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  • Strawberry Lake - Holiday Party - Free Music Friday
    Strawberry Lake - Holiday Party - Free Music Friday
    Dec 05, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Strawberry Lake, formerly 'Mercury Switch' of Dexter return to The Rumpus Room to offer a deep, melody-rich blend of vibes with a raw, introspective edge. Don't miss these great local bands with a friendly crowd in celebration of the Holidays! Get your ugly Christmas sweaters ready!!!
  • Laith Al-Saadi Free Live Music | Food Drive | Light Parade Afterparty
    Laith Al-Saadi Free Live Music | Food Drive | Light Parade Afterparty
    Dec 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Laith Al-Saadi is one of the most powerful and influential voices in Michigan, and you can catch him live tonight at The Rumpus Room, following Chelsea’s Light Parade. This is a night of warmth and giving. ❤️ Open your soul, to the sounds and donate a non-perishable food item, if you able.
  • A Frank Zappa Tribute & Birthday Party - Free Music Friday
    A Frank Zappa Tribute & Birthday Party - Free Music Friday
    Dec 12, 2025, 8:30 PM – Dec 13, 2025, 12:00 AM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    🎸 “Anything anytime anyplace for no reason at all.” It’s a Frank Zappa Tribute & Birthday Party by 'Ugly Radio Rebellion'!! A Free Music Friday celebration of the man, the myth, with the 'stache... the late, great, Frank Zappa! Come enjoy the tunes and celebrate the man. Free & open to the public!
  • The Mighty Swells - Rumpus Shakedown, Grateful Dead Tribute - Free Music Friday
    The Mighty Swells - Rumpus Shakedown, Grateful Dead Tribute - Free Music Friday
    Dec 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    It's a Rumpus Shakedown!!! We're bringing back our friends from The Mighty Swells to perform a whole new set of, Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia classics! Put your rings on your fingers and bells on your shoes and meet us at Shakedown, Main Street!!!
  • Abbey Rose & Co. - Free Live Music & Family Holiday Party
    Abbey Rose & Co. - Free Live Music & Family Holiday Party
    Dec 23, 2025, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Join us at The Rumpus Room for a festive family party featuring holiday tunes from Abbey Rose & Co', the family band! 🎶 Enjoy LIVE MUSIC, an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet for the whole family, and maybe a few holiday surprises! 🎅🍕✨ NO COVER! More info below...
  • Washtenaw County Funk & Disco Present DJ Batz & Evan Oswald - Free Music Friday
    Washtenaw County Funk & Disco Present DJ Batz & Evan Oswald - Free Music Friday
    Dec 26, 2025, 8:00 PM – 11:50 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Get ready to move! These DJs are spinning it real deal style! Chelsea native, DJ Batz is BACK to bring the funk and disco heat where it all began. Join Batz and Evan Oswald for a Free Music Friday that’ll keep the dance floor lit all night long!
  • The Pherotones - Free Music Friday
    The Pherotones - Free Music Friday
    Fri, Jan 02
    Jan 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    🎶 Free Music Friday featuring, The Pherotones - A jazzy jam band from Ann Arbor featuring Chelsea’s own Wesley Fritzemeier. This ensemble delivers a wild blend of horns the sophistication of strings, and an abstract touch of keys producing a truly original sound and super entertaining show.
  • BIG L & Code Blü - Free Music Friday
    BIG L & Code Blü - Free Music Friday
    Jan 09, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Don’t miss BIG L & Code Blü as they bring their soulful energy, funk, and powerhouse vocals to The Rumpus Room in downtown Chelsea. This talented family band blends their beautiful voices into deep Soul, Funk, R&B, and Rock to weave unforgettable catchy beats. Doors 7 PM | Music & Dancing 7:30 PM
  • Orbitsuns  - Free Music Friday
    Orbitsuns  - Free Music Friday
    Fri, Jan 16
    The Rumpus Room
    Jan 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    🎶 Free Music Friday featuring Orbitsuns. Fronted by Vinnie Dombroski, lead singer of Sponge. This this Detroit powerhouse blends rock grit with a honky-tonk heartbeat. Loud, soulful, and unapologetically Motor City. No cover, just great music and fun times!
  • The Deadly String Band - Rumpus Shakedown, Grateful Dead Tribute - Free Music
    The Deadly String Band - Rumpus Shakedown, Grateful Dead Tribute - Free Music
    Jan 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    It's a Rumpus Shakedown!!! Tonight we'll be featuring an all-string, acoustic tribute to the one, the only, Grateful Dead by East Lansing's 'The Deadly String Band!' Put your rings on your fingers and bells on your shoes and meet us at Shakedown, Main Street!!!
  • The Minor Pieces - Free Music Friday
    The Minor Pieces - Free Music Friday
    Fri, Feb 06
    Feb 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    'The Minor Pieces' are a newly formed indie rock band out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. They fuse heart­felt lyrics and dynamic songwriting and indie-rock spirit. Catch ’em live this season and dive into their dynamic new sound.
  • Seth Bernard
    Seth Bernard
    Fri, Feb 13
    The Rumpus Room
    Feb 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Seth Bernard live from The Rumpus Room in downtown Chelsea, Michigan! More details to be released. Stay-tuned! Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 PM
  • HWT - Rumpus Roots Rock Reggae - Free Music Friday
    HWT - Rumpus Roots Rock Reggae - Free Music Friday
    Feb 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Rumpus Room, 510 N Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118, USA
    Welcome to Roots Rock Reggae at The Rumpus!!! HWT (Half Way There) is an American Reggae Rock Jam band based out of Metro-Detroit in Michigan... specifically, HWT emerged from the vibrant music scene of downtown Pontiac, Michigan and they are bringing it LIVE to Chelsea, MI, TONIGHT!
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