• Bishop Briggs and Foreign Air - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Bourbon Express - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Cecily (artist in residence) - Strathmore (Mansion)
• Eli Namay, Xenga, and Sarah Hughes' Coy Fish - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Fotocrime, the Holy Circle, Fun Never Starts, and Silent Procession - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Front Country - AMP
• Handsome Ghost and Beta Radio - DC9
• Joe Vetter Quartet - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Miller Michael - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mortician, Lord Gore, Antichrist Siege Machine, Rawhead, and Genocide Pact - Ottobar (Baltimore) (Maryland Deathfest XVI Pre-Fest)
• MYCO of Strathmore: A Nod to Bernstein - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Pop-Up Magazine: A Night of Live Stories - Warner Theatre
• Raul Malo and Monica Rizzio - Birchmere
• Superfruit and Pretty Sister - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7:30 PM) - sold out
• the Dangerous Summer, All Get Out, A Will Away, and the Backwoods - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• the Front Bottoms and An Horse - Baltimore SoundStage - sold out
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Coven, Today is the Day, Ufomammut, Mantar, -(16)-, Khemmis, Gateway to Hell - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Incantation, Broken Hope, Defeated Sanity, Mortal Decay, Gutted, Torn the F*ck Apart, Bestial Evil - Baltimore SoundStage
• 070 Shake - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• A Place to Bury Strangers, Prettiest Eyes, and Buck Gooter - DC9
• Candyrat Guitar Night featuring Luca Stricagnoli & Calum Graham - Jammin' Java
• David Rosales - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Deeper, BRNDA, and Frass Green - Comet Ping Pong
• Ed Rush & Optical, Ken Lazee b2b Slant, Uncle Larry b2b Chris Bulla, and MC Concept - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Flatbush Zombies, Kirk Knight, and Nyck Caution - Fillmore Silver Spring (See You In Hell Tour) - sold out
• Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina, and Dee Jay Silver - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Kali Masi and Tenwatch - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Lazyeyes, Honeytomb, and Holy Ghost Party - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Marc Cohn - Birchmere
• Mount Kimbie and Wiki - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Suuns and Facs - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• the 9 Songwriter Series: Justin Trawick, Vim & Vigor, Guy Palumbo, Carol Anne Bosco, Daryl Davis, Ryan Johnson, Justina Johnson, Dante Pope, Elena Lacayo - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• the Cassaday Concoction, Sauce, and Higher Numbers - Rock & Roll Hotel
• the Duppies, the Fuss, and Stuck Lucky - the Dew Drop Inn DC [2801 8th St NE, WDC]
• the Twins Jazz Orchestra - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Trio Caliente - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Eyehategod, Integrity, Test, Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition, Lord Gore, Gonkulator, Cognizant, Durian, Bound by the Grave - Baltimore SoundStage
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Suffocation, Bloodbath, God Dethroned, Sinister, Blood Incantation, Misery Index, Morta Skuld, Abhomine, Perdition Temple, Baptism, Petrification - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• A Place to Bury Strangers and Prettiest Eyes - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Alfredo Mojica Group - Bossa (Downstairs)
• Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues - AMP
• Dub City Renegades (feat. Akshan) and Treehouse - Gypsy Sally's
• Gauche, Aquarium, and Knife Wife - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• Horse Jumper of Love, Tall Friend, and Dove Lady - Comet Ping Pong
• Jake Miller and Devin Hayes - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Mousey Thompson's James Brown Experience: Celebrating the Godfather of Soul - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Nicolay & the Hot At Nights - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Oshun (Bittersweet Vol. 1 record release show) and Nappynappa - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Rahsaan Patterson - Birchmere
• Rising Appalachia, Be Steadwell, and Arouna Diarra - 9:30 Club
• Robert Finley - Rock & Roll Hotel
• SNRG, OKO, and Atoms Apart - Jammin' Java
• Soul Cannon, :3lon, Dyyo, and Nina Gala - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• the Kooks, Barns Courtney, and the Academic - Lincoln Theatre (Rescheduled from 10/4/17) - sold out
• the Sidekicks and Swim Team - Black Cat (Backstage)
• the Walkaways and Cravin Dogs - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• The Washington Ballet: Giselle with Wolf Trap Orchestra - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• thingNY, the Witches, and Nick Natalie - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Tony Craddock Jr. & Cold Front - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Tony Martucci - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• U Sleaze, Lemz, Keenan Orr, and Outputmessage - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Ugly God - Fillmore Silver Spring (YKWTFGO Tour) POSTPONED
• Wing Dam, Grace Vonderkuhn, and No Hair - Wind-Up Space (Baltimore)
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Helmet, Prong, Pig Destroyer, Cripple Bastards, Gasp, Reeking Cross, Blurring, Stimulant, Plagues, Pavel Chekov, Horrible Earth, Future Terror, Blk Ops - Baltimore SoundStage
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Satyricon, Master's Hammer, Sadistic Intent, Bolzer, Zemial, the Ruins of Beverast, Dodheimsgard, the True Mortem, Inquisition, Pessimist, Phrenelith, Ritual Necromancy - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly A Prairie Home Companion) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• The Flop House (podcast) - 6th & I
• 702 - Howard Theatre
• Bae Bae K-Pop Dance Party - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Bombay Rickey - Bossa
• Dana Fuchs - the Hamilton
• Firecracker Jam and Annette Wasilik - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Goatwhore and Emerge a Tyrant - Angels Rockbar [10 Market Place, Baltimore, MD]
• Gymshorts and Den-Mate - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Jason Kahn, if, bwana, and Travis Johns - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Jussie Smollett and Victory Boyd - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Lissie and Van William - 9:30 Club
• Lori Williams - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Miss Tess & the Talkbacks and Woody Woodworth & the Piners - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• On the Bus (Dead tribute) and Skaii - Gypsy Sally's
• Protoje & the Indiggnation - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (10:30 PM Late Show)
• She Wants Revenge - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Stone Driver (album release show), Black Dog Prowl, and Fellowcraft - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (6:30 PM Early Show - Rolling Thunder Benefit)
• Tony Martucci - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Trashcan Sinatras - Jammin' Java
• Tumbao y Raul Morel - Bossa (Downstairs)
• Walter Beasley - Birchmere
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Enemy Soil, Wormrot, Viscera Infest, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Violation Wound, Fluoride, Bandit, Neolithic, Pure Hiss, Destroyed in Seconds - Baltimore SoundStage
• Maryland Deathfest XVI: Godflesh, My Dying Bride, Opera IX, Evoken, Arkhon Infaustus, Sinmara, Misþyrming, Thantifaxath, Darkspace, Dusk, Ascended Dead, Chthe'ilist, Suffering Hour - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Outlaw Music Festival: Willie Nelson & Family, Sturgill Simpson, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, and more TBA - Jiffy Lube Live
• 10,000 Maniacs - Birchmere
• Akua Allrich & the Tribe: A Tribute to Mother - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Black Alley - Fillmore Silver Spring (Outkast Tribute Dance Party & Concert)
• Chad Valley - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Human Country Jukebox - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (2 PM Afternoon Show - Free)
• Laura Veirs and the Hackles - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• MASH featuring John Abraham, Alka Yagnik, Malaika Arora Khan, LV Revanth, Kubbra Sait, Bhoomi Trivedi, Sudesh, and Krushna - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena POSTPONED to 10/27/18
• Minibeast, Permanent Makeup, and Mock Identity - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Post Pink, Flusher, Romantic States, and Hothead - Wind-Up Space (Baltimore)
• the Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute Show - 7th Anniversary Concert - Howard Theatre
• the Gaslight Anthem, Matt Mays, and Tim Barry - 9:30 Club - sold out
• This Is the Kit, Adam Schatz (of Landlady), and Viking Moses - DC9
• the Gaslight Anthem, Matt Mays, and Tim Barry - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Jack White - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC] - sold out
• James Madison HS Jazz Band - Jammin' Java
• John Fogerty, ZZ Top, and Ryan Kinder - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - Blues and Bayous Tour)
• Justin Townes Earle - Birchmere
• Lauren White: Soul Revival - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Michael Rault, Frass Green, and Krobopl - DC9
• Taj Majal Trio - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Timecop1983, Aeon Rings, and Korine - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Trashcan Sinatras - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Burna Boy - Howard Theatre
• Don Zientara, Jackie & the Treehorns, and Nah. - DC9
• Everclear, Marcy Playground, and Local H - State Theatre (Summerland Tour 2018)
• Jack White - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC] - sold out
• Japanese Breakfast, LVL Up, and Radiator Hospital - 9:30 Club
• John Fogerty, ZZ Top, and Ryan Kinder - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - Blues and Bayous Tour)
• Maggie Rogers and Caroline Rose - Baltimore SoundStage - sold out
• National Ballet of Ukraine presents "Don Quixote" - Warner Theatre
• Paul Thorn's Mission Temple Fireworks Revival featuring the McCrary Sisters - the Hamilton
• Peter Beets Trio - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Promedy: an Unforgettable Night of Stories, Jokes, and Bitter Memories from Prom and High School - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Red Hare (record release), Give, and Captivators - Black Cat (Backstage)
• SayWeCanFly / Braden Barrie with Bry Fairview - Jammin' Java (I'm Another You Tour)
• Taj Mahal Trio and Jamie McLean - Birchmere
• Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Test (Brazil), Bandit, Tomb Warden, Cobra Cobra, and Negative Impressions - the Pinch [3548 14th St NW, WDC]
• Two Feet and Absofacto - Rock & Roll Hotel - sold out
• Weather Warlock - Comet Ping Pong
• The Art of Pleasure: Steven Blier & Wolf Trap Opera Soloists - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 2 PM)
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Birchmere
• Black Moth Super Rainbow - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Boomscat and the Coolots - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• BSO: Gershwin's Piano Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Dusty Slay & Hannah Hogan - AMP
• Flight Facilities - 9:30 Club
• Justice Matters: Dr. Cornel West & NPR's Domenico Montanaro - Warner Theatre
• Kristina Koller - Twins Jazz (Two shows - Perception Tour)
• Low Ways and Nice Breeze - the Dew Drop Inn DC [2801 8th St NE, WDC]
• Ne-Yo and Bryce Vine - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Popa Chubby - Jammin' Java
• Reverend Hylton - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Ricky Nelson Remembered: starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Roberta Gambarini - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Roosevelt Dime and Goodnight Moonshine - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Shelter, Don't Sleep, and Mindforce - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Snakefeast, Wailin Storms, the Wayward, and Zero Day - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• the Bouncing Souls and Tim Barry - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Trina Broussard - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Wylder & Wild Adriatic - DC9
• Capital Jazz Fest Friday: Earth Wind & Fire, Ledisi, Butterscotch - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• The Art of Pleasure: Steven Blier & Wolf Trap Opera Soloists - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Ancestral Duo and Leprechaun Catering - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Anthony Jeselnik: Funny Games - Warner Theatre
