Roswell Riverside Sounds is Roswell's longest running, free outdoor concert series. Riverside Sounds is celebrating 23 years of highlighting various musical genres and spotlighting original artists who bring moving lyrics, uplifting beats and unmatched energy.
The concert series offers a laid back environment surrounded by beautiful scenery, playgrounds, and trails along the Chattahoochee River.
Bring your chairs, picnic blankets and friends to this unique Roswell tradition. Come out and enjoy both familiar and new genres of music performed by creative, lyric-driven artists.
Beer, wine and sangria will be available for purchase at each concert courtesy of our sponsors Top Job Beverage and Events and Gate City Brewing Company. Food will also be available to purchase at on-site food trucks.
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September 23, 2023, 7:00 - 9:00 PM – Jackie Venson
Genre Inspiration: Blues, Rock, R&B, Soul
Jackie Venson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter known far and wide for her complexly beautiful music and blazing guitar skills. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jackie has traveled the world playing to massive crowds both as a headliner and as support for major acts such as Gary Clark Jr, Melissa Etheridge, Aloe Blacc, Citizen Cope to name a few.
With the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancellation of her entire tour schedule, and the wave of social change sweeping across the country in 2020, Jackie committed herself to releasing more music than ever before, connecting with her fans directly and speaking up about the change she wanted to see in her city and country.
Since then, Jackie has released 2 studio albums, 2 live albums under her name and several electronic albums under her side project titled Jackie the robot. During the pandemic, Jackie Venson also made her National TV Performance Debut on Austin City Limits 46th season, a huge honor for the native Austinite. Venson's 2021 release, "Love Transcends", Venson firmly established herself as a sonic force to be reckoned with out of Austin, Texas.