About the scene
Crown Town.
Charlotte's music scene is concentrated in two neighborhoods that have done most of the cultural heavy lifting for the last decade: NoDa, the North Davidson arts district, and Plaza Midwood. The Neighborhood Theatre is the spiritual flagship of NoDa — a converted 1930s movie house that books the city's most consistent run of jam, indie, and roots-rock touring acts. Just down North Davidson, Visulite Theatre handles a slightly smaller capacity with more emphasis on regional and tribute bookings, plus the occasional national act passing through.
The Heist complex — Heist Brewery and the upstairs Skyline Room — has become the home for funk, soul, and DIY-leaning shows over the last several years, and Triple C Brewing and Divine Barrel cover the brewery-music overlap further south. Plaza Midwood's Petra's, The Rabbit Hole, and Jackalope Jack's cover the smaller indie and acoustic bookings. For the arena tier, Spectrum Center and Bojangles' Coliseum handle the big touring rooms, with Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre and PNC Music Pavilion serving the outdoor shed circuit in summer.
Charlotte's musical character is funk-forward Southern Soul, with strong jam and Americana threads from the proximity to Asheville and the broader Carolinas circuit. Weeknight shows lean local; Friday and Saturday is where the touring acts land. The Charlotte feed on Rager covers everything from the brewery circuits to the Spectrum-tier shows in one running list.
This week in Charlotte
Upcoming shows
Tonight
Choncy
Snug Harbor · Plaza Midwood
CLT Bluegrass All-Stars
Comet Grill · South End
Eternally Grateful
Jackalope Jack's · Plaza Midwood
Mindless Minutia Trivia
Heist Brewery · NoDa Arts District
Open Mic Night w/ The Smokin J's
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Tomorrow
Ali Forrest
Snug Harbor · Plaza Midwood
Andrew Duhon
Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa Arts District
Ben Mignogna
Comet Grill · South End
Disc Golf League
Heist Brewery · NoDa Arts District
Highly Suspect And The Tour Of Yellow Roses
The Fillmore Charlotte · South End
Jim Brock, Chase Killough, Kerry Brooks
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Persona Bell
Middle C Jazz · Uptown Charlotte
Triple J
Heist Brewery · NoDa Arts District
Thursday
Alex Isley - When The City Sleeps
The Fillmore Charlotte · South End
Buckethead
Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa Arts District
Club 90s - 2000's Night (18+)
The Underground · AvidXchange Music Factory (820 Hamilton St)
Johnny Holliday
Comet Grill · South End
Music Bingo
Heist Brewery · NoDa Arts District
Shana's Menagerie
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Spank the 80's
Amos' Southend · South End
Tony Tatum
Middle C Jazz · Uptown Charlotte
Friday
7 Bridges
Amos' Southend · South End
Alex Bugnon
Middle C Jazz · Uptown Charlotte
Dez and Eric Gales
Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
FATTMACK - The McKenzie Tour
The Underground · AvidXchange Music Factory (820 Hamilton St)
Femme Fest Vol.3 (Night 1)
Snug Harbor · Plaza Midwood
it's murph: Weightless Tour
The Fillmore Charlotte · South End
Lenny Federal Band
Comet Grill · South End
Motion
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Sam Shackleton w/ Murphy Campbell
Petra's · Plaza Midwood
The Mountain Goats
Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa Arts District
Saturday
A Foreigner's Journey To Boston
Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa Arts District
Alex Bugnon
Middle C Jazz · Uptown Charlotte
Cosmic Collective
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Femme Fest Vol.3 (Night 2)
Snug Harbor · Plaza Midwood
Flat Tire Trio
Triple C Brewing · South End
French Montana and Max B
The Fillmore Charlotte · South End
Hank Williams Jr.
Truliant Amphitheatre · Steele Creek
Johnny Holliday & The Silver Lining
Comet Grill · South End
LOVESONG A Cure Tribute with Special Guest First Wave
Amos' Southend · South End
Machine Funk
The Rabbit Hole · Plaza Midwood
Slander - 18+
Blackbox · Charlotte, NC
The Queens: 4 Legends, 1 Stage
Spectrum Center · Uptown Charlotte
Sunday
Hazy Sunday
Petra's · Plaza Midwood
James Brock and Friends
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Low Groves with Motocrossed and Ma
Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
MGK: Lost Americana Tour
Truliant Amphitheatre · Steele Creek
Omari & The Hellhounds
Comet Grill · South End
Steve Oliver
Middle C Jazz · Uptown Charlotte
The Nite Tillers
Triple C Brewing · South End
The Rock & Roll Playhouse: Music of The Beatles & Grateful Dead
Neighborhood Theatre · NoDa Arts District
Young the Giant - Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte, NC
Blues & Funk Sunday
Stu's Barrel Room · NoDa Arts District
Monday
Charlie Puth: Whatever's Clever! World Tour
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre · Charlotte, NC
Heist Brewery
Heist Brewery · NoDa Arts District
Jamorah 1st Monday
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Oliver Anthony Music @ Amos' Southend
Amos' Southend · South End
The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session
Petra's · Plaza Midwood
Tue, Jun 2
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: More Songs To Learn & Sing
The Fillmore Charlotte · South End
Eternally Grateful
Jackalope Jack's · Plaza Midwood
Open Mic Night w/ The Smokin J's
Smokey Joe's · Briar Creek
Tank and the Bangas
Visulite Theatre · Elizabeth
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