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Climate Pledge Arena offers a variety of private guided tours for your group of 20 or more guests. From field trips, corporate outings and birthday parties, we have the tour to fit your needs

• Group photo opportunities
• Opportunity to add food and beverage
• Great bus parking and shuttle drop off

Kraken Game Day Tours

Beat the crowds and take a guided VIP tour before watching the Kraken take the ice

• Be the first fans in the arena
• Guarantee your game night giveaway (if applicable)
• Beat the crowds and shop the team store before doors open
• End your tour in the Space Needle Lounge with bar and restroom access

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Frequently Asked questions

Congrats! You booked your tour, now what?

Where:  Proceed to Entry 1 at the west end of Climate Pledge Arena. Here you will go through security and get ready for your journey!  Arena Maps

When:  Please arrive 20 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time. Late arrivals may not be able to be accommodated. All sales are final, and refunds will not be available for missed tours.

To access your tour tickets log in to your Account Manager profile at  http://am.ticketmaster.com/cpatours  or download the  Seattle Kraken Mobile App  on your phone.

Some of the areas you may get to visit on your arena tour include: The Climate Pledge Living Wall, Press Bridge, Private Suites and Clubs, Star Dressing Rooms, Press Interview Room, and the Kraken and Storm Locker Rooms.

Tour routes and experiences are subject to change due to availability based on events and activities throughout the arena.

* Seattle Kraken and Storm Locker Rooms are not available   during their respective seasons .

Tours last approximately 75 minutes.  Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Photography is permitted on the tour except in area explicitly forbidden by your Tour Guide.  Photography is not permitted for any commercial use.  Videography and other recordings are not permitted at any time while on tour.

Professional camera equipment is not allowed on the tour. This includes cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, and tripods. Media requests can be submitted  HERE .

TOURS @ Climate Pledge Arena are currently only available in English.

Purses, small bags, and backpacks are allowed on the tour but may be subject to x-ray and/or search prior to admission.  Oversized bags or luggage will not be permitted on the tour.

We do not provide an area to check bags, coats, or any other personal belongings.

Strollers/wagons are not permitted on the tour.  Climate Pledge Arena and its affiliates are not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged strollers or items.

Pets and other animals are not allowed on the tour, except for service animals to aid guests with disabilities.

Yes, tours are accessible for patrons with disabilities.  If you have a disability requiring any type of accommodation, we ask that you email us at lease 72 hours in advance at  [email protected]  to ensure the requested assistance can be provided.

Wheelchairs are available, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis.   Please note that Climate Pledge Arena staff cannot provide special wheelchair assistance on-site.  Guests with disabilities who are unable to independently operate their wheelchair should be accompanied by someone able to assist them during the tour.

Send an email to  [email protected]  and allow 48 hours for a response.

If you are running late for a tour, we will do our best to accommodate you on the next available tour of the day.

During the Kraken season, access will be limited to the locker room lobby with views inside the player lounge and lockers. This is due to team health and sanitization protocols.

Tours during the season will include the tunnel the Seattle Kraken players take to the ice, as well as full access to the visiting NHL locker room.

*Refunds not available, alternative tour days may be accommodated if available. TOUR routes always subject to change.

Tickets will go on sale each Friday for select dates approximately 6 weeks in advance. Tickets are available a  ticketmaster.com.

Guests will not be able to purchase tickets at the Box Office.

Tickets will start at $49 with discounts for Kraken Depths and Storm season ticket members, Washington State residents, youth (ages 3-12), active-duty military, and veterans with validation or ID.

Taxes and fees not included in listed price.

There will be no limits to the number of tickets you may purchase.  Groups exceeding twelve (12) may be split into multiple tours.

No, guests will need to secure their own transportation to and from the arena.

Garage Parking is available at the 1st Ave N. Garage. Street parking is also available.

Public transit is encouraged with the  Seattle Center Monorail  an easy connection from downtown to Seattle Center and the Arena. Tour purchases do not qualify for the arena public transit subsidy program.

Information on parking and transportation can be found on our  transportation page.

Children aged two (24 months) and older require a ticket; those younger than two years of age are admitted free and do not require a ticket.

Yes! Groups of ten or more are eligible for a group discount. Email  [email protected]  to inquire about your group tour experience!