• Appetite for Destruction (Guns n' Roses tribute) and Deathbed Motorcade (Stone Temple Pilots tribute) - Baltimore SoundStage
• Bailjack, Faith in Jane, and the Druids - TheDepot Baltimore [1728 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD]
• Bonerama - the Hamilton
• Booker T. Jones and the Ron Holloway Trio - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Chaos Chaos and Sur Back - DC9
• Classixx (DJ set) and Wll Eastman - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Dirty Projectors and Buzzy Lee - 9:30 Club (Early show - 6 PM)
• Emo Night Brooklyn - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Late show - 10 PM)
• Garland Jeffreys & the Coney Island Playboys - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Gina Sobel - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Hayley Kiyoko and Gavin Turek - Fillmore Silver Spring (Expectations North American Tour) - sold out
• Here Come the Mummies - Birchmere
• Intern John's "Look What You've Done" - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Jean Carlos Centeno - Howard Theatre
• John Prine and Margo Price - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Laurence Juber - Jammin' Java (Early show - 7:30 PM)
• Nat King Cole Tribute with Mark G. Meadows - AMP
• Pacific Dub and Shamans of Sound - Jammin' Java (Late show - 10 PM)
• Roberta Gambarini - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Rozwell Kid, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, and Canker Blossoms - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Sunflower Bean and the Nude Party - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• TDE: the Championship Tour with Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SiR, Lance Skiiwalker, and more - Jiffy Lube Live
• the OSYX, FuzzQueen, More AM Than FM, Honey Kill, and RadaR - the Dew Drop Inn DC [2801 8th St NE, WDC]
• the US Army Blues Swamp Romp - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Wolf! Feat. Scott Metzger and Sauce - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (7 PM Show - Caboose Brewing Co. Tap Takeover)
• Capital Jazz Fest Saturday: Diana Krall, Boney James, Smokey Robinson, Fantasia, Rachelle Ferrell, Snarky Puppy, Keith Sweat, After 7, "Lean On Me": A Tribute to Bill Withers featuring José James, Keiko Matsui, Jeff Bradshaw & Friends, Dave Hollister, Liv Warfield & the NPG Hornz - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• A Tribute to Radiohead featuring an All-Female Roster of Lead Singers - Black Cat (Mainstage - Planned Parenthood benefit)
• Appetite for Destruction (Guns 'n' Roses tribute) - State Theatre
• Children of the Gospel - Lisner Auditorium
• Classic Albums Live presents: The White Album - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Earthride, Beelzefuzz, RHIN, and Foghound - Raw Ink Tattoo Studio [18630 Woodfield Rd, Gaithersburg, MD]
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington: Trans*America - Lincoln Theatre
• Jason D. Williams & the Nighthawks - Birchmere
• Karen Jonas (record release), the Linemen, and Cary Hudson (Blue Mountain) - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Louisahhh - Ten Tigers Parlour [3813 Georgia Ave NW, WDC]
• National Philharmonic: 100th Anniversary of Poland's Independence - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Off the Top! (improv cabaret) - AMP
• Pond and Fascinator - Ottobar (Baltimore) (Rescheduled from 1/13/18)
• Pops Extravaganza - a night at the theater with the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic (John Morris Russell, conductor) - Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at University of Maryland [Stadium Drive at Route 193, College Park, MD] (Dekelboum Concert Hall)
• Post Animal, Paul Cherry, and Colin Caulfield - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Prhyme - Howard Theatre
• Primus and Mastodon - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• Roberta Gambarini - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Ruen Brothers and Odetta Hartman - Jammin' Java
• Sean McCann (of Great Big Sea) - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Self Defense Family, Sannhet, and Planning For Burial - DC9
• Sunflower Bean and the Nude Party - Rock & Roll Hotel
• the Bumperyachts - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• the Glitch Mob and Elohim - 9:30 Club
• The The Band Band - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Capital Jazz Fest SundayMerriweather Post Pavilion
• Adrian + Meredith - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (1 PM Afternoon Show - Free)
• Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony: Coast to Coast! - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Balljack, Faith in Jane, and the Druids - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Brockhampton - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore) - sold out
• Cocoa Tea - Howard Theatre
• Cupcakke, It Livs, It Breathes, DJ Pancakes, and Kotic Couture - Baltimore SoundStage
• Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Be More Kind World Tour 2018)
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington: Trans*America - Lincoln Theatre (2 PM Afternoon Show)
• Jake Owen, Chris Janson, and Jordan Davis - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jon Cleary - the Hamilton
• Matthew Sweet - Birchmere (Tomorrow's Daughter Tour) Rescheduled to 6/13/18
• Roberta Gambarini - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Ry Cooder and his band - Birchmere
• Séan McCann (of Great Big Sea) - Jammin' Java
• the Glitch Mob and Elohim - 9:30 Club
• the North Country, Slow Love, and Hoochie Coochie - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Emil Viklicky Trio - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• In the Vane of . . . Bob Marley: Annapolis artists playing tributes & Marley-inspired originals - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Khalid - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (the Roxy Tour)
• Mundy, Lola Tried, Pagan Reagan, and Loi Loi - DC9
• Ry Cooder and his band - Birchmere
• the Bachelor Boys - Jammin' Java
• Touch the Buffalo and Ménage À Garage - Galaxy Hut
• Bombadil, Queen Earth, and Fungus Lucky - Holy Underground [2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• Bruno Major - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Hop Along, Bat Fangs, and Bad Moves - 9:30 Club
• Joyner Lucas and Eli - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (I'm Kind of a Big Deal Tour)
• Khalid - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (the Roxy Tour)
• Luis Miguel - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Nile Rodgers & Chic with Chaka Khan - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Tour - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• SayWeCanFly and Braden Barrie - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Scott Helman - Songbyrd Music House & Record Café [2477-2475 18th St NW, WDC]
• Tash Sultana and Reuben Stone - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore) - sold out
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena) (Soul2SOul the World Tour 2018)
• Alison Krauss and David Crosby & Friends - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Cereal Banter, Kai Orion, and California Accent - Velvet Lounge
• Chon, Polyphia, TTNG, and Tricot - Baltimore SoundStage
• Cipha Sounds & Nitty Scott - Howard Theatre (Take It Personal 2018 Comedy Tour)
• Francis & the Lights - 9:30 Club
• Have Mercy (performin gThe Earth Pushed Back in entirety), Kississippi, Gleamer, and Super American - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Homosuperior, Fire Heads, and Bottled Up - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• Horse Feathers and Twain - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Jo Passed, Dick Stusso, and Kid Claws - DC9
• Lany and Colouring - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Mala - U St Music Hall (Late show - 9 PM)
• Martin Bisi, Jason Mullinax, and Kamyar Arsani - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Samantha Fish - the Hamilton
• the Bentwood Rockers and Amanda Murphy & the Lost Indians - Jammin' Java (Bluegrass Bash)
• the Meer, Miles Hewitt (of the Solars), and AxixA - Holy Underground [2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• the Regrettes - Black Cat (Backstage)
• DC Jazzfest Opening Ceremony: Frederic Yonnet with Maimouna Youssef and the Washington Renaissance Orchestra Octet - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• All-Star Purple Party: Prince Tribute Show feat. Junie Henderson from E.U., Greg Boyer from New Power Generation, The Graingers, and more - Howard Theatre
• Amadou & Mariam - Birchmere (Flex Stage)
• Amelie Lens - Ten Tigers Parlour [3813 Georgia Ave NW, WDC]
• Bill Clinton & James Patterson - Warner Theatre
• Combichrist, Wednesday 13, Night Club, Prison, Death Valley High, and Pain! - Baltimore SoundStage
• Eternal Summers, Outer Spaces, and Surf Harp - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Feedel Band - Bossa (Downstairs)
• Fitz & the Tantrums, X Ambassadors, and Mikky Ekko - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Florida Georgia Line - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Goose - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Jake Paul - Fillmore Silver Spring (Team 10 Tour)
• Jesse Marchant - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Kali Uchis and TT the Artist - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Kerri Powers - Jammin' Java
• Parquet Courts and Goat Girl - 9:30 Club
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Skating Polly, Potty Mouth, and Governess - DC9
• the Singer & the Songwriter - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Too Many Zooz and Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Yours Are the Only Ears, Romantic States, and Julian - Comet Ping Pong
• Amy Helm and the Mammals - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Barry Manilow - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Brent Cowles, Drew Beckman + the Boundary Boys, and th - DC9
• BSO: Mahler Symphony No. 9 - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Chynna Rogers - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Early show - 7:30 PM)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: Benito Gonzalez - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die with OG Lullabies (CapitalBop Jazz Loft Series) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet and Eric Byrd Trio - the Hamilton
• Dirty Heads - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• Honey Soundsystem, Octo Octa, and Outputmessage - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Journey and Def Leppard - Jiffy Lube Live
• Kelly Willis & Chris Knight - Birchmere
• Logan Henderson - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Luzcid, Bukez Finezt, Wick-It the Instigator, Rekoil, Algo, Kloud Kollectiv, and Retch'd - Baltimore SoundStage
• Manas, Unicorns in the Snow, and Mint Hill - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Mykki Blanco - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Patricia Barber Trio - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Quinn XCII - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• RapCaviar Live feat. Lil Pump, Lil Xan, and Famous Dex - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Satisfaction (Rolling Stones tribute) - State Theatre
• Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: Hearts of Oak and more - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• the Flatwheels and Gina Clowes Band - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• the Slackers - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• the Steel Woods and Brackish Water Jamboree - Jammin' Java (Presented by Chad Dukes)
• White Ford Bronco (90s tribute) - 9:30 Club
• Antica, Screaming in Silence, Cyber Strike, Echoheart, Colourshow, Vilified, Scissorfist, and Coal - Baltimore SoundStage (Summer Inferno at Soundstage)
• Barry Manilow - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Belle & Sebastian and Men I Trust - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Bent Knee and Gatherers - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Black Plastic, Jacuzzi Suit, and Mike Hauser - Electric Maid [268 Carroll St NW, WDC]
• BSO: Shostakovich's Hidden Themes - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Charles Ross's One Man Star Wars Trilogy - Birchmere
• Cupcakke, Nnamdi, and Ogbonnaya - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Dave Matthews Band - Jiffy Lube Live
• David Ramirez and Matthew Wright - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Bootleg Tour: Live Album Recording)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: Benito Gonzalez - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Deep Sugar DC with Ultra Naté and Lisa Moody - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Dru Hill - Howard Theatre
