DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 9, 2022) — The Party of the Summer is turning forty! Celebrate with us along the banks of the Mississippi with a choir-enhanced symphonic celebration of the Music of Elton John. Rock to Elton’s greatest hits including “Rocket Man,” “Madman Across the Water,” “Tiny Dancer,” and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me!” This spectacular event closes with our traditional renditions of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever set to a brilliant fireworks display.
View the Reserved Park Plot Map | View the Bandshell Seat Map
PLEASE NOTE When looking at the ticketing map, only Zone 1 will be marked and blocked off for the reserved park plots. The majority of the park will be open for general admission seating.
Additional Event Information
TIMELINE
4PM | Event Area Gates Open (No access prior to 4PM).
6:30PM | Pre-Show featuring the Youth Symphony Orchestra
7:30PM | The Music of Elton John
ADMISSION AND SEATING
This event is a combination of general admission and reserved seating. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs, blankets, and tables to enjoy the grassy lawn. Limited reserved permanent bandshell seating and reserved plots on the lawn are available for purchase. If you purchase a reserved plot, please ensure that both the people in your group and items you bring can comfortably fit within the designated plot area and the aisles kept clear to allow audience traffic.
TICKETS
GENERAL ADMISSION
Adults $22.00 in advance* and Children $5.00
(Children are individuals between the ages of three to thirteen. Adult prices increase $3.00 on Friday, August 19, 2022)
Have a group of ffifteen or more? Learn about group discounts.
RESERVED PERMANENT BANDSHELL | SOLD OUT
RESERVED PARK PLOTS | SOLD OUT
Ten Person SOLD OUT | Six Person SOLD OUT | Two Person SOLD OUT
Tickets will be sold on-site at the gate beginning at 4PM
ENTRY
The entry gates will be at Harrison and Ripley Street. If you choose to leave the park during the event and wish to reenter, please request a wristband before exiting.
Bandshell and Reserved Plot Ticket holders will enter at the Ripley Street Gate, and those concertgoers covered by your ticket plot purchase must enter together.
ACCESSIBILITY
Handicap parking is available on Harrison Street just north of the entry gate. Space is limited and a handicap tag is required to use this lot. Accessible seating is available in the permanent bandshell seats.
RESERVED PLOTS
Ticket buyers will purchase a specific plot of land in LeClaire Park as they would a seat at a concert venue. These plots will be clearly designated and sized for groups of up to ten, six, or two people. The plot sizes are as follows:
- 18 x 18 — ten people max
- 12 x 12 — six people max
- 6 x 12 — two people max
If you purchase a reserved plot, please ensure that both the people in your group and items you bring can comfortably fit within the designated plot area and the aisles are kept clear to allow audience traffic. Those concertgoers covered by your ticket plot purchase must enter together.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Vendors will be on-site, but guests can bring in their own food and beverages. Those who choose to enjoy alcoholic beverages must drink responsibly.
PARKING
The City of Davenport has three public parking ramps that use a self-service Pay-by-Plate system, so after parking, make note of your license-plate number to correctly pay and exit the ramp after the show. More information is available on the City of Davenport website. Please make sure you are parking in a public parking space. Most downtown parking lots are private and may tow any illegally-parked vehicle.
A limited amount of accessible parking will be available in the public lot on Harrison Street just outside the park’s entrance. Accessible parking will open at 4PM.
OTHER
NO SMOKING. NO FIREARMS. NO WEAPONS OF ANY KIND. NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED OTHER THAN DOCUMENTED SERVICE ANIMALS. NO GRILLS OR OPEN FLAMES. NO LAWN STAKES. NO TENTS OR ITEMS THAT WOULD OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF OTHERS.
