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RIVER AREA CONCERTS

(EVENTS are listed below)

(Listed Alphabetically By Venue)

MODESTO AREA

(Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, Patterson, Ripon, Riverbank, Oakdale)

Fruit Yard Amphitheatre (Modesto): Willie nelson 5/8; Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons 6/14. The FruitYardEvents.com

Gallo Center For the Arts (Modesto): Blues Brothers Revue 3/21; Tyler Henry: Hollywood Medium 3/28; Brian Regan 4/3; BYU Singers 5/8; The Platters 6/1; RAIN: A Beatles Tribute 6/4; Lee Rocker (Stray Cats bassist) 6/8; . GalloArts.org

Grace-Ada Park/Mancini Bowl (Modesto): Needham & Sycamore. MoBand's Concerts In the Park 6/6-7/11. Schedule coming soon!

John Thurman Field (Modesto): Home of the Modesto Nuts! 

Municipal Golf Course (Modesto): Tuolumne Blvd, near Highway 99. Home of American Graffiti Car Show & Festival.

Music In the Plaza (Modesto): 10th Street Plaza, next to Fuzio's. This summer concert series returns in 2019. VisitModesto.com

Stanislaus Co. Fairgrounds (Turlock): Stan County Fair 7/12-7/21 (Music: Marshall Tucker Band; Maddie & Tae; TLC, Clay Walker; more to come). StanCoFair.com

State Theatre (Modesto): Comedian Greg Hahn 3/23; Science On Screen with Livermore Labs - Science and a movie series: Awakenings 3/16; The Fault In Our Stars 3/23; Inside Out 4/6; Adam 4/13; David Archuleta 4/12. TheState.org

Turlock Community Theatre: Dwight Yoakam 5/9. TurlockTheatre.org

Whitmore Park (Ceres): Whitmore Park (Third & North). CeresChamber.com

VisitModesto.com * RiponChamber.org * Riverbank.org * VisitOakdale.com

STOCKTON & DELTA AREA
(Stockton, Lodi, Manteca, Tracy)

Banner Island Ballpark (Stockton): Home of the Stockton Ports!

Bob Hope Theatre (Stockton): George Lopez 3/23; Tom Jones 4/26. Three Dog Night 6/13. StocktonLive.com

Grand Theatre (Tracy): AtTheGrand.org

Lodi Fairgrounds: Lodi Wine & Food Fest 3/30; Lodi Beer Fest and BBQ 4/27; Lodi Grape Festival (TBA). GrapeFestival.com

Stockton Arena (Stockton Heat): StocktonLive.com

San Joaquin Co. Fairgounds: Asparagus Fest 2019 (see Events section below) 4/12-4/14; San Joaquin Fair 6/12-6/16. SanJoaquinFairgrounds.com

University of Pacific-UOP (Stockton): Pacific.edu

Windmill Cove Bar & Grill (Stockton): WindmillCoveBar.com

VisitStockton.org * VisitLodi.com

MOTHER LODE & SIERRA FOOTHILLS
(Copperopolis, Sonora, Angels Camp, Murphys, Tuolumne)

Black Oak Casino (Tuolumne): Midland 5/25; Sublime with Rome 6/20; Pat Benatar & Melissa Ethridge 7/21; Bush 8/9; Peter Frampton 10/6. BlackOakCasino.com

Copperopolis Town Square: Chili Cook-off 3/23; Eastr Celebration 4/20; Hot Copper Car Show 5/4. CopperopolisTownSquare.com

Helwig Winery (Plymouth): Mother's Day Brunch 5/12; Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) 6/29; Kenny Metcalf as Elton 7/20; Pablo Cruise 8/10; Legends of Country Rock: Poco, Firefall, Pure Prairie League 8/24; Atlanta Rhythm Section 9/28. Helwig Winery is located in Amador Country, a few miles north of Jackson. HelwigWinery.com

