Triangle concert guide: Roundup of the 2026 shows at Raleigh and Durham venues
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- The News & Observer compiled concert lineups across seven popular venues.
- Through the fall, artists will bring rap, rock and other types of music to the Triangle.
- Red Hat Amphitheater is moving soon, and the Lenovo Center plans for renovations.
The days are heating up, and there’s nothing quite like spending the warm nights dancing to your favorite music.
So, The News & Observer decided to create a list of artists scheduled to perform in the Triangle this concert season. Mark your calendars if you want to see folk icon Bob Dylan, rapper Lil Wayne, rock band Guns N’ Roses and more big-name acts on local stages.
Here’s what to know about the concert lineups at seven major entertainment venues in Raleigh, Durham and beyond.
Who’s playing in the Triangle this year?
We focused on concerts scheduled from now through the fall. Below, you can find each of the entertainment venue’s addresses and the concert headliners listed on their websites as of Monday, May 18.
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek is located at 3801 Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh. Here’s the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- May 19: Pitbull
- June 2: MGK
- June 5: Dave Matthews Band
- June 7: The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers
- June 10: Kesha
- June 13: Hardy
- June 17: Evanescence
- June 20: Hank Williams Jr.
- July 10: Ne-Yo and Akon
- July 11: Paul Simon
- July 16: Train
- July 17: Phish
- July 22: Death Cab for Cutie
- July 29: Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics
- Aug. 7: Tim McGraw
- Aug 14: 5 Seconds of Summer
- Aug. 22: Jack Johnson
- Aug. 23: Billy Idol
- Sept. 6: Empire of the Sun
- Sept. 9: Hayley Williams
- Sept. 11: Staind
- Sept. 13: Babymetal
- Sept. 19: TLC and Salt-N-Pepa
- Sept. 26: Lil Wayne
- Oct. 14: Five Finger Death Punch
- Oct. 23: Breaking Benjamin
Red Hat Amphitheater
Red Hat Amphitheater, located at 500 S. McDowell St. in downtown Raleigh, is in the last season at its current location before it’s set to re-open at a nearby site in 2027, The N&O previously reported.
Here’s the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- May 19: Sting 3.0
- May 22: Iration
- May 30: Young the Giant
- June 4: Sam Barber
- June 6: Khalid
- June 26 and 27: Goose
- July 5: Madison Beer
- July 17: Lindsey Stirling
- July 23: Buju Banton and Stephen Marley
- July 28: Bob Dylan
- July 29: O.A.R.
- Aug. 4: Deep Purple
- Aug. 8: Stephen Wilson Jr.
- Aug. 15: Simple Plan
- Aug. 18: Ella Mai
- Aug. 21: Jordan Davis
- Aug. 29: Chance the Rapper
- Sept. 5: Grupo Frontera
- Sept. 11: Marcus King
- Sept. 22: Shaboozey
- Sept. 27: Rise Against
- Oct. 1: Dylan Gossett and Charles Wesley Godwin
- Oct. 4: Dermot Kennedy
- Oct. 5: Amyl and the Sniffers
- Oct. 6: Bleachers
- Oct. 10: Turnpike Troubadours
Lenovo Center
The Lenovo Center, located at 1400 Edwards Mill Road in Raleigh, is planning for renovations after the Carolina Hurricanes wrap up this season’s home games, The N&O previously reported.
Here’s the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- June 13: Carín León
- June 16: Forrest Frank
- Oct. 4: Weezer
- Oct. 21: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds
- Nov. 30: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
Koka Booth Amphitheatre is located at 8003 Regency Parkway in Cary. It plans to host N.C. Symphony Concerts on some Friday and Saturday nights from May 23 to July 10. You can see the schedule online.
Here’s the rest of the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- May 22: ZZ Top and Dwight Yoakam
- May 24: Triangle Wind Ensemble
- May 28: Old Crow Medicine Show and Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
- June 10: Lauren Daigle
- July 24: Ella Langley
- Aug. 23: Squeeze
- Aug. 28: Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors
- Aug. 29: War
- Sept. 13: Laurie Berkner
- Sept. 20: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Oct. 15: Ty Myers
- Oct. 18: Trampled by Turtles
- Oct. 24: Gavin Adcock
Carter-Finley Stadium
Carter-Finley Stadium is located at 4600 Trinity Road in Raleigh. Here’s the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- July 23: Guns N’ Roses
- July 25: Noah Kahan
Durham Performing Arts Center
The Durham Performing Arts Center is located at 123 Vivian St. or William V. “Bill” Bell Way in downtown Durham. From Oct. 8 to 10, the venue is set to host the Good Moon music festival, featuring headliners Sylvan Esso and Tyler Childers, The N&O previously reported.
Here’s the rest of DPAC’s 2026 lineup:
- June 18 and 20: Jill Scott
- June 19: Max Richter
- July 5: Harry Connick Jr.
- July 10: Blackberry Smoke
- July 11: Wilco
- July 20: Tori Amos
- Aug. 22: The Mountain Goats
- Sept. 15: Ray LaMontagne
- Sept. 17: Little Feat
- Oct. 25: Anthony Hamilton
- Oct. 27: Beck
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
The Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2 E. South St. in downtown Raleigh. N.C. Symphony concerts at the venue start Sept. 18. You can see the schedule online.
Here’s the rest of the venue’s 2026 lineup:
- May 22: The Secret Sisters
- May 22: Marisela
- May 30: Ben Folds
- June 7: The Raleigh Ringers
- June 11: Ashanti
- June 13: Dave Hollister, Changing Faces, Case and Adina Howard
- June 27: Triangle Pride Band
- July 3: Devi Sri Prasad
- July 11: Gladys Knight
- Aug. 8: Bronco
- Aug. 14: Los Tucanes de Tijuana
- Aug. 14: PJ Morton
- Aug. 15: John Violinist
- Aug. 15: Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán
- Sept. 5: Jesse & Joy
- Sept. 12: Air Supply
- Nov. 15: Matt Stone as Elvis
Portions of this story were previously published in The News & Observer.
This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM.
