Live Nation has announced Summer of Live, which offers $30 tickets to many shows in select amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada. (Last year the program was called Ticket to Summer.)
The $30 tickets will be available from April 29 to May 5, 2026, at 10 a.m., but there are a couple ways to get early access:
- If you join All Access Early Access you can buy tickets form April 23 to 28, 2026. You can join for free here.
- T-Mobile Early Access starts April 28, 2026, at 10 a.m.
The $30 includes all fees, but taxes will be added.
Keep reading for a list of shows in the Triangle
Alternately, please remember that there is live music in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas almost every day, in locally owned venues! These tend to be smaller and more intimate than the Live Nation venues, and the prices are often lower (even lower than the $30 Summer of Live tickets.) Give local music a try too!
How $30 Summer of Live Works
Starting April 29 (or earlier if you have early access) in the U.S. and Canada, visit LiveNation.com/SummerOfLive to see the full list of participating events. Once you’ve selected a show, look for the ticket type labeled “$30 Ticket to Summer,” add the ticket(s) to their cart, and proceed to checkout.
How to Find Participating Shows
Fans can filter their search on LiveNation.com/SummerOfLive by participating events, venues, or artists. While on the website, fans can also set the location to the closest city and the site will refresh to only include participating shows nearby.
Triangle Venues for Summer of Live
Carter Finlay Stadium
- Guns N’ Roses
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
- Kid Cudi
- Godsmack
- Pitbull
- MGKk
- The Black Crows and Whiskey Myers
- Kesha
- Hardy
- Evanescence
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Ne-Yo & Akon
- Paul Simon
- Train
- Death Cab for Cuties
- Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics
- Tim McGraw
- 4 Seconds of Summer
- Billy Idol
- Empire of the Sun
- Staind
- Babymetal
- TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue
- Lil Wayne
- Five Finger Death PUnch
- Breaking Benjamin
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC)
- Chesea Handler
- Blackberry Smoke
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
- Ben Folds
- Gladys Knight
Red Hat Amphitheater
- Khalid
- Goose
- Madison Beer
- Lindsey Stirling
- O.A.R.
- Deep Purple and Kansas
- Ella Mai
- Grupo Frontera
- Marcus King Band
- Rise Against
- Dermot Kennedy
- Amyland the Sniffers
- Bleachers Forever
- Turnpike Troubadours
The Ritz
- Nettspend
- Caifanes
- Avatar
- Kreator
- Toadies
- Santigold
- Atliens
- Wage War
- Highly Suspect
- French Montana and Max B
- Insane Clown Posse
- Killswitch Engage
- Joyce Manor
- Cinderella’s Tom Keifer
- Earl Sweatshirt and Mike
- Passion Pit
- Dogstar
- W.A.S.P.
- Grupo Duelo
Double-Check Before You Head Out!
We make every effort to make sure that everything on Triangle on the Cheap is 100% accurate.
However, sometimes things change without notice, and it’s also possible that we can make a mistake.
Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go.
More Events
Check out our list of free and cheap events in Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle this weekend, or our full event calendar in the Triangle, or just look at few upcoming events here:
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