Whether you’re a native or a college student staying here while your friends disperse, Eugene is the place to be during summer. This is in no small part thanks to the touring acts that come by during the hot months. These are just a few of the acts that will roll through the Emerald City this summer.
All shows are all ages unless otherwise indicated.
W.O.W. Hall
June 18: Joey Bada$$, every bro’s favorite boom-bap revivalist, performs with Southern rappers Mick Jenkins and Denzel Curry. Doors at 8, show at 9. $27 advance, $30 door.
July 10: Noise rockers Shellac, fronted by legendary audio engineer Steve Albini of Nirvana and Pixies fame, perform with the equally abrasive Shannon Wright. Doors at 8, show at 9. $13 advance, $15 door.
July 21: Veteran indie rockers and Eugene regulars Built To Spill play the WOW in support of their upcoming album Untethered Moon. Genders opens. Doors at 7, show at 8. $20 advance, $25 door.
August 13: Puppeteer and musician David Liebe Hart, best-known for his bizarre appearances on Tim & Eric’s Awesome Show, appears. Doors at 8, show at 9. $12 advance, $15 door.
September 15: Indie rock band Man Man, known for their eclectic instrumentation and unhinged sound, performs. Shilpa Ray, late of the Happy Hookers, opens. Doors at 8, show at 9. $15 advance, $18 door.
September 16: Pop punks Bowling for Soup, famous for their nostalgia-skewering hit “1985,” perform to celebrate their 21st anniversary as a band. The Dollyrots and Ivory Tribes open. Doors at 7, show at 8. $20 advance, $22 door.
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McDonald Theatre
July 17: Graham Nash, best known for lending his name to a certain ’60s psych-folk trio with two other gents named Crosby and Stills, performs. Doors at 7, show at 8. $46.
August 25: Post-grunge band Three Days Grace performs with Otherwise and Like a Storm. Doors at 7, show at 8. $27.50 advance, $33 door.
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Cuthbert Amphitheatre
July 23: Third Eye Blind performs with emo juggernaut Dashboard Confessional. Doors at 5:30, show at 7. $41 advance, $45 door.
August 8: Latter-day Sublime acolytes Slightly Stoopid perform with Dirty Heads and Stick Figure. Doors at 5, show at 6:30. $38.50 advance, $41 door.
August 28: In a strange turn events, the actual Sublime (albeit with Rome) performs at the same venue. Pepper and Mickey Avalon open. Doors at 5, show at 6. $40 advance, $45 door.
September 12: EDM kingpin Diplo hosts the Mad Decent Block Party, at which he’ll perform under his Major Lazer moniker alongside Brazzabelle, RL Grime, What So Not and a mysterious “more” that has yet to be revealed. Doors at 2:30, show at 4. $55. 18+.
Here are a few of the best shows to see in Eugene this summer
Daniel Bromfield
June 9, 2015
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