Swing Band Set To Rock Doylestown’s Summer Arts Series

DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA - The Thompson Performing Arts Series continues on Wednesday with a free performance by the Rock This Town Orchestra, a tribute to the Stray Cats and the sounds of swing.

The band is scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. at the C&N Amphitheater at Central Park, weather permitting.

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"Rock This Town" brands itself as "the ultimate and only Brian Setzer Orchestra/Stray Cats Tribute Band in the U.S." and is at the forefront of the swing revival in popular music, blending a vibrant fusion of the American sounds of classic 50s rock and roll and big band swing with the energy and spirit of contemporary culture.

"Rock This Town" swings its audiences through the 50s and 60s and into the early 80s covering artists such as Luis Prima, Bobby Darin, Eddie Cochran, Richie Valens, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Bill Haley and The Comets, Glen Miller Orchestra, Buddy Holly, The Stray Cats, Dean Martin, Benny Goodman, Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, and many more.

The orchestra performs such iconic hits as the Stray Cat Strut, Rock This Town, Jump Jive & Wail, Sleepwalk, In The Mood, Summertime Blues, Runaway Boys, and many more.

In addition to live music, the Thompson Performing Arts series features a weekly beer garden by Warwick Farm Brewing and a variety of food trucks.

The free musical series is sponsored by The Thompson Organization, which is made up of four dealerships - Thompson Toyota, BMW of Doylestown, Thompson Lexus Doylestown, and Thompson Lexus Willow Grove, as well as Thompson Detail Center and Thompson Collision Center.

2026 Concert Schedule

• August 19 with Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi Tribute)
• August 26 with River of Dreams (Billy Joel Tribute)
• September 20 with Cherry Lane Band At the Fall Food Truck Festival

DART Bus Schedule

BUS No. 1
• 6:00 pm - Starts at ACME market (Doylestown Shopping Center)
• 6:05 pm - Center Square Towers (555 N Broad St)
• 6:10 pm – Broad and Union (County Parking Garage DART stop)
• 6:15 pm – State and Main St.
• 6:20 pm – The Metropolitan
• 6:25 pm – Child Lane and Old Butler Pike (Colonial Heritage)
• 6:30 pm – Central Park
BUS No. 2
• 6:00 pm – Grundy Hall
• 6:15 pm – The Metropolitan
• 6:30 pm – Central Park

Parking Options

• Limited parking inside Central Park after 5 p.m.
• Community Recreation Center parking lot
• New Britain Road entrance parking area (short walk through the park to the amphitheater)
• Kutz Elementary School parking lot