Tunes arriving soon
Music lovers of most every stripe obliged by parade of acts heading to state’s stages
From classic rock, gospel, pop punk and pop country, to Americana and classical, the Natural State will reverberate with music of all kinds through the spring and summer.
Who’s performing where and when? Let’s take a look-see at some of the highlights.
VERIZON ARENA
1 Verizon Arena Way, North Little Rock
Tickets and information: (800) 745-3000, verizonarena.com
North Little Rock’s arena-show headquarters has a busy month on deck.
Country bro Brantley Gilbert rolls into town April 21 with his The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour. Special guests are Tucker Beathard,
Luke Combs and Brian Davis.
Show time: 7 p.m. April 21 Tickets: $34.75, $39.75
The next day, California veteran funk-punkers The Red Hot Chili
Peppers take over the arena. Japanese female pop-metal phenoms Babymetal will open, along with a solo drum performance by former Chili Pepper Jack Irons.
Show time: 8 p.m. April 22 Tickets: $52-$102
The weekend is capped by a visit from rockers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, on the road celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut. Eagles guitarist and solo star Joe Walsh is the special guest, which will make for a classic rock-lover’s dream bill. Show time: 7:30 p.m. April 23 Tickets: $39.50-$129.50 Can’t get enough of those old FM radio rock hits? You are soooo in luck. Boston’s Hyper Space Tour lands April 26.
Show time: 7:30 p.m. April 26 Tickets: $36-$79
Need some soulful R&B? Spend an evening with Maxwell on June 1 with special guests Ledisi and
Leela James. Maxwell’s recent chart-topping album is black SUMMERS’ night.
Show time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $33.50-$133.50
Brit Floyd, the popular Pink Floyd tribute band, complete with its own extravagant, Floydian light show, lasers and theatrics, returns to the arena June 5. The set will hit all of the Pink Floyd highlights, with a special nod this time around to the album Animals, which was released 40 years ago this year (surely they’ll bring the floating pig, right?).
Show time: 7:30 p.m. June 5
Tickets: $42.50-$68 Country royalty Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill round out the Verizon summer with a stop on their Soul2Soul Tour. Special guest is Devin Dawson.
Show time: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3
Tickets: $69.50-$119.50
WALMART ARKANSAS MUSIC PAVILION
5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers
Tickets and information: (479) 443-5600, arkansasmusicpavilion.com
Lovable ’90s pop-punk brats Blink-182 with special guests The Naked and Famous and Wavves.
Show time: 7 p.m. April 22 Tickets: $31, $55 Missed Boston in Little Rock? Catch them in Rogers.
Show time: 7:30 p.m. April 25
Tickets: $37-$76.50 ’90s alt-rock hitmakers Bush, with She Wants Revenge
Show time is 7:30 p.m. May
6
Tickets are $36-$65.60 Houston hip-hop star Travis Scott with special guest Khalid
Show time: 8 p.m. May 13 Tickets: $25, $49.50
Train with Oar and Natasha Bedingfield
Show time: 7 p.m. May 22 Tickets: $30-$89.50 That little ol’ band from Texas, ZZ Top, with Austin Hanks
Show time: 7:30 p.m. June
9 Tickets: $36, $65.50
Third Eye Blind celebrates 20 Years in the Blind on its Summer Gods Tour, with Silversun Pickups
Show time: 7 p.m. July 12 Tickets are $30.95, $49.95 and $75.95
Revisit the ’70s with the Steve Miller Band and special guest Peter Frampton
Show time: 7 p.m. July 18 Tickets: $41, $75.50
Tedeschi Trucks Band
rolls in on the Wheels of Soul Tour with The Wood Brothers and Hot Tuna.
Show time: 7 p.m. July 25 Tickets: $31-$75.50 Country stars Lady Antebellum, with Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young
Show time: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 Tickets: $37.60
Sensitive ’90s radio faves Matchbox Twenty co-headline with Counting Crows. Rivers and Rust is the special guest
Show time 6:45 p.m., Aug. 7
Tickets: $35-$89.50 Country singer-guitarist Brad Paisley with special guests Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant and Lindsay Ell Show time, 7 p.m., Sept. 1 Tickets: $35-$68.50
ROBINSON CENTER PERFORMANCE HALL
426 W. Markham St., Little Rock
(501) 370-3283, robinsoncentersecondact.com
Beethoven gets casual for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven & Blue Jeans performance at 3 p.m. today. The orchestra will present Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture,
Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 and
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Andrew Irvin.
Tickets: $10 (for students and active military), $14-$67
Information: (501) 6661761, arkansassymphony.org The ASO teams with its
Youth Orchestra for the Side by Side Concert, May 7 Show time: 6 p.m. today Tickets: $15 Information: (501) 6661761, arkansassymphony.org
The ASO returns May 1314 to perform the score of the film Back to the Future during Movie Night with the ASO.
Show times: 7:30 p.m. May 13, 3 p.m. May 14
Tickets: $10 (for students and active military), $14, $39, $55 and $67
Information: (501) 6661761, arkansassymphony.org
The original shock rocker, Alice Cooper, brings his ghoulishly fun theatrics to Robinson.
