The Chicks aren’t whistling “Dixie” anymore.
That’s old news, of course. The trio — Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire — dropped the word from their band name in 2020.
But when “The Chicks Tour” opens June 14 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, it will be the band’s first time facing the public since its name change. Presumably, there won’t be any blowback from those who might take offense to their dropping Dixie. Those folks probably checked out of Chicks fandom a long time ago.
“I think so,” Maines says with a laugh, Zooming from her home in Los Angeles.
All three Chicks are online for the chat — Maguire from Austin, Texas, and Strayer from San Antonio.
“[It’s been] a natural transition for us,” Maines says. “Everyone referred to us internally as the Chicks. We had already tried to shorten things. We would put ‘DCX’ on merchandise and stuff like that because we weren’t super proud of that word.”
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“Emotionally,” Maines says, “it was easy to change it.”
The St. Louis show also marks the first time the Chicks will be touring since their 2020 album, “Gaslighter,” was released mid-pandemic. A huge arena tour had been planned, but then, of course, COVID refused to relent, so the shows were scuttled.
“It was a huge bummer,” Maines says. "We hadn’t had new music in a really long time (14 years, in fact), so we were excited not only to play new music live but to see the fans’ reaction and have them sing along with us.”
So now the tour has been rerouted, restaged and moved to outdoor venues for safety’s sake, as a possible COVID resurgence looms. The band took every possible precaution during the LA rehearsals and is doing so backstage as well. (Sorry, no meet-and-greets.)
"Gaslighter" by the Chicks
“Ultimately, we don’t want to have to cancel shows,” Strayer says. “That is a really huge motivator, other than our personal health and things like that.”
“Gaslighter” is an album full of songs about female empowerment, relationship woes and, more to the point, rage due to betrayal. Some of them were inspired by and occasionally reference specifics about Maines’ contentious 2019 divorce from actor Adrian Pasdar.
On the album, those songs come across as righteous and splenetic, Maines’ emotional wounds still fresh and abraded.
Singing them on tour now — rather than possibly having to do it last year — will feel somewhat different, Maines admits.
“They don’t feel so raw,” she says. “With time and distance comes healing. (Now) they just sound like great songs.”
Some of those songs seem so personal and pertinent to Maines’ situation that “Gaslighter” sounds like it could — or maybe even should — have been a solo album. But Strayer and Maguire say it wasn’t hard to find their own way into that material.
“Having done my own divorce album with Court Yard Hounds (Strayer and Maguire’s side project), I definitely could relate,” Strayer says. “The need to purge those thoughts and get through it, have it be a catharsis. I felt very connected to it on that level.”
She adds with a laugh, “We’ve all had plenty of divorces.”
On another subject entirely, fans can count on hearing the “Gaslighter” track “March March” in concert. In just a few verses, it covers a range of issues from ghost guns and school shootings to women’s health care, to the lies and dirty dealings of the previous presidential administration.
The Zoom interview took place just after news of the Supreme Court’s possible overturn of Roe v. Wade was leaked. Maines says that, even more than “March March,” she associates the song “For Her” with that issue.
“For me, that’ll be very powerful in the show, to just think about all the things they’re trying to take away from women and girls, our rights. It’s just unbelievable. It’s unbelievable!”
Alongside the new album’s emotional impact, the Chicks took a fresh sonic approach thanks to the ultra-hot producer Jack Antonoff, who has worked with Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent, among many others. He also won the Grammy Award in 2022 for producer of the year (nonclassical). The trio has nothing but praise for him and his work.
“He brought a process we weren’t familiar with as far as recording,” Maguire says. “And that was having the song just kind of happen. Not sitting around with an acoustic guitar and pad of paper. He is constantly fiddling with gear and sounds and can play anything, so if it’s not the right vibe, he just gets on something else.
“The infinite possibilities can be a little overwhelming, but it also triggers melodies and lyrics and all kinds of stuff. We’ve all agreed that we don’t want to go back to the other way.”
Another adjustment for the Chicks is the addition of several new members to their band, one of whom is Maines’ son, Slade Pasdar.
“He’s 21,” Maines says. “He’s always been a good musician. During COVID, he worked on music every single day and got really good at guitar and piano and producing and writing. (For the 2020 tour) we were going to add an additional player to the band, and it wasn’t going to be Slade. But after two years of honing his craft and maturing, it seemed like a natural choice. Why not?”
What The Chicks, Patty Griffin • When 7:30 p.m. June 14 • Where Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights • How much $30-$179 • More info ticketmaster.com
Summer concerts are back! A guide to 200+ shows for St. Louis music fans
Introduction
Just like that, summer concerts are back, and they're unfolding earlier than ever.
