Charlotte concerts you need to know about

CHARLOTTE — Hot acts are hitting the road this year, and many are headed to the Queen City. To help local music fans, we’ve compiled a list of Charlotte venues where popular performers are making stops.

We’ve included a few festivals you may want to add to your calendar as well.

Unless otherwise noted, tickets for each show are on sale at the venue box office and online at Ticketmaster.com.

BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM

Luke Combs with Riley Green, Lainey Wilson and others – July 15

Beyoncé – Aug. 9

Address: 800 South Mint St.

Website

BOJANGLES COLISEUM

Soul II Soul Tour featuring Kem, Ledisi and Musiq Soulchild – April 22

Ceelo Green, Plies, Juvenile, Trick Daddy and others – May 12

Address: 2700 East Independence Blvd.

Website

OVENS AUDITORIUM

Buddy Guy – March 22

Brandon Lake – April 15

Kem and Ledisi – April 22

Seal – May 4

Address: 2700 East Independence Blvd.

Website

PNC MUSIC PAVILION

Janet Jackson – May 12

Godsmack – May 21

Dead & Company – May 30

Dierks Bentley – June 17 (tickets go on sale March 24)

Weezer – June 24

Big Time Rush – June 27

Shania Twain – June 28

Matchbox Twenty – July 11

Fall Out Boy – July 21

Sam Hunt – July 22

Disturbed – July 31

Bret Michaels – Aug. 6

Snoop Dog and Wiz Khalifa – Aug. 8

Foreigner – Aug. 9

Jason Aldean – Aug. 10

Gov’t Mule – Aug. 11

Pentatonix – Aug. 13

Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top – Sept. 1

Eric Church – Sept. 23-24

Luke Bryan – Oct. 7

Address: 707 Pavilion Blvd.

Website

SKYLA CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE (formerly Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre)

Cody Jinks – May 11-12

Quinn XCII – May 14

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – May 15

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals – May 30

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – June 2

Logic – June 10

Noah Kahan – June 13

Two Friends – June 22

Straight No Chaser Yacht Rock Tour – June 23

Young the Giant – July 15

Yellowcard – July 18

Louis Tomlinson – July 19

Walker Hayes – July 29

Dirty Heads – Aug. 3

Jason Mraz – Aug. 5

Tyler Childers – Aug. 15-16

Parker McCollum – Aug. 25

Caamp – Sept. 8

The Australian Pink Floyd Show – Sept. 16

Address: 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.

Website

SPECTRUM CENTER

Anuel AA – May 21

Paramore – May 23

Santa Fe Klan – July 6

blink-182 – July 14

Guns N’ Roses – Aug. 29

Pink – Nov. 12

Address: 333 East Trade St.

Website

FESTIVALS

Dreamville Festival with Usher, J. Cole, Drake, Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, Summer Walker and others — April 1-2 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. Website

Moo and Brew Festival with Mt. Joy, Chris Lane and others — April 15-16 at AvidXchange Music Factory. Website

Tuck Fest with Amanda Shires, Moon Taxi, Bahamas, Nicole Atkins, Adia Victoria and others — April 21-23 at Whitewater Center. Website

MerleFest with the Avett Brothers, Maren Morris, Black Opry Revue, Marcus King, Tanya Tucker, Sam Bush Band, Jerry Douglas and others — April 27-30 at Wilkes Community College. Website

Breakaway Music Festival featuring Illenium, Tiësto, Deadmau5, Zedd, and others — May 5-6 at zMAX Dragway. Website (rescheduled from Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2022)

Carolina Country Music Fest with Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Travis Tritt, Scotty McCreery and others — June 8-11 at Burroughs and Chapin Pavilion Place in Myrtle Beach. Website

Earl Scruggs Music Festival — Hosted by Jerry Douglas featuring Emmylou Harris, Greensky Bluegrass, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Del McCoury Band and others. Sept. 1-3 at Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort in Mill Spring. Website

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