All the concerts coming soon to Orlando we're most excited for

From indie-rock to stoner metal to post-punk to Americana classics, the upcoming slew of live music coming to Orlando is sure to have something for everybody. There's festival lineups, big-name world tours and long-awaited returns to the City Beautiful (Bruce Springsteen and Janet Jackson, to name just a couple). Here are some of the shows and live music events we're most looking forward to this upcoming spring.

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Death Cab for Cutie
Hard Rock Live, Feb. 2
Indie-rockers Death Cab for Cutie will be treading the boards throughout the U.S. to celebrate both recent album Asphalt Meadows and the 20th anniversary of breakthrough record Transatlanticism. Orlando is an early stop on this jaunt, with only one other Florida date on the books in St. Pete. Tickets are available online.
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Death Cab for Cutie

Hard Rock Live, Feb. 2
Indie-rockers Death Cab for Cutie will be treading the boards throughout the U.S. to celebrate both recent album Asphalt Meadows and the 20th anniversary of breakthrough record Transatlanticism. Orlando is an early stop on this jaunt, with only one other Florida date on the books in St. Pete. Tickets are available online.
Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down and more
Universal Orlando, Feb. 4-March 5
Universal Orlando has unveiled the lineup of their Mardi Gras celebration series of concerts starting next month — and it's a multigenerational crew of chart-toppers. The stacked lineup includes: Patti LaBelle (Feb. 4), JVKE (Feb. 10), Goo Goo Dolls (Feb. 11), Maren Morris (Feb. 18), Willow (Feb. 19), 3 Doors Down (Feb. 25), Sean Paul (March 4) and Lauren Daigle (March 5). The concerts are free with paid park admission on the appointed day. 
Photo via Goo Goo Dolls/Facebook
Goo Goo Dolls/Facebook

Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down and more

Universal Orlando, Feb. 4-March 5
Universal Orlando has unveiled the lineup of their Mardi Gras celebration series of concerts starting next month — and it's a multigenerational crew of chart-toppers. The stacked lineup includes: Patti LaBelle (Feb. 4), JVKE (Feb. 10), Goo Goo Dolls (Feb. 11), Maren Morris (Feb. 18), Willow (Feb. 19), 3 Doors Down (Feb. 25), Sean Paul (March 4) and Lauren Daigle (March 5). The concerts are free with paid park admission on the appointed day.
Photo via Goo Goo Dolls/Facebook
Bruce Springsteen
Amway Center, Feb. 5
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band comes to Florida in early February to kick off their U.S. tour, the first time the group has played a Sunshine State show since 2016’s The River tour. Tickets are available now.
Photo via Bruce Springsteen/Facebook
Bruce Springsteen/Facebook

Bruce Springsteen

Amway Center, Feb. 5
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band comes to Florida in early February to kick off their U.S. tour, the first time the group has played a Sunshine State show since 2016’s The River tour. Tickets are available now.
Photo via Bruce Springsteen/Facebook
Neko Case
Plaza Live, Feb. 9
Americana legend Neko Case has a date with Florida set for her upcoming 2023 tour — and this show has the unique attraction  of Patty Griffin as a co-headliner. Case is hitting the road in January of next year for a string of dates, with the penultimate gig at Orlando's Plaza Live. Case will be featuring songs from her latest album, Hell-On, which she says represents her "best self." Tickets are available now through AXS.
Photo via Death Cab for Cutie/Facebook
Neko Case/Facebook

Neko Case

Plaza Live, Feb. 9
Americana legend Neko Case has a date with Florida set for her upcoming 2023 tour — and this show has the unique attraction of Patty Griffin as a co-headliner. Case is hitting the road in January of next year for a string of dates, with the penultimate gig at Orlando's Plaza Live. Case will be featuring songs from her latest album, Hell-On, which she says represents her "best self." Tickets are available now through AXS.
Photo via Death Cab for Cutie/Facebook
Dru Hill and friends
Additional Financial Arena, Feb. 17
A quartet of R&B heavyweights are teaming up next month to bring a night of "Love & Laughter" to Orlando. Headliners Dru Hill (with Sisqó!), Silk, Sunshine Anderson and Changing Faces converge on Additional Financial Arena near UCF next month for a one-off show with hits to spare. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
Photo via Silk/Facebook
Silk/Facebook

