Chattanooga Unite, Hamilton County’s first big music event since the start of the pandemic, to be held Saturday

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Nick Lewis, with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 140, works on hanging banners in front of the stage at the Tennessee Riverpark on Friday, July 10, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Chattanooga Unite Summer Music Series, formerly known as Riverfront Nights, begins today and will continue on July 18, 25, Aug. 8, 15 and 22. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Nick Lewis, with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 140, works on hanging banners in front of the stage at the Tennessee Riverpark on Friday, July 10, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Chattanooga Unite Summer Music Series, formerly known as Riverfront Nights, begins today and will continue on July 18, 25, Aug. 8, 15 and 22.

By Barry Courter July 10, 2020 3 min read

Saturday evening’s Chattanooga Unite: Healing and Uniting on the River – now set for the Tennessee Riverpark – is the first big music event in Hamilton County since the coronavirus pandemic began shutting down the country in March.

Organizers hope it will be a chance to get out of the house, have a good time and bring the community together.

“We need this,” Friends of the Festival Executive Director Mickey McCamish said.

Friends also produces the Riverbend Festival, which like just about every other music festival around the country, has been postponed for 2020.

Headlining on Saturday night is the Heather Gillis Band. She is a singer/songwriter/guitarist and lap steel player who has played with the Allman Brothers Band, Col. Bruce Hampton and North Mississippi All-Stars.