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Spring is here and many big name musicians will be coming to Virginia during the month of April 2023. From major country acts to the biggest names in rock and pop, catch your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.
On April 19-23, the Tom Tom Founders Festival takes over downtown Charlottesville with live music, block parties, food and drinks from local vendors, public art displays, workshops, and talks from innovators in a myriad of startup industries.
Throughout April and running through June, the Virginia Arts Festival will be bringing hundreds of world-class performing arts in venues throughout the Hampton Roads area. Major performances in April include the Philadelphia Ballet performing Swan Lake (April 14-16), German vocal ensemble Calmus (April 24), jazz group Mames Babegenush (April 27), and the Virginia International Tattoo (April 20-23), the largest spectacle of music honoring military from around the world.
Something in the Water Festival, a passion project for internationally-renowned artist Pharrell Williams, is a three-day music festival in Virginia Beach April 28-30. This year’s lineup boasts big names names like 100 Gecs, Clipse, Grace Jones, Kamasi Washington, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Machine Gun Kelly, Maren Morris, Mumford & Sons, Skrillex, The Kid LAROI, Wale, Wet Leg, and Wu-Tang Clan among many others.
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
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At The National
- April 3 – Andrew Bird
- April 5 – Lukas Nelson & POTR
- April 7 – Judah & the Lion
- April 8 – Hawthorne Heights + Armor For Sleep
- April 14 – Orville Peck
- April 16 – Morgan Wade
- April 21 – Ella Mai
- April 23 – Benny the Butcher
- April 28 – Big Something
- April 30 – The Garden
- April 19 –Ruston Kelly
- April 20 –Moonchild
- April 21 – Samia
- April 28 – Drive-By Truckers
- April 29 – VCU RAMFEST featuring Young Nudy and Pi’erre Bourne, Prime N9N23, Smoove Donn
At the Altria Theater
- April 30 – Casting Crowns
At the Dominion Energy Center
- April 1-2 – Richmond Symphony Series: Mahler Resurrection Symphony
- April 15 – Richmond Symphony Pops: Eternal Tango
- April 22-23 – Richmond Symphony Series: Romantic Chopin
At the Tin Pan
- April 5 – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
- April 7 – Shemekia Copeland
- April 8 – “An Evening of Soul” Tribute to Gladys Knight & Patti Labelle
- April 13 – Crawford & Power
- April 14 – The English Channel
- April 16 – Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
- April 23 – John McCutcheon
CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS
At the John Paul Jones Arena
- April 1 – The Kid LAROI
At the Ting Pavilion
- April 22 – Mt. Joy and Flipturn
At the Paramount Theater
- April 19 – Natalie Merchant
- April 20 – PIANO BATTLE: Andreas Kern vs. Paul Cibis
- April 30 – The Wallflowers
At the Jefferson Theater
- April 5 – Marc Broussard
- April 28 – Flatland Cavalry
CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS
At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell
- April 1 – Eric Gales
- April 7 – Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience
- April 8 – Brady Seals Band
- April 14 –Spyro Gyra
- April 15 – Completely Unchained: The Ultimate Tribute to Van Halen & Live Wire: The Ultimate AC/DC Experience
- April 16 – An Evening with Best of the Eagles
- April 21 – Wilder Horses: A Rolling Stones Tribute
- April 22 – ABACAB: The Music of Genesis
- April 27 – Suzanne Vega
- April 28 – An Evening with The Machine
- April 29 – Nighttrain: The Guns & Roses Tribute Experience
- April 30 – The Ohio Players
HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS
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At the Hampton Coliseum
- April 15 – Legendz of the Streetz Tour starring Jeezy, T.I., 2 Chainz, Trina, The Lox, Cam’ron, and Jucee Froot
At the NorVa in Norfolk
- April 4 – Lukas Nelson & POTR
- April 5 – The Church
- April 7 – Silverstein
- April 8 – Chase Rice
- April 11 – Clutch
- April 13 – Killswitch Engage
- April 15 – Orville Peck
- April 21 – Benny the Butcher
- April 22 – Ella Mai
- April 23 – Black Flag
- April 26 – Father John Misty
- April 28 – Coheed & Cambria
At the Chartway Arena in Norfolk
- April 22 – For King + Country
SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS
At the Golden Pony in Harrisonburg
- April 3 – Hiss Golden Messenger
- April 27 – Deafheaven
At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester
- April 8 – Karen Waldrup w/ Gary Burk III
- April 14 – Crowded Streets: The Dave Matthews Band Experience presents: Dave and Tim
- April 15 – Crawford & Power
- April 21 – Joey Harkum w/ Justin Trawick
- April 24 – Black Flag
- April 30 – Ballyhoo!
