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Your Summer Music Guide
Boomer’s Top 75 Concerts list offer music for every taste
Story and Calendar by Lisa O. Monroe
Band bios by Gary Theroux
Whether it’s music legends like Chubby Checker and James Taylor or contemporary superstars like Sting and Sheryl Crow, this summer offers boomers and others lots of opportunities to see their favorite singers and musicians live and in person.
Whether you prefer country, rock, reggae, jazz or soul, the bands you grew up with or newer pop music, there are sure to be performances on our list that you won’t want to miss.
You’ll find the classic bands you’ve always wanted to see or never miss. There’s Chicago, Foreigner, ASIA, Jethro Tull, the Doobie Brothers, The Beach Boys and many more.
Check out a tribute band such as 1964, hailed by Rolling Stone as the best Beatles tribute band; Creedence Clearwater Revisited with original Revival bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford; or Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors.
See country veterans like Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. If that’s not your style, how about spending the evening lulled by the soothing voices of The Irish Tenors, Harry Connick Jr. or Tony Bennett?
See several favorites all at once by taking in a festival such as the Hippiefest at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center or the jazz festival in Hampton.
From Richmond west to Charlottesville, east to Virginia Beach and north to D.C., the venues vary as much as the artists. They range from large outdoor pavilions and indoor arenas that seat thousands to intimate music halls such as The National in downtown Richmond or The Birchmere in Alexandria.
Lisa O. Monroe is Boomer’s researcher and a freelance writer. She is a Tidewater native and author of a travel book published this spring, Williamsburg: With Jamestown and Yorktown, America’s Historic Triangle.
The Top 75
JUNE
Friday, June 4
Barenaked Ladies with special guest Serena Ryder
Innsbrook After Hours, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $22 and up
Saturday, June 5
The Original Wailers featuring Al Anderson and Junior Marvin
Innsbrook After Hours, 5 p.m.
Tickets: $12.50 and up
Sunday, June 6
Jimmy Cliff with SOJA
Charlottesville Pavilion, 7 p.m.
General admission: $35
Monday, June 7
Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger (of The Doors)
The National, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Tuesday, June 8
Carole King and James Taylor
Verizon Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $62.50 and up
Jethro Tull and special guest Procol Harum
Filene Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30 lawn, $45 in-house
Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger (of The Doors)
The NorVa, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Thursday, June 10
Jimmy Cliff with special guests Sly & Robbie
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $40 in-house
Friday, June 11
Chubby Checker & The Wildcats
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $49.50
Foreigner and Styx with special guest Kansas
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $18.75 and up
Sunday, June 13
Harry Connick Jr.
Charlottesville Pavilion, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $33 and up
Saturday, June 19
Earth, Wind & Fire
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30 and up
Mary Chapin Carpenter SOLD OUT
The Paramount, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $55 and up
Sunday, June 20
Lynyrd Skynyrd God & Guns Tour with special guest Bret Michaels of Poison and 38 Special
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $31 and up
Monday, June 21
Sheryl Crow with Colbie Caillat
Benefit concert for the Charlottesville Free Clinic
Charlottesville Pavilion, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $35 and up
Tuesday, June 22
Sheryl Crow with Colbie Caillat
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $26 and up
Wednesday, June 23
Earth, Wind & Fire
Innsbrook Pavilion, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $21 and up
Yes and Peter Frampton
Filene Center, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $30 lawn, $45 in-house
Thursday, June 24
Natalie Cole
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Friday-Sunday, June 25-27
43rd annual Hampton Jazz Festival
Featuring Gladys Knight on Friday (7:30 p.m.), Charlie Wilson on Saturday (7 p.m.), and Maze with Frankie Beverly on Sunday (2 p.m.), along with a fantastic lineup of jazz and R&B artists
Hampton Coliseum
Tickets: $52.50 per day
Saturday, June 26
Gordon Lightfoot
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25.75 and up
Sunday, June 27
Gordon Lightfoot
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $22 lawn, $40 in-house
Tuesday, June 29
Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon
Filene Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $30 lawn, $45 in-house
Wednesday, June 30
Chicago and The Doobie Brothers
Jiffy Lube Live, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $21 and up
JULY
Tuesday, July 6
Michael Buble
Richmond Coliseum, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $50.50 and up
Boz Scaggs
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $79.50
Saturday-Sunday, July 10-11
B-52s
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
Sunday, July 11
Sting
Jiffy Lube Live, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $62 and up
Stephanie Mills
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $69.50
Tuesday, July 13
Julio Iglesias
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Wednesday, July 14
The B-52s
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $40 in-house
Thursday, July 15
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $45 in-house
Friday, July 16
B.B. King
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $21 and up
Saturday, July 17
B.B. King
Charlottesville Pavilion, 7 p.m.
