Nashville-based Bucket Ruckus will add the beat at Saturday’s Lookouts vs. Barons game at AT&T Field. Their main instruments are plastic buckets, but they go beyond the pail with an assortment of pots, pans, skillets, washtubs, woks, metal trash cans and aluminum baseball bats to bang on.Facebook PhotoObi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda were among the characters who showed up for Star Wars Night at AT&T Field last year. This year’s promotion, featuring members of the local fan collective Chattooine, is scheduled Friday night, April 22.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda were among the characters who showed up for Star Wars Night at AT&T Field last year. This year’s promotion, featuring members of the local fan collective Chattooine, is scheduled Friday night, April 22.Chattanooga Lookouts fans can expect a little something extra during the next round of Chattanooga Lookouts games at AT&T Field, 201 Power Alley.
The team squares off against the Birmingham Barons in five games Friday, April 22, through Tuesday, April 26.
Friday is Star Wars Night, giving AT&T Field the look of a galaxy far, far away. Dozens of costumed characters from local fan collective Chattooine will pose for photos with fans, and Star Wars music and trivia will be featured throughout the game. Friday night games also end with fireworks, weather permitting.
Saturday features the first appearance of Bucket Ruckus, baseball’s newest rock stars. Drummers in this eclectic group can be found banging on the dugouts, running through the stands leading cheers, rocking the beat outside the park before games and taking the field to show what practicing paradiddles can accomplish.
General-admission tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors 55+ and children 3-12 (free for lap sitters 5 and younger). Box seats are $7 and $9. To purchase, call 423-267-4849 or visit www.lookouts.com.
GAMES AT A GLANCE
Friday, April 22: 7:15 p.m. Star Wars Night; fireworks after the game.
Saturday, April 23: 7:15 p.m. Bucket Ruckus performs.
Sunday, April 24: 2:15 p.m. Autograph session after the game at the left-field picnic pavilion, plus Catch on the Field (bring your glove).
Monday, April 25: 7:15 p.m. Kids Eat Free (meal voucher for free hot dog and soft drink for kids 12 and younger).
Tuesday, April 26: 7:15 p.m. Social Media Night (connect on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for trivia, contests and music requests).