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS
At the Berglund Center in Roanoke
- April 26 – Little Feat
At the Salem Civic Center in Salem
- April 28 – Roanoke Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Denver
At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount
- April 8 – Homegrown Music Series Presents Raistlin Brabson & Franklin County Ramblers
- April 14 – Kerosene Willy
- April 15 – Del McCoury Band
- April 19 – Langhorne Slim and John Craigie
- April 20 – The Robert Cray Band
- April 22 – BlackHawk
- April 23 – North Mississippi Allstars
- April 27 – The Machine performs Pink Floyd
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS
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At the Cameo Theater in Bristol
- April 8 – Billy Prine and the Prine Time Band
- April 19 – Trampled by Turtles
- April 22 – The Band of Heathens
- April 29 – Rebel Rock Street Show
At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol
- April 1 – 49 Winchester
- April 15 – Best of the Eagles
- April 21 – BlackHawk
- April 22 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- April 29 – Ashley McBryde
At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion
- April 1 – “Song of the Mountains” featuring Riders in the Sky
- April 14 – Becky Buller Band
- April 15 – War Hippies
- April 22 – Appalachian Road Show
- April 29 – The Plot Twist featuring Muscotti
At the Rex Theater in Galax
- April 7 – Linda Lay, Sammy Shelor, & Friends
- April 15 – Authentic Unlimited
- April 21 – Backline
- April 28 – The Churchmen
At the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons
- April 1 – Leftover Biscuits
- April 8 – Empty Bottle String Band
- April 15 – Whitetop Mountain Band
- April 22 – Mountain Music Ambassadors from the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS
At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna
- April 1 – A BandHouse Gigs Tribute to Fountains of Wayne
- April 6-7 – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
- April 8 – The Monkees Celebrated by Micky Dolenz
- April 12 – Booker T. Jones Celebrating 60 Years of “Green Onions”
- April 13 – Bombay to Brooklyn Featuring Max ZT, Ambi Subramaniam, Priya Jeff Coffin, Becca Stevens, Dave Eggar, Nathan Schram
- April 19 – Karla Bonoff
- April 20 – John McCutcheon
- April 21 – The Brahms Effect Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- April 28 – Darrell Scott
At Jammin Java in Vienna
- April 4 – Josh Rouse
- April 6 – Jordy Searcy
- April 8 – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
- April 12 – Peter Case
- April 15 – Rocknoceros: All About the Sprout
- April 16 – Henry Jamison, Donovan Woods
- April 18 – Robbie Fulks
- April 20 – An Evening with 40 Fingers
- April 26 – AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Chatham Rabbits
- April 28 – Shayfer James
At The Birchmere in Alexandria
- April 1 – An Evening with Drew & Ellie Holcomb
- April 2 – Malinda
- April 4 – The Church
- April 7 – Bob Schneider
- April 8 – The Sun Ra Arkestra
- April 12 – An Evening with Rick Wakeman
- April 13 – Trevor Hall
- April 14 – Christian De Mesones
- April 15 – Oh He Dead
- April 16-17 – The Wailin’ Jennys
- April 18-19 – Graham Nash
- April 20 – Langhorne Slim & John Craigie
- April 21-22 – Average White Band
- April 23 – Girl Named Tom
- April 24 – Steve Morse Band
- April 26 – Suzanne Vega
- April 27 – Flatland Cavalry
- April 28 – Ohio Players
- April 29 – Eaglemania: The World’s Greatest Tribute to The Eagles
- April 30 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
At the State Theatre in Falls Church
- April 1 – Gravity: A Tribute to John Mayer
- April 8 – Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
- April 14 – The Legwarmers 80’s Retro Dance Party
- April 27 – Fooz Fighters: Tribute to Foo Fighters
- April 28 – Nighttrain: The Guns & Roses Tribute Experience
At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg
- April 6 – The Seldom Scene
- April 7 – Cowboy Mouth
- April 8 – Low Water Bridge Band
- April 15 – Shot Thru The Heart
- April 20 – The Verve Pipe
- April 21 – The Pietasters
- April 22 – Van Halen Nation
- April 27 – Wig Wam
- April 28 – Eaglemania
- April 29 – The ELO Show
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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