Boise Bucket List Presents:
Boise Ultimate Summer Concert Guide
Over 200 Concerts to Cross Off Your #BoiseBucketList
Summertime here in Boise means long days, cool summer nights, enjoying the beautiful outdoors. It’s also a time to explore all the awesome music here in the Treasure Valley. I found it hard to find a good list of upcoming concerts to keep track. If I found it challenging, I could only imagine how others felt. Hence the creation of this list!
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The following is the most comprehensive music guide I could create. The best way to use this list is by date. I list all the concerts from June thru September.
Below are the venues I featured & had a list of their events available. Please make sure to visit their respective websites to purchase concert tickets (if applicable):
- The Knitting Factory: https://bo.knittingfactory.com/
- Revolution Center Boise: https://www.cttouringid.com/calendar/
- Ford Idaho Center: http://www.fordidahocenter.com/events
- Downtown Boise Alive At Five: https://downtownboise.org/events/alive-after-five
- The Reef: http://www.reefboise.com/reef/events.cfm
- Neurolux Lounge: http://www.neurolux.com/live-music/
- The Shredder: http://www.shredderboise.com/events.html
- Idaho Botanical Gardens: http://idahobotanicalgarden.org/outlaw-field-summer-concerts/
- Taco Bell Arena: https://www.tacobellarena.com/events
- Tom Grainey’s : https://www.facebook.com/tomgraineys/
- The Olympic: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-olympic-11398772752
June
| 6/6 | Revolution Center | The Flaming Lips |
| 6/6 | Neurolux Lounge | Nude Dude & Laika The Dog Tour |
| 6/6 | The Shredder | HIGH PRIESTESS |
| 6/6 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Led with Ryan Peck Opening |
| 6/7 | Taco Bell Arena | Bare Naked Ladies |
| 6/7 | Neurolux Lounge | MOTOPONY w/ Ezra Bell and Kyler Daron |
| 6/7 | The Shredder | HAILSHOT, KAMIKAZE ZOMBIE, KURGAN HYPOTHESIS, CHAOSMONAUT |
| 6/7 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Barenaked Ladies |
| 6/8 | Neurolux Lounge | A HAWK AND A HANDSAW w/ Fleet Street Klezmer Band |
| 6/8 | Tom Grainey’s | Scott Peberton |
| 6/8 | The Olympic | HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS with Listener, Hotel Books, Sienna Skies, Heavy Things |
| 6/8 | The Knitting Factory | BLACKTOP MOJO, LOCUST GROVE, STONE PROPHET, LIKE NO ONE |
| 6/9 | Taco Bell Arena | Steely Dan and the Dooby Brothers |
| 6/9 | The Shredder | BREAK SURFACE, GHOSTBOX, MORTAL ENEMY, YEXOTAY, 2018-06-13,SET BLASTERS” |
| 6/9 | The Reef | Dusty Leigh and the Claim Jumpers |
| 6/9 | The Knitting Factory | TRAITORS GATE, INVASIVE, CHAPTER BLACK, MUNCHKIN SUICIDE |
| 6/11 | The Olympic | RHETT MILLER of OLD 97’S + Lee Penn Sky |
| 6/12 | Neurolux Lounge | ACID CAROUSEL w/ Bralettes and Navy Gangs and Ghost in Space |
| 6/13 | Neurolux Lounge | HOWLIN RAIN w/ David Nance |
| 6/13 | The Reef | An Evening with Tony Lucca |
