set up across the street for the city’s TGIFridays on Main, which is held the second and fourth Friday. The free concerts of the Boxcar Concert Series are held the fourth Friday April-October.
There are still two more performances for the 2024 season.
Local band Vagabond — featuring guitarist John Baker, bassist Patrick Razon and drummer Anakin White — will take the stage Sept. 27, standing in for Oero, which was originally scheduled.
Rockingham native Erik Hawks and the Hard Luck Band will close out the series Oct. 25.
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