If you love the music of Kenny Chesney, Morgan Wallen and Willie Nelson with a little heavy metal from Metallica to shake things up, you’re gonna love this weekend’s Music at the Patch Music Festival in Marana.
The second annual festival, presented by Andy Saenz and his Booking Tributes entertainment group, will feature 14 tribute bands mostly from Tucson over three days — Thursday, Nov. 5 to Saturday, Nov. 7 — at the Marana Pumpkin Patch.
The lineup, covering classic and contemporary country, 1980s hair band and metal rock, pop and grunge, includes the debut performance of the John Cougar Mellencamp tribute act Cougar Bomb, a spinoff of the Revival Collective that covers rock, pop and dance hits from the 1970s-2000s.
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Country Divas covers songs from female country singers including Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson and Shania Twain.
Smells Like 1993 covers 1990s grunge bands including Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden; the seven-piece Total Recall mines rock, country and R&B dance music from as far back as the 1950s; and Sunset Red covers classic country and classic rock.
The Saturday night headliner is Saenz’s popular 1980s hair metal tribute band The Dirt.
Tickets are $35 a day or $60 for a weekend pass through musicatthepatch.com. Camping is also available at the Marana Pumpkin Patch, 14950 N. Trico Road, for tents or RVs.
The lineup and schedule:
Thursday: Gates open at 3 p.m. and the first act goes on at 3:30; On the Road Again (Willie Nelson tribute), 5:30; Toby Hollywood Yates (tribute to Toby Keith), 7:30.
Tucson singer Hollywood Yates channels Toby Keith at the second annual Music in the Patch festival this weekend.
Friday: Gates open at noon. Properly Chill, 1 p.m.; The Cowboy Rides Away (George Strait tribute), 2:30; Dolly and Kenny Tribute, 4; Country Divas (songs from country music’s leading women), 5:30; Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley tribute, 7; Exit Light (Metallica tribute), 8:30.
Phoenix singer Keith Ormrod, who performs under the name Keith as Kenny, won the 2025 Josie Music Award for best male tribute act vocalist. The awards are presented by the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Saturday: Gates open at noon. Total Recall opens the music at 1 p.m.; Cougar Bomb, 2:30; Smells Like 1993 (1990s grunge), 4; Sunset Red, 5:30; Keith as Kenny (Kenny Chesney tribute), 7; The Dirt, 8:30.
The popular 1980s hair metal tribute band The Dirt headlines Saturday night at the second annual Music at the Patch music festival in Marana.
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com. On Bluesky @Starburch
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