General admission: $33
The Mike Seeger Commemorative 4th annual Old Time Banjo Festival
Featuring Tony Trischka, Adam Hurt, Frank Fairfield, Cheick Hamala Diabate, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, and other musicians
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $29.50
Saturday-Sunday, July 17-18
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Featuring Creedence Clearwater Revival’s original bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
Sunday, July 18
John Mayer
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $30 and up
B.B. King
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Monday, July 19
The Go-Go’s
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Tuesday, July 20
Dave Matthews Band
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $33 and up
Iron Maiden
Jiffy Lube Live, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $31 and up; $93 for a lawn pack of 4
Friday, July 23
Merle Haggard
The National, 8 p.m.
General admission: $37.50
Saturday-Sunday, July 24-25
The Bangles
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
Sunday, July 25
The Beach Boys
Filene Center, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $38 in-house
Tuesday, July 27
Santana with special guest Steve Winwood
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25.50 and up
Steve Miller Band
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $45 in-house
Wednesday, July 28
Creed
Jiffy Lube Live, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 and up
Saturday, July 31
The Fixx
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
1964: The Tribute (Beatles tribute band)
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35
AUGUST
Sunday, Aug. 1
Celtic Woman
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 and up
The Fixx
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
Tuesday, Aug. 3
Willie Nelson
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $45 in-house
ASIA
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $65
Sunday, Aug. 8
George Thorogood and The Destroyers
The National, 8 p.m.
General admission: $20
Hippiefest: A Concert for Peace & Love
Featuring Jack Bruce of Cream, War, Mitch Ryder, Rare Earth and others
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Los Lobos
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $49.50
Wednesday, Aug. 11
Heart
Innsbrook Pavilion, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Green Day and AFI
Jiffy Lube Live, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Friday, Aug. 13
Heart
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 14-15
Grand Funk Railroad
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 6 p.m.
Free with park admission
Sunday, Aug. 15
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Crosby, Stills and Nash
Jiffy Lube Live, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $41 and up
George Jones
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 and up
Wednesday, Aug. 18
Al Jarreau and The George Duke Trio
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Thursday, Aug. 19
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $42 in-house
Saturday, Aug. 21
The Irish Tenors
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25 and up
The Temptations and The Four Tops
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $22 lawn, $38 in-house
Wednesday, Aug. 25
Jackson Browne
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $26 and up
Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 25-26
Doc Watson
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35
Thursday, Aug. 26
Anita Baker
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $48 in-house
Friday, Aug. 27
Tony Bennett
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $48 in-house
Saturday, Aug. 28
Creed
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $10 and up
Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone
The Birchmere, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $45
Sunday, Aug. 29
Donna Summer
Filene Center, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 lawn, $48 in-house
SEPTEMBER (through Labor Day)
Thursday, Sept. 2
Jimmy Buffett
Jiffy Lube Live, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $52 and up
Saturday, Sept. 4
Jimmy Buffett
Jiffy Lube Live, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $53 and up
Tears for Fears
The NorVa, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $42.50 and up
Sunday, Sept. 5
Tears for Fears
The National, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $42.50 and up
THE VENUES
The Birchmere
3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria
Charlottesville Pavilion
700 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Festhaus Park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
1 Busch Gardens Blvd., Williamsburg
Filene Center
Wolf Trap National Park
1551 Trap Road, Vienna
Hampton Coliseum
1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton
Innsbrook Pavilion
4901 Lake Brook Drive, Glen Allen
Jiffy Lube Live (formerly the Nissan Pavilion)
7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow
The National
708 E. Broad St., Richmond
The NorVa
317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk
NTELOS Pavilion-Harbor Center
901 Crawford St., Portsmouth
The Paramount
215 E. Main St., Charlottesville
Richmond Coliseum
601 E. Leigh St., Richmond
Verizon Center
601 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
3550 Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach
** Concerts and ticket prices are subject to change, so be sure to check ahead of time.
4th Annual Latin Jazz Show Festival
Dogwood Dell at Byrd Park, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 14
The Latin Jazz Show Festival will spotlight live Latin entertainment, including Panamanian Salsa Hall of Fame artist El Gran Meñique, dance presentations and a conga jam session. Richmond’s own Jose Lorenzo Renya and his group, Timbason la Original, also will perform.
“Sweet Lou” Hidalgo and Miguelito “El Guiro” Lebron, hosts of The Latin Jazz Show on WCLM 1450 AM, will emcee the festivities.
Lebron, a board member of the Association of Hispanic Americans of Richmond, is a mentor to many in the Latino community and this year’s festival’s executive producer. His radio show is every Friday from 6 to 10 p.m.
For more information, visit www.TheLatinJazzShow.net.
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