BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
It’s back to rock ‘n roll Thursday as the Decatur Chamber’s 2025 Summer Concert Series heads to the homestretch.
With two months of music completed, just four shows are left as the eighth year of the series turns into August.
Last week’s performance by Silver Stallion, a tribute to the Highwaymen, brought a round of top-drawer country music to the Madison St. Plaza after several weeks of hard and pop rock.
This week, Crush: The Bon Jovi Concert Experience will be performing from 7-9 p.m.
The band made its first appearance in Decatur last year, performing for the annual Fourth of July celebration.
Local talent will again open for the band, with Bellmont High School senior Paulie T. Morgan to take the stage at 6:45.
Morgan, who opened one of last year’s concerts, has performed in 12 musicals and two plays at Bellmont and is in his fourth year as a member of the Brave Generation Show Choir. He also writes, directs, and acts in his own films alongside friends.
No admission is charged. Food is available, along with adult beverages from The Oasis Pub.
Crush, formed in 2019, is headed by lead vocalist Doug Shepard, who bears a striking resemblance to Jon Bon Jovi.
He also brings Bon Jovi’s stage presence and vocal style to the show, rocking the best of the Bon Jovi’s hits like “Living on a Prayer”, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “It’s My Life” and more.
After Decatur, the band is performing all around Indiana – Shelbyville, Anderson, Martinsville, Auburn – plus dates in Fort Recovery and other Ohio communities
In November, Crush begins dates in Florida.
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