Summer always brings a glut of shows to the Seattle area, rain or shine.
Here’s a list of upcoming concerts at the Woodland Park Zoo, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Marymoor Park, The Gorge and other outdoor venues, as well as the arenas, big theaters and even a few clubs.
The summer is packed with concerts, fairs and festivals, from the Sasquatch! Music Festival to the Puyallup Fair.
May
15: Taylor Swift, KeyArena
15: Deranged Diction, Crocodile Cafe
15: Mike Doughty, The Triple Door
16: Fleetwood Mac, Tacoma Dome
16: The Dead, The Allman Brothers and the Doobie Brothers, The Gorge
20: Doves, Paramount Theatre
20: Yoshida Brothers, The Triple Door
23-25: Sasquatch! Music Festival (Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper and others), The Gorge
Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Ben Harper
22-25: Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle Center
27: Styx, REO Speedwagon and .38 Special, ShoWare Center
27: Taylor Hicks, The Triple Door
28: Dwight Yoakam, Snoqualmie Casino
30: The Prodigy and The Crystal Method, WaMu Theater
June
4: Neko Case, Paramount Theatre
5: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Snoqualmie Casino
9: The Offspring, WaMu Theater
11: Bruce Hornsby, Snoqualmie Casino
12: Angie Stone, Paramount Theatre
16: Todd Rundgren, The Triple Door
17: The B-52s, Woodland Park Zoo
24: David Byrne, Paramount Theatre
24: Mavis Staples with Allen Toussaint, Woodland Park Zoo
24: Shooter Jennings, Snoqualmie Casino
25: Railroad Earth, Moore Theater
28: Jonas Brothers, Tacoma Dome
29: King Sunny Ade, The Triple Door
30: Yes and Asia, Snoqualmie Casino
July
1-2: Three Girls and their Buddy (Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller), Woodland Park Zoo
3: Green Day, KeyArena
5: Duran Duran, Marymoor Park
6: Rise Against and Rancid, WaMu Theater
7: New Kids on the Block, White River Amphitheatre
9: Gary Allan, Tulalip Amphitheatre
10: Mudhoney, West Seattle Summerfest
10: Tears for Fears, Chateau Ste. Michelle
11: Coldplay, The Gorge Amphitheatre
11: The No Depression Festival with Gillian Welch, Iron and Wine, Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians and others, Marymoor Park
11: Steve Miller Band, Chateau Ste. Michelle
14: Mayhem Festival (Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse and others), White River.
15: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Woodland Park Zoo
16: Counting Crows and Augustana, Marymoor Park
16: Jonny Lang, Tulalip Amphitheatre
16: Blues Traveler, Snoqualmie Casino
17: The Decemberists, Andrew Bird and Blind Pilot, Marymoor Park
17: Earth, Wind & Fire with Chicago, WaMu Theater
17: John Michael Montgomery, Snoqualmie Casino
18: Snoop Dogg, The Gorge Amphitheatre
18-19: Death Cab for Cutie with The New Pornographers, Marymoor Park
19: No Doubt, White River Amphitheatre
19: Los Lobos, Woodland Park Zoo
22: Cowboy Junkies with Son Volt, Woodland Park Zoo
24: Spike & the Impalers, Tulalip Amphitheatre
24-25: Capitol Hill Block Party (Sonic Youth, the Jesus Lizard, Deerhunter, The Gossip and others), Capitol Hill
25: Ballard SeafoodFest (Manooghi Hi, El Vez and the Squirrels), downtown Ballard
26: Indigo Girls, Woodland Park Zoo
27: Crue Fest 2, White River Amphitheatre
29: The Moody Blues, Chateau
30: Jewel, Woodland Park Zoo
31: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Chateau Ste. Michelle
August
1-2: KWJZ Smooth Festival, Chateau Ste. Michelle
5: Peter Frampton, Snoqualmie Casino
6: The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin, Paramount
6: Rod Stewart, White River Amphitheatre
7-8: Phish, The Gorge
9: The Beach Boys, Tulalip Amphitheatre
10: Depeche Mode, KeyArena
13: Joan Baez, Woodland Park Zoo
16: Nanci Griffith, Woodland Park Zoo
17: Aerosmith and ZZ Top, White River Amphitheatre
19: Susan Tedeschi, JJ Grey and Mofro, Woodland Park Zoo
21: Jackson Browne, Chateau Ste. Michelle
23: Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes, Chateau Ste. Michelle
26: Amos Lee, Woodland Park Zoo
28: John Legend and India.Arie, Chateau Ste. Michelle
29: Nickelback, The Gorge
29-30: Diana Krall, Chateau Ste. Michelle
30: AC/DC, Tacoma Dome
September
2: The Doobie Brothers, Tulalip Amphitheatre
4: Chris Isaak, Chateau Ste. Michelle
4-6: Dave Matthews Band, The Gorge
5: Gipsy Kings, Chateau Ste. Michelle
5-7: Bumbershoot, the Seattle Arts Festival (Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, De La Soul and others), Seattle Center
6: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal, Chateau Ste. Michelle
12: Keith Urban, Tacoma Dome
12: Pink Martini, Chateau Ste. Michelle
14: Crosby, Stills and Nash, Puyallup Fair
15: Pink and The Ting Tings, WaMu Theater
17: Newsboys, Puyallup Fair
19: James Taylor, Puyallup Fair
21: Wynonna and the Tacoma Symphony, Puyallup Fair
22: Sixties Spectacular with Tommy James & The Shodells, Herman’s Hermits (starring Peter Noone) and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Puyallup Fair
23: Heart, Puyallup Fair
24: Dave Koz, Brian Culbertson and Peabo Bryson, Puyallup Fair
25: LeAnn Rimes, Puyallup Fair
26: Third Day and TobyMac, Puyallup Fair
27: Disney’s High School Musical Summer Celebration, Puyallup Fair