May 29, 2015

This summer's hottest concerts

Sarah Kebea
Editor-in-Chief 

The school year is coming to a close, which means summer concerts are right around the corner.  Prepare yourselves, good music is coming your way. 

TONIGHT: Cold War Kids at Red Hat Amphitheater.
TONIGHT: The Tallest Man on Earth at DPAC.
June 9: Singer songwriter Michael McDonald at the Carolina Theatre.
June 10: Shakey Graves and Carson McHone (“DRAM SHOP GAL”) at Cat’s Cradle. 
June 11: Rock band Mumford & Sons at Walnut Creek Amphitheater.
June 17: Electronic group Clean Bandit at Cat’s Cradle.
June 18: Rapper Juicy J at The Ritz. 
June 19: Hozier with the Antlers (“Two”) at Red Hat Amphitheater. 
June 27: Presidential candidate Waka Flocka at the Lincoln Theatre with Ben G (“Dump My Ashes”).
July 1: The Avett Brothers (“Murder in the City”) will open for the Rolling Stones at the Carter-Finley stadium.
July 10: Tim McGraw: Shotgun Rider Tour with Billy Currington (“Don’t It”) and Chase Bryant (“Take It On Back”) at Walnut Creek Amphitheater.
July 18: Boys of Zummer Tour with Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa at Walnut Creek Amphitheater with appearances by Hoodie Allen (“No Interruption”) and DJ Drama (“My Moment”).
July 17: Slightly Stoopid with Dirty Heads (“Lay Me Down”) and the Expendables (“Bowl For Two”) at Red Hat Amphitheater. 
July 23: Grammy winner Sam Smith at the PNC Arena.
July 26: Rascal Flatts will be joined by Scotty McCreery (“Feelin’ it”), and RaeLynn (“God Made Girls”) at Walnut Creek. 
August 6: Steely Dan with special guests Elvis Costello (“Alison”) and The Imposters (“The Delivery Man”) at Walnut Creek. 
August 10: Sublime with Rome (“I Belong To You”) and Rebelution (“Good Vibes”) at Red Hat. 
August 29: J. Cole is returning to his hometown of Fayetteville for a stop on his Forest Hill Drive Tour.  Crown Complex. 
August 29: Rescheduled from April 14 due to illness, Earl Sweatshirt will perform at The Ritz for a second try at the show. 

September 1: Rock and rollers Gregg Allman and the Doobie Brothers (“What A Fool Believes”) will perform at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary.