September will still be hot with a host of awesome outdoor shows…
With the upcoming Labor Day holiday, our summer psyche is quickly fading and the reality of falling leaves and cooler temperatures are on the way. With the flip of another calendar page from August to September this week, my personal favorite month to get outside and take in live music without unbearably high temperatures and threatening thunderstorms.
There are plenty of great shows within driving distance of the Berkshires this September. Deadheads can suck on some gummies and get lost in the musical journey of Dead & Company at the Xfinity Theater this coming Sunday, September 5th. Also, the barefooted Dave Matthews and his band will be camped out for two days in upstate New York performing two gigs at SPAC on Friday and Saturday, September 17th and 18th. Rockers have plenty of choices with the Black Crowes performing together again and landing their Shake Your Money Maker tour at SPAC on Tuesday the 14th. The Big E turns the power to their stage back on with shows including Machine Gun Kelly on the 17th…Billy Idol on the 18th…and Pat Benatar on the 26th.
A couple of major festival events take place in September as well. Farm Aid returns to the Xfinity Center in Hartford on Saturday the 25th with the original organizers of this family farmers fundraiser…Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. Right here in the Berkshires in North Adams at MASS MoCA the Fresh Grass Festival fills the air with music over three days on Friday the 24th, Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th.
Pop fans there are live shows for you as well with Maroon 5 at SPAC on Monday the 13th, and the Jonas Brothers at SPAC on the 28th and in Hartford at the Xfinity Theater on the 29th. Below is the complete list of upcoming shows through the rest of the year and into 2022.
Thursday 09/02/21 Melissa Etheridge-The Egg – Albany NY
Sunday 09/05/21 Alanis Morissette-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Sunday 09/05/21 Dead & Company-Xfinity Theatre – Hartford CT
Thursday 09/09/21 Joan Osborne-The Egg – Albany NY
Sunday 09/12/21 Outlaw Festival (Willie)-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Monday 09/13/21 Maroon 5-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Tuesday 09/14/21 Black Crowes-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Wednesday 09/15/21 Todd Snider-The Egg – Albany NY
Friday 09/17/21 Dave Matthews Band-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Friday 09/17/21 Machine Gun Kelly-The Big E Arena – W Springfield
Saturday 09/18/21 Billy Idol-The Big E Arena – W Springfield
Saturday 09/18/21 Dave Matthews Band-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Fri-Sun 09/24->9/26 Fresh Grass Festival-MASS MoCA – North Adams MA
Saturday 09/25/21 Farm Aid-Xfinity Theater - Hartford
Sunday 09/26/21 Pat Benatar-The Big E Arena – W Springfield
Tuesday 09/28/21 Jonas Brothers-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Wednesday 09/29/21 Jonas Brothers-Xfinity Theatre – Hartford CT
Friday 10/01/21 The Goo Goo Dolls-The Big E Arena – W Springfield
Sunday 10/03/21 Styx-The Big E Arena – W Springfield
Sunday 10/03/21 Zac Brown Band-SPAC - Saratoga Springs NY
Tuesday 10/05/21 Enrique Iglesias-Ricky Martin-T.D. Garden – Boston
Friday 10/08/21 Florida Georgia Line-Xfinity Theater – Hartford CT
Saturday 10/09/21 Lady A-Times Union Center – Albany NY
Saturday 10/21/23 Twenty One Pilots-T.D. Garden – Boston
Monday 10/25/21 Harry Styles-T.D. Garden – Boston
Saturday 10/30/21 Brothers Osborne-Palace Theater – Albany NY
Saturday 11/20/21 Jon Jett…Blackhearts-Palace Theater – Albany NY
Thursday 12/02/21 Luke Combs-T.D. Garden – Boston
Friday 12/03/21 Luke Combs-T.D. Garden – Boston
Tuesday 12/07/21 Dan + Shay-T.D. Garden – Boston
Saturday 12/11/21 Andrea Bocelli-T.D. Garden – Boston
Wednesday 12/15/21 Genesis-T.D. Garden – Boston
Thursday 12/16/21 Genesis-T.D. Garden – Boston
2022
Friday 01/14/22 Kane Brown-T.D. Garden – Boston
Tuesday 02/08/22 The Weekend-T.D. Garden – Boston
Wednesday 02/09/22 The Weekend-T.D. Garden – Boston
Sunday 02/20/22 Billy Eilish-T.D. Garden – Boston
Tuesday 03/22/22 Bad Bunny-T.D. Garden – Boston
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