Dru Hill and friends

Additional Financial Arena, Feb. 17
A quartet of R&B heavyweights are teaming up next month to bring a night of "Love & Laughter" to Orlando. Headliners Dru Hill (with Sisqó!), Silk, Sunshine Anderson and Changing Faces converge on Additional Financial Arena near UCF next month for a one-off show with hits to spare. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
Photo via Silk/Facebook
Rise Against, Parkway Drive and more
Central Florida Fairgrounds, Feb. 18-19
HeartSupport Fest is bringing the likes of Parkway Drive, Rise Against, Underoath and Silverstein to the Fairgrounds in February. The two-day festival of metal and hard rock has been put together by August Burns Red singer Jake Luhrs to benefit his nonprofit HeartSupport. The lineup announced so far features Parkway Drive, Underoath, Memphis May Fire, Rise Against, the Ghost Inside, Spiritbox, Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights and, of course, August Burns Red among others. One-day and weekend passes are available now. 
Photo via Rise Against/Facebook
Rise Against/Facebook

Rise Against, Parkway Drive and more

Central Florida Fairgrounds, Feb. 18-19
HeartSupport Fest is bringing the likes of Parkway Drive, Rise Against, Underoath and Silverstein to the Fairgrounds in February. The two-day festival of metal and hard rock has been put together by August Burns Red singer Jake Luhrs to benefit his nonprofit HeartSupport. The lineup announced so far features Parkway Drive, Underoath, Memphis May Fire, Rise Against, the Ghost Inside, Spiritbox, Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights and, of course, August Burns Red among others. One-day and weekend passes are available now.
Photo via Rise Against/Facebook
John Mellencamp
Dr. Phillips Center, Feb. 18-19
Singer John Mellencamp’s “Live and In Person 2023 Tour” kicks off in early February and will stop at the Dr. Phillips Center for two nights. The tour is notable in that the majority of shows are multiple-night stands in a city, allowing for a little bit more intimacy and proximity to Mellencamp. He’ll be in Orlando Feb. 18 and 19.
Photo via John Mellencamp/Facebook
John Mellencamp/Facebook

John Mellencamp

Dr. Phillips Center, Feb. 18-19
Singer John Mellencamp’s “Live and In Person 2023 Tour” kicks off in early February and will stop at the Dr. Phillips Center for two nights. The tour is notable in that the majority of shows are multiple-night stands in a city, allowing for a little bit more intimacy and proximity to Mellencamp. He’ll be in Orlando Feb. 18 and 19.
Photo via John Mellencamp/Facebook
Emmylou Harris
The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, Feb. 19
Iconic country music vocalist and singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris stops in The Villages next month for “An Evening with Emmylou Harris.” Through a 40-year career, Country Music Hall of Fame induction, 25 albums and countless awards, Harris’s influence has spanned generations. The show takes place at The Sharon at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $95 and are available online now. 
Photo via Emmylou Harris/Facebook
Emmylou Harris/Facebook

Emmylou Harris

The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, Feb. 19
Iconic country music vocalist and singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris stops in The Villages next month for “An Evening with Emmylou Harris.” Through a 40-year career, Country Music Hall of Fame induction, 25 albums and countless awards, Harris’s influence has spanned generations. The show takes place at The Sharon at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $95 and are available online now.
Photo via Emmylou Harris/Facebook
Big Thief
The Beacham, Feb. 20
Indie-rock band Big Thief is stopping in Orlando on Feb. 20 as part of their upcoming world tour. Big Thief's newest release, double LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, explores the band's deepest and most resonant sound to date. Conveying themes of chosen family and individual growth, DNWMIBIY offers the listeners a reflectively wistful and earnest account of everything Big Thief has to offer. Tickets are available here. 
Photo via Big Thief/Facebook
Big Thief/Facebook

Big Thief

The Beacham, Feb. 20
Indie-rock band Big Thief is stopping in Orlando on Feb. 20 as part of their upcoming world tour. Big Thief's newest release, double LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, explores the band's deepest and most resonant sound to date. Conveying themes of chosen family and individual growth, DNWMIBIY offers the listeners a reflectively wistful and earnest account of everything Big Thief has to offer. Tickets are available here.
Photo via Big Thief/Facebook
Weedeater
Will’s Pub, Feb. 27
The stoner metal group from North Carolina, Weedeater, takes Will’s Pub near downtown Orlando Feb. 27. Although Weedeater’s latest album, Goliathan, came out almost eight years ago, the band has been steady in playing festivals and touring.  Tickets are on sale now. 
Photo via Weedeater/Bandcamp
Weedeater/Bandcamp

