The return of summer concerts is music to our ears! Many big-name acts have postponed their appearances for two years because of the pandemic. Grab your concert bestie and make your way to these arenas, stadiums and theaters for a concert this summer.
Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown
Happy Together 2023
Friday, June 9, 7:30 pm
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Almost Queen
Saturday, June 17, 8 pm
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Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Wednesday, June 21, 7:30 pm
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Three Dog Night
Saturday, June 24, 8 pm
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Rufus Wainwright
Folkocracy Tour
Thursday, June 29, 8 pm
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The Doobie Brothers
July 11 and 12, both 7:30 pm
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Andy Grammer
The New Money Tour
Tuesday, July 18, 8 pm
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Donny Osmond
Thursday, July 20, 8 pm
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Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Tuesday, July 25, 7:30 pm
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Herman’s Hermits
Starring Peter Noone and The Grass Roots
Thursday, July 27, 7:30 pm
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Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
Friday, July 28, 8 pm
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Laurel Canyon
A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Thursday, August 3, 8 pm
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The Wallflowers
Sunday, August 6, 7 pm
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Don Felder
Wednesday, August 9, 8 pm
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Floyd Nation: Experience Pink Floyd
Wednesday, August 16, 8 pm
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MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Taylor Swift
The Eras Tours
Friday, May 26, 6:30 pm
Saturday, May 27, 6:30 pm
Sunday, May 28, 6:30 pm
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Ed Sheeran
With Khalid and Dylan
Saturday, June 10, 6 pm (sold out)
Sunday, June 11, 6 pm
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Twice
Fifth World Tour: Ready to Be
Thursday, July 6
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Beyonce
World Renaissance Tour
Saturday, July 29, 7 pm
Sunday, July 30, 7 pm
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Metallica
M72 World Tour
Friday, August 4, 6 pm – with Pantera and Mammoth WVH
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Sunday, August 6, 6 pm – with Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills
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Blackpink
Born Pink World Tour
Friday, August 11, 8:30 pm
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Saturday, August 12, 8:30 pm
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Guns N’ Roses
Tuesday, August 15, 6 pm
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
August 30, 7:30 pm
September 1, at 7:30 pm
September 3, at 7:30 pm
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
North to Shore Festival
June 21-25
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Reggae Culture Fest
With Luciano, Tony Rebel and Yaksta
Saturday, June 10, at 8 pm
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Halsey
With a Live String Ensemble
Wednesday, June 21, at 8 pm
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Thursday, June 22, at 8 pm
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Friday, June 23, at 8 pm
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An Evening with Natalie Merchant
Keep Your Courage Tour
Sunday, June 25, at 7 pm
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PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel
Charlie Puth
The Charlie Live Experience
Saturday, June 3, 7:30 pm
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Hot Summer Nights
Featuring TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue and Sean Kingston
Saturday, June 10, 7 pm
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Luke Bryan
Country On Tour 2023
Saturday, June 24, 7 pm
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3 Doors Down
Away From The Sun Anniversary Tour
Wednesday, June 28, 7:30 pm
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Big Time Rush
Can’t Get Enough Tour
Friday, June 30, 8 pm
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Counting Crows
Banshee Season Tour
With Dashboard Confessional
Thursday, July 6, 7:30 pm
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Sam Hunt
Summer on the Outskirts Tour
Saturday, July 8, 7:30 pm
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Sad Summer Fest
Taking Back Sunday, The Maine, PVRIS, Head Automatica
Friday, July 14, 2 pm
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Matchbox Twenty
Slow Down Tour
Saturday, July 15, 7:30 pm
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Bret Michaels
Parti Gras Tour 2023
Sunday July 16, 7 pm
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Dave Matthews Band
Tuesday, July 18, 7:30 pm
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KIDZ Bop
Never Stop Live Tour
Friday, July 21, 7 pm
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Boy George & Culture Club
The Letting It Go Show
Wednesday, July 26, 7 pm
