Who's ready to rock? Live music is here in a big way this fall in the Raleigh area! Browse the biggest and best picks of the new few months below (and send this to a friend to start picking out your shows!).

^{Note: Lenovo Center is the new name for the formerly named PNC Arena. The name change took place in September 2024.}
 

September

• NiiTO, Sept. 2 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Jane's Addiction, Sept. 3 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Hopscotch Music Festival, Sept. 5-7 in downtown Raleigh
• Justin Moore & Randy Houser, Sept. 6 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Koe Wetzel, Sept. 7 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre
• Megadeth, Sept. 7 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
• Hans Zimmer, Sept. 10 at Lenovo Center
• Fiend Without a Face, Sept. 10 at KINGS
• Goth Babe, Sept. 10 at The Ritz
• Buckethead, Sept. 11 at Lincoln Theatre
• Cigarettes After Sex, Sept. 11 at Lenovo Center
• Meghan Trainor, Sept. 12 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Opera in the Park with the North Carolina Opera, Sept. 12 at North Carolina Museum of Art
• The Deslondes, Sept. 12 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Twenty One Pilots, Sept. 13 at Lenovo Center
• Hootie & the Blowfish, Sept. 13 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
• Joan Osborne, Sept. 14 at The Rialto
• KALEO, Sept. 17 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Melissa Etheridge and Jewel, Sept. 17 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre
• Mt. Joy, Sept. 18 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre
• Sad Park, Sept. 18 at KINGS
• Jelly Roll, Sept. 20 at Lenovo Center
• Karina Rykman, Sept. 20 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Shane Smith & The Saints, Sept. 20 at Lincoln Theatre
• Black Pumas & Cory Wong, Sept. 21 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Marcus King, Sept. 21 at The Ritz
• Staind & Breaking Benjamin, Sept. 21 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
• Midtown Music Fest, Sept. 21 at Midtown Park
• Sevendust, Sept. 22 at The Ritz
• Kirk Franklin: The Reunion Tour, Sept. 26 at Lenovo Center
• Gong, Sept. 26 at KINGS
• Wale, Sept. 26 at The Ritz
• Taylor McCall, Sept. 27 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Lasso, Sept. 27 at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
• IBMA Bluegrass Live! powered by PNC, Sept. 27-28 in downtown Raleigh
• Guster, Sept. 28 at North Carolina Museum of Art
• Victor Wooten & The Wooten Brothers, Sept. 28 at Lincoln Theatre
• My Morning Jacket with Nathaniel Rateliff and TNS, Sept. 28 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

 

 

 

 

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October

• Sleeping With Sirens, Oct. 1 at The Ritz
• Violent Femmes, Oct. 2 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Micky and the Motorcars, Oct. 2 at Lincoln Theatre
• El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Oct. 3 at North Carolina Museum of Art
• Peter Lamb & The Wolves + Sidecar Social Club, Oct. 4 at The Rialto
• Lake Street Dive, Oct. 4 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Kooley High, Oct. 5 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Jack the Radio & Lonnie Walker, Oct. 5 at The Rialto
• Dayseeker, Oct. 5 at The Ritz
• Post Malone, Oct. 5 at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
• Nicki Minaj, Oct. 8 at Lenovo Center
• Vampire Weekend, Oct. 9 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• The Holdup, Oct. 9 at KINGS
• The Jins, Oct. 10 at KINGS
• Jake Shimabukuro, Oct. 11 at The Rialto
• Ray LaMontagne + Gregory Alan Isakov, Oct. 13 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Ana Bárbara, Oct. 13 at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
• Hamilton de Holanda, Oct. 13 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Thee Sacred Souls, Oct. 14 at The Ritz
• Stephen Sanchez, Oct. 15 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Jungle, Oct. 16 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Social Distortion, Oct. 17 at The Ritz
• N.C. State Fair Homegrown Music Fest, Oct. 17-27 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds
• Lainey Wilson, Oct. 18 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Railroad Earth, Oct. 19 at Lincoln Theatre
• Sabrina Carpenter, Oct. 19 at Lenovo Center
• Sam Burchfield and The Scoundrels, Oct. 19 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Judah & the Lion, Oct. 20 at Red Hat Amphitheater
• Spirit of the Beehive, Oct. 20 at KINGS
• Sturgill Simpson, Oct. 22 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre
• Men at Work, Oct. 22 at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
• Little Big Town + Sugarland, Oct. 25 at Lenovo Center
• The Bright Light Social Hour, Oct. 25 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Oct. 26  at Lenovo Center
• Rapsody, Oct. 27 at Lincoln Theatre
• Emma Ruth Rundle, Oct. 28 at KINGS
• COIN, Oct. 29 at The Ritz
• Tinashe, Oct. 31 at The Ritz

 

 

 

 

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November

• Milly, Nov. 3 at KINGS
• Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Nov. 3 at Lincoln Theatre
• Sixpence None The Richer, Nov. 4 at The Pour House Music Hall
• Blues Traveler, Nov. 6 at The Ritz
• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nov. 7-8 at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
• G-Eazy, Nov. 9 at The Ritz
• P!NK, Nov. 11-12 at Lenovo Center
• Slowdive, Nov. 12 at The Ritz
• Jim Lauderdale, Nov. 13 at The Rialto
• Local Natives, Nov. 16 at The Ritz
• Ben Folds, Nov. 17 at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
• Maverick City Music, Nov. 19 at Lenovo Center
• Michigander, Nov. 19 at KINGS
• Malinda, Nov. 21 at The Pour House Music Hall

 

 

 

 

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^{Header photo by Garrett Poulos}