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THIS WEEK/WEEKEND

• Halifax Farmers Market … Friday Night Jams with live music by Hugh Vaughan 6 p.m. followed by Robyn & The Hoods with Hugh Vaughan Aug. 10, 8:30-10 p.m. $5 admission, kids 12 & under free.

w Hooper Park Pavilion, Crewe … Virginia Crossroads Live presents Willie Nelson Aug. 9.

•  Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham … Ted Nugent Aug. 9; Kathy Griffin Aug. 10.

•  Time Warner Cable Pavilion, Raleigh … Rascal Flatts/Little Big Town Aug. 10.

•  Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, N.C. … ABBA Aug. 11.

•  Raleigh Amphitheatre … O.A.R. Aug. 8.

•  White Oak Amphitheatre, Greensboro Coliseum … Peter Frampton Aug. 10.

•  Innsbrook Pavilion, Glen Allen … Steve Miller Band Aug. 8.

•  Farm Bureau Live, Virginia Beach … Def Leppard/Poison Aug. 12.

•  Ntelos Pavilion, Portsmouth … ABBA Aug. 10.

•  Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte … Evanescence/Chevelle/Halestorm Aug. 8; Rascal Flatts Aug. 9; Def Leppard/Poison, Lita Ford Aug. 11.

MORE EVENTS

•  Constitution Square, South Boston … Destination Downtown South Boston’s Summer Concert Series with Improbable Cause Band Aug. 17, 8-11:30 p.m. Gates open at 7:30 p.m.

•  Carrington Pavilion, Danville … Danville Harvest Jubilee with Kellie Pickler/Lauren Alaina Aug. 24. For info call 434-793-4636 or visit www.danvilleharvestjubilee.org.

•  Carolina Theatre, Durham  … Steve Vai Aug. 25; Chris Isaak Sept. 8; John Tesh Sept. 15; Rufus Wainwright Oct. 22; Bela Fleck & Marcus Roberts Trio Nov. 8; Loudon Wainwright III Nov. 10; Shawn Colvin Dec. 7.

•  Carolina Theatre, Greensboro … Pure Prairie League and Poco Feb. 22.

•  Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk … Lamb of God & Dethklok Aug. 25; Journey/Pat Benatar/Loverboy Oct. 2.

•  Dorton Arena, Raleigh … NC State Fair Oct. 11-21. Varsity Vocal Showcase Oct. 11 ($10), Matthew West with Sanctus Real Oct. 12 ($10), Jake Owen Oct. 13 ($10), Hot Chelle Rae Oct. 14 ($15), Scotty McCreery (Oct. 15) Sold Out, Scotty McCreery Oct. 16 ($25), Jason Michael Carroll Oct. 17 ($5), Brian McKnight Oct. 18 ($15), Michael W. Smith Oct. 19  ($10), Billy Currington Oct. 20 ($20), Corey Smith Oct. 21 ($10). 

•  Downtown Raleigh … Hopscotch, a three-day music festival Sept. 6-8, with 175 bands in 15 venues. The lineup will include The Roots, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Built to Spill, Yo La Tengo, Corrosion of Conformity, and many, many more.

•  Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham … George Jones Aug. 18; Meat Loaf Aug. 19; Duran Duran Aug. 21; Al Green Sept. 19; Brian Regan Sept. 22; Fiona Apple Sept. 27; Joan Rivers Sept. 28; Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Sept. 29; Bonnie Raitt Oct. 12; David Sedaris Oct. 26; Randy Travis Oct. 28; Joe Bonamassa Nov. 28.

•  Farm Bureau Live, Virginia Beach … Mary J. Blige Aug. 18; Big Time Rush Aug. 21; Chicago/Doobie Brothers Aug. 23; Jason Aldean/Luke Bryan Aug. 24; Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Sept. 11.

•  Greensboro Coliseum … Ron White Sept. 28; Journey, Pat Benatar and Loverboy Oct. 3; Carrie Underwood Nov. 4; The Who Nov. 9; Justin Bieber Jan. 19.

•  Hooper Park Pavilion, Crewe … Virginia Crossroads Live presents Darius Rucker Sept. 20. Visit virginiacrossroadslive.com for more info.

•  Innsbrook Pavilion, Glen Allen … Lynyrd Skynyrd Aug. 15; Matisyahu & Dirty Heads Aug. 21; Train Aug. 22;  Creed Aug. 28.

•  John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville … Bruce Springsteen Oct. 23.

•  Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, N.C. … Alan Jackson Aug. 17; Old Crow Medicine Show Aug. 18; Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Oct. 19.

•  Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh … Yonder Mountain String Band Oct. 3; Henry Rollins Oct. 20.

•  The National, Richmond … Steve Vai Aug. 26; Garbage Sept. 14; Leon Russell Sept. 23; Adam Ant Oct. 2; Henry Rollins Oct. 21; Theory of a Deadman Nov. 9.

•  Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. … Bruce Springsteen Sept. 14. 

•  The Norva, Norfolk … Buckcherry Aug. 18; Seether Sept. 29; Adam Ant Oct. 3.

•  Ntelos Pavilion, Portsmouth … Salt ‘n Pepa Aug. 18; Duran Duran Aug. 22.

•  Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield … Foreigner Sept. 14.

•  Raleigh Amphitheatre … My Morning Jacket Aug. 26; Il Volo Sept. 11; Florence + the Machine Sept. 21; Fresh Beat Band Sept. 29; Gotye Oct. 1.

•  Richmond Coliseum … Kevin Hart Nov. 30.

•  Roanoke Civic Center … Grace Potter Oct. 18; Eric Church/Justin Moore/Kip Moore Oct. 25.

•  Salem Civic Center … Old Crow Medicine Show Aug. 17; Celtic Thunder Oct. 3.

•  Time Warner Cable Pavilion, Raleigh … Jason Mraz Aug. 19; Big Time Rush/Cody Simpson Aug. 22; Brad Paisley/The Band Perry Aug. 24; Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar  Festival Sept. 11 with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, Adelitas Way and more.

•  Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte … Rush Oct. 30; Carrie Underwood Nov. 3; Madonna Nov. 15; Eric Church Nov. 28; Justin Bieber Jan. 22.

•  Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte … Five Finger Death Punch Aug. 21; Lamb of God Aug. 24; My Morning Jacket Aug. 25; Il Volo Sept. 12; Grace Potter Oct. 5.

• Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. … Madonna Sept. 23 (sold out) and  24.

•  Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte … Jason Mraz Aug. 21; Toby Keith Aug. 25; Phish Aug. 26; Big Time Rush Aug. 29; Kelly Clarkson/The Fray Sept. 12; Brad Paisley Sept. 14.

•  Virginia Beach American Music Festival … Train Sept. 2.

•  White Oak Amphitheatre, Greensboro Coliseum … Flip Flop Beach Music Festival with Band of Oz, The Embers, The Tams and more Aug. 25; Charlie Daniels Band/Little River Band Sept. 16.

•  Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem … Sister Hazel Sept. 8; Edwin McCain Sept. 14.

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