A blaze of summer concerts
Everywhere else in the world, summer spells V-A-C-A-T-I-0-N. But Northwesterners know this is the season to stay at home. This year, with the strong outdoor offerings of the Gorge, Summer Nights at the Pier, Zoo Tunes and Chateau Ste. Michelle, not to mention the Northwest Folklife Festival, Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival and a new summer series at the Paramount, there are more opportunities than ever to bask in some summer sounds. Here's a comprehensive lineup of what's on deck, so far. If no time or price is listed, it is yet to be announced.
MAY
Today, tomorrow
Seattle International Children's Festival, with Birlibirloque, Ho Chi Minh Water Puppet Theater, Les Argonautes, Raices Habaneras, Theatre SADARI, Uzume Taiko, Les Tambours de Brazza, Naxi Ancient Music Association, Sri Manoranjan Pradhan, Patch Theatre, Puppentheater der Stadt Halle and Rup Tung Cack, first show each day at 10 a.m., Seattle Center ($12 per show; 206-684-7346).
Today
Nickelback, Jerry Cantrell, 7:30 p.m., KeyArena, Seattle Center ($25-$30; 206- 628-0888).
Jars of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Shaun Groves, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($22.50- $32.50; 206-628-0888).
Deems Tsutakawa, Seattle Groove, with Dara, 7:30 p.m., Benaroya Hall ($35; 206-628-0888).
Statler Brothers, 7:30 p.m., Temple Theatre ($48; 206-628-0888).
Saturday
Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion, 8 p.m., King Cat Theater ($34.50-$49.50; 206-628-0888).
Sunday
Gov't Mule, John Butler Trio, 7:30 p.m., Moore Theatre ($21.50; 206-628- 0888).
Elvis Costello & the Imposters, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($39.50-$49.50; 206-628-0888).
Ray Charles with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tacoma Dome ($35-$45, 206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Merle Haggard, 7 p.m., Emerald Queen ($30; 206-628-0888).
Tuesday
Trey Anastasio, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($33; 206-628-0888).
May 24
Garbage, Abandoned Pools, 8 p.m., Moore Theatre ($29.50; 206-628-0888).
May 24-25
Edmonds Jazz Connection 2002, with Greta Matassa, Aaron Parks Trio, Pete Barbutti, the Shoreline Community College Jazz Band, the Terence Blanchard Quintet, Soundsation, Bellevue Community College Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., Puget Sound Christian College ($20-$30; 206-628-0888).
May 24-27
Northwest Folklife Festival, with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Matapat, Nazir Ahmed Ulfat, others, Seattle Center (FREE; 206-684-7300).
May 25
Sasquatch Music Festival, with String Cheese Incident, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Galactic, Blackalicious, Soulive, Maktub, 2 p.m., Gorge ($45.70; 206-628-0888).
May 26
'70s Soul Jam, with the Stylistics, Chi-Lites, Delfonics, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes and Cuba Gooding Sr., 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($37.50-$47.50; 628- 0888).
May 29
Britney Spears, Nikka Costa, 7:30 p.m., Tacoma Dome ($39.75-$75.50; 206-628-0888).
May 31
Classic Rock All Stars, with Jerry Corbetta, Mike Pinera, Peter Rivera, Dennis Noda, 7:30 p.m., Stadium Exhibition Hall ($20; 206-381-7500).
The Hives, 8 p.m., Showbox ($10; 1-800-992-TIXX, www.fastixx.com).
JUNE
June 1
Crystal Method, 8 p.m., Stadium Exhibition Center ($25-$85).
June 2
Pearl Django, Garfield and Franklin High School Jazz Ensembles, noon, Seward Park Amphitheatre (FREE; 206-760-4285).
June 7
Kenny Chesney, Montgomery Gentry, Jamie O'Neal, Phil Vassar, 7 p.m., Gorge ($37.80-$43.05; 206-628-0888).
Heart Throbs Live, 7:30 p.m., Tacoma Dome ($45-$250; 206-628-0888).
June 8
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 8 p.m., Emerald Queen ($35; 206-628-0888).
The White Stripes, Brendan Benson, Whirlwind Heat, 8 p.m.. Moore Theatre (SOLD OUT; 206-628-0888).
Jethro Tull, the Young Dubliners, 8 p.m., Benaroya Hall ($39.50; 206-628-0888).
June 10
Patti LaBelle, 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($58.50-$63.50; 206-628-0888).
June 11
Andrew W.K., 8 p.m., Graceland ($15; 206-628-0888, www.ticketmaster.com).
June 13
Queens of the Stone Age, 8 p.m., Graceland (SOLD OUT; 206-628-0888, www.ticketmaster.com).
June 14
Huey Lewis & the News, 7:30 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($39.50-$59.50; 206-628-0888).
