Extended: Live Nation's Summer of Live $30 ticket sale through May 7

Live Nation has announced Summer of Live, which offers $30 tickets to many shows in select amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada. (Last year the program was called Ticket to Summer.)

The $30 ticket sale has been extended through May 7, 2026.

The $30 includes all fees, but taxes will be added.

Keep reading for a list of shows in the Charlotte area.

Alternately, please remember that there is live music in Charlotte almost every day, in locally owned venues! These tend to be smaller and more intimate than the Live Nation venues, and the prices are often lower (even lower than the $30 Summer of Live tickets.) Give local music a try too!

How $30 Summer of Live Works

Starting April 29 (or earlier if you have early access) in the U.S. and Canada, visit LiveNation.com/SummerOfLive to see the full list of participating events. Once you’ve selected a show, look for the ticket type labeled “$30 Ticket to Summer,” add the ticket(s) to their cart, and proceed to checkout.

How to Find Participating Shows

Fans can filter their search on LiveNation.com/SummerOfLive by participating events, venues, or artists. While on the website, fans can also set the location to the closest city and the site will refresh to only include participating shows nearby.

Summer of Live Shows

Charlotte Venues for Summer of Live

These are the venues in the Charlotte area that are participating in the promotion. Please note that the $30 tickets might sell out at any time, so you might not see them when you look at tickets for a specific concert. If you don’t see an option for Summer of Live, then they are not available.

Truliant Amphitheater

May 13: Kid Cudi Presents: The Rebel Ragers Tour
May 14: Godsmack: The Rise of Rock World Tour
May 18: Sting 3.0
May 20: Pitbull — I’m Back with Special Guest Lil Jon
May 30: Hank Williams Jr.
May 31: MGK: Lost Americana Tour
June 6: Southern Hospitality Tour: The Black Crows and Whiskey Myers
June 8: Kali Uchis: For the Girls Tour with Mariah the Scientist
June 16: Rufus Du Sol
June 18: Evanescence with Spiritbox and Nova Twins
July 8: Santana and The Doobie Brothers
July 12: Ne-Yo & Akon
July 14: Train
July 16: Margaritaville presents Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band
July 18: Chicago & Styx
July 21: Motionless in White
July 22: The Pussycat Dolls
July 24: Lynyrd Skynyrd X Foreigner
July 28: Toto, Christopher Cross, The Romantics
July 30: John Mellencamp
August 10: Muse
August 12: Kesha
August 14: Tim McGraw
August 15: 5 Seconds of Summer
August 16: Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte
August 17: Motley Crue
August 22: Luke Bryan
August 23: Jack Johnson
August 24: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson
September 5: $uicideboy$
September 9: Empire of the Sun
September 10: Staind
September 13: James Taylor
September 15: Babymetal
September 16: John Fogerty and Steve Windwood
September 18: Wu-Tang
September 20: TLC & Salt-n-Pepa with En Vogue
October 16: Five Finger Death Punch

Ovens Auditorium

Please note that the $30 tickets might sell out at any time, so you might not see them when you look at tickets for a specific concert. If you don’t see an option for Summer of Live, then they are not available.

May 1: Chelsea Handler
May 17: John Legend
June 17: Elmo’s Got the Moves
July 11: Blackberry Smoke

Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre

May 7: Bilmuri
May 31: Young the Giant and Cold War Kids
Jun 1: Charlie Puth
June 6: Ari Lennox
June 9: Yellowcard
June 15: Khalid
June 18: Wale & Smino
July 17: Turnpike Troubadours
July 18: Lindsey Stirling
July 27: Yeat
August 7: The Fray with Dashboard Confessional
August 16: Ella Mai
August 29: Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors
September 5: Needtobreathe
September 11: Billy Currington and Kip Moore
September 18: Rainbow Kitten Surprise
September 24: Charley Crocket
October 3: Dermot Kennedy
October 10: Two Door Cinema Club
October 24: Rawayana

Spectrum Center

June 10: Summer Walker
June 26: Alex Warren
June 28: Matt Rife
June 29: Joji
July 26: Shinedown
August 8: Bryan Adams, Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo
November 1: Young Miko
November 12: Zayn

The Fillmore Charlotte

May 6: Nettspend
May 9: Behemoth
May 10: Caifanes
May 12: Chaos & Carnage
May 19: Sevendust One
May 27: Highly Suspect
May 30: French Montana
June 10: Dance Gavin Dance
June 14: Passion Pit
June 16: Wolfmother
June 17: Jinjer Duel
June 19: The Hip Abduction
June 20: Kittie
June 28: Idobi Radio Summer School
July 15: Earl Sweatshirt & Mike
July 29: Kail Lowry
August 18: Poppy
October 2: Grupo Duelo
October 20: Benjamin Tod and the Inline Six

The Underground

May 8: Archspire
May 10: Death Angel
June 13: Kevin Morby

Double-Check Before You Head Out!

We make every effort to make sure that everything on Charlotte on the Cheap is 100% accurate.

However, sometimes things change without notice, and we are not always notified. It’s also possible that we can make a mistake.

Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go.

Upcoming Events in the Charlotte area

Check out our full events calendar, where you can enter any date, or look at the events for the next few days here: