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Bones Jugs

Folk & acoustic band from Urbana, IL · formed 2012

Quirky songwriting, blazing xylophone, jug and kazoo buzzing, banjos galore, Bones Jugs is sure to bring a smile to your face. It's a 21st century jugband mash-up, in a 1-man-band duet. An Americana variety show from Urbana, IL.

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Bones Jugs photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
44
Cities
25
Releases
7
Last show
Feb 28, 2026430 N Bradley Ave, Chillicothe, IL, United States, Illinois 61523

About

Bones Jugs is a band from Urbana, IL, formed in 2012, tagged acoustic, americana, blues by its sources. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2026, across 44 rooms in 25 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · facebook
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Shows per year

  1. 201810 shows
  2. 201922 shows
  3. 202015 shows
  4. 20216 shows
  5. 20223 shows
  6. 20231 show
  7. 20251 show
  8. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Feb 28, 2026430 N Bradley Ave, Chillicothe, IL, United States, Illinois 61523 · ChillicotheHeadliner
Feb 26, 2026Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Feb 20, 2025Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 29, 2023Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 10, 2022Brick House Bar & Grill · CharlestonHeadliner
Jul 16, 2022Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Feb 27, 2022Little Flower Neighborhood · IndianapolisHeadliner
Nov 22, 2021Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Sep 15, 2021Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 20, 2021Glenwood Ave Arts District · ChicagoHeadliner
Jun 26, 2021Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Jun 11, 2021Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
May 1, 2021Chillicothe Public Library · ChillicotheHeadliner
Sep 18, 2020Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Mar 26, 2020Rosebowl Tavern FB PageHeadliner
Mar 26, 2020Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Mar 12, 2020Magic Rat Live Music · Fort CollinsHeadliner
Mar 8, 2020The World Theatre · KearneyHeadliner
Mar 7, 2020Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesHeadliner
Mar 6, 2020Common Chord · DavenportHeadliner
Feb 29, 2020Duke's Indy · IndianapolisHeadliner
Feb 28, 2020The Southgate House Revival · NewportHeadliner
Feb 27, 2020Natalie's - Worthington · WorthingtonHeadliner
Feb 22, 2020ERC - Formerly ‘Outer Edge’ · AppletonHeadliner
Feb 16, 2020Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Feb 15, 2020FitzGerald’s · BerwynHeadliner
Feb 14, 2020The Castle Theatre · BloomingtonHeadliner
Feb 7, 2020Atomic Cowboy Pavilion & The Bootleg · St LouisHeadliner
Dec 31, 2019Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Dec 30, 2019Tick Tock Tavern · St LouisHeadliner
Nov 30, 2019Jamestown Mercantile · JamestownHeadliner
Nov 27, 2019Moe's Original BBQ Englewood · EnglewoodHeadliner
Nov 22, 2019The Westport Saloon · Kansas CityHeadliner
Nov 16, 2019The Canopy Club · UrbanaHeadliner
Oct 6, 2019Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch · ChampaignHeadliner
Oct 4, 2019The Castle Theatre · BloomingtonHeadliner
Sep 27, 2019Neil St. Blues · ChampaignHeadliner
Aug 29, 2019Connie Link Amphitheatre, 621 S Linden StHeadliner
Aug 15, 2019Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 10, 2019Rose Bowl Tavern · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 4, 2019Jarvis Square · ChicagoHeadliner
Jun 30, 2019Champaign Public Library · ChampaignHeadliner
Jun 29, 2019The Red Herring Vegetarian RestaurantHeadliner
Feb 23, 2019The Uptowner · CharlestonHeadliner
Feb 22, 2019Trailside Event Center · Peoria HeightsHeadliner
Feb 8, 2019The Eldo Brewpub & Venue · Crested ButteHeadliner
Feb 7, 2019Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom · DenverHeadliner
Feb 6, 2019Moe's Original BBQ Englewood · EnglewoodHeadliner
Feb 2, 2019Jamestown Mercantile · JamestownHeadliner
Feb 1, 2019the press · Steamboat SpringsHeadliner
Nov 30, 2018nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner
Nov 24, 2018Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Champaign · ChampaignHeadliner
Nov 16, 2018Donnie's Homespun Pizza · DecaturHeadliner
Nov 2, 2018Flatts & Sharpe Music Co. · ChicagoHeadliner
Oct 18, 2018Urbana, Illinois · UrbanaHeadliner
Sep 26, 2018Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · UrbanaHeadliner
Aug 11, 2018Urbana's Market at the Square · UrbanaHeadliner
Jun 24, 2018Wiley Park with Rain location being Galva High School if needed.Headliner
Jun 22, 2018Myron R. Szold Music & Dance Hall · ChicagoHeadliner
May 6, 2018Connie Link Amphitheatre, 621 S Linden StHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

44 rooms in 25 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Urbana17 shows
  • Champaign4 shows
  • Chicago4 shows
  • Bloomington3 shows
  • Charleston2 shows

and 20 other cities

Releases

7 releases, 2014–2018

  • Rag Day II

    2018 · Ep

  • Acoustic Rainbow Volume 47

    2017

  • Don't Waste a Drop

    2016 · Album

  • Tha Crossroads cover

    Tha Crossroads

    Apr 23, 2015 · Track · 1 track

  • Party's in the Kitchen

    2014 · Album

  • Rag Day

    2014 · Ep

  • Don't Waste a Drop cover

    Don't Waste a Drop

    Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Bones Jugs — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Bones Jugs — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Bones Jugs — Tha Crossroads
Release art · Tha Crossroads — release
Bones Jugs — Don't Waste a Drop
Release art · Don't Waste a Drop — release
Bones Jugs — Cervantes' Other Side, 2016-03-10
Poster · Cervantes' Other Side, 2016-03-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Bones Jugs on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Bones Jugs on Last.fmArtist facts
Bones Jugs on DiscogsArtist facts
facebookShow history
SongkickShow posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.