The Biggest Live Music Events of Fall in Raleigh, N.C.
Thursday, August 29, 2024, 9am by visitRaleigh

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
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
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
Header photo by Garrett Poulos
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