June 15
Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle (SOLD OUT; 206-628-0888).
The Eagles, 7 p.m., Gorge ($79.80-$140.20; 206-628-0888).
June 15-16
Frank Wess, with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall ($15-$29; 206-523-6159); and 3 p.m., Kirkland Performance Center ($16-$31; 425-893-9900).
June 16
Seattle Peace Concerts, with Alice Stuart, Happy Savage, Rick Powell, the Stillwater Hillbillies, Don Glenn & Friends, noon, Woodland Park Shelter Area No. 1 (FREE; 206-729-5232).
June 19
Mary J. Blige, 8 p.m., KeyArena, Seattle Center ($40-$55, on sale 11 a.m. tomorrow; 206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
June 21
Nearly Dan, 8 p.m., Moore Theatre ($20; 206-628-0888).
June 21-July 1
Du Maurier Vancouver International Jazz Festival, with Dianne Reeves, Omara Portuondo, Dave Brubeck, Renee Rosnes, Kenny Werner, Jack DeJohnette, Bugge Wesseltoft, Dave Holland, Ahmad Jamal, Marilyn Crispell, Brad Mehldau, Nils Petter Molvaer, Vinicius Cantuaria, Ken Vandermark, others, various times and venues, Vancouver, B.C. (various prices; 1-888-438-5200).
June 22
Cowboy Junkies, 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($29.50-$45; 206-628- 0888).
Endfest 11, with Papa Roach, Cypress Hill, Jimmy Eat World, Tenacious D, Hoobastank, Our Lady Peace, the Strokes, Dashboard Confessional, Finch, Vendetta Red, Hot Rod Circuit, 2 p.m., Gorge ($46; 206-628-0888).
June 22-23
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 (SOLD OUT; 206-628-0888).
Fremont Fair, with the Posies, Young Fresh Fellows, Fremont Monster Jam (Das Root, Hair of the Dog, Kultur Shock), Left Hand Smoke, Vendetta Red, Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Dr. Funk, Cambalache, Seattle Peace Concert (Shades of Purple, Patrick Thayer, Tiger Zane, Trolls Cottage, Patrick Bennion and Little Big Man), others, 11:30 a.m., North 34th Street and Fremont Avenue North (FREE; 206-633-4409).
June 25
Keb' Mo', Los Lobos, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($35; 206-628-0888).
June 27-30
Seattle Improvised Music Festival, with the Electrics, Gebhard Ullmann Clarinet Trio, Bill Horist, Dennis Rea, Doug Theriault. John Voigt, Wally Shoup, Dan O'Brien, Bob Rees, Lunge, Luc Houtkamp, Shock Exchange, Michael Bisio, Greg Campbell, Stuart Dempster, Carl Kihlstedt, Shahzad Ismaily, Rebreather, 8 p.m., On the Boards and Polestar Gallery ($10 per show; 206-447-6144).
June 28
38 Special, 8:30 p.m., Emerald Queen ($25; 206-628-0888).
David Lanz, 8 p.m., Benaroya Hall ( not yet on sale; 206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
June 29
Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth, 7 p.m., Gorge ($49.90-$65.56; 206-628-0888).
June 30
Seattle Peace Concerts, with the Roger Rogers Band, Kathi McDonald, Lisa Mills, Doris "Peaches" Gray, the Blues Torpedoes, the Steamers, the Dan Page Trip, noon, Magnuson Park Beach Area (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Mimi Fox, Greta Matassa, 10 a.m., KPLU Summer Cruise (Pier 56) ($45; 1-800-677-5758).
JULY
July 2
Goo Goo Dolls, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre ($29.50; 206-628-0888).
July 4
Super Diamond, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($15; 206-628-0888).
July 6
Northwest Freedom Day Gospel Salute, with Donnie McClurkin, 7 p.m., Benaroya Hall ($35-$45; 206- 628-0888)
Shawn Colvin, 8 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($25; 206-628-0888).
The Who, Counting Crows, 7:30 p.m., Gorge ($61.45-$192.70; 206-628-0888).
B-52's, 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($39.50-$59.50; 206-628-0888).
July 7
Seattle Peace Concerts, with Septimus, Kickshaw, Angelia Sterling Forest, Three Shades of Gray, Paula Maya, Tiny Giants, noon, Volunteer Park (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Bruce Hornsby, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($19; 206-615-0076).
July 9-10
Indigo Girls, K's Choice, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($34; 206-628-0888).
July 13-14
Capitol Hill Block Party, with Sleater Kinney, Mudhoney, the Catheters, the Gossip, Hell's Belles, Dead Low Tide, the Briefs, Automaton, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Charming Snakes, Long Winters, Hypatia Lake, Bearskin Rugburn, Visqueen, New Luck Toy, 764-HERO, Loveless and the Goodnight Trail, Jackie and the Control Tops, Ursula and the Androids, others, noon, Capitol Hill ($8; www.ticketweb.com).
