Fans stake out spots at Memorial Park spots to hear The Who frontman Roger Daltrey [Video]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Friday’s weather seemed to be cooperating on schedule for this year’s annual Memorial Park concert.

Fans have been staking out their spots to hear headliner Roger Daltrey of The Who, set to take the stage at 8:30 p.m. The site was open at 5 a.m. for the earliest risers to snag their patch of the park. While they wait, the gathering crowd has been watching videos of local bands playing on the big screens throughout the day.

The main event will start at 6:30 p.m. with the National Anthem ahead of opening act Inhaler, a band led by the son of U2 front-man Bono. Following Daltrey’s performance, there will be a fireworks show set to music broadcast on KKCD 105.9 FM.

The city’s free concert, one of its longtime Fourth of July traditions, has drawn big acts — and thousands of people to see them perform. Last year’s concertwas headlined by Melissa Etheridge and also …