| 6/13 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Ivory Deville (Bread & Circus Opening) |
| 6/14 | Neurolux Lounge | SPEEDY ORTIZ w/ Anna Burch and Xetas |
| 6/14 | The Shredder | BRENT AMAKER AND THE RODEO, JIMMY SINN AND THE BASTARD KIN, GIPSY MOONRISE |
| 6/14 | The Reef | Mobley, James Orr |
| 6/14 | The Olympic | SCRUNCHIES + DIRT RUSSELL + MARQUINA |
| 6/15 | The Shredder | GENESIS COMPANY, FALL OF THE FATHOM, LIFE UPON LIARS, CMMNWLTH, ROSES ARE DEAD |
| 6/15 | Ford Idaho Center | Jacksons Country Stomp Starring Kip Moore |
| 6/15 | The Olympic | DANNY BLAQK AND THE GALAXY + OK OK + AXIOM THA WYZE |
| 6/15 | The Knitting Factory | TORY LANEZ – MEMORIES DON’T DIE TOUR |
| 6/16 | Revolution Center | Ganja White Night |
| 6/16 | The Shredder | HOMIES AND HIP HOP |
| 6/16 | The Reef | Wide Stance |
| 6/16 | The Knitting Factory | NEVERLAND “GODS OF THE NILE” DANCE PARTY |
| 6/17 | The Shredder | THADEUS GONZALEZ, FADED LEROY, CHAPTER BLACK, ZEMON LEMON |
| 6/19 | Neurolux Lounge | BLACK MILK w/ Zee Will and Earthlings Crew |
| 6/19 | The Shredder | BREAKING WHEEL, FUMING MOUTH, NATURAL EVIL, KIRA |
| 6/20 | The Reef | Supervillains, Iya Terra |
| 6/20 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Ghost of Paul Revere (Andrew Sheppard Opening) |
| 6/21 | Revolution Center | Summerland Tour Staring Everclear, Marcy’s PlayGround, Local H |
| 6/21 | Neurolux Lounge | THE SOCIAL ANIMALS |
| 6/21 | The Shredder | BEEKEEPER, RAILGUN, NINJA GANDHI |
| 6/21 | The Olympic | SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS + MOTEL RADIO |
| 6/22 | Neurolux Lounge | GAYTHEIST w/ Maximum Mad and Un |
| 6/22 | The Shredder | JOHN DOUGH BOYS, DIRT CHEAP |
| 6/22 | The Reef | Moonlight Bloom, Athena McIntyre |
| 6/23 | The Shredder | CRIMSON GUARDIAN, ATHERUS, BRINK OF EXTINCTION, ROAD LESS TRODDEN |
| 6/23 | The Knitting Factory | SALSA NIGHTS |
| 6/24 | Neurolux Lounge | STILL WOOZY / guests |
| 6/24 | Ford Idaho Center | Dirty Heads |
| 6/24 | Tom Graineys | Yak Attack |
| 6/26 | Taco Bell Arena | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
| 6/26 | Neurolux Lounge | WAND w/ Sofia Bolt and HiHazel |
| 6/26 | Ford Idaho Center | God and Country Festival |
| 6/26 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
| 6/26 | The Knitting Factory | THE ILLUSIONISTS PRESENT: ADAM TRENT |
| 6/27 | Taco Bell Arena | Counting Crows |
| 6/27 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Greyhounds (The Tree of Trees) |
| 6/28 | Neurolux Lounge | LITHICS w/ Sick Wish and The Vang Basics |
| 6/28 | The Shredder | FACELESS, LORNA SHORE, DYSCARNATE, NOMVDIC, ABAASY |
| 6/28 | The Olympic | CEDAR TEETH + LOW-FI + VASTCADE |
| 6/28 | The Knitting Factory | BLUE OCTOBER, KITTEN |
| 6/29 | Neurolux Lounge | CHARLIE PARR w/ Hillfolk Noir |
| 6/29 | The Shredder | KRALLICE, WAYFARER, INFERNAL COIL, AERIAL RUIN, EMBRYOCIDE |
| 6/29 | The Olympic | THE WARREN G HARDINGS + JONATHAN WARREN & THE BILLY GOATS |
