WPRO’s Essential Summer Concert Guide

Posted on June 3, 2016

Here are some of our favorite shows coming to the area this summer. Click the text for ticket details.

 

Joe Walsh & Bad Company

Joe Walsh of the band The Eagles performs in a solo concert at The Fillmore on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

June 9 – “One Hell of a Night” – Joe Walsh and Bad Company at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Paul Simon

Musician Paul Simon participates in the Country Music Hall of Fame benefit concert at PlayStation Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

June 24 – Paul Simon at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Boston, MA

Sting & Peter Gabriel

English singer-songwriter and musician Peter Gabriel performs during his concert in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai)
(AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai)

July 2 – Sting and Peter Gabriel at DCU Center, Worcester, MA

Steely Dan

Steely Dan performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival - Weekend 2 on Friday, April 17, 2015 in Indio, CA. (Photo by Zach Cordner/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Zach Cordner/Invision/AP)

July 7 – Steely Dan and Steve Winwood at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Journey and the Doobie Brothers

Patrick Simmons, Marc Russo, Tom Johnston and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers seen at the Le Festival d'ete de Quebec on Monday, July 13, 2015 in Quebec City, Canada. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)

July 10 – Journey and the Doobie Brothers at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Dead and Company

(Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP)

July 15 + 16 – Dead and Co. at Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Daryl Hall & John Oates

(Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP)

July 16 – Darryl Hall and John Oates at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

paul mccartney

(AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)
(AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)

July 17 – Paul McCartney, Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Duran Duran

(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

July 17 – Duran Duran at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Newport Folk Festival

Elvis Costello (left) and Graham Nash performs on day 2 of the 2013 Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Sunday October 27, 2013 in Mountain View California.(Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP)
Elvis Costello (left) and Graham Nash (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP)

July 22-24 – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI featuring Flight of the Conchords, Graham Nash, Violent Femmes, Norah Jones, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams, and more!

Toby Keith

(Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

July 22 – Toby Keith, XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Coldplay

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

July 30 – Coldplay, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA

Pearl Jam

E(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
E(Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

August 5 + 7 – Pearl Jam, Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Billy Joel

(Photo by Robert Altman/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Robert Altman/Invision/AP)

August 18 – Billy Joel, Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Guns N Roses

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, Axl Rose, left, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform at the 6th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show in Los Angeles. Guns N' Roses are scheduled to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, along with Calvin Harris and LCD Soundsystem. Passes for the two-weekend festival in Indio, Calif., on April 15-17 and April 22-24 go on sale on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
(Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)

August 19 + 20 – Guns N Roses with Lenny Kravitz, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA

jimmy buffett

Jimmy Buffett performs during a funeral tribute to Allen Toussaint in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. New Orleans and lovers of New Orleans’ rich musical heritage crowded into a historic theater Friday and bid goodbye in words and song to Toussaint, a prolific songwriter, performer and producer who died last week at age 77. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

August 20 – Jimmy Buffett, XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Black Sabbath

S(Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP) HUNGARY OUT
(Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP) HUNGARY OUT

August 25 – Black Sabbath at XFinity Center, Mansfield, MA

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

U.S. singer Bruce Springsteen performs at Croke Park stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Friday, May, 27, 2016. (Photo by Peter Morrison/Invision/AP)
(Photo by Peter Morrison/Invision/AP)

Gillette Stadium,  Foxborough, MA, Wed, Sep 14, 2016 07:30 PM

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