Thank you for being a season ticket holder! But, unfortunately, this is not allowed. The tour has been carefully curated and timed for the enjoyment of all our guests!

Yes! The Lair will be open and available for you to purchase your Kraken gear at the end of your tour.

We are so excited to share with you our labor of love and this iconic arena experience. Please enjoy, ask questions and we do ask you follow guide instructions and our building policies.

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Visit our website,  https://am.ticketmaster.com/cpatours/ , look at the available dates and times and come up to the arena via Entry 1 during your desired time. Available tour dates are in green and available times are in blue. If your desired tour time is sold out when you arrive, you will be sent on the next available tour. Tours run every 20 minutes on average.

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Tours and Climate Pledge Arena

See the home of the seattle kraken and seattle storm.

Just a 5-minute walk from the Space Needle, this expertly guided, behind-the-scenes journey tells the rich story and transformation of Climate Pledge Arena, from the 1962 World’s Fair to the $1.15B redevelopment completed in October 2021. Learn how the most sustainable arena in the world operates and brings the best in entertainment to life while exploring areas of the arena not typically open to the public, like team locker rooms (on non-game days), star dressing rooms, and the owner’s suite located at center ice.

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Explore how Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena bridges sports, music, and sustainability.

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About TOURS at Climate Pledge Arena : This expertly guided, behind-the-scenes journey tells the rich story and transformation of Climate Pledge Arena, from the 1962 World’s Fair to the $1.15B redevelopment completed in October 2021.

Story by Aleenah Ansari

Just because there isn’t a game or show in Seattle doesn’t mean that there isn’t something to experience at the Climate Pledge Arena, which is home to the Seattle Kraken, Seattle Storm, and incredible live music artists.

Now, you can take a look behind the scenes of this storied facility on the Climate Pledge Arena tour , a 75-minute tour of how this innovative venue came to be. Whether you’re a sports fan, music lover, or someone passionate about sustainability, there’s something for everyone.

But first, a little history. What was originally built for the 1962 World Fair in Seattle is now Climate Pledge Arena, which sits at a whopping 800,000 square feet.

Its current mission? Be the most progressive, responsible, and sustainable arena in the world.

Tour Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

If you’re all about sustainability.

You’ll love hearing about the Climate Pledge, which inspired the name of the arena. The Climate Pledge was co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism with the mission of getting to net zero carbon emissions ten years ahead of the Paris Accord. Sustainability efforts show out throughout the arena, whether that be through the water bottle filling stations throughout the arena, solar panels on the outside of the arena and off-site supplementary renewable energy, or portions of ticket proceeds that are used to purchase carbon offsets.

The arena even has a Rain to Rink system, leveraging Seattle’s 150 rainy days by capturing rainwater and sending rainwater to a 15,000-gallon cistern, which becomes the ice played on by the Kraken. Plus, most of the arena’s food and snacks are locally sourced within a 300-mile radius of the arena, and the arena is committed to being zero-carbon and single-use plastic free by 2024.

If You’re a History Buff

During this tour, you’ll learn what parts of the original arena are intact, and how it fits into the cultural fabric of Seattle. For instance, the arena’s roof is inspired by the shape of a traditional woven cedar hat, an homage to the Coast Salish people who have been stewards of the land where Seattle is today. This 44-million-pound roof was part of the original design created for the 1962 World’s Fair, and it was hoisted overhead for a year during construction.

If You’re a Sports Fan

You’re in for a treat. During this tour, you’ll visit the locker room for the Seattle Storm, who’ve won four WNBA Championships. Check out their locker room and see if you can spot any familiar names overhead. Oh, and their hype video will make you wish you had one too. You’ll also get to see the locker rooms used by the Kraken, and the hockey sticks that they choose from prior to getting on the ice.

If You’re a Music Fan

Get ready to jam out. One of the most exclusive parts of the tour is the Amazon Artist Music Lounge, which artists can use to record exclusive song takes on Amazon Music. You’ll see mementos and posters from performances that have been at Climate Pledge Arena starting with Foo Fighters and Death Cab for Cutie, who headlined a sold-out benefit concert to celebrate the arena’s re-opening in October 2021. You’ll even head down the same hallway used by your favorite artists right before they take the stage to a roaring audience of up to 17,000 cheering fans.