The season unofficially kicked off in late April with shows at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Tim McGraw, Lil Durk) and its newer sister venue, St. Louis Music Park (H.E.R., Leon Bridges).
But after the absence of shows in 2020 and the late start in 2021, who's complaining?
Along with shows by top national acts on stages across the metro area, there's also the return of Music at the Intersection, the Open Highway Music Festival and Twangfest.
While most venues have lifted COVID-19 protocols, individual artists may still require proof of vaccination or a negative test. It wouldn’t hurt to check before you go.
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block
• Nicole Henry, 7:30 p.m. May 11-12, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. May 13-14, 6:30 p.m. May 15, Ferring Jazz Bistro (3536 Washington Boulevard), $10-$41, jazzstl.org
• Jesse McCartney “The New Stage 2022 Tour” with Jamie Miller, 8 p.m. May 13, the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard), $30-$32, ticketmaster.com
• Street Fighting Band: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones, 8 p.m. May 13, Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue), $20, ticketweb.com
• “Take Me to the River” with Ivan Neville, Jon Cleary, Robert Mecurio, Ian Neville, Terence Higgins, 8 p.m. May 13, the Grandel (3610 Grandel Square), $20-$60, metrotix.com
• Eve 6 “Extreme Wealth Tour” with Jack Flores, We Are the Union, 7:30 p.m. May 13, Pop’s (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget), $25-$89, ticketweb.com
• Clutch, 8 p.m. May 14, Pop’s, $35-$40, ticketweb.com
• The Wailers, 8 p.m. May 14, the Old Rock House (1200 South Seventh Street), $25-$30, metrotix.com
• New Kids on the Block “Mixtape Tour 2022” with Salt N Pepa, En Vogue, Rick Astley, 8 p.m. May 14, Enterprise Center (1401 Clark Avenue), $31-$195, ticketmaster.com
• Fozzy “Save the World Tour 2022” with GFM, Krash Karma, the Nocturnal Affair, 6:45 p.m. May 14, Pop’s, $25-$49.50, ticketweb.com
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi
• Molchat Doma, Pompeya, 8 p.m. May 17, Blueberry Hill Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City), sold out, ticketmaster.com
• Kevin Devine, 7:30 p.m. May 17, Off Broadway, $18, etix.com
• "Jason Danieley: Homecoming," 7:30 p.m. May 18-19, Ferring Jazz Bistro, $50, jazzstl.org
• April Macie, 7:30 p.m. May 19, 7:30 and 930 p.m. May 20, 7 and 9:30 p.m. May 21, 6:30 p.m. May 22, St. Louis Funny Bone (1520 South Fifth Street, St. Charles), $10-$15, stlouisfunnybone.com
• Midlake, 8 p.m. May 19, Off Broadway, $18, ticketweb.com
• William Clark Green, 8 p.m. May 19, Old Rock House, $20-$25, metrotix.com
• The Country Fair with Zach Bryan, 6 p.m. May 19, Chesterfield Amphitheater fairgrounds (631 Veterans Place Drive, Chesterfield), $20-$99, ticketmaster.com
• The Country Fair with Jon Pardi, 5 p.m. May 20, Chesterfield Amphitheater fairgrounds, $20-$99, ticketmaster.com
• Southern Culture on the Skids, Dressy Bessy, 8 p.m. May 20, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, $22-$25, ticketmaster.com
Miranda Lambert
• Pointfest Eve with GWAR, Nekrogoblikon, the Native Howl, 8 p.m. May 20, the Pageant, $29-$35, ticketmaster.com
• Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town “Bandwagon Tour” with the Cadillac Three, 7 p.m. May 20, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights), $41-$130, livenation.com
• Kevin Buckley, 7:30 p.m. May 20, Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries (3648 Washington Boulevard; outdoors), $20-$40 per table, metrotix.com
• The Afghan Whigs, 8 p.m. May 20, Delmar Hall (6133 Delmar Boulevard), $35, ticketmaster.com
