LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – A summer in Lake Tahoe is made up of more than just beautiful hikes, refreshing lake dips, river floats, and days spent beachside. It’s time for Tahoe’s vibrant music scene to fire on all cylinders, bringing a variety of jams to venues all around the lake. To make things easy, we’ve gathered a list of concerts, festivals and shows – both free and for purchase, in the months of May, June and July – so you can get out there and start swaying those hips. 

Major Concerts and Festivals

Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic – Stateline 

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• The Black Keys – June 11
• Rascal Flatts – July 10
• Eric Church – July 15
• Koe Wetzel – July 24
• Lauren Daigle – July 25

The Hangar – South Lake Tahoe

• Unknown Mortal Orchestra w/ Elliot & Vincent – May 22
• Allah-Las – May 31
• Dogs In A Pile – June 5
• Thievery Corporation’s 30th Anniversary – June 7
• The Elovaters – Tahoe Takeover – June 9
• Vincent Neil Emerson – June 12
• J Boog – June 14
• Dirtwire – June 19
• Blind Pilot & John Craigie- June 20
• Kurt Vile and The Violators – July 5
• Fleetmac Wood – July 11
• RJD2 – July 18
• Monophonics – July 31

Valhalla Tahoe Summer Concert Series – South Lake Tahoe 

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• Brother Yusef – June 3
• Marty O’Reilly Trio – June 10
• Tahoe Improv Players – June 16, July 21
• Lindsay and the Cheeks (Free Lawn Concert) – June 21
• Uncle Lucius (Free Lawn Concert) – June 24
• Magic Work: Songwriters in the Round with Rita Hosking, Kathy Kallick and Laurie Lewis – July 15
• The Great North Special – July 22
• Osito (Free Lawn Concert) – July 26
• Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles Tribute – July 29 

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival – Incline Village

July 3 – August 23 at Theatre at Sand Harbor

• Billy Nation: A Tribute to Billy Joel – July 6
• Reno Philharmonic Orchestra – Decades: Back to the 80’s – July 13
• Keith Anderson: A High-Energy Country Hits Concert – July 14
• The Doo Wop Project – July 20
• Sierra Nevada Ballet: Coppélia – July 27
• Reno Jazz Orchestra: Trekkin’ Tahoe: A Jazz/Rock Odyssey – July 28

Gambler’s Run Music Festival – Crystal Bay

July 23-25 at Crystal Bay Club

The lineup:

• The String Cheese Incident 
• Big Head Todd & The Monsters 
• A mystery guest(s) to be announced on May 25
• Diggin Dirt
• Octave Cat
• Sicard Hollow
• Robert Jon & The Wreck
• Chalk Dinosaur

Tahoe Joy Festival – Tahoe City

Sunday, June 7, 12 p.m.-7p.m. at Commons Beach 

The lineup:

• Dead Winter Carpenters
• Matt Axton & Badmoon
• Lazwell
• Sonido Sueno
• Little Hurricane 

Tahoe Music Alive – North Lake Tahoe

• Dan Tepfer – May 30 at Olympic Valley Chapel
• The Dolphins Quartet – July 2 at North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation Community Center

Classical Tahoe Music Festival – Incline Village 

July 11 – August 9 

• Summer Gala: A Star-Spangled Soirée – July 11
• Brubeck Legacy Concert featuring Jerry Bergonzi – July 12
• In Conversation with Jerry Bergonzi – July 14
• Brubeck Summit Sextet: Tahoe’s Jazz All Stars – July 16
• The Future of Jazz – July 17
• Beethoven Sonatas with Gilles Vonsattel – July 19
• Fire and Fantasy – July 24
• Music in Motion – July 25
• Ron & Maureen Ashley Oasis Chamber Music Series: Landscapes in Sound – July 26
• Chamber Connections – July 28 (free show)
• Brahms’ First Symphony – July 31

Free & Weekly Music Series

The Shops at Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series – South Lake Tahoe

Fridays and Saturdays, May 22-Sept. 16 at 5:45 p.m.

• Greg Austin & Southern Justice – May 22
• The Jackeyes – May 23
• Night Owls – May 24
• Playdo – May 29
• False Rhythms – May 30
• Pamela Parker Fantastic Machine – June 5
• Ariel Jean – June 6
• Margret’s Funk Band – June 12
• Patton Leatha Guilty As Charged – June 13
• Austin Mo Experience – June 19
• Lyric Michelle – June 20
• Erika Malone’s Eminence – June 26
• burke. – June 27
• Sonik Rewind – July 3
• The Band Unleashed – July 4
• Golden Cadillacs – July 9
• Jake’s Garage Band – July 10
• Mark Macaky w/ Special Guest – July 11
• Four Barrel – July 17
• David Perez Band – July 18
• Billy Williams – July 24
• The Jackeyes – July 25
• Huckleberry Road – July 31

Music in the Park – Truckee

Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 

• Boot Juice – June 17
• New Wave Crave – June 24
• Sonido Sueno – July 1
• Blues Monsters – July 8
• Broken Compass Bluegrass – July 15
• Down the Rabbit Hole – July 22
• Dead Winter Carpenters – July 29

Music in the Park – Meyers

Sundays, 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

• Wesley Orsolic Band – June 28
• Mescalito – July 12

TBA : Live at Lakeview Summer Music Series – South Lake Tahoe

Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Music on the Beach – Kings Beach

Fridays, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 

• Pacific Vibration – June 19
• The Gold Souls – June 26
• Moody Cat – July 10
• Sol Peligro – July 17
• Wolf Jett – July 24
• Caltucky – July 31

Concerts at Commons Beach – Tahoe City

Sundays, June 14-Sept. 6, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (no concert on July 5)

• Collectivity – June 14
• Wild Child – June 21
• Joy and Madness – June 28
• Moga Family Band – July 12
• Big Blue Guitarmageddon – July 19
• Poor Man’s Whiskey – July 26

Tunes on Tap – Incline Village

Thursdays, July 9 – August 27, 7 p.m. at Alibi Amphitheater/beer forest

• The Nomads – July 9
• Broken Compass Bluegrass – July 16
• Tim Snider & Wolfgang Timber – July 23
• New Wave Crave – July 30