Charlotte 2025 Summer Concert Guide

By CLTure

July 2, 2025

An expansive concert guide covering a wide range of genres and all of the upcoming shows and tours coming to Charlotte venues this summer.

July

July 2 – Iration at The Fillmore (Reggae Rock)
July 2 – The Abstratica, True Lilith, and Sober Dadat Snug Harbor (Rock)
July 2 – Lovell Bradford Trio at VisArt (Jazz)
July 3 – The Woods and Caleb Caudle at Whitewater Center (Americana)
July 4 – Jeremie Albino and Sam Morrow at Whitewater Center (Americana)

July 4 – Consumer Culture and Wastoid at The Milestone (Punk/Hardcore)
July 4 – Rafa Barrios at The Music Yard (EDM)
July 5 – Sounds by Sunday, Tracei, and DeeJay Suave at Snug Harbor (Hip-Hop)
July 5 – Jiu Jitsu, Fear of Loss, Ferment, and Lucky Feeling at The Milestone (Hardcore/Punk)
July 5 – Althea Rene at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)

July 5 – Coconut Groove Band at Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Classic Rock)
July 6 – Dollhaver at The Milestone (Death Metal)
July 7 – Cloutchaser, Floral, and Somnium at The Milestone (Metal/Math Rock)
July 8 – Styx at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock)
July 8 – Mike Strauss Trio at VisArt (Americana)
July 9 – Sanpriest, Afrobeta, and Dazy Bea at Snug Harbor (Indie Electro/Dream Pop)
July 10 – Jessie Reyes with opener RAAHiiM at The Fillmore (R&B/Pop)

July 10 – Wes Parker, The Phantom Friends, and Cassettiquette at Snug Harbor (Indie Rock)
July 10 – FRND CRCL and Cheer Up Dusty at The Evening Muse (Pop-Punk)
July 10 – The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys at Whitewater Center (Bluegrass)
July 10 – The Island Earth, Calicuzns, Stress Fractures, and Between Two Trees at The Milestone (Metalcore/Indie Rock)
July 10 – High June, Sophia, and LaurenNicole at Amos’ Southend (Alternative Rock)
July 11 – Low Groves and Hotel Hugo at The Evening Muse (Indie Folk)

July 11 – Doubting Thomas and Shake The Dust at Visulite Theatre (Rock)
July 11 – Lettuce at Neighborhood Theatre (Funk Rock)
July 11 – Justin Clyde Williams at The Evening Muse (Country)
July 11 – The Constellations at Petra’s (Rock)
July 11 – Songs from the Road Band at Whitewater Center (Bluegrass)
July 11-12 – Vincent Ingala at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
July 12 – Jeezy Thug Motivation 101 20th Anniversary Symphonic Orchestra Tour at Belk Theater (Rap) *Giveaway*

July 12 – Conducta at The Music Yard (UK Garage)
July 12 – Mel Bryant & The Mercy Makers and Family Video at Petra’s (Indie Rock)
July 12 – Celebrity Death Slot Machine, Vacant Company, Pretty Baby, and Lofidels at Snug Harbor (Indie Rock)
July 12 – Wim Tapley & The Cannons and Ran Albright at The Evening Muse (Americana)
July 13 – Paige Fish at Neighborhood Theatre (Pop Rock)

July 13 – Rebecca Jade and Andrea Lisa at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
July 13 – MSPaint, Draag, and Pat and the Pissers at The Milestone (Post-Punk/Dream Pop)
July 13 – Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, and Kitchen Dwellers at The Amp Ballantyne (Bluegrass/Jam)
July 15 – Sam on Someday at Petra’s (Americana)
July 15 – The Head and the Heart with openers Wild Rivers and Marfa at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Indie Folk)

July 15 – Counting Crows and The Gaslight Anthem at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock)
July 16 – Big Time Rush at PNC Music Pavilion (Pop)
July 16 – Chad Frick and Tobacco Road at The Evening Muse (County/Folk)
July 16 – Mates of State with opener Toth at Amos’ Southend (Indie Pop/Rock)
July 18 – Solstice, Red Dress Amy, and Jackson Slater at Snug Harbor (Rock)