| 6/30 | Neurolux Lounge | URBAN OUTFIELDERS (album release) w/ The Love Bunch, King and Queen of the Losers, Whippin Shitties |
July
| 7/1 | The Shredder | KRALLICE, WAYFARER, INFERNAL COIL, AERIAL RUIN, EMBRYOCIDE |
| 7/2 | Neurolux Lounge | BOY TOY w/ The Entire Universe and Seatopians |
| 7/3 | Neurolux Lounge | BENT KNEE w/ Sun Blood Stories |
| 7/3 | The Shredder | IN THE WHALE, JETSKI, JERWADZ, NO! |
| 7/4 | The Shredder | SAMM BONES, CORDUROY BLUES, ANDY C. |
| 7/4 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Lounge on Fire |
| 7/5 | Neurolux Lounge | ELDREN w/ Jupiter Holiday |
| 7/5 | Ford Idaho Center | Kenny Chesney |
| 7/5 | The Olympic | THE BLACK LILLIES + THE ARTISANALS |
| 7/6 | Revolution Center | Ja Rule and Ashanti |
| 7/6 | The Shredder | PATRIMONY |
| 7/6 | The Knitting Factory | 100.3 THE X PRESENTS: MIDDLE CLASS RUT |
| 7/7 | Neurolux Lounge | THE REMEMBERABLES w/ Blacksage |
| 7/7 | Tom Graineys | Sol Seed |
| 7/7 | The Knitting Factory | SOCIAL DISTORTION, AARON LEE TASJAN, LOW CUT CONNIE |
| 7/8 | Neurolux Lounge | ELECTRIC SIX |
| 7/8 | The Olympic | JADE JACKSON |
| 7/9 | Neurolux Lounge | SPARTA w/ guests |
| 7/11 | Neurolux Lounge | WYE OAK w/ guests |
| 7/11 | Ford Idaho Center | Logic, NF and Kyle |
| 7/11 | The Olympic | GRANT FARM |
| 7/11 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Afrosonics (Xabi Aburruzaga and Aitor Uribarri opening) |
| 7/12 | The Shredder | ILLICIT NATURE |
| 7/13 | The Shredder | THE DEADRONES, PISTON BULLY, NON FICTION |
| 7/13 | Tom Graineys | Brewfish |
| 7/13 | The Olympic | HUNNY + GLEEMER + FRINGE |
| 7/14 | Neurolux Lounge | YOB w/ Bell Witch |
| 7/14 | The Shredder | THE MYSTIC, FAMOUS FRIENDS, ALL THAT FALLS, SPORTSCOURT |
| 7/14 | The Knitting Factory | VIOLENT FEMMES, MARCIA MELLO |
| 7/15 | The Olympic | ROGER CLYNE |
| 7/15 | The Knitting Factory | X AMBASSADORS – THE JOYFUL TOUR |
| 7/16 | Revolution Center | Brit Floyd |
| 7/17 | Taco Bell Arena | Sheryl Crow |
| 7/17 | Neurolux Lounge | JAMES MCMURTRY |
| 7/17 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Sheryl Crow |
| 7/18 | Neurolux Lounge | BLITZEN TRAPPER w/ Dead Lee |
| 7/18 | The Shredder | RIGHT ON KID, NOISE BRIGADE, HARD TO HIT |
| 7/18 | The Olympic | TATANKA |
| 7/18 | Alive at Five Concert Series | The Stone Foxes (Luke Messimer opening) |
| 7/18 | The Knitting Factory | JJ GREY & MOFRO |
| 7/19 | The Shredder | WERE ALL MAD TOUR |
| 7/19 | The Knitting Factory | THE DOLLOP |
| 7/20 | Taco Bell Arena | Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin |
| 7/20 | Taco Bell Arena | Jackson Browne |
| 7/20 | Neurolux Lounge | BIG UPS w/ Black Bolt |
| 7/20 | The Shredder | BORAH 20YR REUNION |
| 7/20 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Jackson Browne |
| 7/20 | The Knitting Factory | RANDY ROGERS BAND, PARKER MCCOLLUM |
| 7/21 | Neurolux Lounge | TANGO ALPHA TANGO w/ guests |