The Climate Pledge Arena is a must-visit for anyone who wants to see Seattle in a new way. Your backstage passes await.

Book your Climate Pledge Arena tour today .

Know Before You Go

• The tour itself takes approximately 75 minutes.
• Tours are only available in English and are ADA accessible. If you need accommodations, send an email at least 72 hours in advance to [email protected].
• Purses, small bags, and backpacks are allowed on the tour.
• There is street parking as well as garage parking at the 1st Ave N. Garage. You can also take public transit from the Seattle Center Monorail or use local buses.

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Is the Climate Pledge Arena Tour Worth It?

By Angela Cabotaje February 8, 2023

The very first public tour group at Climate Pledge Arena with tour guides Joe (front left) and Jim.

Image: Angela Cabotaje

The Venn diagram of people who go on the very first public tour of Climate Pledge Arena looks something like this: a circle of curious out-of-towners and retirees, a circle of sports fans, and dot for a lone journalist reporting a story. That's how I find myself standing outside entrance 10 on a cold, blustery, January 31 afternoon. 

It's clear this is the very first public tour at the arena because the employees—decked out in olive-green bomber jackets or navy zip-up vests—keep telling us it is: as my fellow tour-goers and I are ushered inside, as we check in at a pair of kiosks to receive lanyards with a seed-paper badge, and as we meander for 75 minutes through the bowels of the arena.

"We've been working for a month," one employee confides, "just like every day you're going over and over and over and over." Another says he led two or three practice tours per day for three weeks straight in the run-up to the opening.

Tour guide Joe dropping the sustainability knowledge.

My tour guide is Joe. He has an enviable mane of hair, a horseshoe mustache, and the kind of practiced-animated public-speaking voice that makes it clear he's done this sort of work before (later he lets slip he was with the Underground Tour which...checks out).

Does it all feel a touch cheesy and scripted? Yes. But I quickly decide I prefer Joe's unabashed, make-us-love-him enthusiasm to anything else. His commitment to making this fun is what makes it fun. So does the $55 I shelled out for a Washington-resident "drink with a view" ticket (more on this later)—my wallet and I are committed to having a good time, too.

Going on the Climate Pledge Arena tour

There are four main sections to this tour: an intro about Climate Pledge's focus on sustainability , the performer areas, the locker rooms and press areas, and wrap-up about arena amenities. 

It's pretty clear that most of our nine-person tour group is here for parts two and three. After 10 minutes of sustainability stats in the main concourse and Pitchbook Suites, we head into the artists' green room, which resembles a spiffy apartment building common room. "There's going to be a lot of areas where you want to sit down. Please do not sit down in any of the areas," Joe says with good-natured sternness before any of us can ease into one of the oversized sofas or lounge chairs.

The green room, where only famous people are allowed to sit.

Through a connected dressing room and down the "VIP tunnel" lined with stage photos of past performers , we enter a loading dock that apparently doubles as storage space for unused hockey nets and basketball hoops. The tour pace is brisk and practiced but not rushed. 

After Joe's spiel, tour guests get the opportunity to pose for pics in the press room.

At the Amazon Music Lounge, a glorified recording studio and hang space, Joe again instructs us not to take photos or to touch anything. Like that Jimi Hendrix record on display or the litany of electric guitars mounted on the walls. He does a little scripted back-and-forth with Alexa (of course), cueing a playlist of ear-cringing volume, and then we're on to the press room. Decor is decidedly less fancy: plastic tables and folding chairs. Here, we're allowed to sit.

The Kraken lair.

The group visibly perks up as we enter the sports side of things: first a visitors' locker room staged with jerseys from hockey players like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, then the Kraken locker room (no photos are allowed here either), a walk down the tunnel onto the ice/court (this day, things are set up for a Seattle University basketball game), and into the  Storm locker room (again, no pics allowed). 

Guess the Penguins are in town.

Joe allows us considerably more time in each of these rooms to poke around and gawk. One WNBA fan asks if the Breanna Stewart name plate is a sign that she's agreed to stay in Seattle (narrator: it is not), and another tour-goer wonders what the empty glass case in the Kraken locker room is for. Apparently their future Stanley Cup. 

