THIS WEEK/WEEKEND
Staunton River State Park, Scottsburg: Pickin in the Park with The Wolftrap Ramblers Saturday.
VFW Post 8243, Halifax: Bluegrass/gospel music every Tuesday.
Cooper’s Landing, Clarksville: Meadows & Taylor Friday.
Pizza Pub, Clarksville: DJ Friday & Saturday.
Riders in the Country, Greensboro: Fast Lane Friday & Saturday.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, N.C.: Human League/Belinda Carlisle/ABC/Naked Eyes/Flock of Seagulls tonight; Slightly Stoopid tomorrow.
Time Warner Pavilion, Raleigh: John Mayer tonight.
Greensboro Coliseum: Jordin Sparks/Jesse McCartney Saturday.
Smith Mountain Lake, Va.: Mariners Landing Summer Concert Series - TobyMac tomorrow; Diamond Rio Friday.
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach: Brad Paisley Sunday.
5th Street Beach Stage, Virginia Beach: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Friday-Sunday. Morris Day & The Time/ Bell Biv Devoe/En Vogue Friday; Billy Idol Saturday; The B-52’s Sunday.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Staind, out in support of its sixth album “The Illusion of Progress”, will rock the Coliseum in Greensboro Tues., Oct. 7. The group will bring along special guests Seether and Papa Roach. Tickets are on sale now.
Soul diva Mary J. Blige will take her “The Love Soul Tour” on the road this fall, kicking off Sept. 13 in South Carolina. She will perform at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Virginia Beach Fri., Sept. 19; Time Warner Pavilion in Raleigh Sun., Sept. 21, and Verizon Wireless in Charlotte Sat., Sept. 27. Special guests are Robin Thicke and Dave Young.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
MORE EVENTS
Spare Times Grill, South Boston ... Buster Curtis Fri., Sept. 5; Shame for Sydney’s Ray Martin & Jason Chappell Sat., Sept. 6.
Gatrell’s Bar, Virgilina ...Blues Report Fri. & Sat., Sept. 5 & 6; Wild Country Fri., Sept. 12; Brown Brothers Fri., Sept. 19; Blu Lonesome Band Sat., Sept. 20; Purple Haze Fri., & Sat., Sept. 26 & 27; Blues Report Fri. & Sat., Oct. 3 & 4; Wild Country Fri., Oct. 10.
Halifax County Fairgrounds ... Halifax County Fair Sept. 30-Oct. 4 – free grandstand shows with Jimmy Fortune Wed., Oct. 1; Church Choir Showcase Thurs., Oct. 2; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Fri., Oct. 3; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Sat., Oct. 4.
The Prizery, South Boston ... Virginia Bell Consort Sat., Sept. 13; Hot 8 Brass Band Sat., Sept. 27; Vienna Boy’s Choir Fri., Oct. 17; Konstantin & Vassily Sat., Oct. 25; Rhonda Vincent & The Rage Sun., Oct. 26; Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats Tues., Oct. 28.
Carrington Pavilion, Danville ... Danville Harvest Jubilee 2008: Lynyrd Skynyrd Thurs., Sept. 11. Info 434-793-INFO, or visitdanville.com.
MacCallum More Gardens, Chase City ... Laura Adcock Fri., Sept. 12, 7-10pm. Info 434-372-0502 or email mmmg@verizon.net.
Market Square, South Hill ... Affair on the Square. Casper Thurs., Sept. 4.
Benedictine Abbey Field, Richmond ... Richmond Beach Music Festival Sun., Sept. 28. The Band of Oz, Ron Moody & The Centaurs, The Chairmen of the Board, and The Mighty Tams. Tickets $25 each before Sept. 1, $30 after, $35 day of show. Info www.richmondbeachmusicfestival.com.
Busch Gardens, Williamsburg ... Aaron Tippin Sat. & Sun., Sept. 6 & 7; Josh Gracin Sat. & Sun., Sept. 13 & 14.
Carolina Crossroads, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. ... BSugarland/Kellie Pickler Sat., Oct. 11.
