Big Concerts Coming to Virginia in December 2022

The holidays are here and many big name musicians will be coming to Virginia in December. From major country acts to the biggest names in rock and pop, celebrate the season with your favorite artists and discover new ones all over the Commonwealth.

NOTE: This is not a complete list of shows and certain schedules may change. Please check with the individual venues for the most up to date details.

RICHMOND CONCERTS

At The National

Dec. 8 – Silversun Pickups
Dec. 16 – The Vegabonds
Dec. 17 – Carbon Leaf
Dec. 29-21 – The Infamous Stringdusters

At The Broadberry

Dec. 3 – Archers of Loaf
Dec. 16 – No BS! Brass
Dec. 22 – J. Roddy Walston
Dec. 31 – I Love The 80’s New Years Prom featuring Three Sheets To The Wind

At the Altria Theater

Dec. 6 – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: A Very Postmodern Christmas
Dec. 8 – Hip Hop Nutcracker 2022

At the Tin Pan

Dec. 1 – Flashlight Tag Holiday Show
Dec. 3 – Forever Yours – A Tribute to The O’Jays
Dec. 4 – Susan Greenbaum Band Holiday Show
Dec. 10 – Donna The Buffalo
Dec. 13 – Bill Kirchen’s Honky Tonk Holiday Tour
Dec. 18 – Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone
Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Bash featuring The Jangling Reinharts

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONCERTS

At the John Paul Jones Arena

Dec. 2 – Chris Tomlin x MercyMe

At the Jefferson Theater

Dec. 2-3 – Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Dec. 10 – Dan Tyminski featuring Gaven Largent
Dec. 13 – The Front Bottoms
Dec. 31 – 49 Winchester

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Beacon Theatre in Hopewell

Dec. 7-8 – Chapel Hart
Dec. 9 – Crowded Streets: The Dave Matthews Band Experience
Dec. 16 – Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute
Dec. 17-18 – Doug Church’s Salute to the Stars Country Christmas
Dec. 30 – Masters of Motown

HAMPTON ROADS CONCERTS

At the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton

Dec. 16-17 – GRiZ: Space Camp with special guests NGHTMRE, G Jones, Of The Trees, Zingara, A Hundred Drums, Sonorous

At the Norva in Norfolk

Dec. 2 – Bad Omens
Dec. 10 – Silversun Pickups
Dec. 14 – The Front Bottoms
Dec. 16 – Jeezy
Dec. 17– Turnover

At the Chartway Arena in Norfolk

Dec. 4 – Fantasia

SHENANDOAH VALLEY CONCERTS

At the Bright Box Theater in Winchester

Dec. 8 – TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds with Joe Lawlor & Kristen Rae Bowden
Dec. 9 – The Honey Dewdrops
Dec. 17 – John R. Miller with Taylor Kingman
Dec. 30 – The Amish Outlaws with Amanda Wilkins

VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS CONCERTS

At the Berglund Center in Roanoke

Dec. 9 – Alabama with Scotty McCreery

At the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount

Dec. 8 – Samantha Fish with The Jesse Dayton Band
Dec. 10 – Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers)
Dec. 11 – Tab Benoit and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Dec. 16 – Southern Culture on the Skids
Dec. 17 – Mark Chesnutt

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At the Cameo Theater in Bristol

Dec. 4 – Christmas at The Cameo: Hannah Voudrie with Dave Eggar
Dec. 14 – Tab Benoit and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Dec. 22 – The Wizards of Winter

At the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol

Dec. 4 – Chris Isaak
Dec. 16 – Mark Chesnutt
Dec. 17 – Morgan Wade

At the Lincoln Theatre in Marion

Dec. 3 – “Song of the Mountains” featuring Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Presley Barker
Dec. 4 – The Church Sisters
Dec. 10 – Rhonda Vincent

At the Rex Theater in Galax

Dec. 9 – The Malpass Brothers
Dec. 16 – The Loose Strings Band with Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder

NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCERTS

At Wolf Trap National Park for Performing Arts in Vienna

Dec. 1 – John Lloyd Young
Dec. 2 – Christmas with the Celts
Dec. 3 – Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
Dec. 9 – The Emerson String Quartet

At EagleBank Arena in Fairfax

Dec. 2 – Casting Crowns
Dec. 19 – Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular

At Jammin Java in Vienna

Dec. 2 – Parthenon Huxley & His Ridiculous Band
Dec. 4 – Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta)
Dec. 5 – Kelsey Waldon
Dec. 7 – Peter Mayer: A Stars & Promise’s Christmas Tour
Dec. 14 – Chris Pureka
Dec. 16 – Jump, Little Children
Dec. 17 – The Gratefull Allman Band Experience
Dec. 22-23 – Todd Wright’s TWENTIETH Annual Santa Clauster-f@%! Christmas Spectacular

At The Birchmere in Alexandria

Dec. 1 – Rick Springfield
Dec. 4 – Dar Williams
Dec. 8 – Ryan Adams
Dec. 12 – Samantha Fish with The Jesse Dayton Band
Dec. 13 – Storm Large
Dec. 15-16 – Carbon Leaf
Dec. 17 – Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Dec. 30 – 25th Annual Hank Williams Tribute with Robin & Linda Williams, Daryl Davis, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Patrick McAvinue, & Alex Lacquement

At the State Theatre in Falls Church

Dec. 2 – Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience
Dec. 9 – Danger Bird: Tribute to Neil Young
Dec. 16 – Abacab: The Music of Genesis
Dec. 31 – The Legwarmers NYE Dance Party

At the Tally Ho Theatre in Leesburg

Dec. 1 – Kidd G
Dec. 17 – The Amish Outlaws
Dec. 23 – My Kid Brother
Dec. 31 – The Reagan Years New Years Eve Dance Party

Are we missing any big concerts? Let us know in the comments below. For more big names coming to Virginia this month, go to virginia.org/music.

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