Ironstone Amphitheatre (Murphys): Don Felder/LRB/Firefall/Ambrosia 6/22; Ziggy Marley & Friends 6/28; Old Dominion 7/24; Hank Williams, Jr 8/4. IronstoneAmphitheatre.net

Ironstone Vineyards (Murphys): RJSD Motorshow to benefit the Cancer Patient Support Fund 4/13; Breakfast with the Eastre Bunny 4/21; Tastes of Calaveras 4/27; An Evening with Laurel & Hardy (classic film) 5/3; Mother's Day Brunch 5/12; Throw Down In the Vineyards 6/1; Independence Day Party & Fireworks 7/6; Concours d'Elegance 9/28; Quilter's Faire 10/11-10/13. IronstoneVineyards.com

Jackson Casino: Vince Neil (Motley Crue) 3/22; Alan Parsons 4/7; Great White & Vixen 4/13; Robin Trower 5/12; Arenel Pineda (Journey) 5/19; Slaughter & Kix 7/19. JacksonCasino.com

GoCalaveras.com

BAY AREA & CENTRAL COAST

(SF, Oakland, San Jose, Livermore, Napa Valley, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Monterey)

Alameda Co. Fairgrounds (Pleasanton): Alameda Co. Fair 6/14-7/7 (Trace Atkins 7/3). Fireworks show after each concert. AlamedaCountyFair.com

Bill Graham Amphitheatre (SF): The 1975 4/22-4/23; Third Eye Blind w/Jimmy Eat World, Ra Ra Riot 6/15; Cluster-Fest (comedy show) f/John Mulaney, Patton Oswalt, The Roots and many others 6/21-6/23. ApeConcerts.com

City National Civic Center (San Jose): Aziz Ansari 3/24; Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson 3/26; Tyler Henry: Hollywood Medium 3/27; Brett Young 3/28; Chicago 7/23. SanJoseTheaters.org

Concord Pavilion (Concord): Sammy Hagar 4/20; Florence & The Machine 5/15; For King & Country 6/7; Heart/Joan Jett/Elle King 9/6; Breaking Benjamin 9/18; Peter Frampton 10/12. ConcordPav.com

Davies Symphony Hall (SF): ApeConcerts.com

Fillmore (SF): Y&T 4/6; Robin Trower 5/10. TheFillmore.com

Fox Theatre (Oakland): James Bay 3/27; Little Feat 5/28; Tower of Power 8/24; Bryan Ferry 8/31; King Crimson 9/5-9/6; Diana Krall 9/21; Steve Hacket (Genesis/Yes) 10/20. ApeConcerts.com

Fox Theatre (Redwood City): Keb Mo 5/10. FoxRWC.com

Golden Gate Park (SF): Outside Lands Music Festival 8/9-/811. 2019 line-up coming soon. SFOutsideLands.com

Great American Music Hall/Slim's (SF): SlimsPresents.com

Greek Theatre (Berkeley): Weird Al Yankovic 8/9; Mark Knofler (Dire Straits) 9/18; Van Morrison 10/4. TheGreekTheatreBerkeley.com

Levi's Stadium (SF 49ers) (Santa Clara): Monster Truck Jam 4/13; The Rolling Stones 5/18. LevisStadium.com  49ers.com

Masonic Center (SF): Brian Regan 4/6; Buddy Guy 4/13; Jim Gaffingan 5/30-31; Chelsea Handler 6/1; Imogen Heap 6/8; Dido 6/26; Comedienne Ali Wong 12/21-23 and 12/26-12/29. SFMasonic.com

Monterey Co. Fairgrounds: Monterey Co. Fair 8/29-9/2. MontereyCountyFair.com

Mountain Winery (Saratoga): Concert line-up coming in the spring. MountainWinery.com

Oakland Coliseum/Oracle Arena (Oakland A's/ Oakland Raiders/Golden State Warriors): Michael Buble 4/3; Weezer & Pixies 4/10; Snoop Dogg, E-40, Too Short and others 4/19; Pentatonix 5/11; Carrie Underwood 5/16; Shawn Mendes 7/13-7/14; Iron Maiden 9/10; KISS 9/16. Coliseum.com Oakland.Athletics.MLB.

