Graduate Iowa City is kicking off its first Hawkeye Homecoming with an outdoor party on the Ped Mall. Come see Taylor Phelan, former contestant on The Voice, at our FREE show. Food & drinks available from Gene's all night long. For updates, follow @graduateiowacity on Instagram and Facebook.

Z102.9 KZIA Radio starts things off with a live pre-show broadcast from 3:30-6:30 PM.

TAYLOR PHELAN

Taylor Phelan is a songwriter, singer and indie-rock artist. He started his professional career as the founder and frontman for the Chicago-based alternative band, The Canes. In 2014, Phelan was a favorite contestant on the seventh season of NBC’s hit reality series, The Voice, an experience that revealed his tremendous talent as a solo artist.

In 2015, shortly after signing with the indie label, Native Nine Records, Phelan teamed up with Nashville-based producer Joshua D Niles to work on his first collection of solo material. The long awaited first single from Phelan, a song called "Settle Down", was premiered by Yahoo Music in the spring of 2017 to rave reviews. Phelan's debut EP followed in August with the first of a two-part release, a seven song collection of music cleverly titled "1 of 2". In support, Phelan has since been featured in Huffington Post, Paste Magazine, Alternative Press and a dozen others while touring the country with a spectacularly engaging live show.

Enjoy additional performances from:

• Courtney Krause

• Eli Alger

• Jordan Canzeri, former Hawkeyes running back