Big Concerts Coming to Virginia in May 2026

Music festival season is in finally upon us, and plenty of musicians will be performing at venues and festivals around Virginia in May. Whether you’re a rock-and-roller or a country lover, catch your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.

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.
 

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MUSIC FESTIVALS

Boots, Brews & BBQ Festival – Yorktown

Country musicians from Hampton Roads and beyond will enchant audiences at Riverwalk Landing on May 2, 2026. There will also be over 30 craft beers to sample and barbecue for purchase. Tickets are $50.

Bayou Bon Vivant Cajun Music & Food Festival – Norfolk

This three-day celebration of the sounds and flavors of New Orleans will include jazz musicians, an arts market, and Cajun dishes like beignets, gumbo, and jambalaya. The party takes place the weekend of May 15-17 at Town Point Park and tickets start at $18.50 per day.

Dominion Energy Riverrock – Richmond

Take in riverside performances and witness athletic feats at the nation’s premier outdoor sports and music festival. Competitions and events will take place at various James River sites the weekend of May 15-17.

Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival – Martinsville

The lineup of this music and arts festival at Pop’s Farm includes St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, and Kitchen Dwellers. See 45+ bands across six stages, camp on-site, and take advantage of experiences including outdoor activities, arts and crafts, and yoga, May 21-24.

Umoja Festival – Portsmouth

Portsmouth’s celebration of diversity, unity, and African American culture brings live music, arts and crafts, family-friendly fun, and international flavors to Festival Park, May 22-24. This year’s lineup includes jazz, reggae, gospel, and R&B acts.  

Gathering in the Gap Music Festival – Big Stone Gap

Head to the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park on May 23 for an array of performances across two stages, plus instrument and songwriting competitions. Festival admission is free; tickets to the evening concert are available for purchase.

Veterans Band Aid Music Festival – Virginia Beach

This country-rock music festival features headliner Jo Dee Messina on Friday, May 29 and Blackberry Smoke on Saturday, May 30. Proceeds will benefit nonprofit Coastal Authority Care Foundation.

RICHMOND CONCERTS

At The National

• May 2 – R&B Only
• May 3 – Free Throw
• May 4 – Nettspend
• May 8 – Courtney Barnett
• May 9 – Cosmic Charlie
• May 10 – Fleshwater & julie
• May 12 – Avatar
• May 15 – Between the Buried and Me
• May 26 – Wage War
• May 28 – French Montana + Max B

At The Broadberry

• May 1 – Giovannie & The Hired Guns
• May 2 – Searows
• May 3 – Dance with the Dead + Magic Sword
• May 4 – Ty Segall
• May 5 – Troy Doherty
• May 19 – Napalm Death
• May 23 – Breakfield
• May 30 – Charged Up Fest
• May 31 – Mako Music School

At the Altria Theater

• May 2 – “Batman” in Concert
• May 9 – October London, Lalah Hathaway, Eric Benét

At the Dominion Energy Center

• May 1 – Killer Queen (Queen Tribute)
• May 3 – Ben Folds
• May 16-17 – Richmond Symphony: The Planets and Star Wars Suite
• May 17 – Richmond Symphony: Spring Youth Orchestra Program
• May 18 – Richmond Symphony: Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensemble
• May 30 – Richmond Symphony: Stars & Stripes Forever

At the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront

• May 21 – Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
• May 25 – Sting
• May 29 – Young the Giant

At After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion

• May 28 – Gary Allan

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At John Paul Jones Arena

• May 28 – Journey

At the Ting Pavilion

• May 1 – Brisk
• May 7 – Ole 60
• May 8 – The Skip Castro Band
• May 15 – Chamomile and Whiskey
• May 22 – Afro Asia & Prabir Trio
• May 29 – Hash the Band

At The Jefferson Theater

• May 5 – Soulja Boy
• May 8 – Waylon Wyatt
• May 10 – Arcy Drive
• May 12 – The Head and The Heart
• May 16 – Steep Canyon Rangers
• May 23 – Indecision

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At The Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

• May 2 – The Word Up Story
• May 7 – The Outlaws
• May 8 – Tell Me Lies (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)
• May 10 – Pet Sounds Live (Beach Boys Tribute)
• May 14 – Paul Gilbert
• May 15 – Asleep at the Wheel
• May 16 – The Furious Bongos (Frank Zappa Tribute)
• May 29 – Bryan Martin

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Caesars Virginia in Danville

• May 15 – Travis Tritt
• May 22 – Chicago
• May 28 – Jodeci
• May 29 – Blackberry Smoke
• May 30 – Charley Crockett

HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach

• May 12 – Godsmack

At The Dome in Virginia Beach

• May 8 – Ole 60
• May 9 – David Lee Roth
• May 13 – David Byrne
• May 14 – Sam Barber
• May 18 – Lorna Shore
• May 23 – Satchvai Band

At the Portsmouth Pavilion in Portsmouth

• May 23 – King George & Marcellus the Singer

At the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton

• May 15 – Master P and Friends

At Chrysler Hall in Norfolk

• May 29 – Virginia Symphony Orchestra: Eric Jacobsen

At The NorVa in Norfolk

• May 1 – R&B Only
• May 2 – Silversun Pickups
• May 4 – Che: Encore
• May 11 – Sevendust One Tour
• May 12 – Black Veil Brides
• May 14 – Thornhill
• May 15 – Iron & Wine
• May 20 – Fit for a King
• May 22 – Beenie Man
• May 24 – Iration
• May 30 – Anberlin

