If there’s anything we learned from the pandemic, it’s that musicians are passionate. They continued to perform for us, albeit in a new realm: livestreaming.
Now that the pandemic is calming, singers like Justin Bieber, Barenaked Ladies, AJR, Calum Scott and Bastille have returned to stages.
Welcome to The Entertainer! Magazine’s summer music guide. Have a look here and buy tickets to support the musicians who lifted our spirits during the pandemic.
Ak-Chin Pavilion
2121 N. 83rd Avenue, Phoenix
livenation.com
• May 27: Tears for Fears w/Garbage
• May 31: Steely Dan w/Snarky Puppy
• June 7: Chicago & Brian Wilson w/Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin
• June 9: Backstreet Boys
• June 21: AJR w/BoyWithUke
• June 26: Halsey w/The Marias and Abby Roberts
• July 20: REO Speedwagon and Styx w/Loverboy
• July 23: “Encanto: The Sing Along Film Concert”
• July 24: Train w/Jewel, Blues Traveler and Thunderstorm Artis
• July 28: Maverick City Music + Kirk Franklin w/Jon McReynolds and Housefires
• July 30: Wiz Khalifa and Logic
• August 17: Odesza
• August 20: Chris Brown and Lil Baby
• August 21: OneRepublic w/Needtobreathe
• August 22: Incubus w/Sublime with Rome and The Aquadolls
• August 26: Five Finger Death Punch
• September 7: Sammy Hagar & the Circle w/ George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• September 10: Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin w/Bush
• September 14: Dave Matthews Band
• September 18: Pitbull
Arizona Federal Theatre
400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix
livenation.com
• May 8: Ray LaMontagne w/Sierra Ferrell
• May 17: Olivia Rodrigo w/Holly Humberstone
• May 18: Alejandra Guzman and Paulina Rubio
• May 20: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/99NBRS
• May 28: Jack White w/Chicano Batman
• June 8: Monsta X
• June 9: Barenaked Ladies w/Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket
• June 10: Franco Escamilla
• June 11: Puscifer w/Moodie Black
• June 17: Brit Floyd – The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show
• June 18: Bronco and Ramon Ayala
• June 20: 5 Seconds of Summer
• July 5: Fleet Foxes
• July 12: Coin w/Blackstarkids
• July 22: Darius Rucker
• August 4: Third Eye Blind w/Taking Back Sunday and Hockey Dad
• August 5: Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless
• August 7: Celeste Barber
• August 13: Big Time Rush
• August 18: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats w/Cory Wong
• August 28: Chris Rock
• September 2: Sebastian Yatra
• September 3: Gloria Trevi
• September 7: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Dashboard Confessional
• September 9: The Kid Laroi
Chandler Center for the Arts
250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler
chandlercenter.org
• May 15: La Santa Cecilia
• June 19: Ben Folds: In Actual Person Live for Real Tour
• July 10: Corinne Bailey Rae w/Jensen McRae
• July 29: One Night of Queen
• August 21: The Australian Pink Floyd Show
• August 27: Los Chicos Del 512: The Selena Experience
• September 10: Martina McBride
• September 11: Weird Al Yankovic: The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
Crescent Ballroom
308 N. Second Avenue, Phoenix
crescentphx.com
• May 4: Homeshake w/Salami Rose Joe Louis
• May 6: Kevin Devine w/Kississippi and Kayleigh Goldsworthy
• May 7: The Music of Cowboy Bebop featuring 8-Bit Mammoth
• May 10: Penny and Sparrow w/Lera Lynn
• May 11: The Evening with The Church
• May 13: Fruit Bats w/Scott Hirsch
• May 14: Gatecreeper
• May 15: Emmit Fenn w/ayokay and Ruby Red
• May 17: The Antlers w/Wild Pink (solo)
• May 18: Son Lux w/Nappy Nina
• May 19: Destroyer w/Rosali
• May 20: Anthony Green, Laura Jane Grace & Tim Kasher w/Oceanator
• May 21: Gang of Youths w/Quinn Christopherson
• May 22: Big K.R.I.T. w/Elhae and Price
• May 23: Lauren Sanderson w/Jordy and Miki Ratsula
• May 24: Raveena w/Fana Hues
• May 25: The Pineapple Thief featuring Gavin Harrison
• May 26: Golden Boots
• May 27: Pedro the Lion w/Charlotte Cornfield
• May 28: The Slackers 30th Anniversary Tour w/We Are the Union and Kill Lincoln
• May 31: Terror w/Sanguisugabogg, Pain of Truth and Army Reac
• June 1: Hayden James w/Cassian
• June 2: 070 Shake
• June 3: RX Bandits w/Nova Charisma
• June 4: Slenderbodies w/Mokita
• June 5: Failure
• June 7: Midlake
• June 8: Avi Kaplan w/Andrea von Kampen
• June 9: Kishi Bashi
• June 10: UMI
• June 11: Emo Nite LA
• June 12: Prof w/Mac Turner, Tae Supreme and Willie Wonka
• June 13: MC Chris
• June 14: Broncho
• June 15: Del Water Gap w/Raffaella
• June 17: Archetypes Collide w/After the Calm, Never Us and Echoes
• June 18: Haarper w/Sinizter
• June 22: Reality Gays Live w/ Mattie and Poodle
• June 23: Aldous Harding w/H Hawkline
• June 25: Mansionair w/May-A
• June 30: Adekunle Gold
• July 2: Heartless Bastards
• July 8: The Blue Stones w/Des Rocs
• July 10: The Summer Set
• July 15: Polica w/Wilsen
• July 17: Marian Hill w/Leyla Blue
• July 18: Iya Terra w/Cydeways
• July 20: Billy Howerdel
• July 23: Traitrs w/Haunt Me
• August 1: The Dear Hunter
• August 2: Camilo Septimo & Francisca Valenzuela
• August 9: Calum Scott
• August 10: American Aquarium
• August 11: Danielle Nicole
• August 24: Health
• September 9: Cults
Footprint Center
201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix
footprintcenter.com
• May 25: New Kids on the Block w/Salt N Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue
• June 24: Rod Stewart w/Cheap Trick
• July 11: Machine Gun Kelly w/Avril Lavigne and Willow
• July 26: An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band
• July 31: Daddy Yankee
• August 30: Swedish House Mafia
• September 7: Duran Duran w/Nile Rodgers and Chic
• September 8: Keith Urban
Gila River Arena
9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale
gilariverarena.com
• May 9: Pearl Jam w/Pluralone
• May 14: Eric Church
• June 5: Arijit Singh
• June 30: Justin Bieber
• July 26: The Lumineers
• August 28: The Killers w/Johnny Marr
• September 7: Shawn Mendes
Marquee
730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe
luckymanonline.com
• May 6: The Story So Far
• May 7: Zdravko Colic
• May 10: Violent Femmes
• May 13: Robby Krieger
• May 14: Shine on Floyd
• May 21: Emo Night Brooklyn
• May 24: Yngwie Malmsteen
• May 26: Jessie James Decker
• May 25: Aly & AJ
• May 27: Bauhaus
• May 29: GWAR
• May 30: The Band Camino
• May 31: Crown the Empire
• June 8: Starset w/Red
• June 11: Strangelove
• June 12: Dean Lewis
• June 25: Max and Iggor Cavalera
• June 26: Eli Young Band
• July 2: Paul Oakenfold
• July 8: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
• July 10: Atmosphere and Iration
• July 11: Streetlight Manifesto
• July 15: Stephen Marley
• August 6: New Found Glory
• August 19: Three Days Grace
• September 9: Flo Rida
Mesa Amphitheatre
263 N. Center Street, Mesa
mesaamp.com
• May 6: Russ
• May 8: Danzig w/Tiger Army
• May 17: Bastille
• May 28: Rex Orange County
• July 15: Dispatch and O.A.R. w/G. Love
• July 16: Slightly Stoopid w/Pepper
• July 22: Dirty Heads w/Soja and Tribal Seeds
• August 11: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Mesa Arts Center
1 E. Main Street, Mesa
mesaartscenter.com
• May 4: Randy Rainbow
• May 22: Travis Tritt: Solo Acoustic
• June 2: Flor de Toloache
• June 4: Andy Grammer
• June 5: Amos Lee w/Neal Francis
• June 16: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
• June 25: MSMS: Dom Flemons
• July 2: MSMS: XIXA
• July 9: MSMS: Jeff Parker and William Tyler
• July 23: MSMSM: Qais Essar
• July 26: MSMS: Arouna and Zara Diarra
• July 30: MSMS: Rising Sun Daughter
• August 6: MSMS: Califone
• August 13: MSMS: Raquel Denis
• August 20: MSMS: Carly Bates
Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix
mim.org
• May 4: Curtis Stigers
• May 5: Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
• May 11: Stephen Kellogg
• May 12: Bruce Cockburn
• May 13: Bruce Cockburn
• May 15: Makana
• May 16: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap
• May 17: Vieux Farka Toure
• May 18: Heart of Afghanistan
• May 19: Villalobos Brothers
• May 20: Roberto Fonseca
• May 21: Janiva Magness
• May 22: Lisa Hightower
• May 26: Stanley Clarke
• May 28: Lisa Morales
• May 29: The Small Glories
• June 2: Alex Cuba
• June 3: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
• June 4: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
• June 5: David Bromberg
• June 6: David Bromberg
• June 8: Emily Wells
• June 10: The Sweet Remains
• June 11: Keyon Harrold
• June 12: Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymee Nuviola
• June 16: Brennen Leigh Trio w/The Lowest Pair
• June 21: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
• June 22: Joe Purdy
• June 25: Marcia Ball
• July 10: Sierra Hull
• July 19: Cowboy Junkies
• July 20: Cowboy Junkies
• July 26: Monsieur Perine
• August 8: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• August 9: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• August 10: Kathy Mattea
• August 11: Kathy Mattea
• August 14: John Moreland w/S.G. Goodman
• August 20: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Pandit Subhen Chatterjee
• August 26: Gerald Albright
• August 29: River Whyless
• September 7: Robbie Fulks Bluegrass Trio
• September 14: Tinariwen
• September 25: Yamma Ensemble
The Orpheum
203 W. Adams Street, Phoenix
ticketmaster.com
• May 4: Celtic Woman
• May 10: Morrissey
• May 17: Christone Ingram
• June 11: Nikki Glaser
• June 12: Tori Amos
• July 9: Don McLean
• August 2: David Gray
Rebel Lounge
2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
therebellounge.com
• May 4: Magic Sword and Dance with the Dead w/Tarot Blood
• May 5: Poorstacy w/handsxfeet and Deadicate
• May 6: Actors w/Hexmaschine
• May 8: The Body w/Midwife and Rotting Yellow
• May 11: Weed w/Tambourinen
• May 12: Wild Earth w/John Owen and Levi Murray
• May 13: The Color 8 w/Crooked Teeth and Rozotadi
• May 15: King of Heck w/Gemm, Neighbor Kids and Slug Bug
• May 16: Stitched Up Heart
• May 17: Stand Atlantic w/Confidence and Cemetery Sun
• May 18: Palo Brea w/Inkblot and Dos Besos
• May 20: Sydney Sprague w/Buddy Culture, Veronica Everheart and Celebration Guns
• May 21: JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights
• May 22: Joshua Ray Walker w/Ben Chapman and Brea Burns
• May 23: Keagan: Into the Garden
• May 25: Strand of Oaks w/Pat Finnerty
• May 26: Neck of the Woods and The Beast of Nod
• May 27: The Warning w/Devora
• May 28: Mystery Skulls
• May 30: Still Corners
• June 1: Thousand Below
• June 2: Hovvdy
• June 3: RA w/September Mourning
• June 4: Police State w/Rosemonte
• June 6: Teenage Wrist
• June 7: Lunar Vacation
• June 8: Infected Rain
• June 9: Thank You Scientist
• June 14: Kingdom Collapse
• June 15: The Strike and Sub-Radio
• June 16: Bay Ledges
• June 17: GAYC/DC
• June 20: Noahfinnce
• June 21: A Wilhelm Scream
• June 22: Destroy Boys
• June 23: De’Wayne
• June 24: 22 & Good 4 U
• June 25: Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel
• June 29: Anvil
• July 5: Cola
• July 7: ESA/Ivardensphere
• July 8: Doobie
• July 13: Primitive Man
• July 15: Icon for Hire
• July 16: Fire by Night
• July 18: Horse Jumper of Love
• July 19: Subhumans
• July 23: Mariah the Scientist
• August 9: Foxing
• August 10: Somo
• August 13: Max Bemis
• August 17: Elder
• August 24: Wavves
• September 7: Agnostic Front and Sick of It All
State Farm Stadium
1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale
statefarmstadium.com
• May 12: Coldplay w/H.E.R.
