Start mapping out your Fourth of July celebrations. Kool & the Gang will headline the 27th annual Bank of the West Celebrates America concert on Friday, June 30 in Memorial Park.

Lincoln’s Emmett Bower Band and Omaha’s The Confidentials will open the show.

The annual free concert and fireworks show begins at 6 p.m. with the National Anthem by Tech Sgt. Becky Packard from the USAF Heartland of America Band. The fireworks finale is set for 10 p.m.

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is the concert’s new community partner.

“Every summer, people throughout the region look forward to Bank of the West Celebrates America, which has become a tradition to kick off the metro area’s Fourth of July festivities,” said Robert Dalrymple, executive vice president for Bank of the West’s Midwest Division. “We are excited to have Kool & the Gang headline our event. We also are delighted to showcase Nebraska’s talented musicians. The Emmett Bower Band will open the show with its popular rock alternative country sound, and The Confidentials will get people dancing prior to Kool & the Gang’s performance. This event is one of the largest free outdoor concerts in America. It is our annual thank you to our customers and to others in the region who come together for a great evening of music and fireworks to celebrate the meaning behind America’s Fourth of July.”