🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (July 25th Edition)

💃 The DJs are dialed in. The venues are vibing. And Charlotte? She’s showing off. Here’s your cheat sheet for the city’s loudest, sweatiest, and most unforgettable nights this week.

Top Picks This Week

🎸 Goo Goo Dolls + Dashboard Confessional – Fri, July 25 @ Skyla
Alt-rock emo throwback. Wallet chains optional.

🎧 Valentino Khan – Sat, July 26 @ Blackbox
Bass freakout. Dancefloor destruction.

🎷 Lindsey Webster – Fri & Sat, July 25–26 @ Middle C
Silky smooth jazz vocals. Date-night gold.

Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

THIS WEEKS HOT EVENTS
🔥 Don’t Miss These Shows

🎶 Kash’d Out w/ Sensamotion – Saturday, July 26 @ The Music Yard
Chill out to beachy rhythms and smooth grooves as Kash’d Out and Sensamotion bring a wave of reggae goodness to Charlotte.
👉 Let yourself drift →

🎶OMNOM – Friday, August 1 @ The Music Yard
OMNOM brings his signature off-kilter house beats and wild energy to The Music Yard for a night of infectious grooves and dancefloor surprises.
👉 Step into the haze →

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CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around Picks

Country / Folk

🎸 Intocable (Tejano/Norteño) – Fri, Jul 25 @ Ovens Auditorium
Viva la música norteña! Intocable brings accordion-laced hits that'll have everyone two-steppin'.

Rock / Alternative

🎸 Goo Goo Dolls + Dashboard Confessional – Fri, Jul 25 @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ‘90s alt-rock reunion—grab your wallet chains and tissues for all those emo sing-alongs.

Electronic / Dance

🎧 Valentino Khan – Sat, Jul 26 @ Blackbox Theater
Bass drops, energy explosions—Valentino's here to make you move all night.

Jazz

 🎷 Lindsey Webster  – Fri & Sat, Jul 25–26 @ Middle C Jazz
Velvety vocals & sultry grooves—smooth jazz at its finest.

COOL CHARLOTTE STUFF
🌟 More Than Music

Art shows, foodie fests, weird pop-ups & random fun—click your flavor:

🍲 Charlotte Restaurant Week (July 18th-27)
Queen's Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week offers 3-course, prix fixe dining deals at metro Charlotte, NC's best restaurants for 10 days in January and July.

🪅NEW🪅

🦙 Charlotte Peruvian Festival (July 27th)
Symphony Park transforms into a slice of Peru with traditional dances, live Peruvian bands, artisan crafts and a Taste of Peru food lineup.

💃 Viva La Fiesta ( July 19th - August 10th)
The Carolinas’ biggest theme park throws a Latin party all summer. Think vibrant live entertainment, authentic dishes and specialty drinks, plus family-friendly festivities at every turn.

🎨 NoDa Bizarre All Arts Market (August 2nd)
A one-day open-air extravaganza where local artists, indie crafters, musicians and foodies unite for a day of pure creative chaos.

🌻 Explore everything Charlotte’s cooking up—outside the music scene.

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

🙌 NoDa Bizarre open-air market set to return – The NoDa Bizarre returns to the Johnston YMCA lawn on Aug. 2 with over 75 vendors, live music, and interactive art.
@ WCNC

🌎National Beat

🎶 Margo Price makes her defiant return to Nashville on 'Hard Headed Woman'– On her upcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, Margo Price is getting back to her country roots.
@ NPR

🙏 Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Singer and Heavy-Metal Pioneer, Dead at 76 - The revered frontman and reality-TV star died “surrounded by love,” his family said, just weeks after a massive farewell concert.
@ Rolling Stone

💥Tyler, the Creator Releases New Album Don’t Tap the Glass: Listen – The musician makes good on his July 21 teasers with a 10-song follow-up to Chromakopia.
@ Pitchfork

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🌵Outlaw Music Festival
📅 Sun, July 27 @ Walnut Creek, Raleigh
A legends-only caravan rolls through Raleigh: Willie, Dylan, Turnpike & friends under the summer sun. Road-trip playlist: handled.
👉 Grab a seat

🎤 American Aquarium
📅 Sun, July 27 @ The Orange Peel, Asheville
Alt-country heartbreakers in one of the Southeast’s best rooms. Doors 7pm, show 8pm. Hit the mountain roads.
👉 Explore the lineup

🎸 Ryan Adams — Heartbreaker ‘25 World Tour
📅Tue, July 29@ Peace Center, Greenville SC
A stripped-down, career-spanning set from a master songwriter—perfect excuse for a GVL detour.
👉 Catch the vibe

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
I’ll leave you with..

Something I’ve been listening too at the office:

Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. What do you get if you cross a sweet potato and a jazz musician?
A yam session.