🎷🔥Don't Sleep on These Charlotte Concerts! (Sept. 26th Edition)

🍻 🤘 Hi Charlotte friends, the lights are on and the Queen City is buzzing. Grab a cold one, grab your people, and let’s make the weekend feel like an encore.

but, now for the weather —

Top 3 Picks This Week

🎪 Breakaway Carolina
Fri–Sat, Sep 26–27 @ zMAX Dragway (Concord)
Two days of big-name electronic acts (John Summit, Kaytranada, Louis The Child & more) plus on-site activations and shuttles from South End.

🎹 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Fri, Sep 26 @ The Amp Ballantyne 
Grammy legend teams with the CSO for an outdoors, one-night-only collaboration in Ballantyne.

🔥 Lil Wayne — Tha Carter VI Tour
Fri, Sep 26 @ The Music Yard (South End)
Dead-inspired jam night with Josh Daniel Grateful Band; doors at 6 and a happy-hour buffet for ticket holders.

Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

CURATED HIGHLIGHTS
🌆 Uptown & Around Picks

Country / Folk

Tanner Usrey
Fri, Sep 26 — Amos’ Southend
Soulful Red Dirt/country rocker in an intimate South End room.

Rock / Alternative

Cosmic Charlie — High-Energy Grateful Dead
Fri, Sep 26 — Visulite Theatre (8pm)
Jam lifers doing Dead with drive; easy NoDa pre-/post-hangs.

Electronic / Dance

Marc Rebillet
Fri, Sep 26 — The Fillmore Charlotte (8pm)
Improv loops, chaos, bathrobe energy. ⭐ Fave.

Jazz

Jeff Ryan
Sun, Sep 28 — Middle C Jazz (6pm)
Contemporary jazz sax to close the weekend smoothly.

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:

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

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

🍷 Uncorked: Charlotte Wine Fest (Sept 27)
100+ wines to sample while exploring Discovery Place after-hours. Discovery Place Science

🪅NEW🪅

🌍 UNC Charlotte International Festival (Sept 27)
Hands-on cultural booths, dance, and food from around the world on the UNC Charlotte campus. Free.

🎈 Charlotte Mimosa Festival (Sept 27)
12-oz mimosa pours, food trucks, vendors, games, and festive vibes.

🚗 Caffeine and Classics at Streetside Classics (Sept 27)
Monthly gathering of car enthusiasts featuring classic, muscle, and exotic rides.

🎭 Wicked at Belk Theatre (Sept 27–28)
Broadway’s smash-hit musical reimagining the untold story of the Witches of Oz.

🎶 Queen City International Music Festival (Sept 27–28)
Two days of global sounds and cultural vibes with live bands, DJs, food vendors, and family activities.

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

MUSIC SCENE
🎵 Music News Brief

📍 NC Spotlight

🎥 DaBaby kicked off Charlotte light rail in new music video
Charlotte rapper DaBaby staged a scene in his latest video showing him being forced off a light rail train, followed by a depiction of a stabbing. The video, filmed uptown, quickly drew attention for its gritty imagery.
@ WBTV

🌎 Recently Announced Concerts In October

• Maxwell – Raleigh (Oct 5)

• Whiskey Myers – Greensboro (Oct 10)

• Andy Bell of Erasure – Durham (Oct 14)

• Brandon Lake – Greensboro (Oct 17)

• Twilight in Concert – Durham (Oct 22)

• Tate McRae – Charlotte (Oct 24)

• Tate McRae – Raleigh (Oct 25)

NEARBY VIBES
🚐 Beyond the City: Live Music Road Trips

Feeling adventurous? Check these out:

🎶 Carrboro Music Festival
📅 Sun, Sept 28 @ Downtown Carrboro
Free, town-wide music takeover with 100+ performances and workshops.
🔗 Rock the block →

🎻 Raleigh Wide Open
📅 Fri–Sat, Oct 3–4 @ Downtown Raleigh
New, free street fest from PineCone with bluegrass, Americana, gospel, and more.
🔗 Make it a trip →

🍂 Fall for Greenville (road-trip)
📅 Fri–Mon, Oct 10–13 @ Downtown Greenville, SC
80+ bands on seven stages alongside one of the Southeast’s biggest food fests.
🔗Raise a pint →

🎟️ Check venue websites for tickets & availability!

CLOSING NOTES
I’ll leave you with..

I’m on a grandson kick - BRAINROT by Grandson @Youtube. 🤘

Keep Rocking,
Angel | Charlotte Jams Editor

P.S. What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft?
... A flat minor