FREEdom Concert Series
July 3 - July 6
FREEdom Concert Series to be held July 3-6, 2025 in the Arizona White Mountains
It will be a Patriotic week July 3-6, 2025 as the Arizona National Guard 108th Army Band performs (5) five shows across the Arizona White Mountains.
These shows will feature the Army Rock & Country Band. All of the shows are free to the public and all ages are welcomed to a variety of venues from Pinetop to Show Low, AZ.
“These are some of the finest musicians the Army has to present”, says Commander Steve Brining. “We are pleased to showcase these talented folks during the patriotic week”
These events and venues are hosted by The Rotary Club of the White Mountains and the Chamber of Commerce for Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ. “It’s an honor to present to our Community Arizona’s own Army Band” shared Jay Zucker, White Mountains Rotary Past President and Event Coordinator. “This is an opportunity to bring our Community and thousands of Mountain Visitors together for a FREE-dom Concert Series”, says Zucker.
Events:
July 3, 2024 – The House, Show Low, AZ Noon to 200pm
July 4, 2024 – The Orchard (at Charlie Clarks), Pinetop, AZ Noon to 2:00pm
-Show Low Fireworks Event – SL High School grounds 6:00pm
July 5, 2024 – Pinetop-Lakes Country Club, Pinetop, AZ 4:30pm to 7:30pm
July 6, 2024 – The Den, Pinetop, AZ 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Background:
The “108th Army Band,” Arizona National Guard is based at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix and is composed of citizen/soldiers who hold full-time professions as musicians, teachers, students, computer programmers, prison guards, small business owners, and construction and postal service workers. In addition to its traditional concert and ceremonial band instrumentation, members of the band also perform regularly in smaller popular, jazz, rock, worship, Dixieland, brass and woodwind ensembles. Performing for the FREEdom Concert Series will be the Army Rock & Country Band.
Organized in 1913 as “Band, 1st Regiment Infantry,” the unit was first drafted into Federal service in 1917. After demobilizing in 1919, it was reorganized as an element of the 45th Division of the 158th Infantry in 1923, and then inducted into Federal service again in May, 1940. The 158th Infantry, also known as the “Bushmasters,” received wide acclaim as a combat team during World War II. Following a brief name change to the “108th Army Ground Forces Band” in 1944, the band was once again reorganized and redesignated as the “108th Army Band” in 1947.