Aug
08

Over 50 Concerts Remain For the Summer

IMG_2006It’s early August and Summer is winding down. You’d never know it by looking at the concert listing, though. As of this posting, there are still 54 remaining from a summer concert calendar that has included at least 163 relevant artists. It is, by far, the most active live entertainment summer in the city’s history.

  1. 8/7 – Frankie Valli (KB)
  2. 8/9 – Joe Walsh (RHA)
  3. 8/12 – Dixie Chicks (WCA)
  4. 8/12 – Nick Offerman w/ Megan Mullally (DPAC)
  5. 8/12 – Piebald (HRB)
  6. 8/13 – Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla (WCA)
  7. 8/13 – Kidz Bop Live (RHA)
  8. 8/13 – Lyle Lovett (DPAC)
  9. 8/13 – Iron and Wine (NCMA)
  10. 8/13 – Jim Gaffigan (WOA-gboro)
  11. 8/16 – Newsies opening night (DPAC)
  12. 8/17 – Needtobreathe, Mat Kearney (RHA)
  13. 8/19 – Brian Wilson (DPAC)
  14. 8/19 – Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris (WCA)
  15. 8/19 – Fifth Harmony (RHA)
  16. 8/19 – D.L. Hughley opens (GC)
  17. 8/20 – Jonathan Byrd (HRB)
  18. 8/20 – Gillian Welch (NCMA)
  19. 8/21 – O.A.R. (RHA)
  20. 8/23 – Butch Walker (LT)
  21. 8/24 – Glass Animals (RT)
  22. 8/24 – Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ (506)
  23. 8/25 – Rick Springfield, Night Ranger, The Romantics (RHA)
  24. 8/25 – Local H (CC)
  25. 8/27 – Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, Tribe Society (RHA)
  26. 9/2, 9/3 – Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch (WCA)
  27. 9/1 – The Melvins (CC)
  28. 9/4 – Of Montreal (CC)
  29. 9/6 – Crystal Castles (CC)
  30. 9/8 – Wolf Parade, Wye Oak (CP)
  31. 9/9 – Beach House (RHA)
  32. 9/9 – Erykah Badu (RHA)
  33. 9/9 – Gary Clark, Jr. (RT)
  34. 9/9 – Weird Al Yankovic (DPAC)
  35. 9/10 – Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay, Michael Ray (WCA)
  36. 9/10 – Chatham County Line (KB)
  37. 9/11 – Bull Durham Blues Festival begins
  38. 9/13 – Kinky Boots begins (DPAC)
  39. 9/13 – Ben Folds (RMA)
  40. 9/13 – Titus Andronicus (PIN)
  41. 9/14 – Heart, Joan Jett, Cheap Trick (WCA)
  42. 9/14 – ZZ Top, Gov’t Mule KB
  43. 9/15 – The Lumineers, Borns, Rayland Baxter (KB)
  44. 9/16 – Damien Escobar (RHA)
  45. 9/17 – The Connells (RLT)
  46. 9/18 – Brad Paisley, Tyler Farr, Maddie & Tae (WCA)
  47. 9/20 – The Cult (RT)
  48. 9/20 – Sevendust (LT)
  49. 9/21 – Amos Lee (DPAC)
  50. 9/23 – Grace Potter (LT)
  51. 9/23 – Hannibal Buress (RMA)
  52. 9/23 – Squirrel Nut Zippers (CTD)
  53. 9/25 – Il Divo (DPAC)
  54. 9/26 – The Sword (LT)
  55. 9/28 – Violent Femmes (NCMA)
  56. 9/30 – IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass
  57. 9/30 – Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett & A Thousand Horses (WCA)

Venue Key:

506 – Local 506 (Chapel Hill)
CC – Cat’s Cradle (Carrboro)
CD-gboro – Cone Denim Entertainment Center (Greensboro, NC)
CFS – Carter-Finley Stadium
CP – City Plaza (Fayetteville, St)
CTD – Carolina Theater (Durham)
DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham)
GC – Goodnights Comedy Club
GC-gboro – Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
HRB – Haw River Ballroom (Haw River, NC)
KB – Koka Booth Amphitheater (Cary)
LT – Lincoln Theatre
MMH – Motorco Music Hall (Durham)
NCMA – NC Museum of Art)
NH – North Hills East Amphitheater
PIN – Pinhook (Durham)
PNC – PNC Arena
RHA – Red Hat Amphitheater
RLT – Raleigh Little Theatre
RMA – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
RPG – RallyPoint Sports Grill (Cary)
RT – Ritz Theater
WCA – Walnut Creek Amphitheater
WOA-gboro – White Oak Amphitheater (Greensboro, NC)

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