• Future Generations and Lavender - Jammin' Java (Late show - 10 PM)
• Gomez - Lincoln Theatre (Bring It On 20th Anniversary Tour)
• Goodfight, Frass Green, the Roof Dogs, and Spectrums - the Dew Drop Inn DC [2801 8th St NE, WDC]
• Immortal Bird, Glacial Tomb, Erlkonig, and Et Mors - the Pinch [3548 14th St NW, WDC]
• Jesse Colin Young - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Kingsley Flood, Glenn Yoder & the Western States, and Humble Fire - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Martin Lawrence - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)
• McLean High School & Longfellow Middle School Big Band Jam - Jammin' Java (1 PM Afternoon Show)
• Mixtape Pride Party with DJs Matt Bailer, Keenan Orr, Tezrah - 9:30 Club (10 PM Late Show)
• Peach Kelli Pop, Bacchae, and No Hair - Joe Squared [33 West North Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• Pharoah Sanders with William Henderson, Nat Reevss, & Jonathan Blake - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (Two shows - 6:30 PM & 9:30 PM)
• Regina Carter: Simply Ella with Elijah Jamal Balbed - the Hamilton
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Schwayze & Cisco (10th Anniversary Summer Tour) with Cam Meekins - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Smif-N-Wessun, Cormega, and DJ Remedy - Ottobar (Baltimore) (VU Skate Shop 10 Year Anniversary)
• Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: Songs from 20 Years of TL/Rx - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• the Brian McKnight 4 - Warner Theatre
• the Kennedys (CD release party & performance: Safe Until Tomorrow) - Jammin' Java (Early show - 7 PM)
• the Legwarmers (80s tribute) - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• the Voidz - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Late show - 10 PM) - sold out
• 3 Dog Night - Birchmere
• Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness & Friends: an acoustic evening featuring Allen Stone, Zac Clark, and Bob Oxblood (of Jack's Mannequin) - Baltimore SoundStage
• Celeste, Infernal Coil, Genevieve, and Sickdeer - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: Abby Schaffer Quartet - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Feufollet - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (3 PM Show)
• From Hallelujah to Last Goodbye: an Evening with Jeff Buckley's Manager Dave Lory - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Heather Mae, Crys Matthews, and Olivia Mancini - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Heaven and No One Sphere - Galaxy Hut
• Hot Snakes, Vundabar, and Meat Wave - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Mary Ocher, Odetta Hartman, and Dumb Water - Comet Ping Pong
• Night Riots, Courtship, and Silent Rival - U St Music Hall (Early show - 6:30 PM)
• Roger Daltry performs The Who's Tommy with members of The Who Band and Wolf Trap Orchestra - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Roy Hargrove - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Shamir - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Slayer, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, and Testament - Jiffy Lube Live
• Strathmore Children's Chorus: Music of the Americas - Strathmore (Music Center - 4 PM)
• Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective with Mark G. Meadows - the Hamilton
• the Bad Plus - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• the Pinkerton Raid and Run Come See - DC9
• the Tree House School of Music - Fillmore Silver Spring (11 AM Morning Show)
• the Wonder Years, Tigers Jaw, Tiny Moving Parts, and Worriers - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Chromeo and Pomo - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)
• Eels and That 1 Guy - Lincoln Theatre Moved to 6/12
• La Luz and Timothy Eerie - Songbyrd Music House & Record Café [2477-2475 18th St NW, WDC]
• Ola Onabule - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Sons of an Illustrious Father and Felix Pilar - DC9
• They. - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Tia Fuller - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Allan Harris: the Genius of Eddie Jefferson with Lena Seikaly - the Hamilton
• Becca Stevens and Cecily - Jammin' Java (the Beyond the Lyrics Tour)
• Chromeo and Pomo - 9:30 Club
• Cruz de Navajas, False Figure, and Social Station - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• David Sanborn - Birchmere
• Eels and That 1 Guy - Lincoln Theatre (Rescheduled from 6/11/18)
• Haux, Henry Jamison, and Rosie Carney - DC9
• Jojo: Leaks, Covers, & Mixtapes - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] - sold out
• Kraken Quartet, Sean McFarland + Matt Overbay, and Tropical Mercury - Holy Underground [2021 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• Robert Mwamba Quartet with special guest Cynda Williams - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Sheryl Crow, and Seth Lakeman - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Roger Daltry performs The Who's Tommy with members of The Who Band and Wolf Trap Orchestra - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Sam Lewis and Andy Zipf (from Cowards Choir) - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Snail Mail (record release) and Bonny Doon - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• the Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Tigue, Ernesto Cárcamo Cavazos, and Jason Charney - RhizomeDC [6950 Maple St NW, WDC]
• Vance Joy - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) CANCELLED - Now at the Anthem
• Vance Joy and Mondo Cozmo - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Wand and the Spirit of the Beehive - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• 3 the Hard Way with Young Buck, Trina, and Tony Yayao - Baltimore SoundStage
• Barrere & Tackett of Little Feat - classic catalog unplugged - AMP
• Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - 9:30 Club
• Boz Scaggs - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: Leo Maximal Winds - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Hockey Dad, Cold Fronts, and Mt. Eddy - DC9
• Homage to a Master: Keter Betts featuring Ben Williams and special guests - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Josanne Francis (artist in residence) - Strathmore (Mansion)
• Marilyn Scott & Her LA All Star Band with Jimmy Haslip, Russ Ferrante, Gary Novak - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Matthew Sweet - Birchmere (Tomorrow's Daughter Tour)
• Monsieu Periné - Howard Theatre
• Orchester Prazevica's Gypsy Soul Party - Bossa (Downstairs)
• Parker Millsap and Jillette Johnson - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Pianos Become the Teeth and the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Angelo Moore & the Brand New Step featuring Claude Coleman Jr (Ween) and Hash (Thievery Corporation) and Lola Kirke - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Ben Caplan - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Blushed, the Wingers, and Map Maker - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• Cliff Cash & Chris Alan - AMP
• Colouring - DC9
• Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dead Rock West (duo) - Birchmere
• Dave Barnes and MamaDear - the Hamilton
• Harry Connick Jr.: A New Orleans Tricentennial Celebration - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• KRS-ONE, Ashley Sierra, and Eva Rhymes - Baltimore SoundStage
• Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, and Morgan Wallen - Merriweather Post Pavilion (What Makes You Country Tour 2018)
• Nacho - Fillmore Silver Spring (La Criatura Tour 2018)
• Raul Midon - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Street Dogs, Darkbuster, and Grade 2 - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Terri Lyne Carrington: celebrating Geri Allen's Genius, Grace, and Fire - 6th & I
• the Magician - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Tracy Bonham & Blake Morgan - Jammin' Java
• Washed Out - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• WPGC Birthday Bash featuring E.U. with Sugar Bear, Kid 'N' Play - 9:30 Club
• American Aquarium and Cory Branan - 9:30 Club (Early show - 6 PM)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: John Russell Lamkin III - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Freddie Jackson - Birchmere
• Geoff Tate's 30th Anniversary of Operation: Mindcrime with Till Death Do Us Part - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Hobo Johnson - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM) - sold out
• I Don't Know How But They Found Me and Cherry Pools - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Early show - 7 PM)
• JD Wilkes with the Legendary Shack Shakers unplugged with Chuck Mead - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (In the Wine Garden)
• Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Kidnap and Will Eastman - Ten Tigers Parlour [3813 Georgia Ave NW, WDC]
• Kuinka - Gypsy Sally's
• Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Lost Frequencies - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Michael Thomas Quintet - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Middle Kids and Lola Kirke - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Mortified: Live Podcast - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• ONR., CrushnPain, and Honest Halloway - DC9
• Peking Duk - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Late show - 11:30 PM)
• Reckless Kelly and Jesse Dayton - State Theatre
• Rumours [Fleetwood Mac tribute] - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Ruthie & the Wranglers - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Sabbath Assembly, Sanhedrin, and Alms - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Snow Tha Product, Da Kid Emm, and Brain Rapp - Baltimore SoundStage
• Steve Forbert - Jammin' Java
• Who's Bad [Michael Jackson tribute] - 9:30 Club (Late show - 10 PM)
• DC Jazzfest At the Wharf: Leslie Odom JR, R+R=Now (Robert Glasper's new jazz supergroup) - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Anthony Fantano - Jammin' Java (2 PM Afternoon Show)
• Aunty Donna - Big Boys - Lincoln Theatre
• Bad Wolves, FATN, From Ashes to New, and Diamante - Baltimore SoundStage (What's In Your Head Tour)
• Bernstein's Songfest: National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic with Wolf Trap Opera Soloists (James Judd, conductor) - Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at University of Maryland [Stadium Drive at Route 193, College Park, MD] (Dekelboum Concert Hall)
• Cold Cave, Black Marble, and Choir Boy - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• DC Jazz Fest 2018: John Russell Lamkin III - Twins Jazz (Two shows)
• Houndmouth - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Joan Armatrading - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Journey and Def Leppard - Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena)
• Lewis Capaldi and Lauren Duski - DC9
• Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• M. Ward - 9:30 Club
• Marie Miller and Jesse Isley - Jammin' Java (the Boardwalk Tour)
• Michael Brun, J.Perry, Paul Beaubrun, and Gardy Girault - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Pieces of a Dream - Birchmere
• Piers Faccini - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (In the Wine Garden)
• Roosevelt Collier Trio and Robert Lighthouse Trio - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Sing-A-Long Sound of Music - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• the Effects, Slow Mass, and Cru (of Pygmy Lush) - Hole in the Sky [2110 5th St NE, WDC]
• the Posies - the Hamilton
• the Vi-Kings - AMP
• TracyAnne & Danny (from Camera Obscura &: CryBaby) and Lomelda - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Troy & Paula Haag - Gypsy Sally's (Free - in the Vinyl Lounge)
• Young Widows and Null - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Cold War Kids and the Regrettes - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Houndmouth - 9:30 Club
• Joan Armatrading - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, and King Leg - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD] (the LSD Tour)
• Mike & the Moonpies - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Mike Seeger Commemorative 12th Annual Old Time Banjo Festival featuring Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Dom Flemons, Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet with Rachel Eddie - Birchmere
• Near Northeast, the Hills & Rivers, and the Plate Scrapers - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Poison and Cheap Trick - Jiffy Lube Live
• Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - AMP (Kids Pajama Jam Party)
• Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks and Lithics - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Supersuckers and Speedeater - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• the Feed and the Meer - Galaxy Hut
• U2 - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (the Experience + Innocence Tour 2018)
• Vance Gilbert and the Promise is Hope - Jammin' Java
• Whitechapel, the Black Dahlia Murder, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aversions Crown, and Shadow of Intent - Baltimore SoundStage
• Yann Tierson - Lincoln Theatre (Rescheduled from 12/5/17)
• Gordon Lightfoot - Birchmere
• Insomnium, Inoculum, Screaming In Silence, and Paid In Full - Fish Head Cantina [4802 Benson Ave, Halethorpe, MD]
• Joan Armatrading - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Marius Neset Quartet (saxophonist from Norway) - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Piramid Scheme and Don Zientara - Galaxy Hut
• Robert Cray Band - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• U2 - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (the Experience + Innocence Tour 2018)
• Geoff Tate's 30th Anniversary Operation Mindcrime with Till Death Do Us Part - Baltimore SoundStage
• Got My Own Sound - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Haley Heynderickx - DC9
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, and King Leg - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (LSD Tour)
• Maps & Atlases - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Red Wanting Blue with Liz Brasher - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Robert Cray Band - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Robert Earl Keen and Zane Campbell - Birchmere
• Alexis Taylor and Moon Diagrams - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Bishop Briggs and L.I.F.T. - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Dave Detwiler & the White House Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• EP Jackson & the Last Well, Chris Rattie & the New Rebels, and Matt Tarka - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Joan Armatrading - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Of Feather & Bone, Tomb Mold, and Outer Heaven - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Ray Lamontagne and Neko Case - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon, OG Lullabies, and the Electric Grandmother - DC9 (De-Press On Tour - to support Mental Health America)
• Robert Cray Band - Birchmere
• Simon Joyner and Teething Veils - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• Suzanne Santo of Honeyhoney - the Hamilton
• the Adolescents and Electric Frankenstein - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Aborted, Psycroptic, Ingested, Disentomb, Arkaik, Venom Prison, and Signs of the Swarm - Baltimore SoundStage (Devastation of the Nation Tour)
• Chad Prather - Birchmere
• Ciaran Lavery - Jammin' Java
• DJ Seinfeld and Nick Garcia - Ten Tigers Parlour [3813 Georgia Ave NW, WDC]
• Dustbowl Revival - the Hamilton
• English Beat - State Theatre
• Jeremy Enigk - Return of the Frog Queen Anniversary Tour - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Los Enanitos Verdes & Hombres G - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena
• Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Mystery Friends, War Twins, and Loi Loi - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Southern Culture on the Skids - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Steven Tyler & the Loving Mary Band with the Sisterhood Band - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Story District's Out/Spoken - 9:30 Club
• TEN: Terri Lynne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Nicholas Payton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• What Happened 2 Chocolate City - Lincoln Theatre
• White Denim and Uni - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Yeek and Marco McKinnis - DC9
• Andy C. Jenkins - DC9
• B.Traits - Ten Tigers Parlour [3813 Georgia Ave NW, WDC]
• Back To Black (Amy Winehouse tribute) - revival of the entire 2006 Grammy-award winning album Back To Black featuring Remember Jones with a 12-piece orchestra and guests - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Bruce in the USA (Bruce Springsteen tribute) - the Hamilton
• Dischordia, Butchers Dozen, and Tombtoker - Sidebar Tavern (Baltimore)
• Dr. Dog, Manchester Orchestra, and (Sandy) Alex G - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - Critical Equation Tour)
• Exmag, Birocratic, and Sky Society - Baltimore SoundStage
• Felix Da Housecat, Simon, and Ken Lazee - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Hendrik Meurkens Quartet - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Judas Priestess, Eyes of the Nile (Iron Maiden tribute), and Bastards of Reality (Black Sabbath tribute) - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Mozart: Idomeneo - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Shady Bug, Surf Harp, Crushed Guts, and Spooled Up - Joe Squared [33 West North Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• TEN: Terri Lynne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Nicholas Payton - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Fabulous Dialtones and BlueHouseProject - Jammin' Java (Summer's Here Bash!)
• the Feelies - 9:30 Club
• the Iguanas - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Tito Nieves - Fillmore Silver Spring CANCELLED
• Tower of Power - Birchmere (50th Anniversary Shows)
• White Ford Bronco (90s tribute) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Two shows - 8 PM & 11 PM)
• Big Sam's Funky Nation - the Hamilton
• Billy Price - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (In the Wine Garden)
• emmet swimming and Modern Yesterday - 9:30 Club (Early show - 6 PM) - sold out
• Eric Nam and Loote - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM) - sold out
• Ghastly - 9:30 Club (Late show - 10 PM)
• Greg Laswell - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins: Wolf Trap Opera in partnership with Halcyon's By the People featuring dancers from Hong Kong Ballet - Dock 5 at Union Market [1309 5th St NE, WDC]
• Little Songs Live 2018: Implausibly Alive - Jammin' Java
• Ocean Alley and Coral Benders - DC9
• Orchard Lounge (open to close) - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10:30 PM)
• Paramore, Foster the People, and Soccer Mommy - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Perdition Temple, One Master, Massive Retaliation, and Archaeobeast - Wheaton Lounge [11300 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD]
• Sacrificial Blood, Deathcrown, Sangre Inedita, and Pipil - the Pinch [3548 14th St NW, WDC]
• the Daily Show Writers Stand-Up Tour: David Angelo, Matt Koff, Joseph Opio, Kat Radley - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• the Legwarmers (80s tribute) - State Theatre
• the Naked & Famous - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (A Still Heart "Stripped" Tour) - sold out
• the Sword and the Atomic Bitchwax - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Tony Bennett - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Tower of Power - Birchmere (50th Anniversary Shows)
• Tuck & Patti - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Angel Vivaldi and Hyvmine - Ottobar (Baltimore) (Melodic Decadence Tour)
• Bad Bad Hats and Kid Brother - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Blackbird Blackbird - Songbyrd Music House & Record Café [2477-2475 18th St NW, WDC]
• Cancer Can Rock - Jammin' Java (1 PM Afternoon Show)
• Charlie Wilson and Sheila E. - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• David Blaine - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Dessa and Monakr - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Eva Noblezada - AMP (Feinstein's Cabaret at AMP)
• Harry Styles and Kacey Musgraves - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)
• Herbie Hancock - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Jonathan Butler - Birchmere
• Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins: Wolf Trap Opera in partnership with Halcyon's By the People featuring dancers from Hong Kong Ballet - Dock 5 at Union Market [1309 5th St NE, WDC] (2 PM Matinee)
• Liz Longley and the Harmaleighs - Jammin' Java (Rescheduled from 4/5/18)
• Mozart: Idomeneo - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 3 PM Show)
• Rare Essence and Small Upsetters - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• the Diplomats (Dipset), Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and Freekey Zekey - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Tower of Power: 50th Anniversary Tour - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Tuck & Patti - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Twin Jude and James Wolf - Galaxy Hut
• Eric Bellinger - Baltimore SoundStage
• Serpentwithfeet and Lee Mo - DC9
• Story District's Mixtape - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Tower of Power: 50th Anniversary Tour - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Motown the Musical - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jesse McCartney and Nina Nesbitt - Fillmore Silver Spring (Better With You Tour)
• Katie Von Schleicher and Julian - DC9
• Lera Lynn: Plays Well with Others with special guests John Paul White & Peter Bradley Adams - Birchmere
• Rest Repose, Drewsif, and the Home Team - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Sheck Wes and Valee - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Mosh Tour)
• Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• the JoGo Project - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Toasters, the Players Band, the Scotch Bonnets, and the Soularites - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Thirty Seconds to Mars - Jiffy Lube Live
• We Are Scientists - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Motown the Musical - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Josanne Francis (artist in residence) - Strathmore (Mansion)
• Kristin Chenoweth - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Mozart: Idomeneo - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Pouya - Fillmore Silver Spring (the Five Five Tour)
• Sergio Mendes - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Super Doppler, Ceramic Animal, and Del Florida - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies) - 6th & I (Two shows - 7 PM & 10 PM)
• Tiffany Lloyd - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Yob and Bell Witch - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Motown the Musical - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• ASG, Lo-Pan, and Beitthemeans - DC9
• Bob Baldwin - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Canned Heat - AMP
• Ike Reilly - Jammin' Java
• Michael Che - Warner Theatre
• Mike Love and Thunderstorm Artis - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Sergio Mendes - Birchmere
• the Emo Band: Live Band & Pop Punk Karaoke Party - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Vocal Colors: Wolf Trap Opera at the Phillips Collection - the Phillips Collection, Music Room [1600 21st St NW]
• Why Don't We - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• AJ Ghent - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (In the Wine Garden)
• Ancient River, Bottled Up, and Coral Benders - Velvet Lounge
• Anthony Green, Good Old War, and Found Wild - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Avalon 10 Year Anniversary Tour)
• Blac Rabbit - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Bodega - DC9
• Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers and the Wood Brothers - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Carol Riddick - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Chuck Redd's All-Star Tribute to Charlie Byrd - AMP
• Derider, Joy Postell, Sweepstakes, and Pale Spring - Wind-Up Space (Baltimore)
• Foreigner, Whitesnake, and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening - Jiffy Lube Live (Juke Box Heroes Tour)
• Joshua Bayer Jazz - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Lyfe Jennings - Birchmere
• Manners Manners, Ménage À Garage, and Tomason - Joe Squared [33 West North Ave, Baltimore, MD]
• Old 97's - 9:30 Club
• Pretenders and All Mighty Senators - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Sarah McLachlan - Strathmore (Music Center)
• the Big O and Dukes Show Presents the Roast of Beau LeBlanc - Jammin' Java
• the Calling and Pocket Bells - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• War on Women and Occultist - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Wolfgang Gartner, Janko, Mebba World Peace, and Rhyatt - Baltimore SoundStage
• Dimitri From Paris - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• DTLR 3rd Annual Summer Fest: Backyard Band - Fillmore Silver Spring
