A roundup of notable performances coming to the area in August.
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- From rock and pop, to classical and jazz, the Capital Region has a wide array of concerts to offer local music lovers this summer. Here is a roundup of notable performances coming to the area in August.
- Jazz-funk
- Empire State Plaza, 8:30 p.m.
- Free show
- World fusion
- with The Philadelphia Orchestra
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7:30 p.m.
Buy Angélique Kidjo tickets
- Brazilian jazz
- with special guest Art D’echo Trio +1
- Central Park – 500 Iroquois Path, 7 p.m.
- Free show
- Alternative metal
- with special guests Avatar and TX2
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 6:15 p.m.
Buy In This Moment and Ice Nine Kills tickets
- Soul/R&B
- with The Philadelphia Orchestra
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7:15 p.m.
Buy John Legend tickets
- Country-rock
- Empire State Plaza, 7 p.m.
Buy Blackberry Smoke tickets
- Pop
- with special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7 p.m.
Buy New Kids on the Block tickets
- Progressive rock/metal
- with special guest Puddles Pity Party
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7 p.m.
Buy Primus and Coheed and Cambria tickets
- Rock
- with special guest Steve Winwood
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7 p.m.
Buy The Doobie Brothers tickets
- Rap
- with special guests Fabolous and Fivio Foreign
- 19 Clinton Avenue, time
Buy French Montana tickets
- Classical
- with The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Performing Dvořák's Cello Concerto
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7:30 p.m.
Buy Yo-Yo Ma tickets
- Global jazz/folk
- with special guest Felipe Hostins Trio
- Central Park – 500 Iroquois Path, 7 p.m.
- Free show
- Indie rock
- with special guests Young The Giant and Bakar
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 6:30 p.m.
Buy Cage The Elephant tickets
- Rock/folk/blues
- Grateful Dead tribute
- 108 State Street, 8 p.m.
Buy Dark Star Orchestra tickets
- Rock/metal
- 19 Clinton Avenue, 8 p.m.
Buy Dweezil Zappa tickets
- Country/southern rock
- with special guest Whiskey Myers
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 6:30 p.m.
Buy Hank Williams Jr. tickets
- Blues-rock
- 210 Main Street, 8 p.m.
Buy Walter Trout tickets
- Hard rock
- with special guests 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 7 p.m.
Buy Creed tickets
- Metal
- with special guests Exhorder, Hans Corder, Gozer, Jupiter Queen, and Flatwounds
- 93 North Pearl Street, 7 p.m.
Buy Eyehategod tickets
- Blues
- 19 Clinton Avenue, 8 p.m.
Buy Joe Bonamassa tickets
- Reggae
- Followed by a screening of "Bob Marley: One Love"
- Central Park – 500 Iroquois Path, 7 p.m.
- Free show
- Blues-rock
- with special guests Greensky Bluegrass and Margo Price on night one, Little Feat and Margo Price night two
- 108 Avenue of the Pines, 6 p.m. both nights
Buy Tedeschi Trucks Band tickets - night one, night two