Cowboy Monkey

10/16/2026

🌤️ SOME MUSIC JUST GETS BETTER WITH TIME.

And Saturday October 23rd, we're bringing a whole lot of classics to Cowboy Monkey.

Blue Sky Revival takes the stage with a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band — celebrating the guitar-driven Southern rock, blues, and improv spirit that helped define the genre of southern rock.

If the Allman Brothers have ever been part of your playlist, soundtrack, or vinyl collection, consider this your official reminder to come hear it LIVE once again. 🎸

📍 Cowboy Monkey • 6 E Taylor St
On Sale 🎫 cowboy-monkey.com

Your kind of music. Our kind of room. 🐒

10/15/2026

🖤 YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT HAS A DARK SIDE.

This Friday night, Bat Factory: DV8 brings New Wave, Goth, Industrial + Techno to Cowboy Monkey, with dj tim williams and Alexander Audiophile behind the decks.

Whether you've been dancing to this sound for decades or you're curious about a scene you haven't explored yet, this is your [bat] signal to find out what it's all about.

OCT 16 🕖 7PM–LATE • 💸 NO COVER
📍 6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign
full calendar 🔗 cowboy-monkey.com

10/15/2026

🌎💃 2 LANGUAGES. 1 DANCE FLOOR. ¡VAMOS A BAILAR!

Good music doesn't need a translation. And neither does a good time. 🐒

TONIGHT, the rhythms of Latin America are found downtown Champaign with CUMBIA Y MÁS, hosted by IDEAL Dj Wesjile!

From Cumbia and Bachata to Merengue, Reggaeton + more, we're celebrating the sounds, cultures, and expression that make this side of the world a little more colorful. 🔊

¡Todos son bienvenidos! ❤️

🕗 8PM–MIDNIGHT • 🔞 19+
💸 NO COVER / ENTRADA GRATIS
📍 6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign

Different backgrounds. Shared rhythms. Same room. 🌴

10/14/2026

➕ WE ADDED 2 MORE REASONS TO BE THERE EARLY.

Emperors&Angels + palecurse are officially joining the party to open things up for Versus Me this November 13 at Cowboy Monkey. 🔥

✪ Peoria’s EMPERORS & ANGELS brings a self-produced modern rock edge with flashes of classic rock + anthemic hair metal — backed by some serious touring mileage across the Midwest and beyond.

✪ Indianapolis’ PALECURSE brings the other side of the equation: emo rock with punk overtones, emotion + haunting melodies pulled straight out of the dark room. 🖤

📅 Fri. November 13 🔞 19+ To Enter
📍 6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign
on sale now 🎟️ cowboy-monkey.com

Know the headliner. Come early + break the floor. 🤘

10/13/2026

Your home for live music in Downtown Champaign! 🎸🎤

Heading out this weekend? Here is everything you need to know about our lineup on stage:

⭐ Thursday, October 15: CUMBIA Y MAS! w DJ Wesjile at Cowboy Monkey ✮ Oct 15 at 8 P.M. (FREE ENTRY)
⭐ Friday, October 16: Bat Factory Live at at 7 P.M. (FREE ENTRY)
⭐ Saturday, October 17: The Braymores LIVE at Cowboy Monkey ✮ Oct 17 Live at 7 P.M.

Open Thursday - Saturday every week at 6 P.M. (ages 19+ only)

Full line-up and tickets at cowboy-monkey.com

10/10/2026

We are returning to Cowboy Monkey in Champaign IL one more time before the end of the year! This time we are supporting Let it Rot for the first time via Satellite Touring. We can’t wait to get back to IL for a killer pre-Halloween weekend 🎃

10/10/2026

Where we're going, we don't need cover charges.

🚘⚡ HOP IN THE DeLOREAN. WE'RE HITTING 88 MPH AT 9PM.

Destination: OLD TO THE NEW at Cowboy Monkey. 🐒

TONIGHT, IDEAL Dj Wesjile is taking us on a trip through time, spinning the best of new + old school for the OGs, the new faces with old souls, and everybody in between.

🕘 9PM • 🔞 19+ • 💸 FREE ENTRY
📍 6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign

The songs you grew up on and the ones making memories right now. 🔊

10/10/2026

It's time to secure your passes for Oct 23!

Allman Brothers Tribute 🍑
Friday, October 23, 7pm - 10pm
Cowboy Monkey, Champaign, IL
🎫Buy Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/28sj2abw

• Doors 6pm • Music 7pm-10pm
• 19+

About the Band:
Touring blues artist Travis Ried of the James Armstrong Band has teamed up with veteran Central Illinois musicians to deliver an authentic psychedelic Allman Brothers Band tribute. A regular performer at Buddy Guy’s Legends, the Red Rooster, and major blues festivals, Travis brings deep authenticity and fire to the stage. Together, the band delivers soulful vocals, intricate harmonized guitar leads, rock-solid rhythms, and fearless improvisation.

Line-up:
• Travis Ried (James Armstrong Band)
• David Littrell (Birds of a Feather, The Station & Deep Hollow)
• Mike Tasch (Sunshine Daydream, Birds of a Feather, Chickadee Sermon)
• Jeff Cunningham (Birds of a Feather, Brandon Santini Band, The Station, and more)
• Dave Carter (Birds of a Feather, the Station, the Shenanigans

10/09/2026

Looking for a sign? 🐒🔊 Clock out, lock in, and get LATE with us.

The workweek is officially over, but 🎧 DJ A-Ron is clocking in at Cowboy Monkey TONIGHT for Friday Night: LATE, bringing your favorites, remixes + party anthems to your newest favorite oldest downtown venue.

No cover charge. No complicated plans. Just a Friday night worth staying out for.

🕘 9PM • 🔞 19+ • 💸 NO COVER
📍 6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign

10/08/2026

🐒 TWO NIGHTS. TWO DJs. ZERO COVER.

Cowboy Monkey has your weekend plans completely covered — from Friday night’s LATE shift to Saturday’s blast from the past. 🔊

Oct 9 ✦ FRIDAY NIGHT: LATE ✦
The workweek is over and the weekend has officially clocked in when DJ A-Ron returns to the Cowboy Monkey stage playing all your favorites, remixes, and party anthems for the best mix you'll find downtown.

Oct 10 ✦ OLD TO THE NEW ✦
This one is for the OGs and the new faces with old souls. On Saturday, we're taking a little trip through time. IDEAL Dj Wesjile is behind the decks for this classic Cowboy Monkey theme — spinning the best of new + old school. The songs you grew up on, and the ones you forgot you loved.

🕘 9PM • 🔞 19+ • 💸 FREE ENTRY
6 E Taylor St • Downtown Champaign
🔗 more info @ cowboy-monkey.com