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ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival

ELLNORA XX - September 4-6,  2025!

Krannert Center's ELLNORA Guitar Festival celebrates twenty years in 2025! This year features artists from all across the guitar diasopra, including Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame artist Roseanne Cash, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, classical artist extraordinaire Sharon Isbin, and a return visit from hard-hitting blues-rock phenom Samantha Fish. 

ELLNORA also features free performances from jazz legends Dave Holland and John Scofield, gritty blues-funk from Grace Bowers and the Hodge Podge, a Deadhead extravaganza from BERTHA: Grateful Drag, and MANY others!

Food and drink, history and trivia, and family-fun activities round out the weekend. 

Tickets go on sale to the public Wednesday, August 13 at 10am exclusvely at KrannertCenter.com. 

Come be immersed in guitar from all around the world.

Come be here. 

 

Grace Bowers
SEP 4, 2025 -
5:30pm
Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge (Stage 5)
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SEP 4, 2025 -
6:30pm
Marel Hidalgo Quartet (Stage 6)
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BERTHA: Grateful Drag
SEP 4, 2025 -
7:30pm
Bertha: Grateful Drag (AMP)
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SEP 4, 2025 -
8:30pm
Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis (Stage 6)
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SEP 5, 2025 -
5:00pm
Jackie Venson (Stage 5)
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SEP 5, 2025 -
6:00pm
Louis Cato (Stage 6)
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SEP 5, 2025 -
7:30pm
Daniel Casares & Company
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Samantha Fish
SEP 5, 2025 -
9:30pm
Samantha Fish
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SEP 6, 2025 -
2:00pm
Strings for Peace
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SEP 6, 2025 -
4:00pm
Jiji (Stage 5)
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SEP 6, 2025 -
5:00pm
Dave Holland and John Scofield (Stage 5)
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SEP 6, 2025 -
6:30pm
Rosanne Cash
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SEP 6, 2025 -
8:00pm
Jeff Tweedy
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SEP 6, 2025 -
9:30pm
Gary Clark Jr.
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Corporate & Community Gold Sponsors

  • The Whip at Backland Radio dot com

Corporate & Community Silver Sponsors

  • Adams Outdoor Advertising
  • CUMTD
  • Kessler Optical
  • Neighbors of Southwest Champaign (Steve and Connie Miller)
  • Smile Politely

Corporate & Community Bronze Sponsors

  • Carter's Furniture
  • Triptych Brewing
  • Upper Bout

Patron Sponsors

  • A. Mark Neuman
  • Dr. Jan Marie Aramini & Michael Pettersen
  • Jill & James Quisenberry
  • Trent Shepard
  • Patricia Plaut & Kenneth Suslick

Patron Co-sponsors

  • Frances & Marc Ansel, in memory of George Perlstein
  • Jean Huddleston & Kelly Foster
  • Betsy Bachmann & Rebecca McBride
  • Brenda & Stephen Pacey
  • Carolyn Maille-Petersen & Todd Petersen
  • Julia & Gene Robinson
  • Pat & Allan Tuchman

Grant Support

  • The Augustine Foundation

With deep gratitude, Krannert Center thanks all Patron Sponsors and Corporate and Community Sponsors.

If you believe in the life-affirming experiences that Krannert Center and the performing arts at Illinois make possible, please make a gift: advancement@krannertcenter.illinois.edu, KrannertCenter.com/Give, or faa.illinois.edu/giving.