A series of summer concerts known as Downtown Live kicked off this weekend, with Saturday featuring performances headlined by popular grunge-rock band Candlebox.

The Downtown Live concert series is sponsored by Bud Light and 96 Rock. This summer marks the series’ fifth season held at Raleigh’s Moore’s Square. For students looking for something to do on the weekend during the summer, Downtown Live presents a great opportunity for a chance to have fun and rock out.

“I liked it, ” said Chris Kilgore, a rising junior in chemical engineering, who said he came out because he nothing else to do.

Eddie Ferguson, a rising junior in nuclear engineering, added, “It’s been fun. There were more people than what I expected. I had heard about it on the radio [96.1 FM] and figured it would be fun.”

There are on average about six to seven bands that will play at any single concert. The first concert featured the band Candlebox with Parmalee, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Old Habits, The Last Hour, The Jackets, Big Rick & The Bombers, and Elysium.

The crowd was in a thrall, packed tight together as the bands rocked out on stage. Before the headliner took the stage, the 96 rock DJs came on stage thank all the people that came out to enjoy the concert. Then as they left the stage, Candlebox, the multi-platinum grunge rock band, was ready to entertain the crowd around 9 p.m.

In the following weeks, Downtown Live will feature headliners such as Filter, The Tubes, Cracker, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Charlie Daniels Band, Tonic, Mary Playground, and Better Than Ezra.