July 18 – Durante at The Music Yard (House)
July 18 – Sam Bettens with opener Carolina Down Boys at Petra’s (Americana)
July 18 – DustBowlChampion, Casket Cassette, and Dead Cool at The Evening Muse (Post-Punk)
July 19 – Ocean Alley at The Fillmore (Alternative Rock)

July 19 – San Holo at Blackbox Theater (Electronic)
July 19 – Albert Castiglia at Whitewater Center (Blues)
July 19 – Bakalao Stars at Snug Harbor (Latin Ska)
July 20 – Tripping Daisy with opener Jumprope at The Underground (Alternative Rock)
July 21 – Architects at The Fillmore (Metalcore)

July 21 – Lowheaven, Tan and Handsome, Senza, and Barrow at The Milestone (Post-Hardcore)
July 22 – Russ, Big Sean, and Sabrina Claudio at PNC Music Pavilion (Rap/R&B)
July 22 – Glom, Drook, and Rosary at Snug Harbor (Punk)
July 22 – Strutman Lane and Dazy Bea at Petra’s (Indie Pop)
July 23 – Hatebreed at The Fillmore (Metal)
July 23 – Ryan Adams at Knight Theater (Alternative Country)

July 23 – Hidaze, M143, Ghost Brain, and Alright at Snug Harbor (Indie Rock)
July 24 – Whiskey Myers, Josh Meloy, and The Droptines at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Rock/Country)
July 24 – EST Gee at The Underground (Rap)
July 24 – Todd Rundgren at Knight Theater (Rock)

July 25 – Goo Goo Dolls and Dashboard Confessional at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Alternative Rock)
July 25 – Seven Year Witch and The Simplicity at The Evening Muse (Rock)
July 25 – Hudson Westbrook at The Underground (Country)
July 25 – Kenny George Band at Whitewater Center (Southern Rock)
July 25-26 – Lindsey Webster at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
July 26 – Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Turnpike Troubadours at PNC Music Pavilion (County/Folk)

July 26 – BBMAK with opener Jessica Carter Altman at The Evening Muse (Pop)
July 26 – “Weird Al” Yankovic at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Parody/Comedy)
July 26 – King Lil G and Young Drummer Boy at The Underground (Rap)
July 26 – Big Richard at Whitewater Center (Bluegrass)
July 26 – Kash’d Out at The Music Yard (Reggae Rock)
July 26 – Belis, Spook, S6farie, Lil Degen, and Depreston at Snug Harbor (Hyperpop/Rap)

July 26 – Valentino Khan at Blackbox Theater (Electronic)
July 26 – Shy Blossom and Wilde Green at The Evening Muse (Indie Rock)
July 27 – Parkway Drive, Killswitch, Engage, I Prevail, and Beartooth at PNC Music Pavilion (Metalcore)
July 29 – Rod Stewart with opener Cheap Trick at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock)
July 29 – Bocanegra and Solemn Shapes at The Milestone (Dream Pop/Dark Wave)
July 30 – Descendants with openers Liquid Mike and Teen Mortgage at The Underground (Punk)

July 30 – We Came As Romans at The Fillmore (Metal)
July 30 – Lovell Bradford at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
July 31 – Carver Commodore with opener William Hinson at Neighborhood Theatre (Indie Rock/Pop)
July 31 – 20 Watt Tombstone, Slow Attack, and King Cackle at Snug Harbor (Rock)
July 31 – Vince Gill at Oven Auditorium (Country)
July 31 – The Abbey Elmore Band at Whitewater Center (Rock)

August

August 1 – Thomas Rhett at PNC Music Pavilion at PNC Music Pavilion (Country)
August 1 – Pony Bradshaw at Neighborhood Theatre (Folk)
August 1 – OMNOM at The Music Yard (EDM)
August 1 – Glenn Strange and Modern Mammals at The Evening Muse (Rock)
August 1 – Jonathan Butler at Carolina Theatre (Jazz Fusion)
August 2 – AJR, Goth Babe, Cavetown, and Valley at PNC Music Pavilion (Indie Pop)

August 2 – Impending Joy at Snug Harbor (Rock)
August 2 – Kream at Blackbox Theater (House)
August 2 – David Benoit at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 2 – Monster Wave and Adrianne Blanks & The Oracles at The Evening Muse (Surf-Rock/Jazz)

