If you’re the kind of person who likes a low-key Saturday night where you can have dinner, catch up with friends, and still hear the words to the songs, this one is right in that lane.
We’re heading back to play for the Loyal Order of Moose in Joliet on October 3. It’s a dinner night for the lodge, so most folks will already be there for the meal and to see their regular crowd. Our job is basically to be the soundtrack while people eat, talk, and maybe sing along a little when a familiar song shows up.
Moose nights are a bit different from our usual public shows. Since it’s members and guests only, the room tends to fill up with people who actually know each other. You can feel that in the way they talk across tables and call each other by name between songs. We just kind of slide into that and try not to get in the way of the conversations—more like adding a layer on top of what’s already going on.
For this one, we’re planning on a lot of songs people recognize right away: some 70s and 80s tunes, a few country favorites, and a handful of newer songs that still work fine over dinner. We usually start the first set a little softer while plates are coming out, then lean into the sing-along songs once everyone’s settled and the coffee (or second drink) has shown up.
If You Are Planning To Come Out
This is a Moose Lodge event, so it’s for members and their guests. The lodge will handle their own announcements and details on the dinner side of things.
- When: Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 6:00 – 9:00 PM
- Where: Loyal Order of Moose, 25 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
- Who: Bell & Field (piano, guitar, and two voices)
- What to expect: Three hours of mostly familiar covers, starting easy during dinner and getting a bit livelier later on—some classic rock, mellow pop, and a few country and soul tunes mixed in.
- Venue info: Joliet Moose Lodge #300 on Facebook
About Bell & Field
We’re a piano-and-guitar duo that builds our sets around what the room seems to want—anything from Elton John, The Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac to newer songs that still work in a laid-back setting. At nights like this, we pay attention to the volume, keep the talking between songs short, and try to land on those tunes that make people at the tables nudge each other and say, “Oh, I remember this one.”
About The Venue
This one is at the Joliet Moose Lodge #300, just off Springfield Ave in Joliet. Moose shows tend to be pretty straightforward: people come for the dinner, the lodge business, and to see their usual crew, and the music fits in around that. It’s a comfortable setup for us—steady crowd, clear timing, and a room that’s used to having live music during events like this.
We’re looking forward to settling in at 6:00, letting the night build at its own pace, and seeing what songs land best with the Moose crowd this time around.
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