11 biggest concerts coming to Charlotte in 2022, including Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Elton John
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Kendrick Lamar will be in Charlotte in August. Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
Charlotte live music fans, here’s a quick list of the 11 biggest concerts coming to Charlotte in 2022.
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First, a playlist featuring songs from the artists below:
Feb. 6: Billie Eilish, WILLOW
The 20-year-old pop phenom Eilish has already won seven Grammy Awards in her short career.
- Location: Spectrum Center
- Time: 7:30pm
- Tickets: SOLD OUT
Feb. 26: Eric Church
The country musician and Granite Falls native released a triple-album, “Heart & Soul,” last April.
- Location: Spectrum Center
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $49-$970.25
March 16: Tyler, The Creator; Kali Uchis; Vince Staples; Teezo Touchdown
The rapper released his sixth album (and fifth straight to reach the top of the US Rap charts), Call Me If You Get Lost, in June.
- Location: Bojangles Coliseum
- Time: 7pm
- Tickets: $184-$610
March 26: Bad Bunny
The Puerto Rican rapper was Spotify’s most streamed artist in both 2020 and 2021.
- Location: Spectrum Center
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $555-$775
April 23: Billy Joel
The Piano Man makes his long awaited Bank of America Stadium appearance two years after it was first postponed due to COVID-19.
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $49.50-$179.50
April 30: Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce
The longtime country staple marks the second big Bank of America Stadium concert of the year, appearing just a week after Billy Joel.
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
- Time: 5pm
- Tickets: $80-$682.75
Aug. 2: Kendrick Lamar
The first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize is heading to Charlotte this summer as part of his “The Big Steppers Tour” with Baby Kee & Tanna Leone. His new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” came out on May 13.
- Location: Spectrum Center
- Time: 7:30pm
- Tickets: Go on sale May 20 at noon.
Aug. 25: Jack White
The guitarist is set to release two albums in 2022 ahead of his Charlotte date.
- Location: Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $45-$315
Sept. 1: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, Thundercat
The California rockers, who first played in Charlotte in 1987 at Kidnappers on Old Pineville Road, will perform for the 12th time in the Queen City, this time at a packed Bank of America Stadium.
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
- Time: 6:30pm
- Tickets: $45.50-$2,232.50
Sept. 18: Elton John
The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which started in 2018 and goes through 2023, swings through Charlotte in what will be legendary singer and pianist’s last performance here.
- Location: Bank of America Stadium
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $51-$1,999
Oct. 20: Lizzo
Three years since her last tour, musician Lizzo is hitting the road. The Special Tour stops in Charlotte this fall, featuring Latto. Her new album, “Special” drops July 15.
- Location: Spectrum Center
- Time: 8pm
- Tickets: $39-$635
Editor’s note: This story first ran on Jan. 4, 2022, and was updated on May 13, 2022.