• GNAW, Multicult, Radiator Greys, and Birth Defects - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Invocation Spells, Outline, and Evil Terror - El Caracol Café [609 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring, MD]
• Jack Broadbent - Jammin' Java
• Kip Moore - Power Plant Live [34 Market Place, Baltimore, MD]
• Lyfe Jennings - Birchmere
• Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear - DC9
• Mark Whitfield Band featuring Sy Smith (vocals) - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Masters of the Telecaster featuring Jim Weider, G.E. Smith, & Tom Principato - tribute to Roy Buchanan - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Mozart: Idomeneo - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 3 PM Show)
• Nellie McKay (Sister Orchid record release) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Paperhaus, Park Snakes, Bacchae, and DJ Hipsterwoods (Thrashpss) - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Pylon Reenactment Society and Knife Wife - Comet Ping Pong
• Rascal Flatts, Dan + Shay, and Carly Pearce - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket - WMZQ Fest)
• Seth Glier and Marielle Kraft - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute) - the Hamilton
• the Scotch Bonnets, the Transmitters, and Dot Dash - the Dew Drop Inn DC [2801 8th St NE, WDC]
• Turnpike Troubadours and Charley Crockett - 9:30 Club
• Tusk (Fleetwood Mac tribute) - State Theatre
• Bellows - DC9
• Day 26 - Baltimore SoundStage
• Hal Ketchum - Birchmere
• Jammin Java's Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #19 - Prelims Night 1 - Jammin' Java
• Malleus, Evil Terror, Total Maniac, and Nuclear Tomb - the Pinch [3548 14th St NW, WDC]
• Mark Whitfield Band featuring Sy Smith (vocals) - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Reba McEntire - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Rebelution - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Barenaked Ladies, Better Than Ezra, and KT Tunstall - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - Last Summer on Earth Tour)
• Imagine Dragons - Jiffy Lube Live (Evolve Tour)
• Jammin Java's Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #19 - Prelims Night 2 - Jammin' Java
• Michael Bowie; Never Die - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra: The Big Band Sound of WWII - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jammin Java's Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #19 - Prelims Night 3 - Jammin' Java
• Maxi Priest - Howard Theatre
• Rare Essence with EU featuring Sugar Bear - the Hamilton
• Sam Smith - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (The Thrill Of It All Tour)
• the Dynamic Duo: Ms. Kim & Scooby - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Jammin Java's Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #19 - Prelims Night 4 - Jammin' Java
• Ohio Players - Birchmere
• Rebelution - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Free Rein Summer Tour 2018)
• Scour, Strong Intention, Gloom, Cemetery Piss, and Ampallang Infection - Baltimore SoundStage
• Sylver Logan Sharp with The Groovement - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert: National Symphony Orchestra (Steven Reineke, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Black Masala - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Bwana & Nick Monaco - U St Music Hall (Late show - 10 PM)
• Distant Creatures, Grayling, Fox Hollow, and Babbling April - DC9
• Foo Fighters - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Concrete and Gold Tour '18) - sold out
• Frank McComb - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue - Jammin' Java
• Renegade: The Reuinon - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Shy Glizzy - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Southern Accents (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute) - State Theatre
• Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - Birchmere
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert: National Symphony Orchestra (Steven Reineke, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Buckcherry and P.O.D. - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Loudwire's Gen X Summer)
• Honey (EP Release Show) - DC9
• Infinite Pizza, Tight Fright, Canker Blossom, and Heat Death - Wind-Up Space (Baltimore)
• Joe Grushecky & the House Rockers - Jammin' Java
• Jonny Grave (album release) and Lauren Calve - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Last Train Home, Karl Straub Combo, and Kevin Royal Johnson - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Vintage DC / Roots Rock Songs to Drink Whiskey To)
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Jiffy Lube Live (Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour)
• Maysa - Birchmere
• Miki Howard - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Sail On [Beach Boys tribute] - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Soul Crackers - the Hamilton
• Steve Hofstetter - 9:30 Club
• Aztec Two-Step featuring Rex Fowler & Friends performing Classic Duos: Songs of Simon & Garfunkel, Everly Brothers, and their own ATS classics - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Cheryl Wheeler & Jonathan Edwards - Birchmere
• Ludovico Einaudi: Essential Einaudi - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Miki Howard - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Ms Lauryn Hill - Jiffy Lube Live (Celebrating the Miseducation fo Lauryn Hill)
• Barenaked Ladies - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Last Summer On Earth Tour)
• Frog Eyes and Hello Blue Roses - DC9
• the Bachelor Boys - Jammin' Java
• Artificial Brain, Voidspawn, Aeviterne, and Perpetuated - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Dwayne Gretzky - DC9
• Indigo Girls - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Memphis Gold featuring Ms Zeno the Mojo Queen - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers - Jiffy Lube Live
• Ana Tijoux presents Roja y Negro: Canciones de Amor y Desamour - Birchmere (Rescheduled from 2/26/18)
• Butch Walker, Todd Wright, Tommy Gann, and Ashcraft & Gerel - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Cancer Can Rock Benefit Concert)
• Dent May and Shannon Lay - Jammin' Java
• Freddie McGregor - Howard Theatre (Go Freddie Go True To My Roots 2018 Summer Tour)
• Howlin Rain and Mountain Movers - DC9
• Levi Stephens - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Making Movies - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Tedeschi Trucks Band, Drive-By Truckers, and the Marcus King Band - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• the Body, Big|Brave, and Lingua Ignota - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Boayt (album release), Elizabeth II, and the Fed - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Bombino and Sahel - the Hamilton
• Britney Spears - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Chris Brown, H.E.R., and Rich the Kid - Jiffy Lube Live (Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour)
• FY5 - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Hatsune Miku Expo 2018 - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Jean Carne - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jorge Drexler - State Theatre
• Rayland Baxter and Okey Dokey - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• RitaRita, Wild Love, and Blake Ruby - Jammin' Java
• Slightly Stoopid, Figure, and Pepper - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - School's Out For Summer 2018)
• Yarn - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Britney Spears - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Donnell Rawlings - Birchmere
• Jean Carne - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Juanes - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Milo in the Doldrums (EP Release), the Duskwhales, and Flowerbomb - Jammin' Java
• Styx, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and Tesla - Jiffy Lube Live
• the Funky Dawgz Brass Band - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• the Pietasters - Villain & Saint [7141 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD]
• Wussy - Black Cat
• Alex Guthrie and Amy Andrews - Jammin' Java (Early show - 6 PM)
• Anthony David - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Beethoven's Ninth: National Symphony Orchestra (Bramwell Tovey, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Bill Maher - DAR Constitution Hall
• Carbon Leaf - the Hamilton
• Ellis Dyson & the Shambles - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (1 PM Afternoon Show - Free)
• Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, and Lauren Alaina - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Jean Carne - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Katie Herzig - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Levert, the Rude Boys, Madz Johnson, Tee Sylk Harris, and Delasha - Baltimore SoundStage (Just Coolin' - R&B Throwback Summe Jam)
• Light Beams, Blizzard Babies, Luggage, and Giant Peach - Comet Ping Pong
• Marilyn Maye - AMP (Feinstein's Cabaret at AMP)
• Melanie Fiona - Birchmere
• Revelator Hill and Erin Lunsford (from Erin & the Wildfire) - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Sugarland, Brandy Clark, and Clare Bowen - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Still the Same Tour)
• the Circus Life Podcast 5th Anniversary Concert: the Bumper Jacksons, Justin Trawick & the Common Good, Louisa Hall, and more - 9:30 Club
• Tyler plazio (Memories EP release) and the Great Heights Band - Jammin' Java (Late show - 9:30 PM)
• Cicada Rhythm - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Coheed & Cambria and Taking Back Sunday - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 3 PM)
• Halsey and Jessie Reyez - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jammin Java Songwriters Circle - Jammin' Java
• Jean Carne - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• La Santa Cecilia - State Theatre
• Michael Henderson - Birchmere
• Outer Spaces, Goon, and Bacchae - Comet Ping Pong
• Shania Twain - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Now Tour)
• Syleena Johnson - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002] (The Rebirth of Soul Tour)
• the Get Up Kids, Racquet Club, and Ageist - 9:30 Club
• Fairfax Swing Jazz Ensemble - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mobley - Jammin' Java
• Mortuary Drape, Volahn, and Devil Master - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• the Magic Numbers and Neighbor Lady - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Ethan Schaefer (CD release show) and Riley Timmer - Jammin' Java
• Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Jay Williams Project - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• JD McPherson - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Jonny Lang - State Theatre
• Straight No Chaser - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• the Social Animals - DC9
• Boy George & Culture Club, the B-52s, and Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Duane Eubanks Quintet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Eric Scott, Mutlu, and Kiran Kairab - Jammin' Java
• Glass Animals - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore) - sold out
• Jake Clemons (direct from Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Tour) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Lena Seikaly - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Michael McDermott and Jesse Terry - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Peal, Camp Cope, and Sidney Gish - DC9
• Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Alterbeast, Inferi, Reaping Asmodela, Condemn the Infected, and Emerge a Tyrant - Sidebar Tavern (Baltimore)
• Buddy Guy and Quinn Sullivan - State Theatre
• Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express - the Hamilton
• Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Japandroids - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Mourn and Chastity - DC9
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Birchmere
• Poncho Sanchez - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Faceless, Lorna Shore, Dyscarnate, Dead Eyes Always Dreaming, and Artifacts - Baltimore SoundStage
• the James Hunter Six - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Virginia Man and SondorBlue - Jammin' Java
• Vocal Colors: Wolf Trap Opera at the Phillips Collection - the Phillips Collection, Music Room [1600 21st St NW]
• When Particles Collide, Elizabeth II, and the Meer - Slash Run [201 Upshur St NW, WDC]
• Al Stewart - AMP
• Arcade Fire - Jiffy Lube Live (Everything Now Continued)
• Dave Chappell - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Erasure - Warner Theatre (World Be Gone Tour) - sold out
• Greta Van Fleet - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Japandroids - Rock & Roll Hotel - sold out
• Nicki Bluhm - the Hamilton
