Woomblies Rock Orchestra to bring 10-piece show to Jasper’s Astra Theatre
The Woomblies Rock Orchestra will pack The Astra with strings, horns and classic rock, aiming to pull paying crowds downtown and into Jasper’s restaurants.
Downtown Jasper is getting a concert built to do more than fill seats. When the Woomblies Rock Orchestra comes to The Astra Theatre on Saturday, June 27, the show is expected to send paying audiences onto the square, where dinner, drinks and a night out can spread the benefit beyond the stage.
The performance is set for the Jim & Pat Thyen Performance Stage at 517 Main Street. Doors open at 7 p.m., and music starts at 8 p.m. The concert listing describes the Woomblies as a 10-piece ensemble, while the band’s own biography says the group includes 11 musicians, among them a four-piece string section and two horns.
That lineup is part of what makes the booking stand out. The Woomblies were formed in Indianapolis in the fall of 2000 by Phil Pierle and Paul Holdman, and their catalog reaches from Motown and soul into classic rock, with songs associated with ELO, the Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Al Green and The Four Tops. That blend gives The Astra a different kind of draw than a typical bar band or acoustic act, and it fits a venue that has been working to make itself a destination rather than just a stop on the calendar.
The Astra first opened in 1936 as a family-owned movie theater and spent its first 66 years in that role before becoming a live-performance venue in downtown Jasper. The theater marked its 90th anniversary in April 2026, a reminder of how deeply tied it is to the city’s civic identity. It now lists 357 seats, with 269 on the main floor and 88 in the balcony, along with accessible seating and an accessible restroom.
That scale matters for downtown merchants as much as for the theater itself. A show that begins at 8 p.m. gives concertgoers time to arrive early, eat nearby and stay after the performance, supporting the restaurants and bars that depend on square traffic. For Jasper, The Woomblies booking is another sign that the historic venue is being used as an economic engine as well as an arts space.
The Astra’s 2026 season also shows a steady push to keep audiences coming back, with The Why Store scheduled for June 13 and Chris Knight set for July 11. In that lineup, the Woomblies show lands as one more effort to keep the downtown core active, visible and worth the trip.
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