100 Great Concerts Coming to Raleigh
Summer is just around the corner, and that means another great concert season in Raleigh. From now until the end of September, there is a slew of shows guaranteed to ramp up the fun rate in the area. In fact, there are very few dates between now and mid-June that have no event scheduled, so save up, and get out of the house!
There are 100s of good entertainment options coming this summer. The best 100 of them (as of today) are assembled below. Click the venue name for ticket information, opening acts, directions, and more.
In addition, soon, all of these events will appear individually in the , so you can easily add any event to your personal calendar.
| Date | Event | Location | |
| 4/6 | Alabama Shakes | ||
| 4/7 | Daughtry | ||
| 4/7 | Loretta Lynn | ||
| 4/7 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | ||
| 4/9 | Joan Osborne | ||
| 4/10 | Kevin James | ||
| 4/11 | Daniel Tosh | ||
| 4/11 | Magnetic Fields | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/12 | Magnetic Fields | ||
| 4/13 | Lewis Black | ||
| 4/14 | Lambchop | ||
| 4/14 | Martina McBride | ||
| 4/15 | Cake | ||
| 4/15 | Patti Labelle | ||
| 4/17 | Mickey Hart | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/18 | !!!/Shabazz Palaces | ||
| 4/18 | Buddy Guy | ||
| 4/18 | World Series of Comedy Begins | ||
| 4/19 | Drive-By Truckers | ||
| 4/21 | Amy Ray | ||
| 4/21 | Dayglow | ||
| 4/21 | Van Halen/Kool & The Gang | ||
| 4/23 | Candlebox | ||
| 4/25 | Bela Fleck & The Flecktones | ||
| 4/26 | Needtobreathe | ||
| 4/26 | Tommy Johnagin begins | ||
| 4/28 | Sugarland | ||
| 4/29 | Elvis Costello | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/29 | The Beach Boys | ||
| 4/29 | The English Beat | ||
| 5/2 | Mayer Hawthorne | ||
| 5/2 | Nick Lowe/Tift Merritt | ||
| 5/3 | Feist | ||
| 5/5 | Beach House | ||
| 5/9 | Esperanza Spalding | ||
| 5/10 | Greg Morton | ||
| 5/11 | Kevin Hart | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/11 | Mike Doughty | ||
| 5/11 | Ryan Montbleau | ||
| 5/11 | Zac Brown Band | ||
| 5/12 | Archers of Loaf | ||
| 5/12 | B-52s/ Band Together Benefit | ||
| 5/12 | Spiritualized | ||
| 5/13 | Coheed and Cambria | ||
| 5/13 | New Edition | ||
| 5/15 | Madeleine Peyroux | ||
| 5/16 | Collective Soul | ||
| 5/16 | Jonny Lang | ||
| 5/17 | Rhett Miller | ||
| 5/18 | Dar Williams | ||
| 5/18 | Dierks Bentley | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/19 | David Allan Coe | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/22 | Jane’s Addiction/The Duke Spirit | ||
| 5/23 | St. Vincent | ||
| 5/26 | The Polyphonic Spree | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/27 | Keith Sweat | ||
| 5/29 | Natalie Merchant | ||
| 6/2 | A Prairie Home Companion | ||
| 6/2 | Yanni | ||
| 6/3 | Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers | DPAC, Durham | |
| 6/8 | Lady Antebellum/D. Rucker/T. Square | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 6/12 | Gavin DeGraw/Colbie Caillat | ||
| 6/15 | Apassionata begins | ||
| 6/17 | Anita Baker | ||
| 6/21 | Aziz Ansari | ||
| 6/22 | The Wailers | ||
| 6/24 | Vince Gill | ||
| 7/6 | The Jacksons | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/8 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||
| 7/9 | Hot Tuna | ||
| 7/9 | Roger Waters | ||
| 7/11 | Furthur | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 7/12 | Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Big Head Todd/Cracker | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/13 | Best Coast | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 7/14 | Everclear/Sugar Ray/Gin Blossoms/Lit/Marcy Pground | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/14 | Neko Case | ||
| 7/15 | Toby Keith | ||
| 7/22 | KISS/Motley Crue | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 7/25 | 311/Slightly Stoopid | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 7/27 | Jason Aldean | Raleigh (venue TBD) | |
| 7/30 | Nickelback/Bush | ||
| 8/1 | Maze w/ Frankie Beverly | ||
| 8/1 | Rod Stewart/Stevie Nicks | ||
| 8/4 | Little Feat | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 8/5 | Chicago/Doobie Brothers | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/8 | O.A.R. | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 8/10 | Rascal Flatts/Little Big Town | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/11 | ABBA | ||
| 8/15 | Cirque Du Soleil DRALION begins | ||
| 8/18 | George Jones | ||
| 8/19 | Jason Mraz | ||
| 8/21 | Duran Duran | ||
| 8/22 | Big Time Rush/Cody Simpson | ||
| 8/24 | Brad Paisley/The Band Perry/Easton Corbin | ||
| 8/25 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||
| 9/6 | Hopscotch Music Festival Begins | ||
| 9/15 | John Tesh | ||
| 9/15 | The Feelies | ||
| 9/29 | Ian Anderson | ||
| 9/29 | The Fresh Beat Band | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater |
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