• Donnell Rawlings, 7:30 and 10 p.m. May 20-21, Helium Comedy Club (St. Louis Galleria, 1151 St. Louis Galleria Street, Richmond Heights), $25-$33, heliumcomedy.com
• Orrin Evans Trio, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. May 20-21, Ferring Jazz Bistro, $36-$41, jazzstl.org
• The Country Fair with Chris Young, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 4 p.m. May 21, Chesterfield Amphitheater fairgrounds, $20-$99, ticketmaster.com
• Madeleine Peyroux, 8 p.m. May 21, the Sheldon, $34-$45, metrotix.com
• Pointfest with Papa Roach, Highly Suspect, Halestorm, Mammonth WVH, Jelly Roll, Palaye Royale, White Reaper, Brookroyal, Shaman’s Harvest, noon May 21, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$129, livenation.com
• Simple Plan & Sum 41 “Blame Canada Tour” with Set It Off, 7 p.m. May 21, the Pageant, $43.75-$48.75, ticketmaster.com
• Sickick, 10 p.m. May 21, Ryse Nightclub (Ameristar Casino, 1 Ameristar Casino Boulevard, St. Charles), $20, ticketmaster.com
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer
• Valerie June “Moon & Stars Tour” with Rachel Maxann, 8 p.m. May 22, Delmar Hall, $35-$40, ticketmaster.com
• Ray LaMontagne, 7:30 p.m. May 23, Stifel Theatre (1400 Market Street), $36.50-$122, ticketmaster.com
• Modest Mouse, the Cribs, 7:30 p.m. May 25, St. Louis Music Park (750 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights), $54.50-$74.50, ticketmaster.com
• Janis Ian and Livingston Taylor, 8 p.m. May 25, the Sheldon, $34-$39, metrotix.com
• Manhattan Transfer, 7:30 p.m. May 25-26, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. May 27-28, 6:30 p.m. May 29, Ferring Jazz Bistro, $10-$61, jazzstl.org
• John Morgan, 7:30 p.m. May 25-26, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. May 27, 7 and 9:30 p.m. May 28, 7 p.m. May 29, 7:30 p.m. May 30, St. Louis Funny Bone (1520 South Fifth Street, St. Charles), $10-$15, stlouisfunnybone.com
• Vanessa Collier, 7:30 p.m. May 26, Wildey Theatre (252 North Main Street, Edwardsville), $26.50, wildeytheatre.com
• Pavlo, 8 p.m. May 26, the Sheldon, $35-$40, metrotix.com
• Kraftwerk 3-D, 8 p.m. May 27, the Pageant, $59.50-$99.50, ticketmaster.com
• Svdden Death, 9 p.m. May 27, Old Rock House, $35, oldrockhouse.com
Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole
• Michael Martin Murphey, 8 p.m. May 27, Wildey Theatre, $41.50-$46.50, wildeytheatre.com
• New Found Glory “20 Years of Sticks and Stones” with Four Year Strong, Be Well, 8 p.m. May 27, Red Flag (3040 Locust Street), $31, etix.com
• Rod Man, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. May 27-28, 7 p.m. May 29, Helium Comedy Club, $22-$33, heliumcomedy.com
• St. Louis Music Festival with Keyshia Cole, Ja Rule, NO Limit Reunion with Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, Fiend, Donell Jones, Silk, Blackstreet, Dave Hollister, 8 p.m. May 28, Enterprise Center, $56-$122, ticketmaster.com
• AJR “OK Orchestra Tour” with BoyWithUke, 7:30 p.m. May 31, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$70, livenation.com
• Bastille “Give Me the Future Tour,” 8 p.m. May 31, the Pageant, $39-$49, ticketmaster.com
• Tahir Moore, 8 p.m. June 1, Helium Comedy Club, $20-$28, heliumcomedy.com
• Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, 7:30 p.m. June 2, Stifel Theatre, $35-$125, ticketmaster.com
• JazzU Featuring Keyon Harrold, 7:30 p.m. June 2-3, Ferring Jazz Bistro, $5, jazzstl.org
• REO Speedwagon and Styx with Loverboy: Live and UnZoomed K-SHE 95, 6:45 p.m. June 3, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$364, livenation.com
The Lumineers
The Lumineers
• Jackson Browne, 7:30 p.m. June 3, St. Louis Music Park, $39-$150, ticketmaster.com
