Velcro Pygmies, anyone?
This last Friday, July 25, a record-breaking crowd gathered in Downtown Athens for a wildly successful finale of “Fridays After Five.” Keep reading to see what the hype is all about (plus the crowd estimation) for this community-favorite monthly live music installment.
Velcro Pygmies, local businesses + more
“Fridays After Five:” the talk of the town and where you’re guaranteed to run into the mayor, your neighbor, your former teacher and about twenty other people you know.
Once a month from April to July, locals load up their lawn chairs and flock to Downtown Athens for “Fridays After Five” including:
- Live music from a regional band
- Tasty bites from local food trucks + from restaurants
- Extended shopping hours
- Children’s activities
- Tasty drinks (perk: Downtown Athens is a “blue cup” entertainment district)
- Dancing, mingling + lounging
For the finale of the 2025 season, Athens Main Street invited The Velcro Pygmies, a popular high-energy rock group from Louisville founded in 1998…