Weedeater

Will’s Pub, Feb. 27
The stoner metal group from North Carolina, Weedeater, takes Will’s Pub near downtown Orlando Feb. 27. Although Weedeater’s latest album, Goliathan, came out almost eight years ago, the band has been steady in playing festivals and touring. Tickets are on sale now.
Photo via Weedeater/Bandcamp
Ludacris, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Walker Hayes and more
Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, March 2-12
Central Florida's Strawberry Festival will return to Plant City with a stacked line up of more than twenty musical artists including Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Ludacris, Walker Hayes, Train, Lynrd Skynrd and many more. Some of the shows are free with Strawberry Festival admission, and the big-name acts will be separately-ticketed performances. Tickets are on sale through the Strawberry Festival's website. 
Photo via Walker Hayes/Facebook
Walker Hayes/Facebook

Ludacris, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Walker Hayes and more

Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, March 2-12
Central Florida's Strawberry Festival will return to Plant City with a stacked line up of more than twenty musical artists including Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Ludacris, Walker Hayes, Train, Lynrd Skynrd and many more. Some of the shows are free with Strawberry Festival admission, and the big-name acts will be separately-ticketed performances. Tickets are on sale through the Strawberry Festival's website.
Photo via Walker Hayes/Facebook
Rauw Alejandro
Amway Center, March 8
Two-time Latin Grammy award-winning artist Rauw Alejandro brings his new-wave reggaeton and R&B to Orlando this spring.The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter’s Saturno tour celebrates his latest album of the same name. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster. 
Photo via Rauw Alejandro/Facebook
Rauw Alejandro/Facebook

Rauw Alejandro

Amway Center, March 8
Two-time Latin Grammy award-winning artist Rauw Alejandro brings his new-wave reggaeton and R&B to Orlando this spring.The Puerto Rican singer and songwriter’s Saturno tour celebrates his latest album of the same name. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster.
Photo via Rauw Alejandro/Facebook
Cheap Trick
Hard Rock Live, March 12
Going strong since the 1970s, Cheap Trick's alchemical combinations of pop, rock and heavy metal have created an instantly recognizable collection of singles like Surrender, Dream Police and I Want You to Want Me. The band was even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Don't Be Cruel; head over to Ticketmaster to see the show.
Photo via Cheap Trick/Willful Publicity
Photo courtesy Willful Publicity

Cheap Trick

Hard Rock Live, March 12
Going strong since the 1970s, Cheap Trick's alchemical combinations of pop, rock and heavy metal have created an instantly recognizable collection of singles like Surrender, Dream Police and I Want You to Want Me. The band was even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Don't Be Cruel; head over to Ticketmaster to see the show.
Photo via Cheap Trick/Willful Publicity
Clan of Xymox
The Abbey, March 16
Gothic godfathers Clan of Xymox return to Orlando for a March 16 show. The Dutch rock band is known as a pioneer of dark wave music and sounds. Tickets are available now. 
Photo via Clan of Xymox
Photo courtesy Clan of Xymox

Clan of Xymox

The Abbey, March 16
Gothic godfathers Clan of Xymox return to Orlando for a March 16 show. The Dutch rock band is known as a pioneer of dark wave music and sounds. Tickets are available now.
Photo via Clan of Xymox
Aly and Aj
House of Blues, April 12
Pop rock sister duo Aly and Aj are coming to Orlando's House of Blues April 12. Their With Love From tour celebrates their newest single of the same name. Tickets are on sale now.
Photo via Aly and Aj/Facebook
Aly and Aj/Facebook

Aly and Aj

House of Blues, April 12
Pop rock sister duo Aly and Aj are coming to Orlando's House of Blues April 12. Their With Love From tour celebrates their newest single of the same name. Tickets are on sale now.
Photo via Aly and Aj/Facebook
Molchat Doma
Plaza Live, April 14
TikTok-famous post-punk trio Molchat Doma are heading to the U.S. for a lengthy tour this spring, and Orlando is down to get dour with the trio. The Belarusian band will be touring North America for most of April and May behind breakthrough album Monument on Sacred Bones. The tour has only three Florida dates — Orlando, St. Pete and Fort Lauderdale — all in mid-April. Tickets are available now through AEG.
Photo via Motormouth Media
Photo by Alina Pasok, courtesy Motormouth Media