• Paula Cole - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Poncho Sanchez - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Queen Latifah and Common - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• the Bacon Brothes and Janie Barnett - Birchmere
• the Brencore Allstar Band: A Tribute to the Music of Motown - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• the Nighthawks - Jammin' Java
• Tory Lanez - Fillmore Silver Spring (Memories Don't Die Tour)
• Two Inch Astronaut (Farewell Show), Den-Mate, and Julian - Black Cat (Backstage)
• Jaws in Concert: National Symphony Orchestra (Emil de Cou, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Animal Collective (performing Sung Tongs) - Lincoln Theatre
• Chris Webby - Baltimore SoundStage
• Crowded Streets (Dave Matthews tribute) - Jammin' Java (Late show - 10 PM)
• Deafheaven, Drab Majesty, and Uniform - 9:30 Club
• Demolition Hammer, Noisem, Genocide Pact, and Neolithic - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Dispatch, Nahko & Medicine for the People, and Raye Zaragoza - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Erasure - Warner Theatre (World Be Gone Tour)
• Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Wolf Trap (the Barns)
• Greta Van Fleet - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC] - sold out
• Masque Off - Fillmore Silver Spring
• On the Border (Eagles tribute) - State Theatre
• Panic! at the Disco - Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena) (Pray for the Wicked Tour)
• Poncho Sanchez - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Poster Children - DC9
• Ray Wylie Hubbard - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson - Jiffy Lube Live (Twins of Evil Tour)
• the Bacon Brothes and Janie Barnett - Birchmere
• the Newly Dead Game: A Murder Mystery - Jammin' Java (7 PM Early Show Presented by Dye Laughing Productions)
• Casino Royale in Concert - National Symphony Orchestra (Emil de Cou, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Aria Jukebox - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 3 PM)
• Louie Anderson and Danny Rouhier - State Theatre
• Poncho Sanchez - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Sleep and Dylan Carlson - 9:30 Club
• Sweet Yonder - Jammin' Java (1:30 PM Afternoon Show - Shepherd's Center of Oakton Vienna Benefit Concert)
• the Bacon Brothes and Janie Barnett - Birchmere
• Weeer and Pixies - Jiffy Lube Live
• Zac Clark (of Andrew McMahon & the Wilderness), Bob Oxblood, and Mykey - Jammin' Java (7:30 PM Evening Show)
• #YES50: Celebrating 50 Years of Yes - Warner Theatre
• Bongripper, Pyrolatrous, and Caustic Casanova - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• Del Florida, Static Atlas, the Touch, and Bottled Up - Velvet Lounge
• Signor Benedick the Moor, Melanin Free, Giddeon Gallows, and Infinity Knives + Randi - Wind-Up Space (Baltimore)
• Courtney Barnett, Julien Baker, and Vagabon - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling - Jiffy Lube Live
• Heresiarch, Antichrist Siege Machine, and Erlkonig - Metro Gallery (Baltimore) MOVED TO ATLAS BREW WORKS
• Heresiarch, Antichrist Siege Machine, and Erlkonig - the Pinch [3548 14th St NW, WDC]
• Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit and Hiss Golden Messsenger - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jeff Antoniuk & John D'Earth Quintet: MD Summer Jazz Opening Night - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Summer Salt, Hot Flash Heat Wave, and the Symposium - DC9
• Blackmore's Night and the Wizard's Consort - Lincoln Theatre
• Charlie Puth and Hailee Steinfeld - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - the Voicenotes Tour)
• Chicago and REO Speedwagon - Jiffy Lube Live
• CKY, Palm Trees in Moscow, and Matt Talley - Baltimore SoundStage
• Fantastic Negrito - 6th & I
• Karen Linette - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Dave Matthews Tribute Band - Howard Theatre
• the Quebe Sisters - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• the Rad Trads - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• the xx - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Virginia Music Adventures Summer Institute Ensemble - Jammin' Java
• Bazzi - Fillmore Silver Spring (Moved from Union Stage - the Cosmic Tour) - sold out
• Bazzi - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] - sold out Moved to the Fillmore Silver Spring
• Cowboy Junkies - Birchmere
• Eagles and James Taylor & His All-Star Band - Nationals Park [1500 South Capitol St SE, WDC]
• Eric Roberson - Baltimore SoundStage
• Jazz Funk Soul: Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr. - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Larry Keel Experience - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Shannon & the Clams - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure, and Pepper - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Schools Out for Summer 2018 Tour)
• Sylvan Esso and Moses Sumney - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• the Quebe Sisters Band - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• the xx - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Back to the 90s: Brains of J (Pearl Jam tribute), Getchoo (Weezer tribute), First Gentleman (Preseidents of the USA tribute), and Selling the Drama (Live tribute) - Jammin' Java
• Bernstein at 100: A Celebration: National Symphony Orchestra (Michael Barrett, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Eric Roberson - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Incendio - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Jay-Z and Beyoncé - FedEx Field [1600 FedEx Way, Landover, MD 20785] (OTR II Tour)
• Jazz Funk Soul: Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr. - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Johnny Gill - Birchmere
• Kim Walker-Smith - Fillmore Silver Spring (On My Side Tour)
• Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers - State Theatre
• Silvestre Dangond - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Smashing Pumpkins - Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena) (Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour)
• Sun Dogs (Rush tribute) - AMP
• Temple of Void - Atlas Brew Works [2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102, WDC]
• the Dirty Grass Players perform Pickin' on the Dark Side of the Peach and Two Ton Twig - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• the xx - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Witch Mountain - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• A Watkins Glen Reunion featuring the Allman Others & On the Buss - Jammin' Java (Summer Jam XLV)
• Arctic Monkeys - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC] - sold out
• Bit Gen Gamer Fest XII: Super Madness, Cheap Dinosaurs, Lame Genie, Rare Candy (video game tribute), the X-Hunters, Master Sword, Cowabunga Pizza Time, Steel Samurai, Random Battles, Flabbercasters, Nelward, Wreck the System, Animal Style, Pocky Bros, Garbage Masher, DJ Super Sonic, Kenzie Black - Ottobar (Baltimore) (3 PM Show)
• Claire Lynch Band & Steppin' At the Junction - AMP
• David Byrne and Benjamin Clementine - Merriweather Post Pavilion (American Utiopia Tour)
• Eric Roberson - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Jay-Z and Beyoncé - FedEx Field [1600 FedEx Way, Landover, MD 20785] (OTR II Tour)
• Jazz Funk Soul: Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr. - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Johnny Gill - Birchmere
• Kesha and Macklemore - Jiffy Lube Live
• Pissed Jeans - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• That 70s Party with Champion Sound (live) and vinyl DJs Gudi and John Eamon - 9:30 Club
• the Best of Wagner's Ring: National Symphony Orchestra (Patrick Summers, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Vans Warped Tour: 3OH!3, The Amity Affliction, As It Is, Assuming We Survive, August Burns Red, Broadside, Capstan, Chase Atlantic, Chelsea Grin, Crown The Empire, Dayseeker, Deez Nuts, Doll Skin, Don Broco, Every Time I Die, Farewell Winters, Four Year Strong, Grayscale, Ice Nine Kills, In Hearts Wake, The Interrupters, Issues, Knuckle Puck, Kublai Khan, Less Than Jake, Lighterburns, The Maine, Makeout, Mayday Parade, Motionless in White, Movements, Mychildren Mybride, Nekrogoblikon, Palaye Royale, Real Friends, Reel Big Fish, Sharptooth, Simple Plan, Sleep On It, State Champs, Story Untold, This Wild Life, Tonight Alive, Trash Boat, Twiztid, Unearth, Wage War, Waterparks, We the Kings, With Confidence - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Glassjaw & Quicksand - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Jazz Funk Soul: Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr. - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mother's Finest - Birchmere
• No Small Children - Jammin' Java
• Spirit Adrift - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Tinariwen - Warner Theatre
• Yanni: Live at the Acropolis 25th Anniversary Tour - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Alex Cameron - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Beres Hammond - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Rex Orange County - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM) - sold out
• Bob Boguslaw: CD Release Party - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Boy Pablo - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• the Spill Canvas, Punchline, and Selfish Things - Baltimore SoundStage
• the Vaccines - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Us the Duo - 6th & I (The Together Tour - Summer 2018)
• Avenged Sevenfold and Prophets of Rage - Jiffy Lube Live (End of the World Tour)
• Former Best Friends Songwriter Circle: Chris Cassaday, Justin Trawick, Louisa Hall, Eli Lev - Jammin' Java
• Leron Young - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Chuck Brown Band - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Amanda Shires and Sean Rowe - Birchmere
• Castlecomer - DC9
• Freddy Cole Quartet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - 9:30 Club
• Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, and Russell Dickerson - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Preston Reed - Jammin' Java
• Tiny Cat - Dark Music Festival: Hante, Kontravoid, Technophobia, Remote/Control, Radiator Greys - Black Cat (Backstage - a benefit for the Greater DC Diaper Bank)
• Analepsy, Korpse, Cognitive, Slamentation, Wormhole, and Cancer Priest - Sidebar Tavern (Baltimore)
• Andrea Gibson and Mary Lambert - 9:30 Club
• Attila, Suicide Silence, Volumes, Rings of Saturn, Spite, and Cross Your Fingers - Baltimore SoundStage (Rage Fest)
• Freddy Cole Quartet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Parthenon Huxley & Friends - Jammin' Java
• Son Del Caribe - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• the Family Crest - DC9
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and New Breed Brass Band, plus special guests - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (Voodoo Threauxdown)
• Verdi's Rigoletto: Wolf Trap Opera and National Symphony Orchestra (Grant Gershon, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Summer Spirit Festival - Part One: Erykah Badu, Nas, Method Man & Redman, Rapsody - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Tiny Cat - Dark Music Festival: Crash Course in Science, Sally Dige, Void Vision, Twins, Funeral Lace - Black Cat (Backstage - a benefit for the Greater DC Diaper Bank)
• 1964: the Tribute - Birchmere
• Flashand 70s Showcase - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Freddy Cole Quartet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Hanson: String Theory with National Symphony Orchestra (Emil de Cou, conductor) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Hayes Carll (solo) - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band - Jiffy Lube Live
• Oneida, Quattracenta, Scroll Downers, and Nerftoss - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Summer Spirit Festival - Part Two: the Roots, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Lizzo, Raheem DeVaughn, Masego, and more - Merriweather Post Pavilion (1 PM Doors)
• Bitch Sesh Live - 9:30 Club - sold out
• Bryan Adams - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, and the Cult - Jiffy Lube Live (Revolution 3 Tour)
• Freddy Cole Quartet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jake Shimabukuro - Birchmere
• De Lux - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (More Disco Songs About Love Tour)
• the Bachelor Boys - Jammin' Java
• the Mauls and Numbers Station - Galaxy Hut
• Angélique Kidjo's Remain In Light and Femi Kuti & the Positive Force - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Joan of Arc - DC9
• Kenny Wesley - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Counting Crows and Live - Jiffy Lube Live (25 Years and Counting)
