CONCERTS

Upcoming concerts you should know about in Atlanta.

THE HEAD AND THE HEART ON TOUR – ATLANTA COCA-COLA ROXY JUNE 9

Beloved Seattle band The Head and The Heart will embark on a North American tour with a stop in Atlanta on June 9 at Coca-Cola Roxy in support of their gorgeous forthcoming sixth studio album, Aperture, out tomorrow, May 9 on their new label home Verve Forecast. 

ATHDAY AT WESTSIDE MOTOR LOUNGE 2025

Paint the town red and black for ATHDay at Westside Motor Lounge, a celebration of all things Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The Westside Atlanta venue will kick things off at noon with a full-on takeover featuring local food, Creature Comforts beer, artists, and giveaways—all straight from the Classic City and America’s best college town. The energy kicks into high gear from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. when five Athens-based musical acts take the stage to put on an electrifying show that gives audiences a taste of Athens’ legendary underground music scene. Featuring the southern twang of Peach Ice Cream Bluegrass, the bluesy folk sensibilities of Cannon Rogers, the groovy psychedelic funk rock of Patio, the unbridled chaos of electronic hard rockers Alien Funk Academy, and the reimagined jam band classics of Grateful Dead cover band Dire Wolf, Westside Motor Lounge’s ATHDay celebration is sure to have something for any and every concertgoer.

RIVAL ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS BIG NIGHT OUT FEAT. LAKE STREET DIVE & MARVELOUS 3

Call off your dogs and grab your freak of the week because Big Night Out is back as a two-part story featuring Lake Street Dive and Marvelous 3, October 03 and 04 at the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark. Presented by Atlanta festival producer Rival Entertainment, Big Night Out is a series of concerts under the stars in public places, which has included last year’s An Evening with CAKE, Big Boi, Futurebirds, Marcus King Trio, Moon Taxi, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and others. 

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BLINK-182, DEFTONES TO HEADLINE SHAKY KNEES 2025

 My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Deftones will headline the 12th edition of Shaky Knees Music Festival, taking place September 19-21 at its new home in downtown Atlanta’s crown jewel, Piedmont Park. The massive lineup includes Vampire Weekend, Lenny Kravitz, returning for his first performance in Atlanta in nearly seven years, Cage The Elephant, Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, Sublime, “Weird Al” Yankovic, The Marias, Public Enemy, Lucy Dacus, Devo, Pixies, The Backseat Lovers, TV On The Radio, The All-American Rejects, Idles and many more for over 50 performances across four stages. Fans can sign up now at ShakyKneesFestival.com to receive an SMS access code for the presale on Thursday, February 27 at 10am ET with access to the lowest-priced tickets. 1-Day and 3-Day GA, GA+, VIP, and Platinum Tickets will be available.