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Worth the Drive
The big shows skip Boone. But Asheville is about 90 minutes south, and the Triad and Charlotte are a straight shot east. So here's what's worth the drive: concerts in Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Charlotte. Filter by city, and tap any show for tickets and details on the venue's own page.
Venue calendars · updated Aug 21, 12:50 PM ET
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Our picks from the lineups below.
Mon, Aug 24
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson together, one bill, one night in Charlotte. Both bands are touring on the strength of recent records, and The Hu and Orgy are solid opening acts. This is the kind of lineup that does not reassemble often, and the Truliant Amphitheater is a room where you can actually see what is happening on stage. Go if you can drive it.
This is 2000s industrial rock at its best
Wed, Aug 26
Spectrum Center · Charlotte
Benson Boone is twenty-one and from Monroe, which is to say he is a North Carolina kid playing an arena show in Charlotte. He signed to Warner Records after a viral TikTok moment, which is how a lot of younger artists get here now. The Wanted Man Tour is his headline run.
He often gets compared to Freddie Mercury. We don't think anyone can pull that off. But he can come close.
An hour down I-40 beats waiting for the next time a name like this rolls through a mid-size venue, and the Spectrum Center is built for this crowd. Go.
Fri, Aug 28
The Orange Peel · Asheville
Sat, Aug 29
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte
Three bands that spent the nineties on MTV, all on one stage in Charlotte on a Saturday night. Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, and Spin Doctors made their names in that specific moment when rock radio still played actual songs, and they are touring together now because they can and because people actually want to see them. Two hours minimum, probably more. Worth the drive if you remember when 'Four' and 'New Miserable Experience' were everywhere.
Thu, Sep 17
Hellbender · Asheville
Wed, Sep 23
Spectrum Center · Charlotte
Gorillaz has spent three decades making albums that sound like nothing else on the radio, and they're bringing The Mountain Tour through Charlotte on a Wednesday night. Damon Albarn's band swings between samples, beats that would not exist five years ago, and songs you actually know, which means the setlist alone is worth the drive. The Spectrum Center holds thousands but the chaos is theirs to conduct.
Aug 2026
Sat, Aug 22
Ovens Auditorium · Charlotte · Latin
Edén Muñoz "Como En Los Viejos Tiempos" Tour 2025
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Sat, Aug 22
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Country
Luke Bryan: Word On The Street Tour
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Sun, Aug 23
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Rock
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC Tour 2026
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Mon, Aug 24
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Hip-Hop/Rap
DON TOLIVER: NITROUS - OCTANE WORLD TOUR LEG 2
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Mon, Aug 24
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
PATIO SHOW: Woody Wood & Abe Reid of The Blue Rags
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Wed, Aug 26
Belk Theater at Blumenthal Arts Center · Charlotte · Pop
Josh Groban: Stage, Screen And Symphony
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Wed, Aug 26
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Pop
Josh Groban: Stage, Screen and Symphony MOVED TO BELK THEATER
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Thu, Aug 27
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Rock
Teenage Bottlerocket (18+)
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Thu, Aug 27
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
Santiago Y Los Gatos w/ Fashion Bath & Jason Daniello
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Fri, Aug 28
Blackbox Theater - Charlotte · Charlotte
Carolina Open Air Afterparty ft. LSDREAM (18+ Event)
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Fri, Aug 28
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
DON TRIP (18+)
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Fri, Aug 28
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Hip-Hop/Rap
Rick Ross Presents: Port of Miami 20 ft The Renaissance Orchestra
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Fri, Aug 28
The Fillmore Charlotte · Charlotte · Latin
Eslabon Armado - Amor Nocturno
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Fri, Aug 28
The Rabbit Hole · Charlotte
Carolina Open Air Afterparty ft. ARTIFAKTS (21+ Event)
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Sat, Aug 29
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Rock
Scarlet House: Angels Album Release
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Mon, Aug 31
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
LOE SHIMMY: Pretty Girls Run the World Tour (18+)
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Mon, Aug 31
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
Estimated Prophets: Grateful Dead Cover Show
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Sep 2026
Tue, Sep 1
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Rock
EMAROSA: High Horse Heaven Tour
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Tue, Sep 1
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · R&B
THE KEHLANI WORLD TOUR: North America
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Thu, Sep 3
The Fillmore Charlotte · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Jack Harlow - Monica Tour
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Thu, Sep 3
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
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Fri, Sep 4
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Latin
Chayanne - Bailemos Otra Vez Tour
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Fri, Sep 4
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Rock
THE DIRTY GUV'NAHS: 20th Anniversary Tour
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Fri, Sep 4
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
Ashley Heath & Her Heathens w/ Matthew Parsons
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Fri, Sep 4
The Orange Peel · Asheville
Saxsquatch, Birocratic & G Mills (Live Duo), & Adam Deitch Producer Set
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Sat, Sep 5
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Rock
NEEDTOBREATHE: The Long Surrender Tour
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Sat, Sep 5
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
$uicideboy$ Present Grey Day Tour 2026 W. Destroy Lonely & More
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Sun, Sep 6
The Fillmore Charlotte · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Hulvey - "Could Be Tonight" Tour
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Sun, Sep 6
The Orange Peel · Asheville
Eat A Peach w/ Trouble No More “Celebrating The Music Of The Allman Brothers Band” (Surprise Allstar Lineup)
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Mon, Sep 7
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
NINO PAID: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Tour (18+)
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Tue, Sep 8
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Rock
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - North America '26 (18+)
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Wed, Sep 9
Bojangles Coliseum · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Ken Carson - xperimenting tour
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Wed, Sep 9
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Country
Sierra Ferrell - Heavy Petal Tour
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Wed, Sep 9
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Rock
Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife North American Tour
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Thu, Sep 10
Blackbox Theater - Charlotte · Charlotte · Dance/Electronic
Swimming Paul (18+ Event)
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Thu, Sep 10
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Rock
Here Come the Mummies
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Thu, Sep 10
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Rock
Staind: Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour
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Fri, Sep 11
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Country
Koe Wetzel: The Night Champion World Tour
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Fri, Sep 11
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
KANII - Lightman Tour
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Fri, Sep 11
Piedmont Hall · Greensboro
Who's Bad - The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience
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Fri, Sep 11
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Country
Billy Currington & Kip Moore
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Fri, Sep 11
The Amp Ballantyne · Charlotte · Rock
The Broken Hearts - Tom Petty Tribute
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Sat, Sep 12
The Fillmore Charlotte · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
EsDeeKid - Council House Rat Tour
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Sat, Sep 12
The Orange Peel · Asheville
THE BOUNCING SOULS ‘Born To Be Tour’ with The Suicide Machines
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Sat, Sep 12
The Underground · Charlotte · Dance/Electronic
Golden: a K-Pop Kids Party!
