Country stars Brad Paisley, Alabama and Billy Currington. Popular Elvis tribute artist Chris MacDonald. Hard rockers Buckcherry and Black Stone Cherry. And dozens of singer-songwriters playing the annual Island Hopper Songwriter Fest.
Some fun concerts are heading this summer to the Fort Myers/Naples area.
Here are some of the best shows to see between now and the end of September in Lee and Collier counties. We’ll add more shows as they’re announced.
Fortunate Youth, LA Guns, Josh Rouse, Dueling Pianos
Billy Currington, Chris Cain, Vince Gill, jazz concert
Chart-topping blues star Chris Cain: 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Road, Buckingham. $30-$35. 693-7111 or buckinghambar.com
Country singer Billy Currington: 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Hertz Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero. $44-$206. 948-7825 or hertzarena.com
Nashville folk singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis, whose songs have been covered by Garth Brooks, Dar Williams, Joan Baez and more: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at The Americana Community Music Association (ACMA) Listening Room inside All Faiths Unitarian Church, 2756 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers. $20. americanacma.org
Country star Vince Gill: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW, 13350 FSW Parkway, south Fort Myers. $70-$400 (very limited seating remains). 481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
Gulf Coast Jazz Collective performs the music of Fats Waller: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Music & Arts Community Center (The MACC), 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers. $60-$69. 277-1700 or gulfcoastsymphony.org
Ryan Montgomery, America at 250 concert, Downtown Showdown
Country singer Ryan Montgomery: 9 p.m. Friday, June 26, at The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. $33. 985-9839 or theranchfortmyers.com
Gulf Coast Symphony’s “America at 250: A Symphonic Celebration,” featuring patriotic and American classics such as “The Star-Spangled Banner” and Gershin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW, 13350 FSW Parkway, south Fort Myers. $56-$155. 481-4849 or bbmannpah.com
Downtown Showdown, second-annual singing competition with Southwest Florida singers competing in front of live audiences for a $2,500 grand prize and more: 8 p.m. every Tuesday from July 7 to Aug. 18 at Sugarshack Downtown, 27421 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs. Free. 301-4321 or sugarshackdowntown.com
Blues Music Award winner Victor Wainwright & The Train: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Buckingham Blues Bar, 5641 Buckingham Road, Buckingham. Ticket prices to be announced. 693-7111 or buckinghambar.com
Blues singer/guitarist Selwyn Birchwood, known for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center, 10150 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. $38-$48. 495-8989 or artsbonita.org
Jacob Forever, Austin Meade, Elvis tribute, Buckcherry
Led Zeppelin tribute, Brad Paisley, Island Hopper Songwriter Fest
Charles Runnells covers arts and entertainment for The News-Press and the Naples Daily News. To reach him, call 239-335-0368 or email crunnells@usatodayco.com. Follow or message him on Facebook(@charles.runnells.7), Instagram (@crunnells1) and X (@CharlesRunnells).
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