Summer is for working, especially in college--those student loans aren’t going to pay themselves! However, it’s just as important to get out and enjoy the weather occasionally! Sometimes it’s difficult to find inexpensive, enjoyable things to do, especially when you’re a broke college student.
Fortunately, summer concerts can be affordable, especially if you opt for lawn seats. Summer can be fun, even on a budget! The XFINITY Theatre in Hartford has concerts all of the time over the summer, and is located fairly centrally in the state. Here's a list of most of the concerts available this summer, and all the information you need to attend them! Hope to see you there!
Zac Brown Band
Opening Act(s): Drake White and the Big Fire
Thursday, May 19, 8 p.m.
$50.50
Brantley Gilbert
Opening Act(s): Justin Moore, Colt Ford
Friday June 3, 8 p.m.
$30.75
Dierks Bentley
Opening Act(s): Randy Houser, Cam, Tucker Beathard
Friday June 10, 8 p.m.
$32.75
Dave Matthews Band
Opening Act(s): The Heavy, Josh Herbert
Saturday, June 11, 8 p.m.
$40.50
Dixie Chicks
Opening Act(s): Anderson East, Josh Herbert
Friday, June 17, 8 p.m.
$42
Brad Paisley
Opening Act(s): Tyler Farr, Maddie & Tae
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.
$30.75
Dead & Company
John Mayer and some old dudes. Club going up on a Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.
$40
Florida Georgia Line
Opening Act(s): Cole Swindell, The Cadillac Three, Kane Brown
Thursday, July 7, 8 p.m.
$30.75
Slipknot
Opening Act(s): Marilyn Manson, Of Mice and Men
Friday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.
$30
Vans Warped Tour
This is a musical festival that tours around the U.S. The lineup for this year is as follows:
3OH!3 • Against The Current • American Authors
Assuming We Survive • Atreyu • Avion Roe • Bad Seed Rising • Ballyhoo! • Broadside
Bullet For My Valentine • Cane Hill • Capsize • Chelsea Grin
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! • Coldrain • Crown The Empire • Cruel Hand • Dash Ten
Emarosa • Every Time I Die • Falling In Reverse • First To Eleven
Four Year Strong • From Ashes To New • Ghost Town • Gideon • Good Charlotte
Hail The Sun • I See Stars • Ice Nine Kills • In Hearts Wake
Issues • Knuckle Puck • Less Than Jake • Like Pacific • Marina City
Masked Intruder • Mayday Parade • More To Monroe • Mother Feather
Motionless In White • New Found Glory • Oceans Ate Alaska • Old Wounds
Palaye Royale • Pepper • Prof • Real Friends • Reckless Serenade
Reel Big Fish • Roam • Safe To Say • Saywecanfly • Secrets • Set It Off
Silent Planet • Sleeping With Sirens • State Champs • Sum 41 • Sykes
Teenage Bottlerocket • The Ballroom Charades • The Color Morale • The Heirs
The Interrupters • The Maine • The New Low • The Pink Slips
The Story So Far • The Summer Set • The Word Alive • Tonight Alive
Too Close To Touch • Tsunami Bomb • Vanna • Veil Of Maya • Volumes • Wage War
Waka Flocka Flame • Waterparks • We The Kings • Whitechapel
With Confidence • Yellowcard • Young Guns
Sunday, July 10, 11 p.m.
$41.50
Toby Keith
Opening Act(s): Eric Paslay
Saturday, July 16, 7 p.m.
$30.75
Darius Rucker
Opening Act(s): Dan + Shay, Michael Ray
Saturday, July 23, 7 p.m.
Tickets were not available at the time I accessed the website, but be sure to check it out!
Snoop Dogg and Whiz Khalifa
Opening Act(s): Kevin Gates, Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies, DJ Drama
Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m.
$25
G-Eazy and Logic
Opening Act(s): YG, Yo Gotti
Friday, August 5, 6:30 p.m.
$30
Rascal Flatts
Opening Act(s): Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Lane
Saturday, August 13, 7:30 p.m.
$31.25
Miranda Lambert
Opening Act(s): Kip Moore, Brothers Osborne
Friday, August 19, 8 p.m.
$30.75
Keep in mind that fees and taxes will raise the prices, as these are the prices before checkout. Most of these concerts have a deal running called the “Pringles 4-Pack”, where you can get four tickets for the price of three if you buy with LiveNation. If you choose to buy off of XFINITY’s website, then you will be buying through LiveNation, and will be eligible for this deal!
This summer won’t be boring, especially if you're able to attend one of these concerts! In order to enjoy the concert as much as possible, there are a few things that you should know.
It’s really important to hydrate beforehand, especially during the hotter days of the summer. Bring water if you can, and be sure to wear sunscreen to avoid getting burned. You don’t want to look like a tomato in all of your pictures from the concert. Bring a bag that won’t drag you down, but will still carry everything that you need, and make sure there's a pair of sunglasses in there!
Now that you have all the information that you need, it’s time to pick a concert! Bring your friends and take pictures--it will certainly be a summer to remember.
