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The three-day festival is a unique reprieve and labor of love for those who treasure the earthy thrills of live music found at the premiere Grateful Dead bar in Nebraska.
  • Run for the Roses 2022
  • May 5-7
  • Brokedown Palace
  • $30 Weekend Presale or $15 per day

Run for the Roses is a three-day street fest returning for its fourth year at the Brokedown. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Thursday (Cinco de Mayo) and at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Featured bands include Funk Trek, Jerry Pranksters (Grateful Dead tribute), Mr. E and the Stringless Kite, Doom Lagoon, Oye Como Va (Santana tribute), Strange Pleasures, Sammy Marz + Ando, Punch Clock Martyrs, Peach Truck (Allman Brothers tribute), Neon Zoo, Phandemic (Phish tribute), Secret Formula, and Noah Marley.

Tickets are $30 for weekend presale or $15 per day.

— Matt Casas

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