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.
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.
OVENS AUDITORIUM
Buddy Guy – March 22
Brandon Lake – April 15
Kem and Ledisi – April 22
Seal – May 4
Address: 2700 East Independence Blvd.
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.
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.
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.
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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