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Sat, Sep 12
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Metal
Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026
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Sun, Sep 13
The Underground · Charlotte · Rock
THE BOUNCING SOULS 'Born To Be Tour' with The Suicide Machines
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Tue, Sep 15
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Rock
The Mars Volta *SOLD OUT*
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Tue, Sep 15
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Pop
Malcolm Todd: Do That Again Tour
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Tue, Sep 15
The Underground · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
INAYAH - Therapy Wasn't Enough North America Tour 2026
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Wed, Sep 16
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Rock
John Fogerty and Steve Winwood
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Thu, Sep 17
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · Blues
North Mississippi Allstars
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Thu, Sep 17
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “NINE TO FIVE”
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Thu, Sep 17
The Ramkat · Winston-Salem
All-In to Fight Cancer Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
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Thu, Sep 17
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Rock
The Strokes - Reality Awaits North America
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Fri, Sep 18
Bojangles Coliseum · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
YSL Records & Young Thug Present: The New Generation Tour
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Fri, Sep 18
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Rock
Edgehill: The Moving Out Tour
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Fri, Sep 18
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Rock
Rainbow Kitten Surprise: bones North American Tour
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Fri, Sep 18
The Grey Eagle · Asheville
Patio Show: Andy Thomas- of Yarn & Trongone Band
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Fri, Sep 18
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber
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Sat, Sep 19
Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room · Charlotte · Rock
JENNA RAINE: Jeans, Boys & Jesus Tour
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Sat, Sep 19
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Religious
Cain: Live And In Worship With Special Guest Jenn Johnson
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Sat, Sep 19
The Fillmore Charlotte · Charlotte · Metal
Black Veil Brides: Vindicatour US 2026
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Sat, Sep 19
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Country
Treaty Oak Revival: West Texas Degenerate Tour
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Sun, Sep 20
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Country
Shaboozey - Outlaws Never Die Tour
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Sun, Sep 20
The Underground · Charlotte · Rock
PRESIDENT: North American Campaign 2026
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Sun, Sep 20
Truliant Amphitheater · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue - IT'S ICONIC
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Mon, Sep 21
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Hip-Hop/Rap
Yeat: The LOVE/LYFE Tour
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Tue, Sep 22
Neighborhood Theatre Main Room · Charlotte · R&B
Cyril Neville Plays The Dead
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Tue, Sep 22
The Orange Peel · Asheville
Deltron 3030 (Dan The Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala)
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Thu, Sep 24
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte · Country
Charley Crockett - Age of the Ram Tour
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Sat, Sep 26
Hellbender · Asheville
Houndmouth / Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country / Molly Tuttle
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Oct 2026
Thu, Oct 1
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Rock
Zach Williams With Cochren & Co. And Christian Hohn: Revival Nights
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Sat, Oct 3
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Country
Sugarland: Ride or Die Tour
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Sun, Oct 4
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro
2026 BIG HBCU BATTLE OF THE BANDS, BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH II
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Sun, Oct 4
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · R&B
Black Violin: The Be Free Tour
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Sat, Oct 10
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Country
Zac Brown Band: Love & Fear Tour
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Sun, Oct 18
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Pop
Morrissey
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Nov 2026
Sat, Nov 7
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Classical
Four Seasons Reimagined
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Sun, Nov 8
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Religious
TOBYMAC, THIRD DAY, CHRIS TOMLIN
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Fri, Nov 13
Piedmont Hall · Greensboro · Country
Ashley McBryde: Into The Wild Tour
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Fri, Nov 20
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour
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Sun, Nov 22
First Horizon Coliseum · Greensboro · Pop
for KING + COUNTRY'S A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS
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Dec 2026
Sat, Dec 12
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Classical
Home Alone in Concert
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Fri, Dec 18
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro
Leslie Odom, Jr. The Christmas Tour 2026
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Sat, Dec 19
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Country
Lady A: This Winter's Night Tour 2026
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Feb 2027
Fri, Feb 19
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Country
Gary Allan
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Mar 2027
Tue, Mar 9
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Blues
Joe Bonamassa
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Wed, Mar 10
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro · Rock
The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight
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Sun, Mar 21
Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts · Greensboro
Get the Led Out
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Jan 2028
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Shows pulled from the venues' own calendars and Ticketmaster, across Asheville, Winston-Salem,
Greensboro, and Charlotte. Dates and tickets live on each venue's page; always confirm there
before you make the drive.