Oracle Park (SF GIants) (SF): (formerly AT&T Park) (Oakland Raiders will play 2019 season here) SFGiants.com

Palace of Fine Arts (SF): Steven Wright 4/12; Todd Rundgren 5/12-5/13. PalaceOfFineArts.org

Paramount Theatre (Oakland): JB Smoove 4/6; Kansas 4/10; John Mellencamp 4/25. ParamountTheatre.com

Regency Ballroom (SF): Hunter Hayes 5/23; The Cult 6/12. TheRegencyBallroom.com

Ritz (San Jose): TheRitzSanJose.com

San Jose State Event Center: SJSU.edu

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: BeachBoardwalk.com

SAP Center (San Jose Sharks) (San Jose): P!nk 4/17; Ariana Grande 5/2; New Kids On the Block 5/29; Jeff Lynne's ELO 6/24; Paul McCartney 7/10; Queen/Adam Lambert 7/14; Hugh Jackman 7/17; Backstreet Boys 8/4. SAPCenter.com

Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View): Brad Paisley & Friends 6/7; Train/Goo Goo Dolls/Allen Stone 6/15; Wu-Tang Clan 6/22; Santana & The Doobie Brothers 6/26; Hootie & the Blowfish 6/29; Vans Warped Tour 7/20-7/21; Rascal Flatts 7/25; Ozzie Osbourne 7/27; Chris Young & Chris Janson 8/8; Luke Bryan & Friends 8/24; Korn & Alice In Chains 9/4; Zac Brown band 9/20; Georgia-Florida Line 9/27. MountainViewAmphitheater.com

Treasure Island (SF): Treasure Island Music Festival. 2019 details to come.

Wente Vineyards (Livermore): 2019 concert line-up coming in the spring. WenteVineyards.com

Warfield (SF): Snow Patrol 5/20.  TheWarfieldTheatre.com

Yoshi's (Oakland): Judy Collins 3/24 (sold out) & 3/25 (sold out); Howard Jones 3/26-3/27; Elvin Bishop 3/31; Loose Ends 4/5-4/6; Lee ritenour & Dave Grusin 4/12-4/13; Average White Band 4/22-4/23; Keiko Matsui 4/24-4/25; Oleta Adams 4/25; Dazz Band 4/27; Kenny G 5/2-5/5; Kingston Trio 5/15; The 5th Dimension 5/19; Spyro Gyra 5/24; Herb Alpert & Lani Hall 6/10-6/12. Yoshis.com

SFGov.org/Visitors * VisitOakland.org * SanJose.org/Events * VisitSantaCruz.com * VisitTriValley.com (Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin)

SACRAMENTO AREA / NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
(Sacramento, Elk Grove, Lincoln, Auburn, Placerville)

Cal Expo (Sacramento Republic FC) (Sac): (Papa Murphy's Park) 1600 Exposition Blvd. California State Fair 7/12-28. CalExpo.com  PapaMurphysPark.com

Crest Theatre (Sacramento): Buddy Guy 4/14; Rosanne Cash 5/11; Colin Haye (Men At Work) 5/17; Kingston Trio 5/18; Sons of Champlin 5/24; Elvin Bishop & Tommy Castro 5/25; John Mayall 6/25; Dwight Yoakan 7/5; Steve Hackett (Genesis/Yes) 10/19. CrestSacramento.com

Golden 1 Center (Sacramento Kings) (Sac): Weezer & Pixies 4/9; P!nk 4/10/19; Ariana Grande 5/3; Carrie Underwood 5/14; New Kids On the Block 5/30; Andrea Bocelli 6/15; Jeff Lynne & ELO 6/22; Michael Buble 7/10; Shawn Mendes 7/11; Ozzy Osbourne 7/18; Backstreet Boys 8/11; Dave Matthews Band 9/8; Iron Maiden 9/9; Chainsmokers 12/1; . Golden1Center.com

