From Kid Rock to Blink-182, five concerts not to miss this summer, what you need to know
Greenville and the surrounding area are set to have a sizzling summer music scene as a host of country, rock, and R&B artists will arrive in the Upstate through September.
Rock the Country at Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center, July 26-27
Rock and country music collide for a two-day festival in Anderson. Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert headline an event encouraging car and RV camping and featuring 25 food and beverage vendors. Tickets for this concert can be found at rockthecountry.com.
Location: 3027 Martin Luther King Blvd. (Anderson)
Blink-182: One More Time Tour at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, July 29
Drumming-extraordinaire Travis Barker and Blink-182 bring their San Diego roots to the South as the 30-year rock band brings their "One More Time" tour to Greenville, which debuted at number one the week following its release on Billboard 200.
Most known for their 2000s smash hit single "All the Small Things," Blink-182 is responsible for the pop-punk sound influence of the millennium alongside bands Nickelback and Creed.
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena; 650 N Academy St.
Kem, Aug. 17, Peace Center
As part of Motown Records' resurgence in the early 2000s, Kem, a neo-soul and R&B legend, brings hit singles "Love Calls" and "I Can't Stop Loving You." After beginning as a table waiter and wedding band singer, Kem earned R&B Single of the Year in 2005 from Billboard Music.
His catalog includes work alongside R&B legends Ronald Isley, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, and more.
Location: Peace Center; 300 S. Main St. (Greenville)
The Smashing Pumpkins: The World is a Vampire, Aug. 27 -- CCNB Amphitheatre
The Smashing Pumpkins are two-time Grammy Award winners in 1997 and 1998 and are known for the creativity and innovation in their music videos.
Amidst the Alternative Rock group's breakup in the mid-2000s, they are heavily responsible for the influence of artists such as Third Eye Blind, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! at the Disco.
Tickets can be found on ticketmaster.com.
Location: CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park; 861 SE Main St. (Simpsonville)
Hootie & The Blowfish, Summer Camp with Trucks Tour, Sept 21 -- BSWA
The Columbia, South Carolina natives bring Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan to Greenville for a stop on the Summer Camp with Trucks Tour.
After breaking up for nearly a decade, Hootie & The Blowfish continued their mainstream success again in 2019 with their latest release, "Imperfect Circle." The Alternative Rock, Blues, and Pop band won two Grammy Awards in 1996 for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo with "Let Her Cry."
Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena; 650 N Academy St.
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If you'd like to attend a free concert this summer, these music series have a variety of musical acts planned for throughout the summer.
Furman music series
Consider attending a free music concert at Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, in Greenville for a free live music event every Thursday from 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 1.
If it rains, the concert will be relocated to McAlister Auditorium.
Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays
Friday night features two performances at NOMA Square in Downtown Greenville: 5:50 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.
This event runs weekly through Sept. 27.
Music by the Fountain at the Shops at Greenridge
Come to The Shops at Greenridge, located at 1025 Woodruff Road, Suite 104, every Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to enjoy local entrées, shopping, and music.
Fountain Inn: Sounds of Summer
Enjoy live music every Friday night through Aug. 29 at Commerce Park at 200 Depot St. in Fountain Inn.
Games and activities on-site to keep the kids entertained.
Reporter Travis Rose contributed to this article.
– A.J. Jackson covers the food & dining scene, along with arts, entertainment and downtown culture for The Greenville News. Contact him by email at ajackson@gannett.com, and follow him on X (formally Twitter) @ajhappened. This coverage is only possible with support from our readers. Sign up today for a digital subscription.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Top Upstate summer concerts include Hootie, Miranda Lambert, Kid Rock