At Chartway Arena in Norfolk

• May 29 – Los Tigres del Norte

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At The Golden Pony in Harrisonburg

• May 18 – Terror
• May 23 – Southern Culture on the Skids

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

• May 3 – Live Dead & Brothers (Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers Tribute)
• May 6 – Cole Chaney & Kyova
• May 16 – Joshua Quimby & Matt Ples
• May 23 – Charlie Collins & Matthew Goodnough
• May 29 – Ain’t Sisters

At the Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington

• May 9 – Hiss Golden Messenger
• May 16 – Trey Hensley Band
• May 22 – Sierra Hull

At the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville

• May 9 – Hubby Jenkins
• May 10 – Loudoun Youth Guitars
• May 29 – Eric Byrd Trio

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At Dr. Pepper Park in Roanoke

• May 8 – Chase Matthew
• May 9 – Always Jovi (Bon Jovi Tribute)
• May 23 – Hairball
• May 29 – Rocky Dale Davis
• May 30 – Jo Dee Messina

At the Salem Civic Center in Salem

• May 12 – Black Label Society
• May 14 – Jackyl & Buckcherry
• May 16 – Gary Allan

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

• May 2 – Ben Folds
• May 7 – The Wallflowers
• May 8 – Asleep at the Wheel
• May 14 – David Nail
• May 15 – Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
• May 16 – Punch Brothers

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

• May 2 – Reedy River String Band
• May 8 – Carson Peters & Iron Mountain
• May 16 – The Ultimate Doors (Doors Tribute)
• May 30 – Petty Rewind (Tom Petty Tribute)

At The Rex Theater in Galax

• May 1 – Spencer Hatcher
• May 8 – Fancy Gap
• May 9 – Carson Peters and Iron Mountain
• May 15 – David Nail
• May 29 – Parker Barrow

At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons

• May 2 – Jeff Little Trio
• May 9 – White Rock Revival
• May 16 – Jeff Parker & Company
• May 23 – Surefire
• May 30 – Daniel Grindstaff and the Uptown Troubadours

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

• May 10 – NextGen
• May 21-23 – Sting
• May 24 – United States Marine Band
• May 29 – The Reset
• May 30 – Satchvai Band
• May 31 – Will Liverman

At Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow

• May 10 – Godsmack
• May 29 – Kid Cudi

At EagleBank Arena in Fairfax

• May 8 – Third Day
• May 9 – Carlos Vives
• May 26 – Charlie Puth

At Jammin Java in Vienna

• May 1 – Dan Rodriguez
• May 3 – Richard Shindell
• May 5 – Spy
• May 7 – Leah Blevins
• May 8 – Izzy Escobar
• May 9 – Cristina Vane
• May 10 – Kim Richey
• May 11 – Doox of Yale A Cappella
• May 13 – Toby Lightman
• May 14 – Lissie
• May 15 – The Skip Castro Band
• May 16 – Bill Kirchen
• May 17 – Lucca, Simons, Halter
• May 17 – Earth to Eve
• May 18 – Bachelor Boys Band
• May 19 – Eric Johanson
• May 20 – Gabe Lee
• May 21 – Wendlo
• May 24 – Shiny Metal Boxes (The Police Tribute)
• May 27 – Scott Kirby
• May 29 – Loveletters
• May 30 – Caligula Blushed (The Smiths, Morrissey Tribute)
• May 31 – Dan Bern

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

• May 1-2 – Leonid & Friends
• May 3 – Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
• May 5 – Al Di Meola
• May 6 – Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
• May 7 – Asleep at the Wheel
• May 8 – Vanessa Carlton
• May 9 – Bodeans
• May 12 – Madeleine Peyroux
• May 13 – Marc Broussard
• May 14 – The Lone Bellow
• May 15-16 – Jeffrey Osborne
• May 22-23 – Marcus Miller
• May 24 – The Manhattans
• May 26 – Steve Earle
• May 29 – Jackrabbit
• May 30-31 – Lyle Lovett

At The State Theatre in Falls Church

• May 1 – Abacab
• May 9 – The Legwarmers (80s Tribute)
• May 16 – Super Trans Am (70s Rock Tribute)
• May 17 – The Ultimate Doors (Doors Tribute)
• May 22 – Misil Stereo
• May 29 – Eyes of the Nile (Iron Maiden Tribute)
• May 30 – Bostyx (Boston, Styx Tribute)

At the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg

• May 1 – Zoso (Led Zeppelin Tribute)
• May 2 – Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks Tribute)
• May 6 – Nonpoint
• May 8 – Haus of Monsters (Lady Gaga Tribute)
• May 9 – Mamma Mania (ABBA Tribute)
• May 13 – Paul Gilbert
• May 14 – Filter
• May 15 – Girlfriend in a Coma (The Smiths, Morrissey Tribute)
• May 16 – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
• May 20 – Nu Metal Sucks
• May 22 – Red
• May 23 – Viva Las Elvis (Elvis Tribute)
• May 24 – Citizen Soldier
• May 30 – Ten (Pearl Jam Tribute)

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