Big Concerts Coming to Virginia in April 2025

Spring is in full swing, and many big-name musicians will be performing at venues around Virginia this April. Whether you’re a rock-and-roller or a country lover, catch your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.

NOTE: This is not a complete list of shows and certain schedules may change. Please check with the individual venues for the most up to date details.

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival – Newport News

Celebrate the First Lady of Song at the 27^th edition of this annual fest, April 25-26 at Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in Newport News.  This year’s event will include performances by Peter Collins, Taylor G, Jazzmeia Jorn, and Sharp Radway. Get one or two-day tickets.

BaroqueFest: Bach’s Passion – Staunton

For one weekend, 25 musicians will assemble for a series of concerts devoted to J.S. Bach and the composers who inspired him. Some events are free; others are ticketed.

RICHMOND CONCERTS

At The National

• April 3 – Boney James
• April 4 – Toast 
• April 6 – The Tallest Man on Earth
• April 10 – Live Dead and Brothers
• April 12 – Municipal Waste
• April 13 – AWOLNATION
• April 16 – Damien Escobar
• April 17 – Valerie June
• April 18 – Chiodos
• April 19 – OUR HOUSE: The Music of CSNY
• April 21 – Magdalena Bay
• April 23 – Julien Baker + TORRES
• April 25 – The Fray
• April 26 – Wild Rivers
• April 29 – Ice Nine Kills

At The Broadberry

• April 2 – Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele
• April 5 – Phyphr, Sunrizen
• April 9 – Ripe
• April 12 – Clay Street Unit and Shadowgrass
• April 15 – Spafford
• April 17 – The Dip
• April 18 – No BS! Brass
• April 25 – Panic Stricken
• April 26 – Giovannie and the Hired Guns
• April 30 – George Clanton

At the Altria Theater

• April 2 – Jason’s Lyric Live
• April 22 – Bonnie Raitt

At the Dominion Energy Center

• April 5 – Twyla Tharp Dance with Third Coast Percussion
• April 6 – ARTMS
• April 12-13 – Richmond Symphony Presents: Beethoven & Rachmaninoff
• April 14 – Melissa Etheridge

At Virginia Credit Union Live at Richmond Raceway

• April 26 – Warren Zeiders

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At the John Paul Jones Arena

• April 5 – Zac Brown Band
• April 11 – A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
• April 13 – Tyler Childers
• April 15 – Billy Strings
• April 19 – Mt. Joy

At the Ting Pavilion

• April 10 – Flatland Cavalry
• April 11 – Marcus King Band
• April 12 – St. Vincent
• April 26 – Wyatt Flores

At the Jefferson Theater

• April 5 – John Vincent III
• April 10 – STRFKR
• April 12 – Nicotine Dolls
• April 13 – Beach Bunny
• April 15-16 – Cowboy Junkies
• April 17 – Bumpin Uglies
• April 18 – Dogs In A Pile
• April 19 – Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
• April 20 – Sarah Kinsley
• April 26 – The War and Treaty

At the Paramount Theater

• April 11 – Dweezil Zappa
• April 15 – Melissa Etheridge

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

• April 4 – FireHouse
• April 5 – Al Stewart & Livingston Taylor
• April 19 – The New York Bee Gees
• April 24 – Pure Prairie League
• April 25 – Leonid & Friends
• April 26 – Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton John
• April 27 – Jefferson Starship
• April 29 – Micky Dolenz

HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion in Portsmouth

• April 24 – Parker McCollum

At the NorVa in Norfolk

• April 1 – Imminence
• April 4 – Alexandra Kay
• April 7 – JoJo
• April 11 – Flatland Cavalry
• April 12 – Alessia Cara
• April 13 – Nothing More
• April 16 – Nettspend
• April 18 – The Fray
• April 19 – Ole 60
• April 22 – Silverstein
• April 26 – Flo

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At the Golden Pony in Harrisonburg

• April 4 – Tapley & The Cannons
• April 5 – Hip Hop Showcase
• April 18 – Easy Honey
• April 19 – Dogwood Tales
• April 25 – Darrin Hacquard 