Carolina Theatre, Durham ... Los Lonely Boys Tues., Sept. 16; Paula Poundstone Fri., Oct. 24; Joe Satriani/Mountain Sat., Oct. 25; Duncan Sheik Sat., Nov. 8; John Berry Sun., Nov. 23.
Carolina Theatre, Greensboro ... Aimee Mann Sat., Sept. 6; Rhonda Vincent Sat., Sept. 13; Patty Loveless Fri., Oct. 10.
Cattle Annie’s, Lynchburg ... Jeff Bates Sat., Oct. 4; David Allen Coe Fri., Oct. 24.
Charlottesville Pavilion ... Alanis Morrissette, Thurs., Sept. 18.
Classic Amphitheatre, Richmond ... Virginia State Fair. Concerts - Phil Vassar/Kellie Pickler Thurs., Sept. 25; Blake Shelton/Miranda Lambert Fri., Oct. 3.
Cricket Arena, Charlotte ... Flashback-Classic Rock Experience Fri., Sept. 12.
Disco Rodeo, Raleigh ... Black Keys Sun., Oct. 5.
Durham ... 21st annual Bull Durham Blues Festival Thurs., Sept. 18 thru Sat., Sept. 20. Scott Ainsley & Ernie Hawkins & The M.S.G. Acoustic Trio Thurs., Sept. 18 at St. Joseph’s Performance Hall; Marcia Ball, Clarence Carter, Rosie Ledet, Contagious Blues Band Fri., Sept. 19 and Taj Mahal, Denise LaSalle, Bernard Allison and Big Road Blues Sat., Sept. 20. The Friday and Saturday shows are at Durham Bulls Baseball Park. For info visit bulldurhamblues.org.
Ferguson Center, Newport News ... Little River Band/Poco Fri., Sept. 5; David Byrne Thurs., Sept. 18; Last Comic Standing Fri., Sept. 26; Natalie Cole Sat., Oct. 11; Marshall Tucker Band/Atlanta Rhythm Section/Georgia Satellites Wed., Oct. 15; Branford Marsalis Wed., Nov. 5; Burt Bacharach Thurs., Nov. 13; Doobie Brothers Sun., Nov. 23; Tanya Tucker Thurs., Dec. 18.
Greensboro Coliseum ...Janet Jackson Sat., Oct. 4; Lyle Lovett/John Hiatt Fri., Oc.t 17; Avett Brothers Fri., Oct. 31; Cheetah Girls Sun., Nov. 2; Nine Inch Nails Mon., Nov. 3; Trans-Siberian Orchestra Fri., Nov. 21.
Hampton Coliseum ... Carrie Underwood Thurs., Oct. 23.
Jefferson Center, Roanoke ... Avett Brothers Fri., Sept. 19; Wynton Marsalis Tues., Oct. 7; Kathy Mattea Thurs., Oct. 16; Derek Trucks Band Fri., Oct. 24; Skaggs Family Christmas Wed., Dec. 3.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, N.C. ... O.A.R. Fri., Sept. 26.
Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh ... Sevendust Fri., Sept. 5; Chairman of the Board Sat., Sept. 6; Everclear Sat., Sep.t. 13; Donna the Buffalo Wed., Sept. 17; Big Head Todd & The Monsters Thurs., Oct. 16; Reverend Horton Heat Thurs., Nov. 6; The Black Crowes Sat., Nov. 8; Hot Tuna Electric (Jorma, Jack, Barry, Erik) Fri., Dec. 12; Far Too Jones Sat., Dec. 13.
LJVM Coliseum, Winston-Salem ... Carrie Underwood Fri., Oct. 24.
Modlin Center, Richmond ... Cherryholmes Sun., Sept. 21;
National Theater, Richmond ... Marshall Tucker Band Thurs., Sept. 4; Aimee Mann Mon., Sept. 8; The Cult Fri., Sept. 12; Mogwai Tues., Sept. 16; Jimmie Van Zant & The Dirty Truth Sat., Sept. 20; Riders On The Storm (Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, & former Fuel lead singer Brett Scallions) Thurs., Sept. 25; Seether Sat., Sept. 27; The Black Crowes Tues., & Wed., Oct. 7 & 8; Joe Bonamassa Wed., Oct. 15; Jason Mraz Wed., Nov. 26; Jason Mraz acoustic Fri., Nov. 28.
