Apr
05
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 gogoraleigh DoIt Calendar , so you can easily add any event to your personal calendar.
| Date | Event | Location | |
| 4/6 | Alabama Shakes | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/7 | Daughtry | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 4/7 | Loretta Lynn | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/7 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/9 | Joan Osborne | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 4/10 | Kevin James | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/11 | Daniel Tosh | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/11 | Magnetic Fields | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/12 | Magnetic Fields | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/13 | Lewis Black | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/14 | Lambchop | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/14 | Martina McBride | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/15 | Cake | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/15 | Patti Labelle | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/17 | Mickey Hart | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/18 | !!!/Shabazz Palaces | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/18 | Buddy Guy | Carolina Theatre | |
| 4/18 | World Series of Comedy Begins | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 4/19 | Drive-By Truckers | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/21 | Amy Ray | Carolina Theatre | |
| 4/21 | Dayglow | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/21 | Van Halen/Kool & The Gang | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 4/23 | Candlebox | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 4/25 | Bela Fleck & The Flecktones | Memorial Hall (UNC) | |
| 4/26 | Needtobreathe | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 4/26 | Tommy Johnagin begins | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 4/28 | Sugarland | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 4/29 | Elvis Costello | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/29 | The Beach Boys | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/29 | The English Beat | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/2 | Mayer Hawthorne | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/2 | Nick Lowe/Tift Merritt | Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/3 | Feist | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 5/5 | Beach House | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/9 | Esperanza Spalding | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/10 | Greg Morton | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 5/11 | Kevin Hart | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/11 | Mike Doughty | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/11 | Ryan Montbleau | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/11 | Zac Brown Band | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 5/12 | Archers of Loaf | King’s Barcade, Raleigh | |
| 5/12 | B-52s/ Band Together Benefit | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 5/12 | Spiritualized | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/13 | Coheed and Cambria | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/13 | New Edition | PNC Arena | |
| 5/15 | Madeleine Peyroux | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/16 | Collective Soul | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/16 | Jonny Lang | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/17 | Rhett Miller | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 5/18 | Dar Williams | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 5/18 | Dierks Bentley | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/19 | David Allan Coe | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/22 | Jane’s Addiction/The Duke Spirit | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 5/23 | St. Vincent | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/26 | The Polyphonic Spree | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/27 | Keith Sweat | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/29 | Natalie Merchant | Meymandi Hall, Raleigh | |
| 6/2 | A Prairie Home Companion | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 6/2 | Yanni | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 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 | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 6/15 | Apassionata begins | PNC Arena | |
| 6/17 | Anita Baker | DPAC, Durham | |
| 6/21 | Aziz Ansari | Meymandi Hall, Raleigh | |
| 6/22 | The Wailers | The Longbranch, Raleigh | |
| 6/24 | Vince Gill | DPAC, Durham | |
| 7/6 | The Jacksons | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/8 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | DPAC, Durham | |
| 7/9 | Hot Tuna | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 7/9 | Roger Waters | PNC Arena | |
| 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 | NCMA Amphitheater, Raleigh | |
| 7/15 | Toby Keith | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 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 | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/1 | Maze w/ Frankie Beverly | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/1 | Rod Stewart/Stevie Nicks | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 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 | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 8/15 | Cirque Du Soleil DRALION begins | PNC Arena | |
| 8/18 | George Jones | DPAC, Durham | |
| 8/19 | Jason Mraz | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/21 | Duran Duran | DPAC, Durham | |
| 8/22 | Big Time Rush/Cody Simpson | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/24 | Brad Paisley/The Band Perry/Easton Corbin | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/25 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | NCMA Amphitheater, Raleigh | |
| 9/6 | Hopscotch Music Festival Begins | Downtown Raleigh venues | |
| 9/15 | John Tesh | Carolina Theatre | |
| 9/15 | The Feelies | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 9/29 | Ian Anderson | DPAC, Durham | |
| 9/29 | The Fresh Beat Band | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater |
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