The holidays are here and many big name musicians will be coming to Virginia in December. From major country acts to the biggest names in rock and pop, celebrate the season with 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.

RICHMOND CONCERTS

At The National

  • Dec. 8 – Silversun Pickups
  • Dec. 16 – The Vegabonds
  • Dec. 17 – Carbon Leaf
  • Dec. 29-21 – The Infamous Stringdusters

At The Broadberry

  • Dec. 3 – Archers of Loaf
  • Dec. 16 – No BS! Brass
  • Dec. 22 - J. Roddy Walston
  • Dec. 31 - I Love The 80’s New Years Prom featuring Three Sheets To The Wind

At the Altria Theater

  • Dec. 6 – Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox: A Very Postmodern Christmas
  • Dec. 8 – Hip Hop Nutcracker 2022

At the Tin Pan

  • Dec. 1 - Flashlight Tag Holiday Show
  • Dec. 3 – Forever Yours - A Tribute to The O'Jays
  • Dec. 4 – Susan Greenbaum Band Holiday Show
  • Dec. 10 – Donna The Buffalo
  • Dec. 13 - Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday Tour
  • Dec. 18 – Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone
  • Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve Bash featuring The Jangling Reinharts

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At the John Paul Jones Arena

  • Dec. 2 - Chris Tomlin x MercyMe

At the Jefferson Theater

  • Dec. 2-3 – Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
  • Dec. 10 – Dan Tyminski featuring Gaven Largent
  • Dec. 13 – The Front Bottoms
  • Dec. 31 – 49 Winchester

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

  • Dec. 7-8 – Chapel Hart
  • Dec. 9 – Crowded Streets: The Dave Matthews Band Experience
  • Dec. 16 – Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute
  • Dec. 17-18 – Doug Church’s Salute to the Stars Country Christmas
  • Dec. 30 – Masters of Motown
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HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton

  • Dec. 16-17 - GRiZ: Space Camp with special guests NGHTMRE, G Jones, Of The Trees, Zingara, A Hundred Drums, Sonorous

At the Norva in Norfolk

  • Dec. 2 – Bad Omens
  • Dec. 10 – Silversun Pickups
  • Dec. 14 – The Front Bottoms
  • Dec. 16 – Jeezy
  • Dec. 17– Turnover

At the Chartway Arena in Norfolk

  • Dec. 4 – Fantasia

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

  • Dec. 8 – TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds with Joe Lawlor & Kristen Rae Bowden
  • Dec. 9 – The Honey Dewdrops
  • Dec. 17 – John R. Miller with Taylor Kingman
  • Dec. 30 - The Amish Outlaws with Amanda Wilkins

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At the Berglund Center in Roanoke

  • Dec. 9 - Alabama with Scotty McCreery

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

  • Dec. 8 – Samantha Fish with The Jesse Dayton Band
  • Dec. 10 – Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers)
  • Dec. 11 – Tab Benoit and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Dec. 16 – Southern Culture on the Skids
  • Dec. 17 - Mark Chesnutt

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Cameo Theater in Bristol

  • Dec. 4 – Christmas at The Cameo: Hannah Voudrie with Dave Eggar
  • Dec. 14 – Tab Benoit and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  • Dec. 22 - The Wizards of Winter

At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol

  • Dec. 4 – Chris Isaak
  • Dec. 16 - Mark Chesnutt
  • Dec. 17 - Morgan Wade

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

  • Dec. 3 – “Song of the Mountains” featuring Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Presley Barker
  • Dec. 4 – The Church Sisters
  • Dec. 10 – Rhonda Vincent

At the Rex Theater in Galax

  • Dec. 9 - The Malpass Brothers
  • Dec. 16 - The Loose Strings Band with Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

  • Dec. 1 – John Lloyd Young
  • Dec. 2 – Christmas with the Celts
  • Dec. 3 – Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band
  • Dec. 9 – The Emerson String Quartet

At EagleBank Arena in Fairfax

  • Dec. 2 - Casting Crowns
  • Dec. 19 - Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular

At Jammin Java in Vienna

  • Dec. 2 – Parthenon Huxley & His Ridiculous Band
  • Dec. 4 – Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta)
  • Dec. 5 - Kelsey Waldon
  • Dec. 7 - Peter Mayer: A Stars & Promise's Christmas Tour
  • Dec. 14 - Chris Pureka
  • Dec. 16 – Jump, Little Children
  • Dec. 17 - The Gratefull Allman Band Experience
  • Dec. 22-23 – Todd Wright's TWENTIETH Annual Santa Clauster-f@%! Christmas Spectacular

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

  • Dec. 1 – Rick Springfield
  • Dec. 4 – Dar Williams
  • Dec. 8 – Ryan Adams
  • Dec. 12 – Samantha Fish with The Jesse Dayton Band
  • Dec. 13 – Storm Large
  • Dec. 15-16 – Carbon Leaf
  • Dec. 17 – Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
  • Dec. 30 – 25th Annual Hank Williams Tribute with Robin & Linda Williams, Daryl Davis, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Patrick McAvinue, & Alex Lacquement

At the State Theatre in Falls Church

  • Dec. 2 – Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience
  • Dec. 9 – Danger Bird: Tribute to Neil Young
  • Dec. 16 – Abacab: The Music of Genesis
  • Dec. 31 – The Legwarmers NYE Dance Party

At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg

  • Dec. 1 – Kidd G
  • Dec. 17 – The Amish Outlaws
  • Dec. 23 – My Kid Brother
  • Dec. 31 – The Reagan Years New Years Eve Dance Party

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.

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