Raley Field (River Cats Baseball) (Sac): BrewFest 2019 5/17. RaleyField.com

Sacramento Community Center Theatre: SacramentoCommunityCenterTheater.com

Thunder Valley Casino (Lincoln): Loverboy 3/29; Y&T 4/19; Adam Corolla 4/26; Legends of Motown 5/28; Price Is Right Live 5/31-6/1; Bad Company 6/7; Foreigner 6/14; Ron White 6/22; Styx & Night Ranger 7/27; Super Soul Fest w/O'Jays, Whispers, and more 8/3; REO Speedwagon & Warrant 8/16; Marie & The Osmonds 8/17; Outlaws & Renegades w/Travis Tritt & Charlie Daniels Band 8/23;  Ringo Starr & His All Stars w/Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey), Steve Lukather (Toto); Colin Hay (Men At Work), and many more 8/30; Beach Boys 9/6; Steely Dan 9/13. ThunderValleyResort.com

OldTownAuburnCa.com * VisitAuburnCa.com * ElDoradoCountyFair.com 

FRESNO AREA (Fresno, Merced, Clovis, Madera)

Tower Theatre (Fresno): Y&T 4/13. TowerTheatreFresno.com

Save Mart Center (Fresno): P!nk 4/15/19; Jeff Dunham 4/28/19; Carrie Underwood 5/12; Pentatonix 5/14; Luke Bryan 8/22; . SaveMartCenter.com

RENO/TAHOE AREA (Reno, Tahoe, Sparks, Stateline)

Atlantis Casino (Reno): AltantisCasino.com

Grand Sierra (Reno): Alan Parsons 4/6; Pixies 4/11; Sammy Hagar 4/19; Willie Nelson 5/10; Sublime w/Rome 6/13; The Cult 6/14; Boys II Men 7/21; Michael McDonald & Chaka Khan 7/27; Gypsy Kings 7/28; Young the Giant /w Fitz & The Tantrums 8/14; Diana Krall 9/20; Van Morrison 10/2. GrandSierraResort.com

Harvey's (Stateline): Tim McGraw 6/14; Pentatonix 7/7; Miranda Lambert 7/18; Jackson Browne 8/10; Steve Miller Band 8/24; Luke Bryan 8/25; Dave Matthews Band 9/6. ApeConcerts.com

Nugget Casino (Reno): Creedence Clearwater Revisted 3/29; Air Supply 4/6; Leann Rimes 5/11; Toby Keith 6/15; Hank Williams, Jr. 8/3; Lady Antebellum 8/17; REO Speedwagon 8/24. NuggetCasinoResort.com

Silver Legancy (Reno): Aziz Ansari 3/22; Brett Young 3/29; Tyler Henry: Hollywood Medium 3/30; Steven Wright 4/13; Bill Engvall 5/17; Aaron Lewis 6/21; Righteous Brothers 8/8; Ron White 9/6;   SilverLegacyReno.com

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RIVER AREA EVENTS

(For the Central Valley - Sierra Foothills - Bay Area)

Find additional events and info at VisitModesto.com, VisitStockton.org, VisitLodi.com, GoCalaveras.com.

GARDEN BROTHERS CIRCUS (Modesto): April 3, 4:30p & 7:30p, Modesto Center Plaza parking lot. Three-rings of entertainment featuring 60 performers from 22 countries. Human pyramids, aerial acrobatics, horse riding, motorcycles in spheres, and much more. TIX: Adults $26, kids $10; VIP tickets available. GardenBrosCircus.com

LOVE MODESTO: April 13, Gallo Center, 8am until the last project is completed. A day when volunteers go around helping to clean up the city. Register your team at LoveModesto.com. Projects will be assigned day of event; free food and refreshments, free kids activities, free music, free photos, and plenty of local entertainment. LoveModesto.com

OAKDALE RODEO: April 13 & 14, at the Oakdale Rodeo Grounds, on Highway 108/120. Advance competition takes place the week leading up to the rodeo, with the main events Saturday & Sunday. For tickets and more information, visit OakdaleRodeo.com.

ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL (Stockton): April 12-14; San Joaquin Fairgrounds, 10a-10p Fri & Sat, 10-8p Sunday; Asparagus Alley offers everything asparagus, live music, arts & crafts, cooking demos, animals, health & fitness, kids stuff, and more. Tix: $15 for adults, $12 for kids/seniors/US vets; 5 and under free. $6 parking/$3 motorcycles. Music acts include Pablo Cruise, Joe Diffy and more. SanJoaquinAsparagusFestiva.net

EARTH DAY IN THE PARK (Modesto): April 20; Graceada Park. More details coming soon.

EASTER FESTIVITIES: April 20 & 21. Go to VisitModesto.com, VisitStockton.org, or GoCalaveras.com.

MODESTO FRY FEST: April 27, 4p-8p, Graceada Park. It's new! Modesto's first Fry Fest will feature local chefs putting their culinary talents to the test. French fries are the favorite - made in dozens of different styles. Live music and entertainment, craft brew and cider, vendors bazaar, and more. TIX: $10; VIP $25. Kids 8 and under free. ModestoFryFest.com

MODESTO TACO FEST: May 5; 11a-10p. Over 10 taco restaurants, trucks and booths making street and gourmet tacos, prepared by local chefs. Also included: Chihuahua races, margaritas, beer, salsa, mariachis, pinatas, Best Sombrero and more! $10 adult tickets (2 tacos); Seniors and kids 10 and under free. $15 at the door. ModestoTacoFest.com

CINCO de MAYO PARADE (Modesto): Sun, May 5; Crowslanding Road. Local business floats, horses and more. 604-4167

CHICKEN-A-GO-GO (Modesto): Sun, May 5, Davis Park, 11a-5p. Presented by North Modesto Kiwanis, Chicken a Go-Go is an annual community event offering deliciously grilled chicken and all the fixings. More details to come. NorthModestoKiwanis.org.

ZIN-FEST (Lodi): May 17-19; Lodi Lake Park. Swirl, sip and savor the flavors of the Lodi Wine Country. Zin-Fest offers over 200 wines from 40 Lodi-area wineries, cooking classes, live music. More info coming soon. LodiWine.com

GOLDEN STATE PINBALL FESTIVAL (Lodi): May 17-19, Lodi Grape Fest Grounds. Fri 1p-11p; Sat 10a-midnight; Sun 9a-5p. Ticket prices vary depending on day. Hundreds of pinball machines with free play with paid admission; tournaments all weekend - win a pinball machine! Full details at GoldenStatePinball.org.

27th ANNUAL OAKDALE CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL: May 18 & 19, near Wood Park. Enjoy over 200 vendors, arts & crafts, live music, classic cars, a skateboard competition, and loads of rich, sweet chocolate. TIX: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, kids 12 and under free. Donate a canned food item for a $1 discount. This event also includes a fun run and the Chocolate Challenge. OakdaleChamber.com.

MO-BAND'S NIGHT AT THE BOWL (Modesto): Tue, June 18, 6p-9:30p. Music, beer and wine tasting, food from local restaurants. Tickets are $35 a person (or $60 for 2 in advance). $40 at the gate.

MO-BAND'S CONCERTS IN THE PARK (Modesto): June 6-July 11, 8pm, Gradeada Park, Mancini Bowl. Celebrating 100 years! Free! Weekly schedule coming soon.

* FOR ALL GRAFFITI EVENTS, go to VisitModesto.com. Search "June" "2019".

AMERICAN GRAFFITI CAR SHOW & FESTIVAL: June 7-9, at Modesto Muni-Golf Course, sponsored by North Modesto Kiwanis. Over 1400 classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars and more. Live music - great food - community fun! Friday, June 7th, don't miss the annual classic car parade! More details to come. AmericanGraffitiFestival.com

RIVERBANK CHEESE & WINE: October 2019. Details to come. RiverbankCheeseAndWine.org

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