🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (Sept. 12th Edition)

🔥 🍂 September nights are made for live music. Grab your people, pick a spot, and let Charlotte set the tone.

but, now for the weather —

Top Picks This Week

🎺 River Jam: Beginnings — Music of Chicago
Fri, Sep 12 @ AMP Ballantyne
Tribute to Chicago with horn‑driven classics in an outdoor amphitheater setting.

🎉 Electric Feels: Indie Dance Party
Sat, Sep 13 @ The Underground
Touring dance night spinning Tame Impala, MGMT, The 1975, and more.

🧢 Nelly with Ja Rule + Special Guests — Where The Party At Tour
Sun, Sep 14 @ PNC Music Pavilion
2000s hip‑hop heavyweights light up the Pavilion for a throwback party.

Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around Picks

Country / Folk

Little Big Town
Sat, Sep 13 – PNC Music Pavilion
Harmonious country supergroup with big anthems & tight vocal blends.

Dylan Gossett — The Westward Tour
Thu, Sep 18 — The Fillmore Charlotte
Texas folk-country breakout with campfire-ready hooks.

Rock / Alternative

ZOSO — The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
Fri, Sep 12 — Neighborhood Theatre
Note-perfect classic-rock thunder in an intimate room.

Matt Maltese — Tour For You My Whole Life
Fri, Sep 19 — The Underground
Wry, cinematic indie-poprock croons and keys.

Electronic / Dance

Massane
Fri, Sep 12 — The Music Yard at SouthBound
Melodic house & techno from the French producer whose tracks live somewhere between dusk till dawn textures.

SVDDEN DEATH — Night 2
Sat, Sep 13 — Black Box Theater
Face-melting dubstep drops till late.

Jazz

Butcher Brown — Letters From the Atlantic
Wed, Sep 17 — Neighborhood Theatre
Groove-heavy jazz-fusion and hip-hop inflections.

Emanuel Wynter — Neo-Soul Night
Wed, Sep 24 — Middle C Jazz
Violin-led neo-soul with a sleek jazz pulse.

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:

🎪 Charlotte International Arts Festival (Sept 1–30)
A citywide celebration of global creativity with 200+ events, from immersive installations to live performances. Many are free or just a $5 ticket.

🎶 Camp North End Friday Nights (Sept 12)
Art shows, food pop-ups, and live performances—Camp North End keeps the weekend vibes alive.

🚚 Food Truck Friday (SE / University) (Sept 12)
Food trucks + live music collide in South End & University City.

🪅NEW🪅

🍺 Festival Biergarten, Levine Avenue (Sept 12–28)
Open‑air steins, snacks, and social vibes tied to CIAF programming in Uptown; easy add‑on before or after shows. Operating multiple days through Sept 28

🖼️ Art in Davidson (Sept 13)
Fine art along historic streets with live music and hands‑on crafts—a relaxed day trip just north of the city. Evening sets on the Town Green cap the stroll.

🎨 Festival in the Park (Sept 19–21)
Charlotte’s classic arts-and-crafts fair with food vendors and family fun at Freedom Park.

🍺 Gilde Brewery Oktoberfest (Sept 19–21 & 26–28)
Stein-holding showdowns, keg tappings, and German eats all weekend in LoSo.

🦋 Charlotte Monarch Celebration (Sept 20)
Hands-on activities, pollinator education, and a monarch march at Reedy Creek Nature Preserve.

🎬 Charlotte Film Festival (Sept 23–28)
Six days of indie features and shorts based at The Independent Picture House.

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

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

🎶 Blue Ridge Roots Revival concert series resumes
“Blue Ridge Roots Revival: The Music and Stories of the Blue Ridge Mountains” will be held at the Earle Theatre in Mount Airy on September 21, 2025.
@ Blue Ridge Music NC

🌎 Recently Announced Concerts In October

• Mary Chapin Carpenter / Brandy Clark – Durham (Oct 1)

• Greensky Bluegrass – Raleigh (Oct 3)

• Jon Pardi – Raleigh (Oct 10)

• Billie Eilish – Charlotte (Oct 19–20)

• Stevie Nicks – Charlotte (Oct 21)

• Lainey Wilson – Charlotte (Oct 25)

• NBA YoungBoy – Charlotte (Oct 26)

• Reneé Rapp – Charlotte (Oct 29)

• John Legend – Raleigh (Oct 30)

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🎪 NC Folk Festival
📅 Fri–Sun, Sep 12–14 @ Downtown Greensboro
Free, multi-genre weekend with headliners Arrested Development, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Sammy Rae & The Friends across five stages.
🔗 Rock out →

🎧 CenterFest Arts Festival
📅 Sat–Sun, Sep 20–21 @ Downtown Durham
Durham’s downtown streets turn into a two‑day celebration with regional bands, dance, and community stages complementing a juried arts market.
🔗Make a day of it →

🎪 Brewstock Music Festival
📅Fri–Sat, Sep 26–27 @ Downtown Gastonia
Two nights of regional rock, jam, and indie acts paired with breweries and food vendors in a walkable downtown setting.
🔗Raise a pint →

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
I’ll leave you with..

Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. Why can’t rappers take vacations?
They always forget Tupac.😅