August 2 – Modern Alibi with opener The Band Light at Visulite Theatre (Alternative Rock)
August 2 – Shermanology at The Music Yard (EDM)
August 2 – Molly Santana at The Underground (Rap)
August 2 – Woody, Dirty Flowers, and Sinners & Saints at Petra’s (Alternative Folk/Country)

August 3 – Vandoliers with opener Nate Bergman at Amos’ Southend (Rock)
August 5 – Kesha at PNC Music Pavilion (Pop)
August 6 – Volbeat and Halestorm at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock/Metal)
August 6 – Primrose, Park National, Peach Rings, and Moving Boxes at Petra’s (Indie Rock/Emo)
August 7 – Sierra Carson with openers Briggs McElwee and Timothy Chandler Hicks at The Evening Muse (Indie Folk)

August 6 – Tabitha Meeks and Kenny Sharp at The Evening Muse (Retro Pop/Soul)
August 6 – Lovell Bradford Trio at VisArt (Jazz)
August 8 – Blind Melon at The Underground (Alternative Rock)
August 8 – Blackberry Smoke with opener Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Southern Rock)
August 8 – Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts at PNC Music Pavilion (Folk Rock)

August 8 – Sam Holt Band at Visulite Theatre (Jam)
August 8 – Morgan James at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 8 – Phantoms at The Music Yard (EDM)
August 8 – Bronco at Ovens Auditorium (Grupero)
August 8 – Adrian Crutchfield and Ceelo Green at Carolina Theatre (Jazz/R&B/Hip-Hop)
August 8 – Elijah Johnston and Human Resources at Snug Harbor (Indie Rock/Pop)

August 9 – Dierks Bentley, Zach Top, and The Band Loula at PNC Music Pavilion (Country)
August 9 – Ozomatli at Neighborhood Theatre (Latin Rock)
August 9 – Waka Flocka Flame at Charlotte Convention Center (Rap)
August 9 – Cordovas and Time Sawyer at The Evening Muse (Americana)
August 10 – Jorge Medina and Josi Cuen at PNC Music Pavilion (Regional Mexican)
August 12 – Cypress Hill, Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco, and The Pharcyde at The Amp Ballantyne (Hip-Hop/Rap)

August 12 – The Struts with opener Dirty Honey at The Fillmore (Rock)
August 13 – Carson McKee and Dane Page at The Evening Muse (Folk/Americana)
August 14 – Oscar Maydon at The Fillmore (Regional Mexican)
August 14 – Florencia & The Feeling, Duck, and Celeste Moonchild at Petra’s (Funk/Pop/Neo-Soul)
August 14 – Toto, Men at Work, and Christopher Cross at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock/New Wave)

August 15 – Old Mervs with opener The Gringos at The Evening Muse (Indie Rock)
August 15 – VeryGently and Brothers Elsey at Neighborhood Theatre (Indie Folk)
August 15 – Moravian and Motherwell at The Evening Muse (Rock)
August 15 – Auroras Hope, Slothh, and Wash Away at The Milestone (Indie Rock)
August 15 – Desert Hearts (Mikey Lion) at The Music Yard (House)
August 16 – Kind Hearted Strangers at Whitewater Center (Rock)

August 17 – The Acacia Strain at The Underground (Metal)
August 17 – D4VD with opener Bryant Barnes at The Fillmore (Indie Pop/Rock)
August 19 – Citizen Soldier, 10 Years, and Adelitas Way at The Underground (Rock)
August 19 – Philip Bowen and Julia DiGrazia at The Evening Muse (Americana)
August 20 – Jake Scott at The Underground (Pop)
August 21 – Erykah Badu and The Alchemistat The Fillmore (Neo-Soul/Hip-Hop)

August 21 – Great Wide Nothing, Once Below Joy, and Mindvac at The Milestone (Progressive Rock)
August 21 – Michael Cera Palin, Newgrounds Death Rugby, Kerosene Heights, and Blankstate at Amos’ Southend (Emo)
August 21 – Lua Flora and Charles Walker at Visulite Theatre (Indie Folk/Rock)
August 21 – Little Bird with opener Jay Hurtt VI at The Evening Muse (Psychedelic Soul)
August 22 – Jason Aldean at PNC Music Pavilion (Country)
August 22 – Wim Tapley & The Cannons at Whitewater Center (Americana)