• Michael Blackson, 7 and 10 p.m. June 3-4, Helium Comedy Club, $45-$60, heliumcomedy.com
• Annie Lederman, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 3, 7 and 9:30 p.m. June 4, Helium Comedy Club, $25-$35, stlouisfunnybone.com
• The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, 4 p.m. June 5, the Sheldon, $45-$65, metrotix.com
• The War on Drugs “Commit This to Memory 17th Year Anniversary Tour,” 8 p.m. June 6, the Pageant, $40.50-$50.50, ticketmaster.com
• Motion City Soundtrack, All Get Out, Neil Rubenstein, 7 p.m. June 8, the Pageant, $35-$40, ticketmaster.com
• The Lumineers “Brightside World Tour” with Caamp, 7:30 p.m. June 8, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $26-$115, livenation.com
• Twangfest 24 Night 1 with Katie Pruitt, Lilly Hiatt, 8 p.m. June 8, Off Broadway, $25-$30, ticketweb.com
• Twangfest 24 Night 2 with Ha Ha Tonka, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Yard Eagle, 8 p.m. June 9, Off Broadway, $25, ticketweb.com
• Twangfest 24 Night 3 with the Jayhawks, Steve Dawson & the Lucid Dreams, Prairie Rehab, 8 p.m. June 10, Off Broadway, $40, ticketweb.com
• Twangfest 24 Night 4 with Cracker, John Paul Keith, Dylan Triplett, 8 p.m. June 11, Off Broadway, $35, ticketweb.com
Lee Brice
Lee Brice performs at Chesterfield Amphitheater in Chesterfield on Saturday, June 12, 2021. Photo by Jon Gitchoff
• JSL @ 25 with Terell Stafford, Cyrus Chestnut, Grace Kelly, Allison Miller, Nathan Pence, 7:30 p.m. June 8-9, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 10-11, 6:30 p.m. June 12, Ferring Jazz Bistro, $10-$46, jazzstl.org
• Brother Moses, 8 p.m. June 9, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, $12-$15, ticketmaster.com
• Asking Alexandria and Nothing More, Atreyu, Eva Under Fire, 6:30 p.m. June 9, the Pageant, $38.25-$42.25, ticketmaster.com
• Whiskey Myers, Shane Smith and the Saints, 49 Winchester, 6:30 p.m. June 9, St. Louis Music Park, $29-$69, ticketmaster.com
• McKinley James, 8 p.m. June 9, Old Rock House, $12-$15, metrotix.com
• Kaskade, 10 p.m. June 10, Ryse Nightclub, ticketmaster.com
• Lord Huron, 7:30 p.m. June 10, St. Louis Music Park, $29-$75, ticketmaster.com
• Wallows “Tell Me That It’s Over Tour” with Spill Tab, 8 p.m. June 10, the Factory (17105 North Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield), $34-$39, ticketmaster.com
• Mitch Ryder, Peter Rivera, Supe Granda, Larry Boyd, 7:30 p.m. June 11, Wildey Theatre, $51.50-$56.50, wildeytheatre.com
• Lee Brice “Label Me Proud Tour 2022” with Michael Ray, Jackson Dean, 7 p.m. June 11, St. Louis Music Park, $40-$60, ticketmaster.com
Chris Rock
• Sunset Jazz Festival with Will Downing, G Thang and more, 8 p.m. June 11, the Factory, $59-$119, ticketmaster.com
• “The Blues is Alright With Me” with Ms. Robbie and Latimore, 8 p.m. June 11, the Sheldon, $40-$65, metrotix.com
• Chris Rock “Ego Death Tour,” 8 p.m. June 11-12, Stifel Theatre, $46.50-$122, ticketmaster.com
• Paul Cauthen, David Ramirez, 8 p.m. June 12, Old Rock House, $35, metrotix.com
• Roseanne Cash, 8 p.m. June 13, the Sheldon, $40-$50, metrotix.com
• Flogging Molly and the Interrupters, Tiger Army, the Skints, 8 p.m. June 14, St. Louis Music Park, $37.50, ticketmaster.com
• The Chicks “The Chicks Tour” with Patty Griffin, 7:30 p.m. June 14, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $30-$179, livenation.com
• Amos Lee, Neal Francis, 7:30 p.m. June 14, the Pageant, $50-$59.50, ticketmaster.com
• !!! (Chk Chk Chk), 8 p.m. June 14, Old Rock House, $22-$25, metrotix.com
• Cactus Flower, Esther Rose, 8 p.m. June 15, Off Broadway, $22.50-$35, ticketweb.com
Rex Orange County
Alexander O'Connor of the band Rex Orange County performs Feb. 10, 2020, in Philadelphia.