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Dierks Bentley
Gravel & Gold Tour
Thursday, July 27, 7 pm
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Godsmack and Staind
Saturday, July 29, 7 pm
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Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort & More
H.S. Reunion Tour 2023
Wednesday, August 2, 6 pm
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Fall Out Boy
So Much For (Tour) Dust
Saturday, August 5, 6:30 pm
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Outlaw Music Festival
Willie Nelson & Family
Sunday, August 6, 3:55 pm
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Disturbed
Take Back Your Life Tour
Friday, August 11, 6:30 pm
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Goo Goo Dolls
The Big Night Out Tour
Saturday, August 12, 7 pm
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The All-American Rejects
Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour
Tuesday, August 15, 7 pm
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Slightly Stoopid and Sublime with Rome wsg Atmosphere, The Movement
Thursday, August 17, 5 pm
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Thunderfest 2023
Dan + Shay
Friday, August 18, 7 pm
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Gov’t Mule’s Dark Side of the Mule
With Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Eve
Saturday, August 19, 7 pm
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Pentatonix
The World Tour
With special guest Lauren Alaina
Sunday, August 20, 8 pm
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The Smashing Pumpkins
The World Is A Vampire Tour
Thursday, August 24, 6:30 pm
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Eric Church
The Outsiders Revival Tour
Friday, August 25, 7:30 pm
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Foreigner
The Historic Farewell Tour
Sunday, September 3, 7 pm
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James Taylor
Monday, September 4, 7:30 pm
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ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour
Sunday, September 10, 6:30 pm
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Prudential Center, Newark
Santana
1001 Rainbows Tour
Wednesday, June 21, at 8 pm
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Alanis Morisette
Thursday, June 22, at 8 pm
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Jazmine Sullivan + Jhene Aiko
Friday, June 23, at 8 pm
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L.L. Cool J, The Roots +
The F.O.R.C.E. Tour
Wednesday, June 28, at 8 pm
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The Original Misfits
With The Gaslight Anthem and Fear
Saturday, July 8, at 7 pm
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Erykah Badu
Unfollow Me Tour
Tuesday, July 11, at 7:30 pm
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State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick
LeAnn Rimes
Saturday, May 20, at 8 pm
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
With New Jersey Symphony
Sunday, May 21, at 3 pm
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Tom Jones
Monday, May 22, at 7:30 pm
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Fete At The Farm
Featuring The Bacon Brothers
Saturday, June 3, at
Note: This will be held at Suydam Farms, 49 Skillmans Lane, Somerset
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Dave Mason
Endangered Species Tour 2023
Wednesday, June 7, at 7:30 pm
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The Fab Faux
A Glorious Hodgepodge of Beatles Music
With The Hogshead Horns and The Creme Tangerine Strings
Saturday, June 17, at 8 pm
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Chicago
Sunday, June 25, at 7:30 pm
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The Doobie Brothers
50th Anniversary Tour
With Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, John McFee and Michael McDonald
Saturday, July 8, at 8 pm
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Sunday, July 9, at 7:30 pm
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
With Special Guest S.G. Goodman
Tuesday, August 1, at 8 pm
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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Friday, August 4, at 8 pm
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Gary Clark Jr.
Sunday, August 27, at 7:30 pm
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Tommy Emmanuel, CGP
With Special Guests Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
Friday, September 8, at 8 pm
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The Vogel at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank
Collective Soul
Friday, May 26, at 8 pm
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Aimee Mann
Sunday, August 6, at 7 pm
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Wellmont Theater, Montclair
Lamb of God
The Acacia Strain
Thursday, August 10, at 7 pm
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Parliament Funkadelic
Featuring George Clinton
Saturday, August 19, at 8 pm
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Skid Row and Buckcherry
The Gang’s All Here Tour
Friday, September 8, at 7:30 pm
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Gin Blossoms
With Tonic and Fastball
Wednesday, September 13, at 7:30 pm
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