Norva Theatre, Norfolk ... Candlebox Tues., Sept. 9; Bullet For My Valentine Wed., Sept. 10; The Cult Thurs., Sept. 11; Indigo Girls Tues., Sept. 16; Flogging Molly Thurs., Sept. 18; Drive By Truckers Fri., Sept. 19; Riders On The Storm Fri., Sep. 26; Seether Mon., Sept. 29; Gwar Sat., Oct. 18.
RBC Center, Raleigh ... Flashback-Classic Rock Experience Sun., Sept. 14; Michael Buble Fri., Oct. 3; Celine Dion Tues., Jan. 20, 2009.
Richmond Coliseum ... Cheetah Girls Thurs., Nov. 6.
Richmond Raceway Complex ... Phil Vassar Thurs., Sept. 25.
Richmond Riverfront - Richmond Folk Festival Oct. 10-12. The Dan Tyminski Band, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Líadan, Ledward Ka’apana & Mike Kaawa, Howard Tate, and Dale Watson & more. www.richmondfolkfestival.org.
Roanoke Civic Center ... Flashback-Classic Rock Experience Sat., Sept. 13; Ron White Sat., Oct. 4.
Salem Civic Center ... Oak Ridge Boys Fri., Sept. 5; Jason Aldean Fri., Nov. 14 (on sale Fri., Sept. 12); Vince Gill Fri., Nov. 21.
Sandler Center, Virginia Beach ... Commodores Fri., Sept. 19 Rick Springfield Sat., Sept. 27; Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt Sat., Oct. 18; George Winston Mon., Nov. 3; Buddy Guy Fri., Nov. 21; Vince Gill Sat., Nov. 22 (all of these shows go on sale Aug. 16).
Stuart Siegel Center, Richmond ... Sheryl Crow Genworth Children’s Advantage Classic Sat., Oct. 18. Visit siegelcenter.com, or genworth.com/children.
Time Warner Arena, Charlotte, NC ...Cheetah Girls Wed., Oct. 29; New Kids on the Block Thurs., Oct. 30; Kelly Clarkson/Reba McEntire Fri., Nov. 21 (on sale Sept. 27).
Time Warner Pavilion, Raleigh ..ZZ Top Brooks & Dunn Sat., Sept. 6; Blake Shelton Sat., Sept. 13; 3 Doors Down/Hinder/Finger Eleven Tues., Sept. 16; Third Day/Switchfoot Fri., Sept. 19; Allman Brothers/Phil Lesh Fri., Oct. 3; Martina McBride Sat., Oct. 4.
Toad’s Place, Richmond ...Pat McGee Band Sat., Sept. 13; Edwin McCain Band Sat., Sept. 20; Joan Osborne Tues., Sept. 30; New Found Glory Wed., Oct. 1; Danzig Mon., Oct. 13; Rev. Horton Heat Fri., Nov. 7.
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ... Tina Turner Sun., Nov. 23.
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte ...ZZ Top/Brooks & Dunn Fri., Sept. 5; 3 Doors Down/Hinder Wed., Sept. 17; Martina McBride Fri., Oct. 3; Allman Brothers Sat., Oct. 4.
Verizon Wireless, Virginia Beach ... Sevendust/Ratt Sat., Sept. 6; Rascal Flatts Thurs., Sept. 11; Third Day/Switchfoot Fri., Sept. 12; 3 Doors Down/Hinder Sun., Sept. 14; Allman Brothers/Phil Lesh Wed., Oct. 1; Martina McBride Sun., Oct. 5.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
E-mail calendar entries or comments to: dcc@gazettevirginian.com.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
tickets.com: for Roanoke Civic Center events 1-800-955-5566.
ticketmaster.com: Roanoke: FYE, Macy’s. Durham, N.C.: Macy’s, FYE, Hecht’s, Kroger. To charge by phone: 804-262-8100 Richmond; 434-846-8100 Lynchburg; 540-343-8100 Roanoke; 757-671-8100 Virginia Beach; 336-852-1100 Greensboro; 919-834-4000 Raleigh; 704-522-6500 Charlotte. A service charge will be added to all ticket purchases.