• Shane Gillis, 7:15 p.m. June 16, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 17-18, Helium Comedy Club, $25-$38, heliumcomedy.com
• Bayside and Thrice “two thousand twenty two united states tour” with Anxious, 8 p.m. June 16, the Pageant, $30-$35, ticketmaster.com
• Billy Strings, 8:30 p.m. June 16, St. Louis Music Park, $50-$69, ticketmaster.com
• Femi Kuti and the Positive Force featuring Made Kuti, 8 p.m. June 17, the Sheldon, $25-$40, metrotix.com
• Bon Iver, Bonnie Light Horseman, 7 p.m. June 17, St. Louis Music Park, $35-$100, ticketmaster.com
• Nick Gusman & the Coyotes, Mac Leaphart, the Mudpie Revue, 8 p.m. June 17, Off Broadway, $12, ticketweb.com
• “Sonic Slam” with Tom Keifer Band, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, 7 p.m. June 17, Family Arena, $40-$75, ticketmaster.com
• Tesla, Bad Marriage, Signal 13, 8 p.m. June 18, the Pageant, $44.50-$74.50, ticketmaster.com
• Queens Blvd: Rock and Roll Hits, 6 p.m. June 18, Chesterfield Amphitheater, free, chesterfieldamphitheater.com
• Rex Orange County “Who Cares? Tour,” 8 p.m. June 18, St. Louis Music Park, ticketmaster.com
Justin Bieber
• Chicago and Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, 7:30 p.m. June 18, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$130, livenation.com
• Pieces of a Dream with Anita Jackson, 7 p.m. June 18, the Sheldon, $50-$75, metrotix.com
• Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Nate Bergman, 8 p.m. June 19, Off Broadway, $25, ticketweb.com
• Dead & Co., 7 p.m. June 21, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $56-$201, livenation.com
• Broncho, Labrys, 8 p.m. June 22, Old Rock House, $25-$30, metrotix.com
• Justin Bieber, JADEN, Teo, Harry Hudson, 7:30 p.m. June 23, Enterprise Center, $89-$1,499, ticketmaster.com
• “Kingdom Tour” with Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds, Christ Rep., Housefires, 6:30 p.m. June 23, Chaifetz Arena (1 South Compton Avenue), $40.50-$130.50, ticketmaster.com
• Mt. Joy, 8 p.m. June 23, the Pageant, $40-$50, ticketmaster.com
• Helmet, 8 p.m. June 23, Delmar Hall, $22-$42, ticketmaster.com
• Bob Schneider, 8 p.m. June 23, $25, Off Broadway, ticketweb.com
Josh Groban
Josh Groban performs for a sold-out crowd at Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Photo by Jon Gitchoff
• Neko Case, 8 p.m. June 24, the Sheldon, $33-$56, metrotix.com
• T. Murph, 8 p.m. June 24, 8 and 10:30 p.m. June 25, Helium Comedy Club, $22-$33, heliumcomedy.com
• Outlaw Festival featuring Willie Nelson, Jason Isbell, Nathaniel Rateliff and more, 4:30 p.m. June 24, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$350, livenation.com
• Summer Breeze: Tribute to Yacht Rock, 6 p.m. June 25, Chesterfield Amphitheater, free, chesterfieldamphitheater.com
• Stephen Lynch “Time Machine Tour,” 8 p.m. June 25, Delmar Hall, $34, ticketmaster.com
• Jimmy Vaughan, 8 p.m. June 25, Old Rock House, $40-$45, metrotix.com
• Josh Groban "Harmony Tour," 7 p.m. June 26, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$299, livenation.com
• Billy Howerdel (of A Perfect Circle), 8 p.m. June 26, Delmar Hall, $30-$90, ticketmaster.com
• Colbie Caillat, 8 p.m. June 26, the Pageant, $35-$55, ticketmaster.com
• The Fixx, 7:30 p.m. June 29, Delmar Hall, $27, ticketmaster.com
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
• The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m. June 30, St. Louis Music Park, $55-$85, ticketmaster.com
• Santana, Earth Wind and Fire "Miraculous Supernatural Tour," 7 p.m. July 1, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $24-$159, livenation.com
• Walker Hayes, Caitlyn Smith, Ryan Griffin, 6:30 p.m. July 1, Together Credit Union Plaza (Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Avenue), $25, stlballparkvillage.com
• D.L Hughley, 7 and 10 p.m. July 1-2, 7 p.m. July 3, Helium Comedy Club, $40-$50, heliumcomedy.com
• The Acadia Strain, Malevolence, I AM, 156/Silence, 7 p.m. July 2, Pop’s, $18-$22, ticketweb.com
• Man Man, 8 p.m. July 7, Old Rock House, $18-$23, metrotix.com
• Lyle Lovett and His Big Band, Chris Isaak, 8 p.m. July 8, Stifel Theatre, $26-$186, ticketmaster.com
