Blue 5 Restaurant | Downtown Roanoke, VA


	Located Downtown - Hours of Operation 312 2nd Street - Roanoke, VA 24011 Reservations: 540-904-5338 Large Events: 540-904-5347


Tonight Blue 5 Welcomes...
		Open Mic Hosted by Chris Henson Grab your fifteen minutes of fame at Roanokes greatest music venue. Bring your guitar, your songs, and your dreams of stardom! Also, bring your family and friends [for cheering purposes]. - Chris Henson

Great Live Music
Blue 5 offers live music 4 nights a week. From acousitic performers to smooth jazz to rockin' blues, our non-smoking environment allows you to enjoy a great meal in great company.
"Come for the food, stay for the show!".

Southern Inspired Food
Our menu is filled with a mixture of great food with a southern twist. Dishes range from seafood, pastas, burgers, chicken and steak. All complemented by our extensive wine and microbrew beer selection.

Upcoming Shows More ...
	Friday 09/03/2010 Modern Groove Syndicate While the groups influences are all over the map, one can hear elements of P-Funk, John Cage, Brecker Brothers, the Crusaders, Jimmy Smith, and the Meters within their sound. Five musical powerhouses coming together to take the listener on a journey the likes of which he or she has never experienced before, that is the Modern Groove Syndicate. The Modern Groove Syndicate has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a wide variety of Bands. Some of them include - Cracker, The Tom Tom Club, The Samples, Dr. Didg, Agents of Good Roots, Ulu, Jimmies Chicken Shack, Eddie From Ohio, Zen Tricksters, Ike Willis & Project Object, Lake Trout, Schleigho, and Moon Boot Lover. MGS includes members of national recording acts such as Agents of Good Roots, Moterico, and Buzby.
	Saturday 09/04/2010 Motor City Josh and The Big 3 These guys are returning to Roanoke to give their fans what they have come to expect: Josh and the boys can shred with the best.
	Friday 09/10/2010 Zac Harmon Sponsored by the Southern California Blues Society of Los Angeles, Harmon and the Mid South Blues Revue went on to win The Blues Foundation’s 2004 International Blues Challenge as “best unsigned blues band.” Since then there’s been no looking back with the release of the latest CD, “The Blues According to Zacariah,” appearances at US festivals, signing to a booking agent and international tours to Canada and France.
	Saturday 09/11/2010 Electric Woodshed How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy. Today were fortunate to jam with the Woodshed. Guitar-driven blues-rock for all Americans.
	Friday 09/17/2010 The Elderly Brothers The Elderly Brothers perform a variety of songs that, mostly by pure coincidence, involve trucks, trains, the consumption of alcohol, and the various forms of heartbreak, including marriage and the termination thereof. Their repertoire leans heavily toward the musical genre known as Americana, drawing on 50s rock n roll, 60s pop music, 70s country rock, folk, traditional country, alternative country, blues & jazz.
	Saturday 09/18/2010 Via Grass Monkey: You see, Roanoke, we want everyone in radio-land to hear us in our element, which is not in a studio, its in front of a crowd. So join us for free on Saturday, September 18 at Blue 5 and lets be a drunken scrawl in the pages of history. Seriously, this is sure to be a huge event, and we want you guys to be a part of it, because its you who have gotten us this far. Its gonna be a celebration, and a huge step forward for us. Hope you can make it out. Love happens at Grass Monkey shows.