• August 25: Def Leppard and Motley Crue w/Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• August 30: The Weeknd w/Doja Cat
Valley Bar
130 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix
valleybarphx.com
• May 4: Matt Costa + Sea Wolf
• May 8: Sondre Lerche
• May 9: Amber Mark
• May 10: Clinton Kane
• May 11: Erin Rae
• May 13: Bad Bad Hats
• May 14: Tora
• May 18: Peter McPoland w/Ella Jane
• May 20: Ricky Montgomery
• May 21: Rob Riccardo
• May 22: Giant Rook
• May 24: Elder Island
• June 2: Tomberlin
• June 4: iamnotshane
• June 7: Born Ruffians w/Sham Family @ Valley Bar
• June 21: Crawlers
• June 23: Sara Kays
• June 24: Windhand
• July 2: Through the Roots
• July 9: Adia Victoria
• August 4: Cobra Man
• August 8: Laura Marano
• August 14: Ian Sweet
The Van Buren
401 W. Van Buren Street, Phoenix
thevanburenphx.com
• May 4: EarthGang w/Mike Dimes, Pigeons & Planes
• May 5: Snow Tha Product
• May 6: Welcome to Night Vale
• May 9: Kurt Vile and The Violators w/Chastity Belt
• May 12: St Paul & the Broken Bones w/Danielle Ponder
• May 13: T-Pain
• May 14: Vic Dibitetto
• May 16: Carla Morrison
• May 18: LP w/Nick Leng
• May 19: Todd Snider w/Daniel Rodriguez
• May 20: Honne
• May 21: Mat Kearney w/The National Parks
• May 25: mxmtoon w/Chloe Moriondo
• May 26: Durand Jones & The Indications w/La Doña
• May 27: JXDN w/Jasiah, Meet Me at the Altar
• June 4: Spoon w/Geese
• June 7: Belle & Sebastian w/Thee Sacred Souls
• June 9: Alyssa Edwards
• June 12: Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine w/Allison Russell
• June 15: LÉON w/Catie Turner
• June 16: Nothing More and Asking Alexandria w/Atreyu and Eva Under Fire
• June 18: Calexico
• June 19: Keshi w/Rei Brown
• June 24: Circle Jerks w/The Adolescents and Negative Approach
• June 25: Bright Eyes w/Christian Lee Hutson
• July 1: Denzel Curry w/Kenny Mason, Redveil and Playthatboizay
• July 2: Gera Mx
• July 5: Motion City Soundtrack w/All Get Out and Neil Rubenstein
• July 13: Enanitos Verdes
• July 15: The Skeptics Guide to the Universe
• July 19: King Princess w/Dora Jar
• July 20: Purity Ring w/Dawn Richard
• July 28: Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls w/Amigo the Devil, The Bronx and Pet Needs
• July 29: Kaleo
• August 2: Mount Joy w/Wilderado
• August 3: Simple Plan and Sum 41 w/Magnolia Park
• August 4: Strfkr w/UnderCover Dream Lovers and Das Kope
• August 7: Yacht Rock Revue
• August 17: Shakey Graves w/Jade Bird
• August 29: Peter Hook & the Light
• August 30: Idles
• September 4: Hanson