• Madahoochi and Cosmic Rascals, 8 p.m. July 8, Off Broadway, $15, ticketweb.com
• Gypsy: 45th Anniversary of Superjam, 8 p.m. July 8-9, Wildey Theatre, $61.50-$66.50, wildeytheatre.com
• Luenell, 7:30 and 10 p.m. July 8-9, 7 p.m. July 10, Helium Comedy Club, $35-$45, heliumcomedy.com
• Dude Perfect “That’s Happy Tour 2022,” 7 p.m. July 9, Enterprise Center, $29-$199, ticketmaster.com
PJ Morton
PJ Morton
• El Monstero and Living Colour, 7 p.m. July 9, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $19-$145, ticketmaster.com
• The Cult “We Own the Night Tour” with Black Rebel Motorcyle Club, Zola Jesus, 7:30 p.m. July 10, the Factory, $49.50, ticketmaster.com
• Shawn James 2022 North American Tour with Gravedancer, 8 p.m. July 12, Off Broadway, $20, ticketweb.com
• John Morgan, 7:30 p.m. July 13-14, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. July 15, 7 and 9:30 p.m. July 16, 7:30 p.m. July 17, 7:30 p.m. July 18, St. Louis Funny Bone (614 West Port Plaza), $10-$15, stlouisfunnybone.com
• Japanese Breakfast, the Linda Lindas, 8 p.m. July 15, the Pageant, $39-$117, ticketmaster.com
• 105.7 the Point Big Summer Show with the Black Keys, Band of Horses, 7 p.m. July 15, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$109, livenation.com
• The Mountain Goats, Abby Hamilton, 8 p.m. July 15, Off Broadway, sold out, ticketweb.com
• Ana Popovic, 7:30 p.m. July 14, Wildey Theatre, $31.50-$36.50, wildeytheatre.com
• PJ Morton “Watch the Sun Tour,” 8 p.m. July 15, Delmar Hall, $34-$99, ticketmaster.com
• Bruce Bruce, 7 and 10 p.m. July 15-16, 7 p.m. June 17, Helium Comedy Club, $30-$40, heliumcomedy.com
• Shawn Mendes “Wonder, the World Tour,” 7 p.m. July 16, Enterprise Center, $26-$196, ticketmaster.com
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
• Train “AM Gold Tour” with Jewel, Blues Traveler, 6:30 p.m. July 16, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$110, livenation.com
• Big Gigantic, Inzo, Young Franco, Convex, 6:50 p.m. July 17, the Factory, $34-$49, ticketmaster.com
• Brick + Mortar “Melting Up Tour,” Andres, American Part Two, 8 p.m. July 21, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, $15-$18, ticketmaster.com
• Chase Atlantic “Cold Nights Tour 2022,” Leah Kate, Xavier Mayne, 8 p.m. July 17, the Pageant, $35, ticketmaster.com
• Collective Soul and Switchfoot, 7:30 p.m. July 17, St. Louis Music Park, $19-$99, ticketmaster.com
• Boulevards, 8 p.m. July 18, Off Broadway, $12, ticketweb.com
• David Gray “White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour,” 8 p.m. July 19, St. Louis Music Park, $29-$89, ticketmaster.com
• Rob Zombie and Mudvayne “Freaks on Parade Tour” with Static-X, Powerman 5000, 6 p.m. July 20, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$149, livenation.com
• The Blue Stones, Des Rocs, 7:30 p.m. July 21, Delmar Hall, $25, ticketmaster.com
• Celeste Barber “Fine, Thanks” tour, 7 p.m. July 21, Stifel Theatre, $51-$76, ticketmaster.com
5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer
• Three Days Grace “Explosions Tour” with Wage War, Zero 9:36, 7:30 p.m. July 22, the Factory, $45-$65, ticketmaster.com
• John Mulaney “From Scratch” tour, 8 p.m. July 22, Enterprise Center, $36.50-$126.50, ticketmaster.com
• T.J. Miller, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. July 22-23, Funny Bone St. Louis (614 West Port Plaza), $30-$45, stlouisfunnybone.com
• Rebelution "Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022,” 7 p.m. July 23, St. Louis Music Park, $32-$35, ticketmaster.com
• Grand Funk Railroad and Foghat, 8 p.m. July 23, the Factory, $39-$89, ticketmaster.com
• Disco Inferno: Tribute to Abba and the Bee Gees, Andrew Salgado, 6 p.m. July 23, free, chesterfieldamphitheater.com
• SoMo, 8 p.m. July 24, Delmar Hall, $24-$98, ticketmaster.com
• 5 Seconds of Summer “Take My Hand World Tour” with Pale Waves, 7 p.m. July 24, St. Louis Music Park, $39-$59, ticketmaster.com
• Little Feat “Waiting for Columbus Tour,” 7:30 p.m. July 24, the Factory, $49-$89, ticketmaster.com
• Slaid Cleaves, 8 p.m. July 25, Off Broadway, $25, ticketweb.com
Margo Price
Margo Price performs Oct. 9, 2021, at St. Louis Music Park in Maryland Heights.
