Summer is in full swing in July, and so is music festival season! Plenty of artists big and small will be performing at festivals and venues this month, from major country acts to tribute groups for iconic bands. 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
FloydFest, Jul 24-28
FloydFest aims to be “the best music festival of our time,” and features not only music, but also outdoor activities and kid-friendly installations.
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Jul 19 & 20, Jul 26 & 27
The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, a not-for-profit music presenter, is the longest running music festival in Virginia. the event offers weekend concerts from mid-July to Labor Day weekend, and supports local music education through sponsorships. This month's lineup includes Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra: Back to the ’80s, Dionne Warwick, and Shadows of the 60s: A Tribute to Motown.
RICHMOND CONCERTS
At The National
- July 13 – Disco Biscuits
- July 16 – Boys Like Girls
- July 17 – DIIV
- July 23 – Mammoth WVH
- July 25 – Citizen Soldier
- July 26 - Old Gods of Appalachia
- July 27 – Saved By The 90s
- July 30 – Black Stone Cherry
- July 16 – Road to Bristol with Holy Roller, The Jared Stout Band, Justin Golden, and Florencia & The Feeling
- July 19 – White Ford Bronco
- July 20 – Gone Country
- July 25 – The Heavy Heavy
At Virginia Credit Union Live at Richmond Raceway
- July 28 – Lamb of God + Mastodon
At the Altria Theater
- July 13 – All White Southern Soul Music Festival ft Lamar Brace & Nellie Travis
CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS
At the Ting Pavilion
- July 5 – Jared Stout Band
- July 12 – 100 Proof Band
- July 14 – Michael Franti & Spearhead
- July 17 – Nickel Creek & Andrew Bird
- July 19 - Shagwuf
- July 21 – Ben Folds
- July 26 – Deau Eyes
At the Jefferson Theater
- July 13 – The Zac(h)s: A Celebration of music of Zac Brown & Zach Ryan
- July 27 – Town Mountain
At the Paramount Theater
- July 12 & 14 – Charlottesville Opera Presents: The Elixir of Love
- July 23 – Cville Band Presents: Summer Season at The Paramount
CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS
At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell
- July 16 – Spyro Gyra
- July 18 – The Ultimate Doors: Tribute to The Doors
- July 19 – Richmond Women Who Rock ft Bombshell & Vexine
- July 25 – Taj Farrant
- July 31 – Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam
After Hours Concerts at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell
- July 12 – Jamey Johnson
- July 25 – Upchurch
- July 27 – Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS
At the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
- July 8 – Barbie The Movie: in Concert
- July 13 – Sam Hunt
- July 20 – Third Eye Blind
- July 21 – Xscape
- July 25 – Slightly Stoopid
- July 26 – Jason Aldean
- July 27 - Creed
At the Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion in Portsmouth
- July 21 – Wave Fest ft Sexxy Red
At the Norva in Norfolk
- July 13 – The Used
- July 14 – Jacquees
- July 15 – Summer Slaughter Tour w/ Veil of Maya
- July 17 – Boys Like Girls
- July 19 – Styles of Harry
- July 26 – Saved By the 90s
- July 27 – As I Lay Dying
- July 28 – Black Stone Cherry
At the Chartway Arena in Norfolk
- July 18 – Bell Biv DeVoe
SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS
At the Golden Pony in Harrisonburg
- July 19 – Tim Kasher
- July 28 – Vara Alta
At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester
- July 10 – HillBilly Casino w/ Sasquatch and the Sick-a-Billys
- July 13 – The Darkside Experience: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
- July 26 – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- July 27, 7pm & 9:30pm – The Flying Ivories: Dueling Pianos
At the Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington
- July 12 – Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail
- July 20 – East Nash Grass
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS
At the Berglund Center in Roanoke
- July 14 – Brit Floyd
- July 24 – RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles
At the Salem Civic Center in Salem
- July 26 - Switchfoot, Blue October, & Matt Nathanson
At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount
- July 13 – Larry Sigmon & the Virginia Girls
- July 30 – Christopher Cross
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS
At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol
- July 18 – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- July 27 – Old Gods of Appalachia
At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion
- July 6 – Song of the Mountains ft Po Ramblin Boys
- July 13 – An Evening with Elvis & Matt’s Million Dollar Band
At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons
- July 6 – Jeff Little Trio
- July 13 – Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
- July 20 – Hillbilly Biscuits
- July 27 – Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers
NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS
At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna
- July 1 – Salon Series ft Renate Rohlfing
- July 3 – Clint Black w/ special guest Brittney Spencer
- July 5 – TLC
- July 6 – Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band
- July 7 –
- 2pm - Aria Jukebox
- 7pm - Pat McGee Band, emmet swimming, & Virginia Coalition
- July 11 – RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles
- July 12 – National Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
- July 13 - National Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
- July 14 – Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
- July 19 – Wolf Trap Opera & National Symphony Orchestra: Puccini’s La boheme
- July 21 – Nas
- July 24 – National Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 in Concert
- July 25 – Daryl Hall + Elvis Costello
- July 26 – National Symphony Orchestra: Ghostbusters in Concert
- July 27 – Beck w/ the National Symphony Orchestra
- July 28 – Black Pumas
At Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow
- July 12 – Sam Hunt
- July 13 – Dave Matthews Band
- July 19 – Dirty Heads & Slightly Stoopid
- July 20 – Sammy Hagar w/ special guest Loverboy
- July 24 – Styx & Foreigner w/ John Waite
- July 26 – Creed
- July 28 – Limp Bizkit ft BONES, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman, & Riff Raff
At Jammin Java in Vienna
- July 5 - Bardown Breaktour ft Cowabunga!
- July 6 – Watersdeep
- July 10 – The HawtThorns
- July 12 – Willie Nile
- July 14 – Billy Gilman
- July 18 – CADENCE! w/ Seven Year Witch
- July 19 – Dead Letter Office: A Tribute to R.E.M.
- July 20 – An Evening w/ Peter & Brendan Mayer
- July 24 – Toronzo Cannon
- July 25 – The Wankers: The Ultimate Britpop Experience
- July 26 – GRACE: Jeff Buckley Tribute
- July 27 – Latent Defect
At The Birchmere in Alexandria
- July 3 – Three Dog Night
- July 5 – Magical Mystery Doors: A Tribute to The Beatles, Led Zepplin, & The Doors
- July 7 – J. Holiday
- July 10 – Los Lobos
- July 12 & 13 – Patty Griffin
- July 16 & 17 – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
- July 18 – Tab Benoit & Anders Osborne
- July 19 & 20 – The Bacon Brothers w/ Cindy Alexander
- July 21 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- July 25 – Lyfe Jennings
- July 28 – Peter White
- July 30 – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- July 31 – Kamasi Washington
At the State Theatre in Falls Church
- July 12 - Gondwana
- July 13 – LOVESONG: Tribute to the Cure
- July 17 – Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
- July 19 – Mother’s Little Helper: Tribute to the Rolling Stones
- July 20 – Subliminal Doubt: Tribute to Gwen Stefani
- July 26 – Southern Accents: A Tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- July 27 – Thurston Howell: A Yacht Rock Spectacular!
At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg
- July 6 – My Kid Brother
- July 12 – Girlfriend In a Coma: A Tribute to Morrissey & The Smiths
- July 13 – Burn the Ballroom
- July 14 – A Celebration of Toots and The Maytals w/ Leba Hibbert
- July 19 – Pandora’s Box: The Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute
- July 20 – U2Topia
- July 21 – Yachtley Crew
- July 24 – Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience
- July 25 – Ruthie Foster
- July 26 – Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience
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.