• Disney: Beauty & the Beast in concert film with live orchestra and sinters - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Erin & the Wildfire - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Matt Schofield - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Victor Provost - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Disney: Beauty & the Beast in concert film with live orchestra and sinters - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Toad the Wet Sprocket and Megan Slankard - Birchmere
• Tony Lucca and Jesse Ruben - Jammin' Java
• Within the Ruins, Phinehas, Great American Ghost, and Dead Atlantic - Baltimore SoundStage
• Andrea Brachfeld - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Kidz Bop Live 2018 - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Reagan Years (80s tribute) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Toad the Wet Sprocket and Megan Slankard - Birchmere
• Alice Bag, Homosuperior, and Faunas - Comet Ping Pong
• Dan Navarro - Jammin' Java
• Godspeed You Black Emperor and KGD - Baltimore SoundStage
• Granger Smith - Power Plant Live [34 Market Place, Baltimore, MD]
• Intern John: Look What You've Done - Warner Theatre
• Keith Urban and Kelsea Ballerini - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rhiannon Giddens, and Francesco Turrisi - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Phish - Merriweather Post Pavilion - sold out
• Poseurs with DJ Mohawk Adam, DJ Michael Scruggs, Mike "Vanilla Moody" Olsen - DC9
• Shakira - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (El Dorado World Tour - rescheduled from 1/16/18)
• the Bayside Tigers (90s Tribute) - State Theatre
• Thomas Anders & Modern Talking Band - DAR Constitution Hall
• UkeFest Evening Concerts - Strathmore (Education Center)
• ABBA The Concert - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Incubus - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Kevin Nealon - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) (Two shows - 6 PM & 9 PM)
• Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Morris Day & the Time - Birchmere
• Pedro the Lion and H.C. McEntire - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Pentatonix - Jiffy Lube Live
• Phish - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Tempest - Jammin' Java
• UkeFest Evening Concerts - Strathmore (Education Center)
• Mindi Abair & the Boneshakers - Birchmere
• Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute Band: Celebrating the Elements - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Gladys Knight & the O'Jays - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• the Fixx - Birchmere
• Tim Whalen Quintet - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Trace Bundy - Jammin' Java
• UkeFest Finale - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Alan Jackson and Lee Ann Womack - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Bad Bunny - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena (La Nueva Religion Tour)
• Loston Harris - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Scott Kirby with guitarist Dave Edmisten - Jammin' Java
• 3Divas - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• Melba Moore - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mura Masa - 9:30 Club
• Needtobreathe, Johnnyswim, and Billy Raffoul - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Spyro Gyra - the Hamilton
• Tacocat - DC9
• the Influence (reunion show), FuzzQueen, Dr Robinson's Fiasco, and the NRIs - Jammin' Java
• Trombone Shorty, Galactic, and Preservation Hall - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• DC Music Rocks Festival: Black Dog Prowl, Allthebestkids, Fellowcraft, Pebble to Pearl, Kid Brother - 9:30 Club
• Maryland Folk Metal Fest IV: Helsott, Winter Nights, Sekengard, Goblin Hovel, Urn, Wandering Oak, Ferus Din, and Ashen - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• BandHouse Gigs - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Billy Currington and Locash - Power Plant Live [34 Market Place, Baltimore, MD]
• Cake, Ben Folds, and Tall Heights - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Donavon Frankenreiter - the Hamilton
• Howie Day - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• Jeff Daniels with Ben Daniels Band - Birchmere
• Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, and Morgan Wallen - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Melba Moore - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Risk! - Live Show & Podcast - Black Cat (Mainstage)
• Sparta - Rock & Roll Hotel
• the Avett Brothers and Nicole Atkins - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Trial By Fire (Journey tribute) - State Theatre
• Country Boots Cancer featuring Jamey Johnson and Chris Hennessee - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Godsmack, Shinedown, Like a Storm, and Red Sun Rising - Jiffy Lube Live
• Jean-Luc Ponty: The Atlantic Years - Birchmere
• Melba Moore - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Hunts and Fox & the Bear - Jammin' Java
• the Revivalists and ZZ Ward - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson (of Heart) - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• John Hiatt & the Goners featuring Sonny Landreth - Birchmere
• 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore) (the Rock & Roll Express Tour)
• John Hiatt & the Goners featuring Sonny Landreth - Birchmere
• Slocan Ramblers and Fireside Collective - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Chris Urquiaga: I'm Here CD release party - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• High Valley - Birchmere
• Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Mark G. Meadows Sextet - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Michael McDonald and Peter Cetera - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Shooter Jennings - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• the Voice of the Moody Blues Justin Hayward: "All the Way" in concert, featuring Mike Dawes - Birchmere
• Cyrus Chestnut - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Dawes, Shovels & Rope, and Joseph - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Tanya Tucker - Birchmere
• the Cordovas - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Bill Burr - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD] (Two shows - 7 PM & 10 PM)
• Breaking Benjamin and Five Finger Death Punch - Jiffy Lube Live
• Cyrus Chestnut - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Little River Band - Birchmere
• Peter Bradley Adams - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Speakers of the House - National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden [DC] (Jazz in the Garden at 5 PM)
• the Chad Dukes Rodkast presents: "CollaorHAYtion", a Theatrical Production - Jammin' Java
• 4th Annual Veterans Benefit Concert - Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore)
• Beach House - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, and Dan Tyminski - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Cyrus Chestnut - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Dave Mason & Steve Cropper: Rock & Soul Revue with Gretchen Rhodes - Baltimore SoundStage
• Grunge-a-palooza - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Kidz Bop Live 2018 - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Rodney Crowell - the Hamilton
• 311, the Offspring, and Gym Class Heroes - Jiffy Lube Live (Never-Ending Summer Tour)
• Bollywood Boulevard: A Journey Through Hindi Cinema - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Cyrus Chestnut - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jacob Sartorius - Baltimore SoundStage
• Bob James Trio - Birchmere
• the Sweetback Sisters - Strathmore (Live from the Lawn)
• Wolf Parade - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Chris Thomas King - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• G-Eazy - Jiffy Lube Live (the Endless Summer Tour)
• Guitar Legend Dick Dale - Birchmere
• Kenny G and the Tenors - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Chris Thomas King - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Gavin DeGraw and Phillip Phillips - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Jammin Java's Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #19 - FINALS - Jammin' Java
• Kim Waters - Birchmere
• Niall Horan - Jiffy Lube Live (Flicker World Tour)
• Cargo & the Heavy Lifters and the Band Changed - Jammin' Java
• Chris Thomas King - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jeffrey Osborne - Birchmere
• Tone Rangers and the Chromatics - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024] (Warbling at the Wharf)
• Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse, and Tribal Seeds - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Chris Thomas King - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Carolyn Wonderland and Shinyribs - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• the Bachelor Boys - Jammin' Java
• 5 Seconds of Summer - Wolf Trap (Filene Center - Meet You There Tour)
• Mac Demarco - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Ought and Swearin' - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Steve Wilson Quartet with Raymond Angry, Willie Jones III, & Ben Williams - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Alanis Morissette - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Ex Hex - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Punch Brothers and Madison Cunningham - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• the Jesus Lizard - Black Cat
• Yellowjackets - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, and LANCO - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull: 50th Anniversary Tour - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Nothing But Thieves and Demob Happy - 9:30 Club
• the Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston - Birchmere
• the Stranger (Billy Joel tribute) - State Theatre
• Yellowjackets - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• 4U - A Symphonic Celebration of Prince with the Wolf Trap Orchestra - Wolf Trap (Filene Center)
• Chayanne - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena (Desde El Alma Tour 2018)
• the Seldom Scene & Jonathan Edwards - Birchmere
• Waxahatchee, Night Shop, and Anna St. Louis - Miracle Theatre [535 8th St SE, WDC]
• Yellowjackets - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Elan Trotman & Bernie Williams: Caribbean Connection - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Jon B - Birchmere
• Killing Joke - Baltimore SoundStage
• Marshall Keys & the Soulful Path - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Angra and Scarlet Aura - Baltimore SoundStage
• Dodie - Fillmore Silver Spring - sold out
• MC50 - Kick Out the Jams 50th Anniversary Tour - 9:30 Club
• Teitur - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Paul McCandless with Charged Particles - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Christian McBride's New Jawn - Blues Alley (Two shows - Rescheduled from 5/18-5/20)
• Eleanor Friedberger - Pearl Street Warehouse [33 Pearl Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Mt. Joy - 8x10 [10 East Cross St, Baltimore, MD 21230]
• Christian McBride's New Jawn - Blues Alley (Two shows - Rescheduled from 5/18-5/20)
• John Mayall - the Hamilton
• Life of Agony and Silvertomb - Baltimore SoundStage
• Los Amigos Invisibles - 9:30 Club
• Nils Lofgren & Friends (an acoustic evening) - Birchmere
• Ozzy Osbourne and Stone Sour - Jiffy Lube Live (No More Tours 2)
• Paul Simon - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Homeward Bound - Farewell Tour)
• Celtic Thunder - Warner Theatre
• Chamberlain - DC9
• Christian McBride's New Jawn - Blues Alley (Two shows - Rescheduled from 5/18-5/20)
• Kevin Hart - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Irresponsible Tour)
• Kix - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Nils Lofgren & Friends (an acoustic evening) - Birchmere
• Rainbow Rock - Jammin' Java (10:30 AM Morning Show)
• Smokey Robinson - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Laruin Talese - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Nils Lofgren & Friends (an acoustic evening) - Birchmere
• In the Vane of . . . Bob Dylan: Annapolis artists playing tributes & Dylan-inspired originals - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Kneebody - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Amos Lee and Caitlyn Smith - Lincoln Theatre (My New Moon Tour)
• D.R.I., A Wilhelm Scream, Kaustik, and Babies with Rabies - Ottobar (Baltimore)
• Car Seat Headrest and Naked Giants - 9:30 Club
• Childish Gambino and Rae Sremmurd - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)
• André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena
• James Bay - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Mike Stern - Dennis Chambers with Bob Franceschini & Tom Kennedy - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Elton John - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour)
