About the scene
The Triangle.
The Triangle's music scene is split across Raleigh, Durham, and Carrboro, but the Rager Raleigh feed covers the broader regional list since most touring acts work all three cities in the same week. The Pour House Music Hall downtown is the longest-running jam-and-roots club in the region; Lincoln Theatre next door handles the larger touring acts in a 1,100-cap room. Kings on Martin Street is the indie and DIY anchor, with a back-to-back booking calendar most nights.
Carrboro's Cat's Cradle — technically just outside Raleigh but always part of the Triangle's circuit — is the legendary indie room that's hosted touring alternative rock, college-radio indie, and ascending Americana acts for forty-plus years. Motorco Music Hall in Durham covers indie, hip-hop, and electronic. The Ritz handles the larger touring acts; Red Hat Amphitheater is the downtown outdoor shed for summer arena-tier shows. Neptune's Parlour and The Pinhook fill in the small-club, queer-friendly DIY tier.
The Triangle's sound is shaped by the three universities — NC State, Duke, UNC — and the regional college-radio history: indie, post-punk, Americana, and a strong DIY ethos. Touring booking density is high because the venues compete for the same regional acts; you'll often see the same band play Cat's Cradle, the Pour House, and Lincoln Theatre across one tour. The Raleigh feed on Rager pulls the cross-Triangle slate so you can pick the venue that fits your night.
This week in Raleigh
Upcoming shows
Tonight
"A Love Letter To Handsome John" a film by Otis Gibbs at the Rialto - Raleigh, NC
Lincoln Theatre · Downtown Raleigh
Alcantara
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Blue Note Grill
Blue Note Grill · Durham
MASTER BOOT RECORD + arottenbit // RALEIGH MAY 26
Chapel of Bones · Downtown Raleigh
Rooting For You w/ Van Horton
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
Tomorrow
Bare Bones Poetry: Open Mic Night
Chapel of Bones · Downtown Raleigh
Buckethead at the Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
Lincoln Theatre · Downtown Raleigh
DRAWN & QUARTERED / OXYGEN DESTROYER
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
Wage War - It Calls Me By Name Tour
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
Thursday
(18+) TsuShiMaMiRe w/ Mean Habit
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
DJ King Leo
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
General Purpose // Bruteus // Late Nihgt Lowlights
Neptune's Parlour · Downtown Raleigh
Highly Suspect And The Tour Of Yellow Roses
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
J Natelli
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Old Crow Medicine Show & Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Koka Booth Amphitheatre · Cary, NC
Friday
*SOLD OUT* SOLYA w/ Tele Novella at Kings
Kings · Downtown Raleigh
DJ King Leo
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Four Corner Pocket
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
French Montana and Max B
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
Night Night
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Paprika // M.Roomie // The Midnight Still
Neptune's Parlour · Downtown Raleigh
The Great Reset
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
The Hourglass Kids w/ Domocile, Grocery Boy Jr.
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
Third Round: TBD at Carolina Hurricanes - RD3- Home GM3
Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC
Saturday
(18+) The Band Solstice w/ The John Wood Band
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
A Scott-Free Evening with Aching Back Sunday - Raleigh, NC Pop Punk and Emo Covers at Kings - 5/30
Kings · Downtown Raleigh
Bearly Dead - a tribute to the Grateful Dead at the Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
Lincoln Theatre · Downtown Raleigh
DJ King Leo
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Guitar Yaz
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
In the End - Linkin Park Experience
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
Jay Valor Music
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Kyle Mullins Music
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Lynn Blake
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Sophia Cafaro
Tin Roof Raleigh · Glenwood South
Uncaged - Zac Brown Tribute
Bowstring Brewyard · Downtown Raleigh
Young the Giant - Victory Garden Tour with Cold War Kids
Red Hat Amphitheater · Downtown Raleigh
Sunday
Annie Dukes // Reveri3 // Sonic Blooms
Neptune's Parlour · Downtown Raleigh
Insane Clown Posse
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
John Hollier & the Rêverie w/ Drew Foust
The Pour House · Downtown Raleigh
Tommy Prine
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Monday
Andy Hull
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Bixby
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Larry.
Cat's Cradle · Carrboro
Tue, Jun 2
Corbyn Besson and Soulidified: The Pop'n Out Tour
The Ritz · Raleigh, NC
High Fade "Twice As Nice" tour with special guest JULIA. at the Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
Lincoln Theatre · Downtown Raleigh
MGK: Lost Americana Tour
Coastal Credit Union Music Park · Raleigh
Third Round: TBD at Carolina Hurricanes - RD3- Home GM4
Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC
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