Molchat Doma

Plaza Live, April 14
TikTok-famous post-punk trio Molchat Doma are heading to the U.S. for a lengthy tour this spring, and Orlando is down to get dour with the trio. The Belarusian band will be touring North America for most of April and May behind breakthrough album Monument on Sacred Bones. The tour has only three Florida dates — Orlando, St. Pete and Fort Lauderdale — all in mid-April. Tickets are available now through AEG.
Photo via Motormouth Media
Thievery Corporation, Collie Buddz and more
Central Florida Fairgrounds' Orlando Amphitheater, April 15-16
The Florida Groves Festival is returning to Orlando in the spring with a cast of headliners poised to play, ahem, blazing sets. The festival, with a focus on music, cannabis and arts, happens again at the Orlando Amphitheater in April. Some of the bigger headliners confirmed for this year's event include Thievery Corporation, Collie Buddz, Inner Circle, Protoje, Fortunate Youth, Kash'd Out, Bumpin Uglies, Ballyhoo!, Shwayze and the Savi Fernandez Band, among many others.
Florida Groves Fest happens at the Central Florida Fairgrounds' Orlando Amphitheater on Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16. Tickets are on sale now.
Photo via Florida Groves/Facebook
Florida Groves/Facebook

Thievery Corporation, Collie Buddz and more

Central Florida Fairgrounds' Orlando Amphitheater, April 15-16
The Florida Groves Festival is returning to Orlando in the spring with a cast of headliners poised to play, ahem, blazing sets. The festival, with a focus on music, cannabis and arts, happens again at the Orlando Amphitheater in April. Some of the bigger headliners confirmed for this year's event include Thievery Corporation, Collie Buddz, Inner Circle, Protoje, Fortunate Youth, Kash'd Out, Bumpin Uglies, Ballyhoo!, Shwayze and the Savi Fernandez Band, among many others. Florida Groves Fest happens at the Central Florida Fairgrounds' Orlando Amphitheater on Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16. Tickets are on sale now.
Photo via Florida Groves/Facebook
Wilco
Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, April 18
Americana godfathers Wilco will be touring behind their newest album Cruel Country, which dropped digitally and on CD last year, but comes out on vinyl Jan. 20 (if you want to get some pre-show listening sessions in). Wilco plays the Hard Rock Live on April 18, with The A’s. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.
Photo via Wilco/Facebook
Wilco/Facebook

Wilco

Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, April 18
Americana godfathers Wilco will be touring behind their newest album Cruel Country, which dropped digitally and on CD last year, but comes out on vinyl Jan. 20 (if you want to get some pre-show listening sessions in). Wilco plays the Hard Rock Live on April 18, with The A’s. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.
Photo via Wilco/Facebook
Janet Jackson
Amway Center, April 19
Jackson will be hitting the road in April 2023 as part of her Together Again North American tour. Together Again is Jackson's return to the road after a four year absence, and will mark three frankly gigantic milestones in her career: her own 50th anniversary in music and performance, the 25th anniversary of The Velvet Rope album and the 20th anniversary of the Janet album. So expect hits, and plenty of them. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Photo via Janet Jackson/Facebook
Janet Jackson/Facebook

Janet Jackson

Amway Center, April 19
Jackson will be hitting the road in April 2023 as part of her Together Again North American tour. Together Again is Jackson's return to the road after a four year absence, and will mark three frankly gigantic milestones in her career: her own 50th anniversary in music and performance, the 25th anniversary of The Velvet Rope album and the 20th anniversary of the Janet album. So expect hits, and plenty of them. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Photo via Janet Jackson/Facebook
Pedro the Lion
The Social, April 22
In April, Pedro the Lion's third full-length album, Control, turns 21 years old, and to celebrate, the band is bringing the Jade Tree classic on the road for a tour that passes through Orlando this spring. Tickets to see Pedro the Lion play the Social in Orlando on Saturday, April 22, are on sale now. 
Photo via David Bazan/davidbazan.com
Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion

The Social, April 22
In April, Pedro the Lion's third full-length album, Control, turns 21 years old, and to celebrate, the band is bringing the Jade Tree classic on the road for a tour that passes through Orlando this spring. Tickets to see Pedro the Lion play the Social in Orlando on Saturday, April 22, are on sale now.
Photo via David Bazan/davidbazan.com
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