Hampton Roads has a packed stretch of live entertainment ahead, with rock, hip-hop, country-influenced festival programming, opera and touring theater all sharing the calendar.
Wednesday, September 9
Norfolk’s event calendar lists ERRA: Drift Outlives the Earth for September 9, adding a heavy-music option to the midweek schedule. The city is also hosting Wednesday Wind Down Lawn Concerts with Virginia Opera, offering a very different live-music experience on the same day.
Saturday, September 12
The biggest concentration arrives Saturday. NashFest 757 returns to Town Point Park on the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront, combining live music with Nashville-inspired food, drinks and line dancing. VisitNorfolk describes the event as a celebration of Nashville culture featuring national and local recording artists.
Also on September 12, Meek Mill is scheduled to perform at Chartway Arena with special guest G Herbo. The show had originally been scheduled for April before moving to its September date.
Also on stage
Virginia Stage Company’s Come From Away continues its Norfolk run through September 20. Although it is theater rather than a conventional concert, the production’s score and ensemble performance make it part of a broader week of live music-driven entertainment.
Amplifier Take: The range of events is the story. Hampton Roads audiences can move from opera to metal to hip-hop to a waterfront festival within a few days—exactly the kind of regional diversity Amplifier’s local section should document consistently.