Outside the Storm locker room with Joe (right) and co-tour guide Jim.

A group of us whip out our phones as we pause outside black double doors. "We believe some time in the near future we will be able to come in and take a tour of the Seattle Sonics locker room when they return home," Joe says. The space already sports a "NBA Locker Room" placard.  What a tease .

Spy that "NBA Locker Room" sign. 

The tour winds down with a walk onto the press catwalk, a shoulder-to-shoulder counter situation high above the floor, and a peek in the owners' suite, where Jerry Bruckheimer pops up on the TV screen to thank us for taking the tour. It's back to CPA's sustainability message with a stop at the living wall and a bit about the locally sourced ethos of the arena's food. 

The press area is for those comfortable with heights.

We take group photos because, you know, we're the very first public tour. Then those of us who plunked down the extra $11 for a "drink with a view" ticket follow Joe's tour guide wingman Jim to the Space Needle Lounge.

The "view" is the Space Needle.

The reality is there's not much "view" in "drink with a view"—just a distorted glimpse of the Space Needle through a windowed ceiling. A bartender takes our blue drink tickets, shaking up well Manhattans and pouring wine into recyclable metal cups.

A group of friends seems to enjoy this part more than my solo compatriot and I do, awkwardly sipping our respective Coke and red wine blend in silence. Though, admittedly, it does feel good to finally sit down. 

Sustainability stats are a key part of the Climate Pledge Arena tour.

The final verdict

If you're a sports fan—or an Amazon stan—this tour is worth considering. The behind-the-scenes access accounts for 95 percent of that; the corny-but-endearing nature of my tour guide makes up the rest of it.

But steep ticket prices—$44 for a discounted (aka Washington resident) ticket and $55 for a discounted drink with a view version—turn this into a pricey outing that I likely won't consider repeating without good reason. By comparison, tours at Lumen Field are just $18.

The other consideration is kids and timing. Kraken and Storm locker rooms are closed on game days, meaning this tour is way less appealing if you book during a home game day. And with 75 minutes of walking and standing (again, not much sitting), it's best suited for those without small children in tow.

The view from the press area.

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Top 20 outdoor concerts of summer 2024 in WA

Despite a few early outliers, Memorial Day weekend typically marks the unofficial start of summer concert season. This year’s holiday weekend slate is especially heavy with piano man Billy Joel taking T-Mobile Park, the opening of Seattle Theatre Group’s new Remlinger Farms venue in Carnation, two-nighters with Sarah McLachlan at Chateau Ste. Michelle and dance music titan Illenium at the Gorge Amphitheatre and the 53rd annual Northwest Folklife Festival.

Of course, as rain clouds grow scarcer, the open-air party is just getting started. Here are 20 of the top outdoor concerts and festivals coming to the Seattle area through Labor Day weekend, with an honorable mention to Bumbershoot, which had yet to reveal its lineup at the time of this writing.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The funky pop rockers were feeling California casual when they last pulled into their grunge buddies’ hometown for a midsummer night at T-Mobile Park back in 2022, two months before dropping their second lengthy album of that year. RHCP are still sailing on those sprawling/kinda bloated 2022 LPs — “Unlimited Love” and “Return of the Dream Canteen” — their first since reuniting with heyday guitarist John Frusciante.

May 31; Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; tickets start at $175 ; livenation.com

Jon Batiste

New Orleans’ genre-dabbling jazzman has been on a tear since winning album of the year at the 2022 Grammys and leaving his post as Stephen Colbert’s late-night bandleader. The affable piano man steps up to Chateau Ste. Michelle this summer following a February Paramount Theatre engagement, still touring on last year’s sonically ambitious “World Music Radio.” Batiste is an early-season standout amid a strong Woodinville slate that also features country/pop star Maren Morris; Americana heavyweights Charley Crockett and Jason Isbell; alt-rock shape-shifter Beck performing with a symphony orchestra; and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. 

