National Concert Week: Here’s how to get $20 tickets to the big shows
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It’s one of the best weeks of the year for live music fans.
Of course, we’re talking about the fifth annual National Concert Week, during which promoter Live Nation offers over 2 million discounted tickets to some 2,800 shows across North America.
What kind of a discount? Ducats can be had for just $20 — and, yes, that includes all those pesky fees that normally jack up the final price that music lovers pay.
And there’s a ton of options for fans in the Bay Area, touching upon all kinds of different genres. Here’s a small sampling:
Hootie & The Blowfish with Barenaked Ladies (retro/nostalgia rock) on June 29 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Chris Young with Chris Janson and Jimmie Allen (country music) on Aug. 8 at Shoreline
Beck with Cage the Elephant and Spoon on July 16 at Shoreline (alternative rock)
The 50th Anniversary Concord Jazz Festival on Aug. 3 at concord (jazz)
Mary J Blige and Nas on Aug. 14 at Shoreline (hip-hop/R&B)
Peter Frampton with Jason Bonham on Oct. 12 at concord (classic rock)
The 2019 National Concert Week runs from 9 a.m. May 1 to 11:59 pm. May 7, so make sure to purchase during that window if you want a shot at those $20 tickets by dialing up NCW.LiveNation.com.
There are 600-plus acts participating in the National Concert Week, including:
311 & Dirty HeadsAlabamaAlice Cooper & HalestormAnjelah JohnsonBackstreet BoysBrad PaisleyBrantley GilbertBreaking BenjaminBrian ReganBring Me The HorizonBryan AdamsBush & +LIVE+Beck & Cage the ElephantCeleste BarberChris YoungClint Black & Trace AdkinsCoheed and Cambria & MastodonCountess LuannDane CookDerek HoughDierks BentleyDisrupt: The Used, Thrice, & Circa SurviveDisturbedElvis Costello & the Imposters and BlondieEnanitos VerdesEros RamazzottiFlatbush Zombies & Joey BadA$$Florence + the MachineFlorida Georgia LineFRANK. The Man. The Music. Starring Bob AndersonGhostGloria TreviGRiZHeartHootie & The BlowfishIliza ShlesingerIMOMSOHARDImpractical JokersJason AldeanJB SmooveJennifer LopezJoe BuddenJon BellionJustin WillmanKIDZBOPKISSKodak BlackKORN & Alice In ChainsLANYLil Pump & Lil SkiesLuis MiguelLukas GrahamLuke BryanLynyrd SkynyrdMarco Antonio SolisMary J. Blige & NasMiranda Lambertmoe. & Blues TravelerNeil Degrasse TysonNelly / TLC / Flo RidaNew Kids On The BlockNorm MacdonaldPapa RoachPatton OswaltPentatonixPeter FramptonPreacher LawsonThe ClintonsPRETTYMUCHRascal FlattsRob ThomasRob Zombie & Marilyn MansonSantanaSara BareillesShinedownSlipknotThe 1975The Black KeysThe ChainsmokersThe Smashing Pumpkins & Noel GallagherThe Head and the HeartThe WhoThird Eye Blind & Jimmy Eat WorldThomas RhettTrain & Goo Goo DollsVampire WeekendVic DibettoWanda SykesWillie Nelson & Family and Alison KraussWisin Y YandelWiz KhalifaZac Brown Band
To see a complete list of Live Nation’s summer tours and festivals, please visit LiveNation.com. Note: The $20 ticket deal varies, in terms of tours and acts included in the promotion, from market to market.