| 7/21 | The Shredder | EXMORTUS, THE ABSENCE, HATCHET |
| 7/21 | The Olympic | QUINN DEVEAUX + LIKE A ROCKET |
| 7/22 | The Shredder | GRAVESHADOW, TULPAA, ATHERAS, ROSES ARE DEAD |
| 7/22 | The Olympic | THE WEIRDOS + EGRETS ON ERGOT + MANTOOTH |
| 7/23 | Neurolux Lounge | FLASHER w/ guests |
| 7/24 | Taco Bell Arena | Chris Issak |
| 7/24 | The Shredder | AS FIRE FALLS, SIGNAL VS NOISE, RED LIGHT CHALLENGE, TONIGHT WE RISE |
| 7/24 | Ford Idaho Center | G-Eazy , Lil Uzi Vert |
| 7/24 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Chris Issac |
| 7/25 | The Shredder | SUICIDE FOREST, SPLATTERED THROAT |
| 7/25 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Brad Parsons & Starbird (Innocent Man opening) |
| 7/26 | The Olympic | GRIEVES + AXIOM THA WYZE |
| 7/27 | The Shredder | AAB BASS PARTY |
| 7/27 | The Olympic | BAMBOOZLE |
| 7/28 | The Shredder | JORDAN COLLINS, MANTIS, ANA LETE |
| 7/28 | The Olympic | FIVE ALARM FUNK |
| 7/29 | The Shredder | MEPHISKAPHELES, THE USELESS, CLITERATI, SELF SMARTID |
| 7/30 | The Knitting Factory | SEETHER – POISON THE PARISH WORLD TOUR |
| 7/31 | The Shredder | OLD MAN WIZARD, WORSHIPPER |
August
| 8/1 | Taco Bell Arena | ZZ Top |
| 8/1 | The Shredder | FOR YOUR HEALTH |
| 8/1 | The Olympic | HONEYHONEY + DEAD HORSES |
| 8/1 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | ZZ Top |
| 8/1 | Alive at Five Concert Series | The Young Dubliners (Curtis/Sutton & the Scavengers Opening) |
| 8/2 | Neurolux Lounge | MOURN w/ Chastity |
| 8/3 | The Knitting Factory | DEATH CAB FOR CUTE WITH PEDRO THE LION |
| 8/4 | Ford Idaho Center | Chris Stapleton |
| 8/4 | The Knitting Factory | BEATS ANTIQUE, PLANTRAE |
| 8/5 | The Knitting Factory | SLIGHTLY STOOPID: SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER 2018 TOUR |
| 8/8 | Taco Bell Arena | Amos Lee |
| 8/8 | Neurolux Lounge | DEAFHEAVEN w/ Drab Majesty and Uniform |
| 8/8 | The Olympic | JONNY FRITZ + LESLIE STEVENS |
| 8/8 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Amos Lee |
| 8/8 | Alive at Five Concert Series | The Talbott Brothers (The Pan Handlers opening) |
| 8/9 | Neurolux Lounge | THE LONESOME HEROES w/ Leo Rondeau |
| 8/12 | The Knitting Factory | FATHER JOHN MISTY, LUCY DACUS |
| 8/13 | Neurolux Lounge | GRATEFUL SHRED w/ Mapache |
| 8/14 | Neurolux Lounge | HOP ALONG w/ Thin Lips and Western Daughter |
| 8/14 | The Shredder | HICKOIDS |
| 8/14 | The Olympic | HUNTER & THE DIRTY JACKS |
| 8/14 | The Knitting Factory | PUNCH BROTHERS WITH SPECIAL GUEST MADISON CUNNINGHAM |
| 8/14 | The Knitting Factory | RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE – THE FRIEND, LOVE, FREEFALL TOUR |
| 8/15 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Joceyln & Chris Arndt (Luci Kolada opening) |
| 8/15 | The Knitting Factory | YELAWOLF, WAYLONE & WILLIE |
| 8/16 | Neurolux Lounge | KASEY ANDERSON w/ Travis Ward |
| 8/18 | The Olympic | THE SEA THE SEA + LUKE MESSIMER |
