I first met Sean Kenny shortly after he opened up Kenny’s Westside Pub in April of 2013, over twelve years ago!
There’s Kenny’s Westside on Farmington Road before it even had a proper sign and there’s Sean on the first evening I met him, twelve years ago in 2013!
Kenny’s Westside Pub became a popular Peoria spot for great food, drinks and live music. Sean turned what was an old Peoria tavern into a popular and happening Peoria destination for entertainment.
Click on this link to see the very first MBIP post from Kenny’s Westside Pub on Farmington Road back in 2013!
Three years later, in 2016, Sean had outgrown the Farmington Road location and it was time to move on to bigger and better things!
Here’s Sean giving me a preview of the brand new Kenny’s Westside Pub at 112 SW Jefferson. You can see the entire tour by clicking right here.
And now here are at Kenny’s in November of 2025! Let’s go in and see what’s happening!
It’s about two in the afternoon, so it’s a little slow in here and perfect to take some shots of Kenny’s Westside Pub, your Peoria downtown destination for food, drink and live entertainment!
I love the gigantic wooden bar in here!
Here’s a shot from the back of the bar and dining area.
And check out the Marty Monologues poster hanging in the front window!
The show is happening this Sunday right behind those doors!
And here’s the man, the myth, the legend himself, Sean Kenny the owner of Kenny’s Westside Pub and The Friendly Valley Tavern.
Always a pleasure to see Sean and I really appreciate him letting us do the show at Kenny’s this Sunday! It’s truly an honor to be able to take the stage and perform the Marty Monologues in this wonderful room. Thanks so much to Sean for making this happen!
There’s the stage where the show is going to happen. Sarah Marie Dillard will be performing live songs and I’ll be delivering monologues and making snack mixes!
There’s a bar back here and I love all the concert posters from shows in the past on the walls back here.
There’s balcony seats back here and that’s so cool!
Here’s the view from the stage and I love the Kenny’s Westside Pub tables in the room back here!
There’s under 20 tickets available for the show and you can purchase tickets at Lit. On Fire Books and right here at Kenny’s Westside Pub! Thanks to Acme Comics and Relics who have sold out of tickets already!
Thanks to Sean Kenny for letting us do this show this coming Sunday, I truly appreciate your generosity and friendship, Sean!
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112 SW Jefferson Avenue
Peoria
309-676-1893
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