• Euge Groove - Birchmere
• Gary Numan and Nightmare Air - 9:30 Club
• Joshua Hedley (Mr. Jukebox record release show) - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Lost 80s Live - Warner Theatre
• Mike Stern - Dennis Chambers with Bob Franceschini & Tom Kennedy - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Saint Sister - DC9
• BSO: Beethoven Eroica Symphony - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Elton John - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour)
• Inna - Howard Theatre
• Mike Stern - Dennis Chambers with Bob Franceschini & Tom Kennedy - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Mystic Braves and the Creation Factory - DC9
• Owl City and Matthew Thiessen & the Earthquakes - 9:30 Club
• the Young Dubliners - the Hamilton
• Carlos Vives - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Mike Stern - Dennis Chambers with Bob Franceschini & Tom Kennedy - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Noah Gundersen (acoustic) and Harrison Whitford - Miracle Theatre [535 8th St SE, WDC]
• Beth Hart: Special Solo Performance - 6th & I
• Fickle Friends - DC9 (You Are Someone Else Tour)
• Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience featuring Ramin Djawadi - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center)
• Jump Little Children (album release party) and Michael Flynn - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• SG Lewis - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Alestorm and Gloryhammer - Baltimore SoundStage
• Sales - Rock & Roll Hotel
• Andaiye - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Dream Wife - DC9
• Eric Benet & Faith Evans - Birchmere
• Mt. Joy - U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)
• Nicole Atkins and Indianola - Baltimore SoundStage
• Blood Orange - Lincoln Theatre
• Eric Benet & Faith Evans - Birchmere
• Hiroshima - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Joan Baez - Warner Theatre (Fare Thee Well Tour) - sold out
• Rene Marie: Experiment in Truth - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the National, Cat Power, and Phoebe Bridgers - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Belly - 9:30 Club
• Ginuwine - Howard Theatre
• Hiroshima - Birchmere
• National Philharmonic: On the Waterfront - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Caroline Rose - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Rene Marie: Experiment in Truth - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Rene Marie: Experiment in Truth - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Australian Pink Floyd Show - Strathmore (Music Center)
• the Chick Corea Trio: Vigilette with Carlitos Del Puerto and Marcus Gilmore - Birchmere
• Maroon 5 - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Red Pill Blues Tour)
• Leon Bridges and Khruangbin - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• Liz Phair - 9:30 Club
• the Steeldrivers with Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert - Birchmere
• the Steeldrivers with Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert - Birchmere
• Lady Antebellum & Darius Rucker with Russell Dickerson - Jiffy Lube Live (the 2018 Country Megaticket)
• Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull) - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Pat Metheny - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Rata Blanca - State Theatre
• Simple Minds - 9:30 Club (Walk Between Worlds Tour)
• BSO: Sibelius Sypmonies - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone - Birchmere
• HONNE - 9:30 Club
• Swing Shift - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, and Omnium Gatherum - Baltimore SoundStage
• BSO SuperPops: Tony DeSare - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Gruff Rhys - DC9
• Rachelle Ferrell - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Jayhawks - Birchmere
• Three Dog Night - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Vinicius Cantuária - Strathmore (Mansion)
• Satan's Unholy Abomination Fest 6: Inferno and more TBA - Mi Mariachi de Wheaton [2715 University Blvd W, Wheaton, MD]
• Jane Monheit - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Maria Bamford Live - Warner Theatre
• Murder By Death - 9:30 Club
• Rachelle Ferrell - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart, and Brent Cobb - Jiffy Lube Live
• Goo Goo Dolls - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• National Philharmonic: Lenny's Playlist - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Rachelle Ferrell - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Streetlight Manifesto (performing Everything Goes Numb in its entirety) and Mephiskapheles - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• the Milk Carton Kids and the Barr Brothers - Lincoln Theatre
• the Nields - Jammin' Java
• the Record Company - 9:30 Club
• Whose Live Anyway? - Warner Theatre
• National Philharmonic: Lenny's Playlist - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• Rachelle Ferrell - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• the Caribbean and Marriage Blanc - Galaxy Hut
• the Record Company and Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Juanito Pascual's New Flamenco Trio - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Wynonna & the Big Noise - Birchmere
• Candy Dulfer - Birchmere
• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Lavinia Meijer - Strathmore (Mansion)
• Tank and the Bangas &ajmp; Big Freedia with Naughty Professor - 9:30 Club - sold out
• YolanDa Brown - the Hamilton
• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Lil Xan - Total Xanarchy - Fillmore Silver Spring (Monster Energy Outbreak Tour)
• Stephanie Mills - Birchmere
• BSO: Vivaldi Four Seasons - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Stephanie Mills - Birchmere
• the Wombats - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Big Thief and the Range of Light Wilderness - 9:30 Club
• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Eve Ensler & Anne Lamott - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Garbage - Lincoln Theatre (Version 2.0 20th Anniversary Tour) - sold out
• Ottmar Liebert & Luna Legra - Birchmere
• Anderson East and Savannah Conley - Baltimore SoundStage
• Antigama, Violent Opposition, and Drugs of Faith - Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
• Gallant and Jamila Woods - 9:30 Club
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq the World - Lincoln Theatre
• Jacqui Naylor - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Descendents, Teenage Bottlerock, and Ruth Ruth - Fillmore Silver Spring
• Hey Ocean! - DC9
• Najee - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Cigarettes After Sex - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• the Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Najee - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• They Might Be Giants - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• BSO: Grieg Piano Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• MASH featuring John Abraham, Alka Yagnik, Malaika Arora Khan, LV Revanth, Kubbra Sait, Bhoomi Trivedi, Sudesh, and Krushna - Patriot Center / EagleBank Arena (Rescheduled from 5/27/18)
• Najee - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Goran Bregovic - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Najee - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Tom Misch - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Patty Larkin - Jammin' Java
• Eden and Sasha Sloan - Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)
• Raven's Night: momento Mori 2018 - Birchmere
• Wanda Sykes - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Chris Stapleton - Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena) (All American Road Show)
• Christine & the Queens - 9:30 Club
• David Finckel (cello ) & Wu Han (piano) - Wolf Trap (the Barns - 3 PM)
• Tom Green - State Theatre
• Postmodern Jukebox - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Aida Cuevas - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Lake Street Dive - The Anthem [901 Wharf Street SW, Washington, DC]
• the New Chinese Acrobats - Strathmore (Music Center)
• the Tallest Man on Earth - Lincoln Theatre (When The Bird Sees the Solid Ground Tour)
• Aparna Nancherla - 6th & I
• BSO: Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Kamasi Washington - Lincoln Theatre
• Gino Vannelli - Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Doyle and Meteor King - Baltimore SoundStage
• Ty Segall (solo acoustic) - 9:30 Club
• Frank Vignola: Hot Jazz Guitar Trio - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Josh Groban and Idina Menzel - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (Bridges Tour)
• BSO Off the Cuff: Copland Symphony No. 3 - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Mary Fahl of October Project(full band) - Miracle Theatre [535 8th St SE, WDC]
• Randy Rogers Band - 9:30 Club
• National Philharmonic: Bernstein Choral Celebration - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Copland Symphony No. 3 - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• MC Lars - Jammin' Java
• Allen Stone and Nick Waterhouse - 9:30 Club
• Hot Tuna (acoustic) - City Winery DC [1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002]
• the Julian Lage Trio - Union Stage [740 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024]
• Stacey Kent - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Stacey Kent - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Theresa Caputo (From TLC's Long Island Medium) - the Theater at MGM National Harbor [7100 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill, MD]
• Stacey Kent - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Stacey Kent - Blues Alley (Two shows)
• Rufus Wainwright - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Cirque Nutcracker - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Moscow Ballet's great Russian Nutcracker - Strathmore (Music Center - 2 PM & 7 PM)
• Moscow Ballet's great Russian Nutcracker - Strathmore (Music Center)
• a John Waters Christmas - Baltimore SoundStage
• National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah - Strathmore (Music Center - 2 PM & 7 PM)
• Justin Timberlake - Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) (the Man of the Woods Tour)
• BSO: Leon Fleischer's Birthday Celebration - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO Off the Cuff: Turangalia-symphonie - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Turangalia-symphonie - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• BSO: Sibelius Violin Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO SuperPops: Rodgers & Hammerstein - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Infamous Brahms - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Infamous Brahms - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• BSO: Respighi Pines of Rome - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Chopin - Recollections of Home - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Tessa Lark - Strathmore (Mansion)
• BSO: Mozart Symphony No. 40 - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Ivan Amodei presents Secrets and Illusions - Lisner Auditorium
• BSO: Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba with Esperanza Spalding - Strathmore (Music Center - 4 PM) CANCELLED
• Farruquito - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO Off the Cuff: Elgar Cello Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: the Debut - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Elgar Cello Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• BSO SuperPops: Christina Bianco - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Scheherazade - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Sunday Serenades - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• BSO: Appalachian Spring - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Brahms Piano Concert No. 1 - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Sounds of New Orleans - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Cirque Goes Hollywood - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Porgy & Bess - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Verdi Requiem - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: An American in Paris - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• Chick Corea & Béla Fleck - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Bernstein & Beethoven Part I - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: Brahms Violin Concerto - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO Off the Cuff: André Watts Performs Beethoven's Emperor - Strathmore (Music Center)
• National Philharmonic: Bernstein & Beethoven Part II - Strathmore (Music Center)
• BSO: André Watts Performs Beethoven's Emperor - Strathmore (Music Center - 3 PM)
• BSO: West Side Story - Strathmore (Music Center)