| 8/20 | Taco Bell Arena | Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton |
| 8/20 | Neurolux Lounge | DE LUX w/ TRAPS PS |
| 8/20 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Steve Miller Band |
| 8/21 | The Shredder | SET IT OFF |
| 8/21 | Ford Idaho Center | Slayer |
| 8/21 | The Olympic | THE HIGGS + JUPITER HOLIDAY |
| 8/22 | Alive at Five Concert Series | The Brevet (Nick Delffs opening) |
| 8/23 | Taco Bell Arena | Rebelution with Stephen Marley, Common Kings & Zion -1 |
| 8/23 | Neurolux Lounge | Smokey Brights / Jared Mees / New Move / Cave Clove |
| 8/23 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Rebelution |
| 8/23 | The Knitting Factory | THE CADILLAC THREE, AUSTIN JENCKES |
| 8/24 | Neurolux Lounge | THE LAST BANDOLEROS |
| 8/24 | The Shredder | STICKUP KID, SUNDRESSED, BLACK BOLT |
| 8/26 | The Shredder | ADAM FAUCETT, JIMMY SINN |
| 8/26 | The Knitting Factory | NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE, XIUHTEZCATL |
| 8/28 | Neurolux Lounge | SALES w/ No Vacation |
| 8/29 | Alive at Five Concert Series | Ripe (Rippin’ Brass opening) |
| 8/30 | The Knitting Factory | E-40, NEF THE PHARAOH |
| 8/31 | The Shredder | G-LIFE |
September
| 9/1 | The Shredder | ACID TEETH, NON FICTION, MUNCHKIN SUICIDE |
| 9/2 | Taco Bell Arena | J.Cole |
| 9/4 | The Shredder | SORXE |
| 9/4 | Ford Idaho Center | Jason Mraz |
| 9/4 | The Knitting Factory | COLD WAR KIDS, DAYSORMAY |
| 9/6 | The Shredder | TOTAL CHAOS, PISS POOR,ALLEGED, KANCHO |
| 9/6 | The Knitting Factory | MILKY CHANCE: BLOSSOM TOUR |
| 9/7 | Ford Idaho Center | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 9/8 | The Shredder | GREEN DRUID, EALDOR BEALDU |
| 9/12 | The Shredder | LIONHEART |
| 9/13 | The Shredder | THE DEADSET |
| 9/13 | The Olympic | RIVVRS + PAUL MCDONALD |
| 9/14 | The Shredder | SEER, HASHERTOID |
| 9/17 | Revolution Center | Rise Against |
| 9/20 | Taco Bell Arena | The Avertt Brothers |
| 9/20 | Ford Idaho Center | Luke Bryan |
| 9/20 | Outlaw Field Summer Concerts | Avett Brothers |
| 9/21 | The Shredder | COVEN, DISCIPLES OF DISSENT |
| 9/22 | The Shredder | INCITE, LODY KONG |
| 9/22 | The Knitting Factory | WELLRED: FROM DIXIE WITH LOVE FEATURING TRAE CROWDER, DREW MORGAN & COREY FORRESTER |
| 9/23 | Neurolux Lounge | JAPANESE BREAKFAST w/ Ought |
| 9/24 | Revolution Center | Iron and Wine |
| 9/25 | Neurolux Lounge | CARBON LEAF |
| 9/26 | Neurolux Lounge | TREVOR POWERS |
| 9/26 | The Shredder | UNITED DEFIANCE |
| 9/26 | Ford Idaho Center | Journey and Def Leppard |
| 9/26 | The Knitting Factory | TREVOR POWERS |
| 9/27 | The Knitting Factory | BOB MOSES – BATTLE LINES TOUR |
| 9/28 | Taco Bell Arena | Keith Urban Graffiti U Tour |
Summer Music Festivals To Checkout:
- Boise Music Festival June 23rd, 2018 (http://boisemusicfestival.com/)
- Mountain Home Country Music Festival – July 27th – July 29 (http://mountainhomefestival.com/)
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