CHARLOTTE’S MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIVE MUSIC LISTING
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Disclaimer: Genres are subjective and actually quite stupid. If you haven’t heard of a specific artist on this list, Google is your friend.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Daniel Champagne & Catherine Britt (Evening Muse)
- Dance Gavin Dance (The Fillmore)
- Acid Dad w/ Rugg, NA$A, Magic Candy (Snug Harbor)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Chris Brown w/ Lil Baby (PNC Music Pavilion)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Cosmic Jam (Crown Station)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Paint Fumes w/ Fortezza, Donzii (Snug Harbor)
ACOUSTIC/SINGER-SONGWRITER
- Ben Danaher w/ Stephanie Lambring (Evening Muse)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Shindig! ‘50s & ‘60s Dance Night w/ DJ Cory Wigg (Tommy’s Pub)
FAMILY
- Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert (PNC Music Pavilion)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Tedious & Brief w/ Hollier (Evening Muse)
- The Velveteers (Neighborhood Theatre)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Chris Isaak (Knight Theater)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Emmaline (Middle C Jazz)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Ashlyn Uribe w/ North by North, It’s Snakes (Petra’s)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Wiz Khalifa w. Logic (PNC Music Pavilion)
- Jah-Monte Ogbon w/ thefamilyorchestra, Chocolate KNDY (Snug Harbor)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Kevin Kaarl (Visulite Theatre)
OPEN MIC
- Open Mic Night w/ Chase Brown & Aleeia “Sug” Bolton Brown (Tommy’s Pub)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- The Lenny Federal Band (Comet Grill)
- My Blue Hope w/ Ringing, ModernEverything., Real Dolls (The Milestone)
- Drive By Truckers (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Jack Marion & The Pearl Snap Prophets w/ Blue Museum, The Local Odyssey (Petra’s)
- Latepost w/ Faster on Fire, Eavesdropper, Vivid Display (Skylark Social Club)
- The Penintentials w/ Queen City Rejects, Neon Deaths (Tommy’s Pub)
- Brit Floyd (Pink Floyd tribute) (Ovens Auditorium)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- BLXST (The Underground)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Joe Gransden Quartet feat. Robyn Springer (Middle C Jazz)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Emo & Pop Punk Pajama Partty (Amos’ Southend)
- David Gray (CMCU Amphitheatre)
- 22 & good 4 u (Taylor Swift & Olivia Rodrigo dance party) (Evening Muse)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Keith Urban (PNC Music Pavilion)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Dave Desmelik (Birdsong Brewing)
- Brad Bailey (Primal Brewery)
CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
- Tenor Madness (Stage Door Theater)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Sun-Dried Vibes w/ Tali Roots, Bums Lie (Visulite Theatre)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Red Dress Amy w/ Revelry Soul (Evening Muse)
- Anthrax w/ Black Label Society (The Fillmore)
- FANSU w/ Dorian Gris, Petah Iah & The Mind Renewing Band, DJ Fabz (Petra’s)
- Robby Hale w/ Bart Lattimore, Joe Nelson (Skylark Social Club)
- Funeral Chic w/ Brat, Fading Signal, Brass Tongue (Snug Harbor)
- Hip-Hop & Rock Fusion feat. Zach Moss, OG Blak, Nobodi Important, Myrt’s Son, Zack Harris (Tommy’s Pub)
- Flying High Again (Ozzy Osbourne tribute) (Amos’ Southend)
- Harvest Moon (Crosby Stills Nash & Young tribute) (Visulite Theatre)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Phaze Gawd w/ Plan B, Icey da Boss, RAATMA (The Milestone)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Joe Gransden Quartet feat. Robyn Springer (Middle C Jazz)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Brett Millstead (Primal Brewery)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Reminisce Over You 30th Ann’y Party (Crown Station)
- Tryon Road Flows: Drake Night (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Time Machine (Primal Brewery)
- Tommie Sunshine w/ Phillosopher, Chuck Norris, Spectre, Mr. Jupiter (SERJ)
CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
- Tenor Madness (Stage Door Theater)
FAMILY
- Kidz Bop Live (PNC Music Pavilion)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Daisychain w/ Dead Senate, Oh! You Pretty Things (The Milestone)
- Moontower w/ Fangs, DBMK (Neighborhood Theatre)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Omari & the Hellhounds (Comet Grill)
- Frank McComb (Middle C Jazz)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Kevin Marshall w/ Joe Middleton, Otis Hughes, Mike Bader (Tommy’s Pub)
MONDAY, AUGUST 15
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Bad Idols w/ Dead Senate, Jackson Fig, Mike Venum (The Milestone)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session (Petra’s)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Dan O’Leary w/ Bryan Cherry, Cody James, Joe Nelson (Tommy’s Pub)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Pinegrove (The Underground)
- Gutless w/ Evergone, May-See Bullocks, Earth That Was (The Milestone)
LATIN/REGGAE/WORLD