June 5; Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; standard tickets sold out, packages available starting at $270; ste-michelle.com

Beyond Wonderland

Washington’s premier EDM festival returns to the Gorge one year after a campground shooting left two people dead and three injured. As a lawsuit against Live Nation and festival organizers unfolds in the background, the beat goes on at Beyond Wonderland with electronic stars Mellodeath — a team up between crossover producer Marshmello and dubstep destroyer SVDDEN DEATH — Alison Wonderland, Rezz, Kayzo, Dillon Francis, Zedd and more.

June 22-23; Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy ; single-day tickets start at $158, two-day passes $229; camping starts at $202 ; pnw.beyondwonderland.com

This folk-pop sensation’s massive online following boiled over to a chart-conquering Lumineerian buzz last year, coming on the heels of his late 2022 “Stick Season” LP. The Vermont singer-songwriter, who was up for a best new artist Grammy this year, will play his biggest (by a longshot) local show yet, taking on the Gorge.

June 29; Gorge Amphitheatre , 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; sold out ; livenation.com

The Seattle electronic heavyweights are concluding “The Last Goodbye” album cycle the same way they started it two summers ago: with a three-night blowout at the largest home state venue they’ve ever played, this time stepping up to the Gorge Amphitheatre after a mesmerizing Climate Pledge Arena run in 2022. On May 31, ODESZA will release an appetite-whetting live album, “The Last Goodbye Tour Live,” recorded over the last two years.

July 4-6; Gorge Amphitheatre , 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; remaining single-day tickets start at $80 ; livenation.com

Canada’s new leading pop export looks to bring a younger crowd to Chateau Ste. Michelle than the usual wine-and-cheese set that flocks to one of Greater Seattle’s most popular outdoor venues each summer. The freshly minted 20-year-old pop star is riding the success of “Greedy,” her first Top 10 hit and infectious lead single off sophomore album “Think Later,” replete with very Canadian cover art of Tate McRae wearing hockey goalie pads.

July 7; Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville ; remaining demand-priced tickets $444 ; ste-michelle.com

Day In Day Out

The chiller sibling to Capitol Hill Block Party slides up a month in the calendar this year, due to scheduling reasons at Seattle Center, while expanding to a third day after its first sellout in 2023. DIDO continues to shoulder some of the buzzy indie-rock acts that have subtly waned from Block Party’s main stage over the years while offering a less frenetic experience on the Fisher Pavilion lawn. Alt-pop fan favorite Carly Rae Jepsen, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers and hometown heroes The Head and the Heart headline.

July 12-14; Fisher Green Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle ; single-day tickets start at $130, two-day $225, three-day $275, kids 8 and under free ; dayindayoutfest.com

Kenny Chesney

Country’s rum-endorsing king of summer circles back to Seattle this year, bringing his island vibes and No Shoes Nation fan base to Lumen Field. Armed with decades of country radio hits, the perpetually sleeveless honky-tonker remains one of the genre’s biggest draws and his Sun Goes Down tour features some serious firepower among its supporting cast. For this run, Chesney is joined by the country rockin’ stalwarts Zac Brown Band and red-hot newcomer Megan Moroney, who turned Nashville heads last year with her breakout single “Tennessee Orange.” Also performing: Uncle Kracker, Chesney’s back-in-the-day duet partner on the tour’s 2004 namesake, “When the Sun Goes Down.”

July 13; Lumen Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle ; tickets starting at $30 ; lumenfield.com

Capitol Hill Block Party

Seattle’s unmatched party of the summer will continue its Pike-Pine reign with firepower aplenty across its ready-to-dance lineup headlined by electronic maestro Kaytranada, psych-pop vibesmith Still Woozy and funky alt-pop star Remi Wolf — a standout from Block Party ’22 — stepping in for Kim Petras, who scrapped her summer festival slate due to health issues. Deal-chasing festival hoppers take heed of the combination DIDO/CHBP passes starting at $349.

July 19-21; Capitol Hill; 1122 E. Pike St., Seattle ; single-day tickets $105-$149, two-day passes $179-$225, three-day passes $235-$365 ; capitolhillblockparty.com

Chris Stapleton

This soulful country star is starting to get familiar with Sodo. Following a Lumen Field supporting slot with country legend  George Strait last year , Chris Stapleton returns to Seattle’s stadium district for his own headlining date across Royal Brougham Way. This time, Stapleton’s bringing a country legend with him, as a 91-years-young Willie Nelson will link up with Stapleton’s seemingly endless All-American Road Show Tour just for the Seattle date. Upping the ante for a loaded triple bill, recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl Crow hops aboard too.

