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Live music is back (we hope). What have you missed most and who do you want to see in ’22?

Live music is back and concerts are scheduled again in 2022.
Live music is back and concerts are scheduled again in 2022. Unsplash

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The Observer’s spring 2022 concert preview has everything you need to enjoy live music again. From 22 cant-miss concerts to some tips to make the most out of your experience, check out our guide for the return of live performances.


The last couple years have been tough for music lovers. Few concerts. Hardly any live music.

Now, it seems, with COVID abating (we hope), live music is back.

Tell us in our poll below what you’ve missed most about the pandemic stretch of few concerts, and who you’re looking forward to seeing perform most in 2022.

Jodie Valade
The Charlotte Observer
Jodie Valade is a former Planning and Enterprise Editor at The Charlotte Observer. She has also worked at WFAE as a digital editor, and freelanced for publications such as The Athletic, The Washington Post and The New York Times. She was a longtime, award-winning sports features and enterprise reporter at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. She also worked at The Dallas Morning News covering the Dallas Mavericks — where she became Mark Cuban’s lifelong email pen pal — and at The Kansas City Star. Support my work with a digital subscription
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Back in the Groove

The Observer’s spring 2022 concert preview has everything you need to enjoy live music again. From 22 cant-miss concerts to some tips to make the most out of your experience, check out our guide for the return of live performances.