August 22 – ATLiens at Blackbox Theater (EDM)
August 22 – Ragan Whiteside at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 22 – Travis Tritt at Ovens Auditorium (Country)
August 22 – Ben Rector at The Amp Ballantyne (Pop Rock)
August 22 – The Red Clay Straws and Wilder Woods at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Americana)

August 22-23 – Melissa Morgan at Stage Door Theater (Jazz)
August 23 – Hustle Souls at VisArt (Soul)
August 23 – Falling In Reverse, Wage War, Tech N9ne, and Sleep Theory at PNC Music Pavilion (Metalcore/Rap)
August 23 – Sophia, Camisole, and Recess Party at Snug Harbor (Indie Rock/Pop)
August 23 – Gable Price and Friends at Neighborhood Theatre (Alternative Rock)
August 23 – Maysa at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 23 – Beres Hammond & Friends at Ovens Auditorium (Reggae)

August 23 – Toad The Wet Sprocket at The Amp Ballantyne (Rock)
August 23 – Pressing Strings at Whitewater Center (Americana)
August 23 – Sultan and Shepard at The Music Yard (EDM)
August 24 – SUSTO at Neighborhood Theatre (Americana)

August 26 – Brit Floyd at Ovens Auditorium (Rock)
August 26 – AJ McQueen with opener Ariel J at Neighborhood Theatre (Rap/R&B)

August 27 – Eladio Carrion at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Latin Trap)
August 28 – Collective Soul and Live at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Alternative Rock)
August 28 – Ryan Ellis at The Evening Muse (Christian Pop)
August 28 – Bob James at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 28 – Yesterday’s Clothes, Rohna, briZB, and Camisole at Amos’ Southend (Indie Rock)

August 29 – Dareyes de Le Sierra at The Fillmore (Regional Mexican)
August 29 – Tropa Magica and Rugg at Snug Harbor (Psychedelic Cumbia, Indie Rock)
August 29 – Emanuel Wynter and King Noli at The Evening Muse (R&B/Jazz/Pop)
August 29 – Me Like Bees and The Wonderlands at Petra’s (Indie Rock)
August 30 – Umphrey’s McGee a The Fillmore (Rock)
August 30 – Dangermuffin at Whitewater Center (Bluegrass)



August 30 – Seismic Summer at The Milestone (Metal)
August 30 – Mindi Abair at Middle C Jazz (Jazz)
August 31 – Manuel Turizo at Ovens Auditorium (Latin Pop)
August 31 – Gino Castillo and The Buena Vista Legacy Band at Middle C Jazz (Afro-Cuban Jazz)
August 31 – Men I Trust with opener Strongboi at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Dream Pop)

September

September 1 – Starting Line with opener Knuckle Puck at The Underground (Pop-Punk)
September 2 – Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, and Foxing at PNC Music Pavilion (Rock/Emo)
September 2 – Simple Plan at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Pop-Punk)
September 3 – John R. Miller with opener Miss Tess at Neighborhood Theatre (Americana)
September 3 – Clay Johnson & the Hard Promises at The Evening Muse (Americana)
September 3 – Lovell Bradford Trio at VisArt (Jazz)
September 4 – Lou Hazel at Petra’s (Indie Folk)

September 4 – Chevelle and Asking Alexandria at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Rock/Metal)
September 5 – Anderson East at Neighborhood Theatre (Americana)
September 5 – Kumo 99 at Snug Harbor (Jungle)
September 6 – Big Wild at The Fillmore (Electronic)
September 6 – Christone “KingFish” Ingram at Neighborhood Theatre (Blues)

September 9 – Our Last Night, Grayscale, and Wind Walkers at The Fillmore (Post-Hardcore)
September 10 – Three 6 Mafia, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tech N9ne, and DJ Quick at PNC Music Pavilion (Hip-Hop/Rap)

September 10 – Lucero at Neighborhood Theatre (Alt-Country)
September 11 – Cash Cobain at The Underground (Rap)
September 11 – Marlon Funaki at Neighborhood Theatre (Alternative Rock)
September 12 – Cartel at The Underground (Pop-Punk)

September 12 – EMBRZ at The Music Yard (EDM/Chillwave)
September 12 – Corey Smith at Coyote Joe’s (Country)
September 12 – Tony Exum Jr. at Middle C Jazz (Smooth Jazz)
September 12 – Joe May’s Month of Mondays at Whitewater Center (Rock)
September 13 – Little Big Town, Wynonna Judd, and Shelby Lynne at PNC Music Pavilion (Country)
September 13 – Brooke Alexx at Snug Harbor (Indie Pop)