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

• April 4 – The Burney Sisters
• April 6 – Live Dead & Brothers
• April 12  – Them Dirty Roses
• April 18 – Robbie Limon: Buddy Holly Tribute
• April 19 – Pressing Strings

At the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville

• April 5 – Special Consensus
• April 11 – Reverie Road
• April 26 – The 3-M’s

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At the Salem Civic Center in Salem

• April 18 – Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Pops: The Music of Billy Joel

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

• April 2 – Walter Trout
• April 4 – Shinyribs
• April 5-6  – The SteelDrivers
• April 16 – The Dip
• April 18 – The Bacon Brothers
• April 19 – Hawthorne Heights
• April 25 – Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute To Elton John
• April 27 – Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol

• April 3 – Walter Trout
• April 10 – Del McCoury
• April 11 – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

• April 4 – BIG/GUN: AC/DC Tribute
• April 5 – Sister Sadie
• April 11 – The Magic of Motown
• April 19 – Carson Peters & Iron Mountain
• April 26 – The Dave Matthews Tribute Band
• April 27 – Colton Dixon with The Sound

At the Rex Theater in Galax

• April 4 – Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
• April 11 – The Local Honeys
• April 19 – Compton & Newberry

At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons

• April 12 – Jeff Little Trio

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

• April 1-2 – Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
• April 4 – Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Great Sonatas
• April 5 – Ustad Naseeruddin Saami & The Saami Brothers
• April 11 – John Grant
• April 12 – A BandHouse Gigs: Tribute to Jackson Browne
• April 15-16 – The Fixx
• April 17 – Brad Tursi of Old Dominion
• April 18 – Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel
• April 23 – John Lloyd Young
• April 24 – John McCutcheon
• April 25 – Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence
• April 26 – Kala Ramnath, Abhijit Banerjee & Christylez Bacon

At Jammin Java in Vienna

• April 1 – Walter Trout
• April 3 – Willy Porter
• April 6 – The Ophelias
• April 9 – Slow Joy
• April 10 – Argo and the Violet Queens
• April 11 – Brian K & The Parkway
• April 12 – Dan Rodriguez
• April 13 – Seth Glier, Sam Robbins
• April 16 – Kanekoa
• April 17 – Amplifest
• April 18 – Laurel
• April 20 – Chris Housman
• April 22 – Stephen Stanley
• April 23 – Jennifer Knapp
• April 24 – Parker Barrow
• April 25 – Davy Knowles
• April 26 – Mason Ramsey
• April 27 – Peter Mulvey
• April 29 – The Wild Feathers
• April 30 – Joseph Arthur

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

• April 1 – Nubya Garcia
• April 2 – Al Di Meola
• April 3-4 – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
• April 5 – Tom Rush
• April 6 – Solas
• April 8 – Damien Escobar
• April 9-10 – Cowboy Junkies
• April 11-12 – War
• April 13 – The Seldom Scene
• April 16 – Valerie June
• April 17 – The Aristocrats
• April 18-19 – Steep Canyon Rangers
• April 23 – Our House: The Music of CSNY
• April 24-25 – 10,000 Maniacs
• April 26 – SGGL
• April 28-29 – Leonid & Friends

At the State Theatre in Falls Church

• April 4 – Draco Rosa
• April 5 – The Legwarmers
• April 12 – The Warped Tour Band
• April 18 – Bumpin Uglies
• April 19 – Nirvani: Nirvana Tribute
• April 26 – Almost Queen: Queen Tribute
• April 27 – Meat Loaf Tribute

At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg

• April 2 – Maggie Miles & Moony
• April 3 – FireHouse
• April 4 – Doc Marten and the Flannels
• April 5 – Thurston Howell
• April 6 – Red Not Chili Peppers: Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute
• April 9 – Wednesday 13
• April 12 – Several Species: Pink Floyd Tribute
• April 18 – Mamma Mania: ABBA Tribute
• April 19 – Kelly Bell Band
• April 24 – Christian Lopez
• April 25 – The Rush Experience
• April 26 – Green River: CCR and John Fogerty Tribute
• April 27 – Strangelove: Depeche Mode Tribute

Are we missing any big concerts? Let us know in the comments below. For more big names coming to Virginia this month, go to virginia.org/music.