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Worth the Drive

The big shows skip Boone. Asheville is about 90 minutes south, so here's what's worth the drive: concerts at The Orange Peel, its new riverside venue Hellbender, the smaller Pulp, and The Grey Eagle. Tap any show for tickets and details on the venue's own page.

Venue calendars · updated Jul 6, 10:06 PM ET

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Our picks from the lineups below.

WedJul 15
The Orange Peel
American Football
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FriJul 17
Hellbender
An Evening With Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr.
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SatJul 18
Hellbender
Watchhouse
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SunJul 19
The Orange Peel
Kurt Vile And The Violators
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FriAug 28
The Orange Peel
Chiodos
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ThuSep 17
Hellbender
LCD Soundsystem
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Jul 2026
MonJul 6
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Woody Wood & Abe Reid of The Blue Rags
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WedJul 8
Pulp
Bourbon N Beats w/ Ace Bentley and PTP
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ThuJul 9
The Grey Eagle
The White Buffalo
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FriJul 10
The Grey Eagle
Land Of The Sky Burlesque Festival: “Geektastic Revue”
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FriJul 10
The Orange Peel
Can’t Feel My Face: 2010s Dance Party
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SatJul 11
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: The Nature Boys
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SatJul 11
The Grey Eagle
Radio Free Eagle: A Night of R.E.M.
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SatJul 11
The Orange Peel
Somewhat Petty
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SunJul 12
The Grey Eagle
Land of the Sky Burlesque Festival: “Burlesque Brunch”
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SunJul 12
The Grey Eagle
Patio Show: Scott Low
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MonJul 13
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Woody Wood & Abe Reid of The Blue Rags
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TueJul 14
The Grey Eagle
Golden Folk Sessions
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WedJul 15
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz
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WedJul 15
The Grey Eagle
TJ & Dave
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ThuJul 16
The Grey Eagle
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “REVENGE”
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ThuJul 16
The Orange Peel
Red NOT Chili Peppers (Tribute Band)
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FriJul 17
The Grey Eagle
Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones
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FriJul 17
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: STARSEER
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FriJul 17
The Orange Peel
James Austin Johnson
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SatJul 18
The Grey Eagle
Buck Meek
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SatJul 18
The Grey Eagle
FREE PATIO SHOW: Maisy Owen // Lucky Break
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SatJul 18
The Grey Eagle
Summer Market Series: Locally Made Arts and Crafts
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SunJul 19
The Grey Eagle
COUNTRY BRUNCH w/ Ed Jurdi
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SunJul 19
The Grey Eagle
Midnight North
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SunJul 19
The Grey Eagle
PATIO: My Magnificent Nemesis
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MonJul 20
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Woody Wood & Abe Reid of The Blue Rags
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WedJul 22
The Grey Eagle
Summer RADiance
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ThuJul 23
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: TOMBOYY
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ThuJul 23
The Orange Peel
School of Rock New Moon Festival Show
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FriJul 24
The Grey Eagle
Kaleta and Super Yamba Band
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FriJul 24
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Why, Why? & The Discs
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FriJul 24
The Orange Peel
Off Campus Night
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SatJul 25
The Grey Eagle
Blue Country Line Dance’s Giddy-Up Brunch
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SatJul 25
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Laurel Canyon East
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SatJul 25
The Orange Peel
Bop To The Top
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SunJul 26
The Grey Eagle
Asheville Vaudeville Brunch
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SunJul 26
The Grey Eagle
Chris Acker and the Growing Boys w/ Creekbed Carter Hogan
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MonJul 27
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Woody Wood & Abe Reid of The Blue Rags
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TueJul 28
The Grey Eagle
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
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WedJul 29
Pulp
Standup Comedy Pageant Finale
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ThuJul 30
The Grey Eagle
Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness 10th Birthday DJ Glow Party
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ThuJul 30
The Orange Peel
Ramblin’ Man: An Allman Brothers Tribute
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FriJul 31
The Grey Eagle
Adama Dembele & Les Amis
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FriJul 31
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: Beth Lee, Kevin Smith & Miriam Allen
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FriJul 31
The Orange Peel
Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash w/ Cosmic Charlie
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Aug 2026
SatAug 1
Hellbender
Rhiannon Giddens presents American Tunes: Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
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SatAug 1
The Grey Eagle
PATIO SHOW: The Nature Boys
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SatAug 1
The Grey Eagle
Robin Plemmons: Throbbin’
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SatAug 1
The Orange Peel
Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party
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SunAug 2
The Grey Eagle
PATIO: Dirty Dead
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SunAug 2
The Orange Peel
Meat & Metal 2026
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MonAug 3
The Grey Eagle
Jerry’s Dead: Acoustic Set/Electric Set
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TueAug 4
The Grey Eagle
Bill Kirchen: “Cat Out of the Bag” Album Release Show
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MonAug 10
The Grey Eagle
The Paper Crowns Band
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FriAug 14
The Orange Peel
Abacab
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SatAug 15
The Orange Peel
WonkyWilla & SoDown
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ThuAug 20
The Orange Peel
Buckcherry
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FriAug 21
The Orange Peel
The Wood Brothers
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SatAug 22
The Orange Peel
The Wood Brothers
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ThuAug 27
The Orange Peel
Penelope Road & Winyah
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FriAug 28
Hellbender
Gregory Alan Isakov
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SatAug 29
The Orange Peel
Casey Rocket
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Sep 2026
ThuSep 3
The Orange Peel
Mike D 5D
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SatSep 5
Hellbender
Acid Bath
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TueSep 8
The Orange Peel
ERRA: Drift Outlives the Earth
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ThuSep 10
The Orange Peel
Elder
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SatSep 12
The Orange Peel
THE BOUNCING SOULS ‘Born To Be Tour’ with The Suicide Machines
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WedSep 16
The Orange Peel
Ben Howard
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ThuSep 17
The Orange Peel
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
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FriSep 18
The Orange Peel
The Milk Carton Kids
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SunSep 20
The Orange Peel
Lucas Zelnick
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MonSep 21
The Orange Peel
GoldFord
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TueSep 22
The Orange Peel
Deltron 3030
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WedSep 23
The Orange Peel
The Home Team
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FriSep 25
Hellbender
Gov’t Mule and Ziggy Marley
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FriSep 25
The Orange Peel
Lily Rose
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SatSep 26
Hellbender
Houndmouth / Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country / Molly Tuttle
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SatSep 26
The Orange Peel
The Devil Makes Three
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MonSep 28
The Orange Peel
LP
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WedSep 30
Hellbender
Geese
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Oct 2026
ThuOct 1
The Orange Peel
The Midnight: Time Machines
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FriOct 2
Hellbender
Dylan Gossett & Charles Wesley Godwin
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FriOct 2
The Orange Peel
Sylvan Esso
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SatOct 3
The Orange Peel
Sylvan Esso
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SunOct 4
The Orange Peel
The California Honeydrops
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MonOct 5
The Orange Peel
Lambrini Girls
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WedOct 14
Hellbender
Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry
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FriOct 30
Hellbender
Bitch Cabal feat. Wednesday & Mannequin Pussy
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Nov 2026
SunNov 1
Pulp
Scoochie Boochie
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Shows pulled from the venues' own calendars: The Orange Peel, Hellbender, and The Grey Eagle. Dates and tickets live on each venue's page; always confirm there before you make the drive.