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

• John Fogerty, June 5
• Brothers Osborne, June 8
• Bryson Tiller, June 9
• Khruangbin, June 11
• Chappell Roan, June 12
• Gary Clark Jr., June 13
• Dwight Yoakam, June 14
• Goose, June 18
• Cody Jinks, June 21
• Bailey Zimmerman, June 28
• A Day To Remember, July 2
• RAIN, July 10
• Totally Tubular Festival, July 13
• O.A.R., July 16
• Two Door Cinema Club, July 20
• Switchfoot, Blue October and Matt Nathanson, July 25
• Lamb Of God & Mastodon, July 27

 

 

 

 

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Koka Booth Amphitheatre

8003 Regency Pkwy., Cary, NC 27518

• Light Classics with North Carolina Symphony, June 7
• Steep Canyon Rangers with North Carolina Symphony, June 8
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, June 11
• Little Feat: Can’t Be Satisfied Tour, June 13
• The Legendary Wailers ft. Junior Marvin and Third World, June 14
• Classical Favorites with North Carolina Symphony, June 15
• Swan Lake with North Carolina Symphony, June 21
• Cirque Under the Stars with North Carolina Symphony, June 22
• The Music of the Rolling Stones with North Carolina Symphony, June 29
• Songs of the ‘70s with North Carolina Symphony, July 6
• The Catalinas, July 13
• The Flaming Lips, July 17
• Jeffrey Osborne with The Whispers, July 20
• BRIT FLOYD P-U-L-S-E, July 27

 

 

 

 

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Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610

• Niall Horan, June 7
• Dave Matthews Band, June 14
• HARDY, June 15
• Maggie Rogers, June 19
• Outlaw Fest feat. Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, June 23
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, June 26
• Alanis Morissette, June 27
• Barbie The Movie: In Concert, July 5
• I Prevail & Halestorm, July 9
• KIDZ BOP LIVE 2024, July 12
• The Queens Of R&B: Xscape & SWV, July 20
• Third Eye Blind, July 21
• Dirty Heads & Slightly Stoopid, July 26
• Sam Hunt, July 27
• New Kids On The Block, July 28
• The Doobie Brothers, July 31

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

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North Carolina Museum of Art

2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607

• Jazz at the NCMA: Samara Joy, Superblue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, June 6
• Jazz at the NCMA: Babyface, June 7
• Juneteenth Joy: Kirk Franklin, Maurette Brown-Clark, June 14
• Wilco, June 18
• Jazz at the NCMA: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, June 27
• Jazz at the NCMA: Boney James, Maysa and Kenny Lattimore, July 11
• Jazz at the NCMA: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Luciana Souza and Chico Pinheiro Duo, July 18
• Connells, Dillon Fence, Love Tractor, July 19

 

 

 

 

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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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