• King Princess “The Hold On Baby Tour,” 7:30 p.m. July 26, the Factory, $34-$49, ticketmaster.com
• The Psychedelic Furs "Made of Rain Tour" with X, 8 p.m. July 26, the Pageant, $40-$55, ticketmaster.com
• Tedeschi Trucks Band “Wheels of Soul 2022" with Los Lobos, Gabe Dixon, 7 p.m. July 27, Fox Theatre, $34.50-$175, metrotix.com
• Open Highway Music Festival with Steve Earle & the Dukes, the Whitmore Sisters, 8 p.m. July 28, Old Rock House, $40, eventbrite.com
• Open Highway Music Festival with Drive By Truckers, James McMurtry, the Screechin’ Halts, 6 p.m. July 29, Chesterfield Amphitheater, $45, eventbrite.com
• Open Highway Music Festival with Margo Price, Shovels and Rope, Hayes Carll, John Moreland, Funky Butt Brass Band, Western States, Riley Holtz, 1 p.m. July 30, Chesterfield Amphitheater, $75, eventbrite.com
• Goo Goo Dolls, Blue October, 7 p.m. July 29, St. Louis Music Park, $39-$249, ticketmaster.com
• Backstreet Boys “DNA World Tour,” 7:30 p.m. July 30, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $39-$299, livenation.com
• Big Time Rush "Forever Tour," 8 p.m. July 31, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$299, livenation.com
• Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, 8 p.m. July 31, Off Broadway, $17, ticketweb.com
Lil Baby
Lil Baby performs at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Photo by Jon Gitchoff
• Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, the Factory, $39-$89, ticketmaster.com
• Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Dashboard Confessional, Armor for Sleep, 7 p.m. Aug. 2, St. Louis Music Park, $29-$59, ticketmaster.com
• Coin “Uncanny Valley Tour” with Blackstarkids, 8 p.m. Aug. 2, the Pageant, $29-$87, ticketmaster.com
• Crash Test Dummies, 8 p.m. Aug. 2, Delmar Hall, $40-$50, ticketmaster.com
• George Benson, Eric Mariental, Randy Brecker, George Whitty, 7 p.m. Aug. 4, the Factory, $59.50-$99.50, ticketmaster.com
• Chris Brown and Lil Baby “One of Them Ones Tour,” 7 p.m. Aug. 5, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$249, livenation.com
• Corey Holcomb, 7 and 10 a.m. Aug. 5-6, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Helium Comedy Club, $32-$42, heliumcomedy.com
• Nora en Pure, 10 p.m. Aug. 5, Ryse Nightclub, $20, ticketmaster.com
• OneRepublic “Never Ending Summer Tour” with Needtobreathe, 7 p.m. Aug. 6, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$155, livenation.com
• Lany "Summer Forever Tour" with Surfaces, 7 p.m. Aug. 6, St. Louis Music Park, $29-$69, ticketmaster.com
Maren Morris
Maren Morris performs on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, March 8, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
• Five for Fighting, the Verve Pipe, 8 p.m. Aug. 9, the Pageant, $39.50, ticketmaster.com
• Machine Gun Kelly “Mainstream Sellout Tour” with Travis Barker, WILLOW, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Enterprise Center, $26.50-$126.50, ticketmaster.com
• “Outside Problems Tour” with Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Chesterfield Amphitheatre, $40, ticketmaster.com
• Dispatch and O.A.R. "Summer Tour 2022" with Robert Randolph, 7 p.m. Aug. 10, St. Louis Music Park, $25-$125, ticketmaster.com
• Maren Morris “Humble Quest Tour” with Natalie Hemby, 8 p.m. Aug. 11, St. Louis Music Park, $39-$99, ticketmaster.com
• Zac Brown Band “Out in the Middle Tour" with Robert Randolph, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$125, livenation.com
• A Day to Remember, Beartooth, Bad Omens, 6 p.m. Aug. 12, St. Louis Music Park, $39.50-$69.50, ticketmaster.com
• Hanson "Red Green Blue Tour," 8 p.m. Aug. 12, the Pageant, $39-$79, ticketmaster.com
• Big Love: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Matt Jordan, 6 p.m. Aug. 13, Chesterfield Amphitheater, free, chesterfieldamphitheater.com
• Incubus, Sublime, Rome, 7 p.m. Aug. 13, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $18-$99, livenation.com
• “The R&B Kickback” with Brian McKnight, SWV, Lyfe Jennings, 8 p.m. Aug. 13, Stifel Theatre, $75-$149, ticketmaster.com
Keith Urban
• Fitz & the Tantrums and Andy Grammer “Wrong Party Tour,” 7 p.m. Aug. 14, St. Louis Music Park, $19-$69, ticketmaster.com
• Lake Street Drive, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Chesterfield Amphitheater, $36, ticketmaster.com
• Jamey Johnson, Blackberry Smoke, Ella Langley, 7 p.m. Aug. 16, St. Louis Music Park, $24-$79, ticketmaster.com
• Nick Colletti, 7:15 p.m. Aug. 17, Helium Comedy Club, $25, heliumcomedy.com
• Korn, Evanesence, Jeris Johnson, Helmet, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$89, livenation.com
• The Beths, Rosie Tucker, 8 p.m. Aug. 18, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, $20-$24, ticketmaster.com
• ZZ Top "Raw Whiskey Tour," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18, St. Louis Music Park, $24-$249, ticketmaster.com
• Keith Urban “Speed of Now World Tour” with Ingrid Andress, 7 p.m. Aug. 19, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$169, livenation.com
• Madman’s Diary: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, 7 p.m. Aug. 19, Family Arena, $12.90 ticketmaster.com
• Umphrey’s McGee, the Disco Biscuits, 7 p.m. Aug. 19, St. Louis Music Park, $49-$155, ticketmaster.com
Alicia Keys
FILE - Alicia Keys performs a medley at the 20th Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 14, 2019, in Las Vegas. Keys turns 41 on Jan. 25. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
• Kid Rock “Bad Reputation Tour” with Foreigner, 7 p.m. Aug. 20, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $69-$249, livenation.com
• "Happy Together Tour," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Family Arena, $47-$85, ticketmaster.com
• Alicia Keys “Alicia the World Tour” with Lous & the Yakuza, 8 p.m. Aug. 21, St. Louis Music Park, $39-$139, ticketmaster.com
• St. Paul & the Broken Bones “Alien Coast Tour,” 8 p.m. Aug. 25, the Pageant, $30-$45, ticketmaster.com
• KSHE Birthday Party with Sammy Hagar & the Circle, George Thorogood, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $18-$349, livenation.com
• Morgan Wallen “Dangerous Tour” with Hardy, 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $270-$350, livenation.com
• Jack White “Supply Chain Issues” with Glove, 8 p.m. Aug. 28, St. Louis Music Park, $55-$105, ticketmaster.com
• “Weird Al” Yankovic "Unfortunate Return of the Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” with Emo Philips, 7:45 p.m. Aug. 28, Chesterfield Amphitheater, $35-$89, ticketmaster.com
• Wu-Tang Clan and Nas “New York State of Mind Tour,” 8 p.m. Aug. 30, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, $25-$149, livenation.com
• The Driver Era, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, the Factory, $30-$90, ticketmaster.com
Pitbull
Pitbull
• Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, 6 p.m. Sept. 2, Chesterfield Amphitheater, $25-$65, ticketmaster.com
• Wiz Khalifa and Logic “Vinyl Verse Tour 2022,” 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$109, livenation.com
• Pitbull “Can’t Stop Us Now Tour” with Iggy Izalea, 8 p.m. Sept. 3, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $22-$499, livenation.com
• Band of Heathens, Dalton Dynamo, 8 p.m. Sept. 6, Old Rock House, $20-$25, metrotix.com
• Michael Bublé “Higher Tour 2022,” 8 p.m. Sept. 9, $45-$145, ticketmaster.com
• Luke Bryan “Raised Up Right Tour” with Riley Green, Mitchell Tenpenny, 7 p.m. Sept. 9, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, $25-$149, livenation.com
• Charles Wesley Godwin, 8 p.m. Sept. 9, Old Rock House, $15-$30, metrotix.com
• Interpol and Spoon, 7 p.m. Sept. 9, Stifel Theatre, $31-$71, ticketmaster.com
• Yola, Jac Ross, 8 p.m. Sept. 11, the Pageant, $27-$48, ticketmaster.com
• Music at the Intersection with Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr., Buddy Guy, Robert Glasper featuring Terrace Martin, JJ Grey and Mofro, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kamasi Washington, the Urge, BJ the Chicago Kid, Booker T. Jones, Rose Royce, Keyon Harrold and more, 11 a.m. Sept. 10-11, $69 daily (packages available), metrotix.com
