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1. How to get to the Picnic at Riverside Park, Batesville AR:
Batesville is 136 miles from Memphis and 93 miles from Little Rock. It is an easy drive by car. The Picnic is held at Riverside Park, same as last year. You’ll approach Batesville on Highway 167. To reach the park, exit Right off 167 on Meyers Avenue. Make a Right at your next road, River Road, which becomes Chaney Drive. Follow Chaney Drive and you will be directed to Picnic parking. Parking is free.

2. Parking, Will Call and Entrance:
If you are coming by car, you will arrive at the West Gate entrance. There are two gates- the West Gate is our main entrance and is the Will Call location. Once you arrive and park, you will be closest to the West Gate and you’ll be directed to the West Gate entrance.

You will have present your hard tickets or website paper ticket print out to be scanned for entrance. You will then get a non-removable wristband if you are a VIP ticket holder, and a hand stamp if you are a regular ticket holder. With these, you will be allowed in/out access as needed.

3. Times and Band Order:
Doors open at 3pm and music begins at 4pm and Lucero’s set will be finished by 11pm. The order of bands is:

Dan Montgomery
The Good Fear
Cory Branan
Justin Townes Earle
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Lucero

4. Food and Drinks:
There will be several food stands at the Picnic to choose from. You are also welcome to bring your own food and drinks.

Also, Josie’s (the after-party location), is located only steps outside the East Gate, will be open at 12 noon and will be serving beer, wine and mixed drinks on their deck and beer garden.  You’ll have unlimited in/out access to go to and from Josie’s during the Picnic.

Josie’s will also have the Arkansas-Texas football game on widescreen TVs at 2:30pm.

5. What does the VIP ticket include?
The VIP ticket gets you into a comfortable, exclusive fenced off area for Artists and VIPs only. Located next to the stage, the VIP area has tables and chairs, and provides and food and drinks. Access will be very limited and ONLY accessible by VIP ticket holders and you will not be able to transfer your VIP ticket once you enter the Festival grounds.

The VIP ticket also includes a complimentary admission to the After party at Josie’s. Please note that while the Picnic is All Ages, the After party is 18+ only.

6. Do I need a VIP Ticket to attend the after party?
There will be some After party tickets available at the gate, first come, first served. We expect it to sell out.

7. Is Camping Allowed?
Yes, camping is allowed in Kennedy Park, which is directly across the river from Riverside Park, in the Oak Tree Grove areas, right on the river bank.

8. Will the Picnic sell out in advance?
Maybe. We recommend buying tickets in advance. Advance tickets are priced $5 lower than day-of tickets.

9. Is the event Rain or Shine?
Yep.

10. I ordered a Lucero Family Picnic T Shirt along with my ticket order. How and when do I get my T-shirt?
You pick up the ticket at the Lucero merchandise booth at the event. Your ticket print out confirms your name, shirt size for pick up. Please bring this with you to the booth.

11. Where to Stay?
Batesville Super 8 Motel
1287 North St. Louis Street Batesville, AR 72501(870) 793-5888
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Batesville
1130 White Drive, Batesville – (877) 863-4780

Comfort Suites: Batesville AR
1227 N. St. Louis Street, Batesville – (870) 698-1900

Ramada Batesville – North St. Louis
1325 North St. Louis, Batesville – (870) 698-1800

We’re heading home from our 6 week tour and just wanted to thank you all for coming out and making it one of our best tours yet – we had a blast! Be sure to check out Ben’s upcoming solo tour with Chuck Ragan and Tim Barry!

 

Thanks again everyone!

Lucero

Hey all-

Check out Lucero on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit” next Wednesday, August 6th. “The Daily Habit” airs weeknights at 9:00pm EST (6:00pm PST) while re-airing later in the evening at 12:00am EST (9:00pm PST), and the following weekday at 2:30pm EST (11:30am PST) and 5:30pm EST (2:30pm PST).

 The band performs “I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight” and “Johnny Davis”.

 

 Rock on.

Lucero HQ

On the heels of an over-the-top performance Saturday night at a Chicago street festival, Lucero returned to treat a crowd of true believers with a secret, unannounced show at the Empty Bottle last night (June 1). The band’s beer-soaked rock’n’roll was right at home at the intimate venue, and lead singer Ben Nichols took full advantage by keeping a running dialogue with the tipsy denizens all night. And when he sang, “Some nights don’t pan out at all, some nights are gold,” from the rarely played “Hearts on Fire,” it was obvious which side of that equation the audience was on.

It clearly wasn’t the tightest set, but to fret would be to miss the point entirely. This was an evening to have a drink together, to share laughs and sing along with the band, evident in the raised, clinking pint glasses and off-kilter group shouts. And before finishing things off with a rousing version of “Tears Don’t Matter Much,” off 2003’s That Much Further West, Nichols thanked the Empty Bottle “for putting up with our shit, since we’ve been drinking since 1:30 P.M.” The glowing crowd, who had put in some hours themselves, didn’t mind a bit.

The full article can be found here:http://spin.com/articles/lucero-shake-loose-chicago

Thank you all for your patience while our website was down for an overhaul! At long last, we’re happy to announce our new site!

Be sure to check back often for the latest news, tour dates, and more! And check out the new Lucero Forum while your at it!