By Shylo Adams
Summer is just around the bend, which means many anticipated concerts are quickly approaching. Canadian Music Week started with a bang this past Saturday, with UK hip hop artist M.I.A hitting the stage. CMW officially starts today and will see several music performances taking place each day until May 10. The music will begin to flow into the city, which will have Torontonians seeing everyone from Lana Del Rey to Brad Paisley to Jay-Z and Beyonce. Here are the dates for some of the biggest shows and festivals taking place in Toronto this summer:
May
Canadian Music Week – May 6 to 10
Lana Del Rey – May 13
#TRUETOUR Featuring Avicii – May 17
Tessanne Chin – May 17
Brad Paisley – May 18
MSTRKRFT – May 22
ONEXONE Million Meals Movement – May 23
COURTESY ONEXONE/Facebook
Jack Johnson – May 28
Mothership Tour Featuring Skrillex – May 30 and 31
June
Banks – June 10
Kelis – June 11
North By North East – June 13 to 22
TD Toronto Jazz Festival – June 19 to 28
Arctic Monkeys – June 21
Ms. Lauryn Hill – June 21
One Republic and The Script – June 22
Dave Matthews Band – June 24
COURTESY Dave Matthews Band/Facebook
Monumentour Featuring Fall Out Boy and Paramore – June 25
Digital Dreams Music Festival – June 28 and 29
Michael Buble – June 28 and 29
July
EdgeFest – July 1, July 18, August 16
Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, Plain White T’s – July 3
Maxwell – July 5
On the Run Tour Featuring Jay-Z and Beyonce- July 9
COURTESY Beyonce/Facebook
Lady Gaga – July 9
Luciano – July 12
Queen with Adam Lambert – July 13 and 28
Prismatic World Tour Featuring Katy Perry – July 18, 19 and 21
Sundown Heaven Town Tour Featuring Tim McGraw – July 20
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival – July 25
Moonshine Jungle Tour Featuring Bruno Mars and Pharrell Williams – July 26 and 27
Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden – July 27
Under The Influence of Music Tour Featuring Wiz Khalifa, Tyga, Young Jeezy, Ty Dollar $ign, and more – July 29
Lionel Richie – July 30
Jack White – July 31
August
One Direction: Where We are Tour – August 1 and 2
OVO Fest – August 3 and 4
Kings of Leon – August 5
Panic! At the Disco – August 6
KISS and Def Leppard – August 12
Austin Mahone – August 13
Mad Decent Block Party Toronto – August 15
COURTESY Mad Decent Block Party/Facebook
Brown Sugar with Brandy – August 16
Zac Brown Band – August 21st and 22
Linkin Park: Carnivores Tour – August 24
Jason Aldean – August 28
Arcade Fire – August 29
Tickets are selling out for a handful of these concerts. Keep an eye out for early ticket sales and don’t wait to pick yours up!
Aryah Magazine 