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🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (October 17th Edition)

Handpicked shows, hot venues, and surprise sets await →

🎃 🍺 🎵 Hey Charlotte! Let's start off with my favorite fact of the day: Friday is the kickoff to Charlotte's Craft Beer Week. Let’s get the weekend started folks!

but, now for the weather…

Charlotte, NC as of 10/09 (sponsored by EXIT 3A…. 🤣 )

Top 3 Picks This Week

🎤 Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour
Thu–Fri, Oct 16–17 @ Spectrum Center
Billie lands in Charlotte with a full production and that moody, hypnotic energy she’s known for. Expect a packed arena and a set that’ll hang in your head all week. (yes there’s still tickets!)

🤠 Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen
Fri, Oct 17 @ The Amp Ballantyne
A night of Americana grit and Southern soul from one of Texas’ finest storytellers. Bring a jacket, grab a drink, and settle in for the kind of live music that hits deep.

🎧 Iglesias: House Vibes 5YR Bash
Sat, Oct 18 @ The Music Yard (South End)
Five years of steady beats and good chaos. Iglesias brings sharp house sets and the kind of energy that keeps people moving until the lights cut.


Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around Picks

Fri, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 18

Sun, Oct 19

Curated with love. 🫶 Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

COOL CHARLOTTE STUFF
🌟 More Than Music

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

🎃 SCarowinds (Sept 12 - Nov 2)
Haunted mazes, scare zones, and late-night rides at Carowinds.

🛡️ Carolina Renaissance Festival (Oct 4–Nov 23)
Eight weekends of jousts, jesters, artisan markets, food, and rides.

🪅NEW🪅

🎃 Queen City Ghosts – Ghost Tour – Ongoing (Oct 17–19)
Walk through Uptown’s haunted corners after dark. Local legends, spooky stories, and a few cold spots that might not be from the AC.

🚚 Food Truck Friday — Sycamore Brewing (South End) (Fri, Oct 17)
The unofficial start to every Charlotte weekend. Good food, cold beer, and the familiar chaos of friends bumping into friends.

🏒 Charlotte Checkers — Home Opener vs. Iowa Wild (Fri, Oct 17)
Hockey’s back, baby. Cheap beer, louder crowds, and the kind of hits that make you forget you ever watched baseball.

🍷 Fall South End Wine & Hops Fest (Fri, Oct 18)
Beer meets wine, food meets music, and everyone pretends to be an expert after the third sample. Classic South End energy.

🪄 HOW?! – The Magic Show LIVE in Charlotte! (Sat, Oct 19)
A fast, funny night of illusions that mess with your head in all the right ways. It’s part magic, part mind game, all fun.

🖍️ Charlotte Chalk Art Festival (Sat–Sun, Oct 18–19)
South End turns its sidewalks into one big open-air gallery. Artists, families, and a few brave toddlers with chalk ambitions.

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

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

🎡 Homegrown Music Fest Returns to the N.C. State Fair
The N.C. State Fair’s Homegrown Music Fest is back Oct 16–26 with more than 100 free performances across two stages.
@ Visit Raleigh — Homegrown Music Fest

🌎 Recently Announced Concerts In October

  • Brandon Lake – Greensboro (Oct 17)f

  • Billie Eilish – Charlotte (Oct 19–20)

  • Stevie Nicks – Charlotte (Oct 21)

  • Twilight in Concert – Durham (Oct 22)

  • DOECHII – Charlotte (Oct 23)

  • Tate McRae – Charlotte (Oct 24)

  • The B-52s + Devo – Charlotte (Oct 24)

  • Tate McRae – Raleigh (Oct 25)

  • Lainey Wilson – Charlotte (Oct 25)

  • NBA YoungBoy – Charlotte (Oct 26)

  • Reneé Rapp – Charlotte (Oct 29)

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🎈 Carolina BalloonFest
Fri–Sun, Oct 17–19 @ Statesville, NC
Hot-air balloon spectacles, live music, and epic sky views. ⭐️ 🤩 
🔗 See details →

🎷 No Bull Fest
Sat, Oct 18 @ Bull City Ciderworks, Lexington
All-day Carolina metal fest with food trucks and art vendors.
🔗 Grab your festival pass →

🎤 Brandon Lake — King of Hearts Tour
Sun, Oct 19 @ Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
Contemporary worship tour stop with hits & anthemic worship moments.
🔗 See details →

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
I’ll leave you with..

A SAVE THE DATE: Saint Motel - The Symphony in the Sky Tour ▪︎ Tue Oct 21, 2025 ▪︎ 8PM

These guys bring that sweet spot between indie pop and alt rock. I’ve been hooked since they played here, back in 2020. ( i was early for once) hehe😎

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Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. If you need me, I’ll be at the State Fair pretending to “sample” my way through 15 new foods. Research purposes only.

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