Show time: 8 p.m. May 3 Tickets: $46.50-$76.50 Tickets and information: (501) 244-8800, ticketmaster. com Chart-topping Irish group
Celtic Woman performs during an Arkansas stop on their Voices of Angels tour. Show time: 7 p.m. May 7 Tickets: $29-$69 Tickets and information: (501) 244-8800, ticketmaster. com ZZ Top, with opener Austin Hanks
Show time: 8 p.m. May 26 Tickets: $57.75-$325 Tickets and information: (501) 244-8800, ticketmaster. com
RON ROBINSON THEATER
100 River Market Ave., Little Rock
Tickets and information: (501) 320-5728, arkansassounds.org
Cherry Hill native Bob
Dorough, the jazz pianist, singer and composer behind all those marvelous and catchy Saturday morning
Schoolhouse Rock episodes, and who has also worked with Miles Davis, Lenny Bruce and others, performs May 19 (and now you’ve got “I’m Just a Bill” stuck in your head, right?).
Show time: 7 p.m. May 19 Tickets: $15
SOUTH ON MAIN
1304 S. Main St., Little Rock
Tickets and information: (501) 244-9660, southonmain. com Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective get
jazzy.
Show time: 8 p.m. April 20 Tickets: $50-$52 Nashville quartet The McCrary Sisters bring their soulful gospel to town. Show time: 8 p.m. May 4 Tickets: $38-$40
METROPLEX
10800 Col. Glenn Road, Little Rock
Tickets and information: (501) 681-7552, metroplexlive. com
Canadian bubblegum punks Sum 41
Show time: 8 p.m. April 28 Tickets: $25 Country band Old Dominion
Show time: 8 p.m. May 5 Tickets: $25-$129 Hip-hop artist J. Cole, on his 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour
Show time: 8 p.m. June 9 Tickets: $35 Singer-songwriter Austin
John Winkler, formerly of
Hinder
Show time: 8 p.m. June 29 Tickets: $12-$15
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND ARTS
3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock Tickets and information: (501) 812-2715, pulaskitech.edu Legendary blues rocker Delbert McClinton, with Louisiana soul man Doug
Duffey
Show time: 7:30 p.m. April 26
Tickets: $10 students, $29, $59, $79, $109, $200
REV ROOM
300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock Tickets and information: (501) 823-0090, revroom.com Indie funk trio Magic City Hippies
Show time: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $10 Stoney LaRue
Show time: 9 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $16-$20 Singer-songwriter-Hendrix College graduate Hayes Carll
Show time: 8:30 p.m. April 20
Tickets: $20 Singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter
Show time: 8 p.m. April 21 Tickets: $15 Casey Donahew Band
Show time: 9 p.m. April 28 Tickets: $20-$23 L.A.-based pop trio LANY Show time: 8 p.m. May 1 Tickets: $15-$18 Bluesy jam band JJ Grey & Mofro
Show time: 8 p.m. May 3 Tickets: $25-$28 The Cadillac Three
Show time: 9 p.m. May 12 Tickets: $20
STICKYZ ROCK ’N’ ROLL CHICKEN SHACK
107 River Market Ave., Little Rock
Tickets and information: (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
Roots-rock singer-songwriter James McMurtry
Show time: 8:30 p.m. April 28
Tickets: $16 advance, $20 day of show
London-born Sinkane and his eclectic dance-pop
Show time: 8:30 p.m. May
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show
WHITE WATER TAVERN
2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock
Tickets and information: (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
Country crooner Jason Eady
Show time: 9 p.m. April 18 Admission: $10
GEORGE’S MAJESTIC LOUNGE
519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville
Tickets and information: (479) 527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com The Jayhawks with Greg Vanderpool
Show time: Doors open at 7 p.m. today
Tickets: $20 Reggae ’N Bloom with Irie Lions, Rochelle Bradshaw & Hypnotion, Butterfly & Irie Soul and DJ HOD-I (emcee) Show time: Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst is on tour promoting his latest album, Salutations.
Show time: Doors open at
7 p.m. May 23 Tickets: $26 Jerry Garcia Birthday Party
Show time: Doors open at 7 p.m. July 29
Tickets: $12-$15
FESTIVALS
Helena-West Helena, known worldwide for the annual King Biscuit Blues Festival, goes Americana with
the Southbound Music Festival, April 21-22. Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lee Roy Parnell, Adam Faucett, The Cerny Brothers, Blue Mother Tupelo and others are scheduled to play at various indoor venues in downtown Helena.
Two-day passes are $20$30.
Tickets and information: (662) 902-5772, southboundmusicfestival.com
Get your phunk phix at Phunkberry, May 4-6, at The Farm, 1 Blue Heron Lane, Eureka Springs. Acts include
The Motet, Juno What, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Werks and many others.
Tickets: $55-$120 Tickets and information: (888) 762-7158, phunkberry. com
The 17th Annual Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Fest,
featuring Erica Campbell,
Canton Jones and others happens noon-7 p.m. May 20 at the Cherry Street Pavilion across from the Delta Cultural Center, 141 Cherry St., in downtown Helena-West Helena. Admission is free. Information: (800) 3580972, deltaculturalcenter.com
The grandaddy of all Arkansas outdoor music fests,
Riverfest, turns 40 this year and takes place June 2-4. This edition brings Wiz Khalifa, Cage the Elephant, Cold War Kids, Justin Moore,
Cody Jinks and plenty more to the River Market District in downtown Little Rock.
Tickets: $40 for all three days; VIP package is $500
Tickets and information: riverfestarkansas.com
The eighth edition of the jam-band gathering Highberry Music Festival is going down June 29-July 2 at The Farm, 1 Blue Heron Lane, Eureka Springs. Among the acts are The Floozies, Dark Star Orchestra, Dopadod, The Nth Power and more. Tickets: $45-$130 Tickets and information: (888) 762-7158, highberryfestival.com