July 14
Pearl Django, 10 a.m., KPLU Summer Cruise (Pier 56) ($45; 1-800-677-5758).
Neville Brothers, 7 p.m., Emerald Queen ($25; 206-628-0888).
Seattle Peace Concerts, with Nick Vigarino, Nicole Fournier, Henry Cooper, Daddy Treetops, the Blue Healers and Emerald Fire, noon, Woodland Park Shelter Area No. 1 (FREE; 206-729-5232).
July 15-20
University of Washington Summer Arts Festival, with Mysterio Simpatico (Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Jim Woodring, Jenny Scheinman), Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Jay Thomas, Marc Seales, Dave Douglas New Quintet, various times, University of Washington ($10-$25; 206-543-4880).
July 16
Lauryn Hill, the Roots, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($56; 206-628-0888).
July 17
Chieftains, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($19; 206-615-0076).
Tower of Power, 7:30 p.m., King County Fair ($11-$14; 206-628-0888).
Yes, Paramount Theatre (206-628-0888).
July 18
Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($59.50-$99.50; 206-628-0888).
George Benson, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($36; 206-628-0888).
Smokey Robinson, 8:30 p.m., Emerald Queen ($40; 206-628-0888).
Martina McBride, 7:30 p.m., King County Fair ($11-$14; 206-628-0888).
July 18-21
Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival, with Tower of Power, Denise LaSalle, Mighty Sam McClain, Sugar Pie De Santo, Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers, Sonny Rhodes, Eddie Cotton, Henry Gray, Little Buck Sinegal, David Gogo, Michael Pickett, and Joe Turner & His Memphis Blues Caravan, noon, the Blues Ranch, one mile west of Winthrop ($45-$55; 1-877-202-2999).
July 19
Trisha Yearwood, Beth Nielsen Chapman, 7:30 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($32.50- $49.50; 206-628-0888).
Carolyn Dawn Johnson, 8:30 p.m., King County Fair ($11-$14; 206-628-0888).
July 20
They Might Be Giants, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre Ballroom, Seattle ($22, 206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Pat Benatar, 8:30 p.m., Emerald Queen ($30; 206-628-0888).
Seattle Peace Concerts Taste of Soul Festival, with Show Brazil, Anzanga, Lev'vela, Ombili, noon, Gas Works Park Picnic Area (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Sons of San Joaquin, 8:30 p.m., King County Fair ($11-$14; 206-628- 0888).
Vans Warped Tour '02, with Bad Religion, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, NOFX, Flogging Molly, Reel Big Fish, Good Charlotte, Lagwagon, MXPX, New Found Glory, No Use For a Name, Alkaline Trio, Something Corporate, 2:30 p.m., Gorge ($30.20; 206-628-0888).
July 21
Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, 5 p.m., Gorge ($39.90-$60.94; 206-628-0888).
July 24
Randy Newman, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($16; 206-615-0076).
July 26
Marc Anthony, KeyArena, Seattle Center (not yet on sale).
Jazz Port Townsend, with Kenny Barron and Anne Drummond, 7:30 p.m., McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden ($20-$25; 1-800-733-3608).
July 27
Jazz Port Townsend, with the Alan Broadbent Trio, Dave Frishberg, Bob Florence, 1:30 p.m.; Ingrid Jensen Quartet, Ray Brown Trio, 7:30 p.m., McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden ($20-$25; 1-800-733-3608).
Billy Idol, 8 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($31; 206-628-0888).
Rene Marie, 8 p.m., Benaroya Hall ($30; 206-628-0888).
July 27-28
Down From the Mountain, with Alison Krauss & Union Station, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury, Norman & Nancy Blake, Ricky Skaggs, Dan Tyminski, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, the Whites, Jerry Douglas, 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($59.50-$99.50; 206-628-0888).
July 28
Seattle Peace Concerts, with Stolen Ogre, Jeff and the Jet City Fliers, Holly Figueroa, Bijou, Childhood Zen, noon, Magnuson Park Beach Area (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Asia Fest, various bands, 4 p.m., Emerald Queen ($30; 206-628-0888).
Duffy Bishop, 10 a.m., KPLU Summer Cruise (Pier 56) ($45; 1-800-677-5758).
July 29
Cher and Cyndi Lauper, 7:30 p.m., KeyArena, Seattle Center ($34.75-$79.75, tickets on sale 10 a.m. tomorrow; 206-628-0888, www.ticketmaster.com).
July 31
Marc Cohn, Karla Bonoff, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($16; 206-615-0076).
