Which concerts are you attending in September?
This month we are upping the ante to 30 concerts (instead of 20), because there is so much music happening in September. You won’t be bored if you like live music. For the eight or so outdoor concerts mentioned below, the weather starts out blazing, but should start cooling down as we move towards the best season of the year, Fall.
Note: If you want some local DC-based bands/artists, we’ve highlighted local artists in yellow.
Top 30 Concerts for September
DC JazzFest @ The Wharf (8/30-9/3/23) (Venues include the piers at The Wharf, along with shows at Arena Stage, Union Stage, and The Anthem!)
Sting @ Wolf Trap (9/1 & 9/2/23)
Lauren Mayberry @ 9:30 Club (9/4/23) (The lead singer of CHRVCHES is doing her first solo tour, with her first single, “Are You Awake?” She’s also opening both nights for The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie!!)
Flowerbomb w/ Color Palette + Pretty Bitter @ DC9 (9/5/23)
The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie @ The Anthem (9/5 & 9/6/23) (This tour is the 20th anniversary of The Postal Service’s Give Up (via Sub Pop) and Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism (via Barsuk). Both shows are sold out, but figure it out!)
The Tallest Man on Earth w/ Andrea Von Kampen @ 9:30 Club (9/7/23) (Both artists are great live.)
Arctic Monkeys @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (9/7/23) Sold Out
Black Cat 30th Anniversary w/ Hex Ex and Velocity Girl @ Black Cat (9/8 & 9/9/23) Two Nights! Both Sold Out
Being Dead @ Quarry House Tavern (9/9/23) (Being Dead, from Texas, are touring for their album When Horses Would Run (via Bayonet Records). They will knock you down with their surf rock, punk/pop sound!)
Beck & Phoenix @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (9/10/23)
The Milk Carton Kids @ Union Stage (9/10/23) (Very witty on stage, though the humor is the driest of dry, The Milk Carton Kids are entertaining live.)
MisterWives and Bishop Briggs @ The Anthem (9/12/23) (MisterWives have their fourth album, Nosebleeds, to thank for their current tour. Lead singer Mandy Lee says, “The album is a homecoming to truth and freedom of self-expression and in doing so, we find ourselves in new territory both sonically and lyrically that unlocked our most raw, dynamic and empowering music yet.”
Cannons @ 9:30 Club (9/12/23) Sold Out
Everclear w/ The Ataris @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (9/13/23)
Duran Duran @ Capital One Arena (9/13/23) (Duran Duran is still making music! Even though you might only care about the classics, their 16th album, Danse Macabre (via BMG), comes out in October!)
The Hails @ DC9 (9/14/23)
Spoon @ 9:30 Club (9/14 & 9/15/23) Both Sold Out
Chay Vicious w/ A Shrewdness of Apes & Please Knock @ The Runaway (9/15/23)
Oracle Sisters @ DC9 (9/17/23)
L7 @ Black Cat (9/18/23)
Julie Byrne @ Songbryd Music House (9/19/23)
The Chicks w/ Wild Rivers @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (9/20/23) (rescheduled from 8/2)
Peter Gabriel @ Capital One Arena (9/20/23)
The Breeders @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (9/21/23) (The Breeders’ album, Last Splash, turns 30 this year, and you know what that means. A remastered re-release and a brand spanking new tour! ‘I know you, little libertine, I know you’re a real cuckoo.’)
Lez Zeppelin @ The State Theater (9/22/23) (The tribute band made up of lesbians take on Led Zeppelin’s music catalog. And win.)
Ratboys @ Songbyrd Music House (9/23 & 9/24/23) (Chicago-based Ratboys is touring for their just released album, The Window (via Topshelf Records). The highly praised album has a heady mixture of power pop, folk, and some county twang. They are used to performing live, as the opening act for such legends as Modest Mouse and Wilco, among others. They are so in demand, Songbyrd just added a second show!)
Bully @ Black Cat (9/24/23) (Bully started out as a great grunge band, now is a solo project by lead singer Alicia Bognanno. The fourth album, Lucky for You (via Sub Pop), came out in June of this year. Check out a review of a previous show.)
Margaret Glaspy @ Union Stage (9/28/23) (Here’s a review of Margaret when she toured with Spoon.)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band @ Nationals Park (9/29/23) (Postponed for medical reasons.)
All Things Go Music Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (9/30 & 10/1/23) (Great lineup, including Lana Del Ra, Maggie Rogers, beabadoobee, Carly Rae Jepson, Alvvys, MUNA, Tegan and Sara, The Wombats, and so many more!)
Bonus!
(30 is never enough!)
Oh He Dead @ 9:30 Club (9/2/23)
Cut Worms @ Songbryd Music House (9/6/23)
Cinema Hearts (DJ Set) @ Showtime Lounge (9/7/23) Free
The Walkman @ Lincoln Theatre (9/13/23) Sold Out
Lastlings @ Union Stage (9/14/23)
Tove Lo w/ Upsahl @ The Anthem (9/14/23)
The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (9/14/23) Sold Out (If you missed them at The Anthem, you have a third chance!)
Old 97’s @ 9:30 Club (9/20/23)
Jordana & Dev Lemons @ Union Stage (9/22/23)
Nick Cave Book Tour @ Poltics and Prose (9/23/23) (Nick Cave’s new book is culled from 40 hours of conversations between Cave and journalist Seán O’Hagan. Titled Faith, Hope and Carnage, it transcends the genre of rock journalism, constituting a work of art in its own right. Then you can go check out Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Lincoln Theatre that same day!)
Katelyn Tarver @ DC9 (9/26/23)
French Cassettes @ Comet Ping Pong (9/27/23) (California power pop band French Cassettes have a new single “Medium Horny”, inspired by Lorenzo Scott Huerta’s favorite songwriters. Their last album was Rolodex back in 2020, but they also released another single last year titled “On/Off” – the video stars Johnny Knoxville.)
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