HamCo Live Hot Ticket podcast: TradeUp Fest music festival and skilled trades celebration

Join host Josh Cecil, co-host Tyler Mechem and Producer Chris for the HamCo Live Hot Ticket podcast, your source for the Hamilton County live music scene. This episode focuses entirely on the upcoming TradeUp Fest on Sept. 19, 2026, at the Riverview Health Arena at Innovation Mile in Noblesville. Cecil explains the vision behind the hybrid music festival, which is designed to celebrate and promote the skilled trades industry. The event features a free outdoor festival from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., complete with a Trades Village for attendees to explore career opportunities, food trucks and eight local bands on two mobile stages. The outdoor lineup features Hank Ruff, Distant Soundwaves, the Jay Baker Trio, Lost Anchors, the Failers, Kelly Ray Yates, Fousie and the All-American Ghetto Band, and Aiden Brown. The hosts also preview the ticketed evening arena concert, which features local singer-songwriter Nora Reese, country act The Wilder Blue and headliner Larry Fleet. Listeners will learn how they can volunteer for the street team, donate local goods for artist green rooms or upgrade to a VIP pass for access to the arena's Grand Hall. Visit tradeupfest.com to claim free passes, buy arena tickets or listen to the official Spotify playlist. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and celebrating the skilled trades 3:15 Announcing TradeUp Fest and the festival layout 7:30 The origin of the festival and Trades Village 12:20 Arena concert lineup: Nora Reese, The Wilder Blue and Larry Fleet 20:45 VIP ticket upgrades and the Grand Hall experience 24:10 Free outdoor concert lineup and mobile stages 30:15 MC Kayleen McCabe and festival sponsors 33:30 TradeUp Fest Spotify playlist and ticket information 36:50 Volunteer street team and local artist green room baskets 42:10 What are you listening to this week?