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!
500 S. McDowell St., Raleigh, NC 27601
- Barenaked Ladies, July 15
- The Head and the Heart, July 16
- Counting Crows, July 17
- Primus, July 23
- “Weird Al” Yankovic, July 24
- Goo Goo Dolls, July 26
- The Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse, Aug. 2
- Rob Thomas, Aug. 6
- Blackberry Smoke with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Aug. 7
- The Red Clay Strays, Aug. 16
- Ben Rector, Aug. 21
- Caamp, Aug. 30
- Chevelle, Sept. 3
- Jessie Murph, Sept. 4
- Pixies with Spoon and Fazerdaze, Sept. 9
- Sierra Ferrell, Sept. 10
- Leon Bridges with Charley Crockett, Sept. 12
- Billy Currington + Kip Moore, Sept. 13
- Parker McCollum, Sept. 20
- The Marías, Sept. 23
- Rilo Kiley with The Mountain Goats, Sept. 24
- Alex Warren, Oct. 1
- Jon Pardi, Oct. 10
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Oct. 17
- Seether & Daughtry, Oct. 18
- Mudvayne, Oct. 21
- Lee Brice, Oct. 25
- Big Thief, Oct. 29
- John Legend, Oct. 30
8003 Regency Pkwy., Cary, NC 27518
- Leftover Salmon & The Infamous Stringdusters, July 11
- The Catalinas, July 12
- Iron & Wine & I'm With Her, July 13
- Lost 80's Live, Aug. 3
- Toad the Wet Sprocket, Aug. 21
- UB40, Aug. 24
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Aug. 30
- Yonder Mountain String Band, Sept. 4
- Laurie Berkner, Sept. 14
- Maren Morris, Sept. 17
- Mt. Joy, Sept. 23
- Vance Joy, Sept. 24
3801 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610
- Rod Stewart, July 8
- Styx, July 9
- The Offspring, July 16
- Big Time Rush, July 18
- Cyndi Lauper, July 22
- Wiz Khalifa & Sean Paul, July 26
- Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson, July 27
- Mumford & Sons, July 29
- Thomas Rhett, July 31
- Kesha, Aug. 3
- Lord Huron, Aug. 5
- Dierks Bentley, Aug. 8
- Jason Aldean, Aug. 21
- Falling In Reverse, Aug. 22
- blink-182, Sept. 3
- James Taylor & His All-Star Band, Sept. 4
- Pantera, Sept. 11
- Nelly with Ja Rule and Eve, Sept. 13
- The Lumineers, Sept. 16
- A Day To Remember with Yellowcard, Sept. 17
- Uncle Charlie's R & B Cookout, Sept. 19
- Marco Antonio Solís, Sept. 28
- $uicideboy$, Oct. 5
- Pierce The Veil, Oct. 25
1400 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607
- Tyler, The Creator, July 12
- GHOST, July 15
- A R Rahman, Aug. 2
- Katy Perry, Aug. 17
- Shinedown, Aug. 21
- Nine Inch Nails, Sept. 5
- Benson Boone, Sept. 7
- Kali Uchis, Sept. 8
- The World of Hans Zimmer, Sept. 12
- Bring Me The Horizon, Sept. 23
- Maxwell, Oct. 5
- Billie Eilish, Oct. 16-17
- NBA YoungBoy, Oct. 24
- Tate McRae, Oct. 25
- Jonas Brothers, Oct. 29
2 E. South St., Raleigh, NC 27601
- Jeezy, July 11
- Joan Osborne sings Bob Dylan, July 12
- Intocable, July 26
- Big Ocean, Aug. 9
- Bronco, Aug. 10
- Los Huracanes del Norte, Aug. 16
- R&B Rewind: Dru Hill, Silk, Q Parker, Aug. 22
- Todd Rundgren, Aug. 27
- Averly Morillo, Aug. 30
- Edén Muñoz, Sept. 7
- Ryan Adams, Sept. 12
- The Robert Cray Band, Sept. 14
- Tony Hinchcliffe, Sept. 20
- Joanne Shaw Taylor, Oct. 22
Sept. 4-6
Three days, more than 100 bands, a handful of venues across downtown Raleigh, a full schedule of totally-free day parties and 25,000 fans—it's no wonder why Hopscotch Music Festival is time and time again named one of America's can't-miss music events. The acts—and genres—are as wide-ranging as the venues they play in (seen below, the City Plaza stage holds thousands of festival goers, while the City of Oaks' favorite dive bar, Slim's Downtown, holds just a lucky 100 or so).
The 2025 lineup was just released—Earl Sweatshirt, My Morning Jacket, Sparks, Geese, Built to Spill, Crumb, Godspeed You!, Nilüfer Yanya, Blue Cactus and more are among the acts in Raleigh this year.
Oct. 3-4
Presented by PNC Bank and produced by local group PineCone, this festival continues the tradition of a fall bluegrass festival taking place in downtown Raleigh. The inaugural event in 2025 will feature six stages of music, food, art vendors and fun for the entire family. Headliners at Red Hat Amphitheater are yet to be released, but artists including Don Flemons, Charly Lowdry, Balsam Range, Jim Lauderdale, Sonny Miles and more have already been confirmed for the festival.
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 this summer:
- Barrington Levy, July 25 at Lincoln Theatre
- Augustana, Aug. 2 at KINGS
- Four Stroke Baron, Aug. 16 at The Pour House Music Hall
- Carolina Jam Fest, Aug. 24 at Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard
- Brian Kelly, Sept. 7 at Bowstring Pizza and Brewyard
- Dylan Gossett, Sept. 20 at The Ritz
- Pile, Oct 5 at KINGS
- Joshua Radin, Oct. 12 at The Rialto Theatre
- Gov't Mule, Oct 18 at Lincoln Theatre (outdoor stage)
- Delta Rae, Oct. 18 at The RItz
