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10 things to do until Riverbend

Jeff Payne checks out vintage cars during a previous Down Home Days in Chickamauga, Ga. A cruise-in will be part of the fun May 19.
Jeff Payne checks out vintage cars during a previous Down Home Days in Chickamauga, Ga. A cruise-in will be part of the fun May 19. Jeff Payne checks out vintage cars during a previous Down Home Days in Chickamauga, Ga. A cruise-in will be part of the fun May 19.

There are just six weeks remaining until Chattanooga’s summer music festival, Riverbend, gets underway on June 8. The nine-day festival on the riverfront will feature headlining performances by Hank Williams Jr., Third Eye Blind, Switchfoot, Flo Rida, Dustin Lynch, Bret Michaels, The Wallflowers and Luke Combs.

Until then, here are 13 musical acts and events happening in the area to entertain you and help the time pass.

May 3

Nelly at AT&T Field

The “Hot in Herre” singer will headline a triple bill of ’90s hip-hop that includes Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Juvenile. Tickets start at $35. For tickets, go to ticketfly.com and search “Nelly.”