- A.R. Rahman (Ovens Auditorium)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Paint Fumes w/ Acne, Wine Pride (Snug Harbor)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Szlachetka w/ George Hage (Evening Muse)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Shiprocked! Pride Party (Snug Harbor)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Carrie Marshall (Middle C Jazz)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Brett Eldredge (CMCU Amphitheatre)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Carolina Songwriters in the Round feat. Tracy Simpson (Petra’s)
OPEN MIC
- Open Mic Night w/ Chase Brown & Aleeia “Sug” Bolton Brown (Tommy’s Pub)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Voorath w/ The Reticent, Mysteriarch, Valar Morghulis (The Milestone)
- Faye w/ Secret Guest, Modern Moxie, Florecienta (Petra’s)
- The So Called Natives (Skaylark Social Club)
- Bootleg Aces (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
- Dang Ol Rheinhardt w/ An Archaic Agenda, Dumpster Service (Tommy’s Pub)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Christopher Cross (The Fillmore)
- Sleigh Bells (The Underground)
- Deep Fried Disco (Snug Harbor)
- Magic City Hippies w/ Willis (Snug Harbor)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Cooper Alan (Coyote Joe’s)
- George Banda Farewell Party (Evening Muse)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Bob Baldwin (Middle C Jazz)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- QCJS Late Night Jam feat. Akita (Neighborhood Theatre)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Andrew McMahon (CMCU Amphitheatre)
- The Menders w/ The Cancellations (Evening Muse)
- Pink Beds w/ The New Creatures (Evening Muse)
- LanIIdae w/ Heirloom, Stellar Circuits, Den of Wolves (Amos’ Southend)
- Archers w/ Duckbeak, Two Sides of Me, American Theory (The Milestone)
- QCJS Late Night Party w/ Benji Hughes (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Bluestone Motel w/ The Great Indoors, Kids and Their Computers (Petra’s)
- The Criticals w/ Starbenders, The Simplicity (Snug Harbor)
- Icarus Airline w/ Oh! You Pretty Things, The Violet Exploit (Tommy’s Pub)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Chris Webby (The Underground)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Bob Baldwin (Middle C Jazz)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC
- AfroPop! Charlotte (Crown Station)
- Mystic Grizzly (SERJ)
ACOUSTIC/SINGER-SONGWRITER
- Mary Chapin Carpenter w/ John Craigie (Knight Theater)
- Patrick Lilly (Primal Brewery)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Leisure McCorkle (Birdsong Brewing)
- The Tony Naples Band (Comet Grill)
- Bog Loaf w/ Feral Vices, Imposters, Bob Fleming & the Cambria Iron Co. (The Milestone)
- Snail Mail w/ Momma, Hotline TNT (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Some Kind of Nightmare (Tommy’s Pub)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Neal Carter (Primal Brewery)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC
- Hazy Sunday (Petra’s)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Bronco Tour USA (Ovens Auditorium)
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Living Dead Girl w/ Hellfire 76, Flame Tides (The Milestone)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session (Petra’s)
- Matt Postle & Friends (Tommy’s Pub)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Red Rockin’ Chair (Comet Grill)
- Alesana (Neighborhood Theatre)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Jack Johnson (PNC Music Pavilion)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Bold Music Party (Evening Muse)
- Lost Cargo: Tiki Social Party (Petra’s)
To buy tickets or find more info on shows, visit the venue websites here:
Amos’ Southend; 1423 S. Tryon St.; 704-595-7585
Belk Theater; 130 N. Tryon St.; 704-372-1000
Birdsong Brewing; 1016 N. Davidson St.; 704-332-1810
Bojangles’ Coliseum; 2700 E. Independence Blvd.; 704-372-3600
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre; 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.; 704-549-1292
Comet Grill; 2224 Park Road; 704-371-4300
Coyote Joe’s; 4621 Wilkinson Blvd.; 704-399-4946
Crown Station; 3629 N. Davidson St.; 704-210-9949
EastSide Local Eatery; 3102 Eastway Drive; 980-585-2957
Evening Muse; 3227 N. Davidson St., 704-376-3737
Event Masterz; 8334 Arrowridge Blvd., Suite I; 704-372-1000
The Fillmore; 820 Hamilton St.; 704-916-8970
Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts; 1030 Woodward Ave.; 704-595-3111
Knight Gallery at Spirit Square; 345 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Knight Theater; 430 S. Tryon St.; 704-372-1000
Lunchbox Records; 825 Central Ave.; 704-331-0788
McGlohon Theater; 345 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Middle C Jazz; 300 S. Brevard St.; 704-337-8001
The Milestone Club; 3400 Tuckaseegee Road; 704-398-0472
Neighborhood Theatre; 511 E. 36th St.; 704-942-7997
Ovens Auditorium; 2700 E. Independence Blvd.; 704-372-3600
Petra’s; 1919 Commonwealth Ave.; 704-332-6608
PNC Music Pavilion; 707 Pavilion Blvd.; 704-549-5555
Primal Brewery; 16432 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville; 704-947-2920
SERJ; 2906 Central Ave.; 704-917-9308
Skylark Social Club; 2131 Central Ave.; 980-236-8342
Smokey Joe’s Café; 510 Briar Creek Road; 704-338-9380
Snug Harbor; 1228 Gordon St.; info@snugrock.com
Spectrum Center; 333 E. Trade St.; 704-688-9000
Stage Door Theater; 155 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Tommy’s Pub; 3124 Eastway Drive, Suite 710; 980-229-7663
Thomas Street Tavern; 1218 Thomas Ave.; 704-376-1622
The Underground; 820 Hamilton St.; 704-916-8970
Visulite Theatre; 1615 Elizabeth Ave.; 704-358-9200
World Nightclub; 900 NC Music Factory Blvd.; 980-207-2197