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July 27; T-Mobile Park; 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle ; sold out ; ticketmaster.com

The fledgling Afrobeats fest became the most exciting new addition to Seattle’s festival landscape during its inaugural event in 2023. For a follow-up act, organizers tapped one of the genre’s brightest lights, Davido, who earned three Grammy nods stemming from last year’s “Timeless” LP, to headline Year 2. The Afrobeats titan is joined by Nigerian model-turned-singer Ayra Starr — a late scratch from last year’s lineup — rising singer/rapper Shallipopi, South African producer Musa Keys, Sarz and more.

July 27; Fisher Green Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle ; tickets start at $90 ; blastmusicfest.com

After canceling last year’s appearance at Washington’s preeminent country bash due to illness, Luke Bryan was reslotted as the denim-wrapped centerpiece of Watershed’s 2024 lineup. The country superstar’s fellow headliners are spitshined Nashville vets Old Dominion and Hardy, one of Music Row’s latest behind-the-scene’s songwriters to make it big on their own, while drawing influences from contemporary hip-hop and rock. Hardy’s star-solidifying murder ballad “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson, who headlines White River Amphitheatre on Sept. 27, remains the most chilling mainstream country hit of the last two years.

Aug. 2-4; Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; three-day passes start at $295, camping $225-$1,035; watershedfest.com

Remlinger Farms’ inaugural summer lineup is a trusty mix of time-tested greats (Elvis Costello, Parliament Funkadelic, Blondie) and new-guard splash-makers stepping into larger venues (Hiatus Kaiyote, Goose, Goth Babe). But the centerpiece is THING, the indie-centric festival sliding over to the Snoqualmie Valley after three years in Port Townsend. This year’s leading acts include art-rock auteur St. Vincent, synth rockers Toro y Moi, Grammy darling soul rockers Black Pumas and revered rappers Earl Sweatshirt and Killer Mike. While on-site parking is free, Seattle Theatre Group is working on a ticketed shuttle service with pickup points around the Seattle area for all shows. Details to come.

Aug. 9-11; Remlinger Farms; 32610 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation ; single-day passes start at $129-$300, three-day passes $349-$825 ; thingnw.org

Willie Nelson + Bob Dylan

That Seattle date with Stapleton isn’t the only time ol’ Willie’s passing through this summer. The country icon’s always-stacked Outlaw Music Festival blows into the Gorge with arguably the heaviest of heavy hitter lineups this summer. The 91-year-old Nelson is accompanied by another one of America’s greatest living songwriters, Bob Dylan, a third Rock & Roll Hall of Famer in John Mellencamp and new-school star Billy Strings — a progressive bluegrass ripper who could probably headline the Gorge on his own. Washington lucked out landing the only tour stop on which Strings joins the trio of greats.

Aug. 10; Gorge Amphitheatre , 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; tickets start at $78 ; livenation.com

Sierra Ferrell

The Nashville-based Americana breakout has been bubbling in roots circles for the past few years, earning an emerging artist of the year award from the Americana Music Association in 2022. With her new album “Trail of Flowers,” Sierra Ferrell is deservedly getting hers, making her headlining debut at the Ryman Auditorium and playing some of the biggest venues of her career supporting Zach Bryan and The Avett Brothers this spring. Punk rocker-turned-alt-country singer-songwriter Nick Shoulders opens.

Aug. 11; Woodland Park Zoo; 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle ; sold out ; zoo.org

Country-pop star Kane Brown looks to fill his biggest Seattle boots yet, bumping up to the stadium district after his 2022 headliner at Climate Pledge Arena. This month the crossover-savvy Brown released the fist-pumping single “Miles on It” with Marshmello, marking the second time he’s connected with the EDM-pop hitmaker. Ticket sales for Brown’s T-Mobile Park date have been sluggish out of the gate, with a “buy one get one” special offering two upper-level tickets for $44.50 (a stadium country steal) at the time of this writing.

Aug. 16; T-Mobile Park; 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle ; tickets start at $29 ; ticketmaster.com

Waxahatchee

2020’s critically acclaimed “Saint Cloud” was a marked shift for Waxahatchee, the musical vehicle of singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, leaning into a gentle-breeze alt-country sound in step with her Alabama roots. The mood continued with her Plains duo album with twangy contemporary Jess Williamson in 2022 and the latest Waxahatchee LP, “Tigers Blood,” one of the most well-received indie-rock records of the year. Waxahatchee’s ZooTunes date is perhaps the buzziest of the zoo’s stellar (and nearly sold-out) season, also featuring Seattle indie rockers Car Seat Headrest and hip-hop’s live-band standard-bearers The Roots.

Aug. 18; Woodland Park Zoo; 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle ; sold out ; zoo.org

Foo Fighters

Another legacy rock band forging on after the death of their drummer, Dave Grohl and the Foos channeled their vintage fuzzed-bombed, big-hooking ways on last year’s “But Here We Are” — the band’s first album without the late Taylor Hawkins since 1997’s “The Colour and the Shape.” Riding the album’s emotional outpouring, the Foo Fighters embark on their Everything or Nothing at All Tour, which hits T-Mobile Park this summer. It’ll be the band’s first trip back to their birth city since  christening Climate Pledge Arena  shortly before being  inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . Support from the Pretenders and Alex G makes this one of the best stadium rock bills of the summer.

Aug. 18; T-Mobile Park; 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle ; s old out; ticketmaster.com

Seven years after they  last pulverized Lumen Field , the Bay Area metal gods are doubling down on their stadium-crushing ways. With their M72 World Tour (the name evoking their thrashtastic new double album “72 Seasons”), Metallica are bringing “no-repeat weekends” to select cities around the world, playing two shows per town with different openers and set lists each night. It’s a fresh approach for a band which, if there’s any knock against their colossal live shows, it’s the relative predictability of their song selections. Joined by openers Pantera and Mammoth WVH the first night and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills the second, Metallica’s Seattle stand is their last on U.S. soil before closing the tour with a four-night, two-weekend blitz in Mexico City.

Aug. 30 and Sept. 1; Lumen Field; 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle ; single-night tickets start at $55 ; lumenfield.com

Dave Matthews Band

This spring brought word that the jammy, folk-rocking behemoths and their Seattleite frontman will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall. But before receiving their Rock Hall flowers, DMB and their legion of rabid fans will convene for their annual “Labor Dave weekend” at the Gorge — three nights of intricate, freewheeling musicianship and Matthews’ gently darting vocals.

Aug. 30-Sept. 1; Gorge Amphitheatre , 754 Silica Road N.W., Quincy; single-day tickets start at $67, three-night lawn pass $162 ; livenation.com

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heading back to Pacific Northwest in 2024

Nov 2, 2023, 4:29 PM | Updated: Nov 3, 2023, 6:18 am

Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona). (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

BY FRANK SUMRALL

MyNorthwest Content Editor

Christmas is coming early to the Pacific Northwest — in 2024 — with Taylor Swift adding three new dates to her record-breaking Eras Tour.

Swift will be performing in Vancouver, British Columbia from Dec. 6 – 8, 2024, at BC Place . Gracie Abrams is set to be the opening act.

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Swift has been extending her tour on a number of occasions in recent months, adding six additional performances at Toronto’s Rogers Centre as well as extra tour dates at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome and Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, according to Deadline .

She also added 14 European 2024 shows alongside extra dates in Japan, Australia and Singapore.

The Summer of Taylor Swift has fully extended itself into the autumn. Bloomberg reported Taylor Swift reached an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion after her monstrous success with her Eras Tour. Her tour is on track to earn the artist $4.1 billion, the most ever for a solo artist in history for a single tour, according to The Economic Times .

She broke local records as well, with 72,171 Seattle Swifties piling into Lumen Field over the summer to witness her tour, the most ever in the venue’s history for a concert at the time of the concert.

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Additionally, Swift’s theatrical version of her concert has also shattered records. Swift’s concert film earned $92.8 million domestically during opening weekend, the second-biggest for any October release in history, and the most ever for a concert film. “ Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ” is currently the 16th highest-grossing film domestically in 2023.

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