September 13 – Megan Moroney at Bojangles Coliseum (Country)
September 13 – Added Color, Haunt3d, and The Abstratica at The Evening Muse (Alternative/Electronica)
September 13 – Chris Standring at Middle C Jazz (Smooth Jazz)
September 13-14 – Bayside with opener The Sleeping at The Underground (Punk/Post-Hardcore)
September 14 – K Camp at The Fillmore (Hip-Hop/R&B)

September 14 – Michael Minelli at The Evening Muse (Pop)
September 14 – La Dispute at Neighborhood Theatre (Post-Hardcore)
September 14 – Anuel AA at Bojangles Coliseum (Reggaeton/Latin Trap)
September 14 – Isaiah Bell at Middle C Jazz (Gospel)
September 14 – Nelly, St. Lunatics, Ja Rule, and Chingy at PNC Music Pavilion (Rap)

September 16 – A Day To Remember, Yellowcard, State Champs, and Boundaries at PNC Music Pavilion (Pop-Punk)
September 16 – Kassa Overall at Snug Harbor (Rap/Jazz)
September 16 – Bunt at Blackbox Theater (EDM)
September 16 – Jack Van Cleaf at The Evening Muse (Folk/Pop)
September 16 – Superheaven, Cloud Nothings, End It, and Soul Blind at The Underground (Post-Grunge/Indie Rock)

September 17 – The Teskey Brothers with openers The Paper Kites at The Fillmore (Blues Rock)
September 17 – Babytron at The Underground (Rap)
September 17 – Arcadia, Mint Green, Leisure Hour, and Between Two Trees at The Milestone (Emo)
September 17 – The Lumineers and Chance Pena at PNC Music Pavilion (Folk Rock/Regional Mexican)
September 17 – Butcher Brown with opener Sam Fribush Organ Trio at Neighborhood Theatre (Jazz Fusion)

September 17 – Larry Carlton at Middle C Jazz (Jazz Fusion)
September 18 – Dylan Gossett with openers Kingfishr and James Tucker at The Fillmore (Country/Folk)
September 18 – Joe Pug at The Evening Muse (Folk)
September 19 – Matt Maltese at The Underground (Alternative Pop)
September 19 – Parker McCollum at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Country)



September 19 – Jake Kohn and Low Water Bridge Band at Neighborhood Theatre (Americana)
September 19 – Demun Jones at Coyote Joe’s (Country Rap)
September 19-20 – Arturo O’Farrill at Stage Door Theater (Jazz)
September 20 – Jeff Kashiwa at Middle C Jazz (Smooth Jazz)
September 20 – Mico at Amos’ Southend (Indie Pop)

September 20 – Amble at Neighborhood Theatre (Folk)
September 20 – Pup and Jeff Rosenstock at The Fillmore (Indie Rock)
September 20 – Judas Priest and Alice Cooper at PNC Music Pavilion (Metal/Rock)
September 21 – Aidan Bissett at The Underground (Indie Pop/Rock)
September 21 – Jill Andrews at The Evening Muse (Indie Folk)

September 21 – Ken Carson at Bojangles Coliseum (Rap)
September 21 – Bilmuri with openers Driveways and John Harvie at The Fillmore (Alternative Rock/Pop-Punk)

September 21 – Ziggy Marley at The Amp Ballantyne (Reggae)
September 21 – John Craigie at Visulite Theatre (Folk Rock)
September 21 – John Mark McMillan with opener Citizens at Neighborhood Theatre (Christian Rock)
September 23 – Quinn XCII and Allen Stone at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Pop/Soul)

September 24 – Emanuel Wynter at Middle C Jazz (Jazz/Neo-Soul)
September 24 – The Marias with opener Momma at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Dream Pop)

September 25 – Lil Wayne with openers Tyga and Belly Gang at PNC Music Pavilion (Rap)

September 25 – Dying Fetus at The Underground (Metal)
September 26 – Marc Rebillet at The Fillmore (Electronic/Funk/R&B)
September 27 – Waylon Wyatt at The Fillmore (Country)
September 30 – Alex Warren at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre (Pop)

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