AUGUST
Aug. 2
Kenny Loggins, 7:30 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($39.50-$59.50; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 3
Sheryl Crow, Train and O.A.R., Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Grant County (not yet on sale).
98.9 Smooth Jazz Festival, with Four Play, Bobby Caldwell, Earl Klugh & Michael Lington, 2 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($42.50-$77.50; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 4
Cake/The Flaming Lips/De La Soul/ Kinky, 5 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($36; 206-628-0888).
98.9 Smooth Jazz Festival, with Rick Braun, Pieces of a Dream, Brian Hughes, Guitars & Saxes (Warren Hill, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Mark Antoine), 2 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($42.50-$77.50; 206-628-0888).
B.B. King Blues Fest, Gorge (206-628-0888).
Aug. 7
John Hiatt, Jimmie Vaughan, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($35; 206-628-0888).
Pink Martini, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($12; 206-615-0076).
Aug. 8
Heart, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Seattle ($29.50-$49.50, 206-628-0888 or www.ticketmaster.com).
Aug. 9-10
Chris Isaak, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($45; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 10
John Mayer and Guster, Paramount Theatre, Seattle (not yet on sale).
Alicia Keys, 8 p.m., KeyArena ($29.75-$45.25; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 11
Don Lanphere, 10 a.m., KPLU Summer Cruise (Pier 56) ($45; 1-800-677-5758).
Seattle Peace Concerts, with the Charles White Band, the Howlers, Stickshift Annie & the Overdrive, the Jellyrollers, noon, Gas Works Park (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Aug. 14
Joan Baez, Richard Shindell, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($17; 206-615-0076).
Aug. 15
Burt Bacharach, Linda Eder, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($50; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 16
The Beach Boys, 8 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($40; 206-628-0888).
Area: Two, with Moby, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Blue Man Group, DJ Tent, John Digweed, Tiesto, DJ Dan, the Avalanches, DJ Tim Skinner, 4:30 p.m., Gorge ($63; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 20
Diana Ross, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($57; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 21
Robert Cray, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($19; 206-615-0076).
India.Arie, 7 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($36; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 23
David Sanborn, Joe Sample, 8 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($34; 206-628-0888).
Ted Nugent, Emerald Queen (206-628-0888).
Lenny Kravitz, Pink, Abandoned Pools, 7 p.m., Gorge ($45.70-$66.70; 206-628- 0888).
Aug. 24
The Tragically Hip, 8 p.m., Pier 62/63 ($28; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 25
Dave Koz, James Ingram, Brian Culbertson and Norman Brown, Paramount Theatre, Seattle (not yet on sale).
Rebecca Kilgore, 10 a.m., KPLU Summer Cruise (Pier 56) ($45; 1-800-677-5758).
Jaci Velasquez, 7 p.m.., Evergreen State Fair ($4-$20; 1-800-992-8499).
Seattle Peace Concerts, with Carolyn Wonderland, Michael Williams, Happy Savage, Jim Hinde and Greenflash, noon, Volunteer Park (FREE; 206-729-5232).
Aug. 26
America, 7 p.m., Evergreen State Fair ($4-$20; 1-888-992-8499).
Aug. 27
Rockin' Roadhouse Tour, with Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, 7 p.m., Evergreen State Fair ($4-$20; 1-888-992-8499).
Aug. 27
Ozzfest 2002, with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, System of a Down, P.O.D., Drowning Pool, Adema, ZakkWyld's Black Label Society, Meshuggah, Apex Theory, Lost Prophets, Neurotica, Pulse Ultra, 1 p.m., Gorge ($61.75; 206-628-0888).
Aug. 28
Foreigner, 7 p.m., King County Fair ($4-$20; 1-888-992-8499).
Dar Williams, 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo ($14; 206-615-0076).
Aug. 29
Gipsy Kings, 7:30 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle ($59.50-$89.50; 206-628-0888).
Charlie Daniels Band, 7 p.m., Evergreen State Fair ($4-$20; 1-888-992-8499).
Aug. 30-Sept. 2
Bumbershoot, noon, Seattle Center ($15-$20 per day; www.bumbershoot.org until Aug. 2; thereafter, 206-628-0888).
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 1
Melissa Etheridge, 7 p.m., Gorge ($56.20-$77.20).
Sept. 6-8
Dave Matthews Band, 7 p.m., Gorge ($41.25-$53.55; 206-628-0888).
Sept. 6-22
Puyallup Fair, with Chris LeDoux; Billy Ray Cyrus; Earth, Wind & Fire; Chicago; the Oak Ridge Boys; Bill Cosby; Peter, Paul & Mary; Wynonna; Rick Springfield, various times, Puyallup Fairgrounds (various prices; 206-628-0888).