Sunshine, good times and good tunes mean one thing is abundantly clear—it's time for a Raleigh road trip. 

Stages across the Raleigh—both big and small, dishing out hard rock and soft ballads and everything in between—are as busy as they ever get over the next few months. Browse the lists below for a band or an artist that catches your eye (or your ears), and send to a friend to start planning your trip!

 

PNC Arena

1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607

  • Megan Thee Stallion, June 4
  • Kane Brown, June 7
  • Justin Timberlake, June 12
  • Tim McGraw, June 22
  • Pepe Aguilar, July 3
  • blink-182, July 30

Note: A bunch of recently announced shows at PNC Arena are on the calendar for later this year: Childish Gambino (Aug. 30); Hans Zimmer (Sept. 10); Twenty One Pilots (Sept. 13); Nicki Minaj (Oct. 8); Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Oct. 26); P!NK (Nov. 11-12) and more. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Red Hat Amphitheater

500 S. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601

 

Koka Booth Amphitheatre

8003 Regency Pkwy., Cary, NC 27518

 

Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610

 

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

2 E. South St., Raleigh, NC 27601

  • Ryan Adams, June 21
  • Yuri, June 23
  • Future Islands, June 24
  • Alice Gerrard's 90th Birthday Celebration, July 13
  • Atif Aslam, July 28

 

North Carolina Museum of Art

2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607

 

10 more summer music picks

The above listings are from the largest-capacity music venues in the Raleigh area. You can see a full list of upcoming concerts at venues of all sizes here, but we also have 10 more hand-picked events taking place in June and July:

  • Drive-By Truckers, June 13 at The Ritz
  • Hank, Pattie & The Current, June 14 at The Rialto Theatre
  • The Spits, June 25 at KINGS
  • The Lil Smokies, July 3 at Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard
  • Tab Benoit and Anders Osborne, July 10 at Lincoln Theatre
  • Maggie Rose, July 18 at The Rialto Theatre
  • Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, July 18 at KINGS
  • David Cook, July 19 at The Rialto Theatre
  • Phutureprimitive, July 20 at The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop
  • PARTYNEXTDOOR, July 26 at The Ritz
  • Charles Wesley Godwin, July 27 at Lincoln Theatre (outdoor stage)

 

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