Your Southern Tour Guide – May 2017

May is one of the biggest concert months of the year, and its also one of the rainiest. Pack your rainboots and check out these awesome regional shows!

All of our big cities have big festivals this month, with the biggest being the Memphis, in the Beale Street Music Fest. Here’s a rundown of what Reality Breached has deemed the biggest shows in the region.

Jackson, MS

• Wed 05/03/17 – Boston @ Thalia Mara Hall ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Fri 05/05/17 – Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival 2-day Feat. Wynonna & the Big Noise, Reckless Kelly, Cowboy Mouth, and more.
• Sat 05/06/17 – Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival 2-day Feat. Wynonna & the Big Noise, Reckless Kelly, and more.
• Sat 05/06/17 – Empty Atlas w/Gene Evaro Jr. @ Martin’s ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – Future and Migos @ Mississippi Coliseum ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Thu 05/11/17 – Bonnie Bishop @ Duling Hall
• Sat 05/13/17 – “Stray At Home Art & Music Festival” Feat. Joe Pug @ Smith Park
• Tue 05/16/17 – “Menopause – The Musical”  @ Thalia Mara Hall
• Fri 05/19/17 – The Dexateens @ Martin’s
• Sat 05/20/17 – “C Spire Live” Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, Jake Owen, Jana Kramer, and Russell Dickerson @ Baptist Health Systems Amphitheater
• Sat 05/20/17 – Laney Jones And The Spirits @ Martin’s
• For a detailed list of smaller acts playing around Jackson, visit Ardenland

Biloxi, MS

• Fri 05/12/17  – Bill Engvall @ IP Casino, Resort & Spa
• Sat 05/13/17  – Smokey Robinson  @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• Sun 05/14/17  – Celtic Woman @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
• Thu 05/18/17 – ZZ Top @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• Fri 05/19/17 – The Cult @ IP Casino, Resort & Spa
• Fri 05/19/17 – ZZ Top @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• Sat 05/20/17 – Queensrÿche @ Hard Rock Live
• Fri 05/26/17 – Huey Lewis And The News @ Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
• Fri 05/26/17 – Kix and Skid Row @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi

Shreveport, LA

• Thu 05/11/17 – Alice Cooper @ Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
• Thu 05/25/17 – The Cult @ Strand Theatre Of Shreveport
• Sat 05/27/17 – Patti LaBelle @ Riverdome At Horseshoe Bossier City (Bossier City)

New Orleans, LA

• Mon 05/01/17 – Flaw @ Southport Hall
• Mon 05/01/17 – G. Love @ One Eyed Jacks
• Mon 05/01/17 – “Instruments A Comin’ Benefit” Honey Island Swamp Band, Galactic and more @ Tipitina’s Uptown
• Mon 05/01/17 – Nikki Glaspie @ The Howlin’ Wolf
• Tue 05/02/17 – Neil Diamond @ Smoothie King Center ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Wed 05/03/17 – The New Pornographers @ Tipitina’s Uptown
• Thu 05/04/17 – “New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” Widespread Panic, Darius Rucker, Corinne Bailey Rae and many more @ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
• Thu 05/04/17 – The Revivalists @ Orpheum Theater
• Thu 05/04/17 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ House Of Blues
• Fri 05/05/17 – “New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Earth, Wind & Fire, Wilco and many more @ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
• Sat 05/06/17 – Cowboy Mouth @ House Of Blues
• Sat 05/06/17 – Future and Migos @ Champions Square
• Sat 05/06/17 – “New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Meghan Trainor and many more @ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
• Sat 05/06/17 – North Mississippi Allstars @ Tipitina’s Uptown
• Sun 05/07/17 – “New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” Kings Of Leon, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Patti LaBelle, Buddy Guy, Blues Traveler, Cowboy Mouth and many more @ Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
• Mon 05/08/17 – Chevelle @ House Of Blues ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – Blink-182 @ Lakefront Arena ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – Chevelle @ House Of Blues ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – Highly Suspect @ Republic NOLA ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – The Weeknd and Rae Sremmurd @ Smoothie King Center
• Sat 05/13/17 – The Chainsmokers @ Smoothie King Center
• Tue 05/16/17 – The Damned @ House Of Blues
• Thu 05/18/17 – Julianne Hough @ Saenger Theatre
• Fri 05/19/17 – Band Of Horses @ Joy Theater
• Fri 05/19/17 – New Kids On The Block, Paula Abdul, Boyz II Men @ Smoothie King Center
• Thu 05/25/17 – Norma Jean @ Deck Room At Southport Hall (Jefferson)
• Sat 05/27/17 – “Bayou Country Superfest” Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Brett Eldredge, Jon Pardi, and Chris Lane @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome
• Sat 05/27/17 – Trey Songz @ Orpheum Theater
• Sun 05/28/17 – “Bayou Country Superfest” Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, and Hank Williams Jr. @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome
• Tue 05/30/17 – Train, O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield @ Champions Square

Birmingham, AL

• Mon 05/01/17 – Every Time I Die @ Zydeco
• Mon 05/01/17 – Silversun Pickups @ Iron City
• Tue 05/02/17 – Alice Cooper @ Alabama Theatre
• Tue 05/02/17 – I Prevail @ WorkPlay Soundstage ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/02/17 – In This Moment and Motionless In White @ Iron City
• Wed 05/03/17 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Thu 05/04/17 – Black Jacket Symphony @ Iron City
• Thu 05/04/17 – Black Jacket Symphony @ Iron City
• Thu 05/04/17 – Boston @ BJCC Concert Hall
• Fri 05/05/17 – Death Cab For Cutie @ Sloss Furnaces Nat’l Hist. Landmark
• Fri 05/05/17 – Drive-By Truckers @ Avondale Brewing Company
• Fri 05/05/17 – Marty Stuart @ The Lyric Theatre
• Fri 05/05/17 – Seether @ Druid City Music Hall (Tuscaloosa) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/06/17 – Soundgarden @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa)
• Mon 05/08/17 – Breaking Benjamin @ Iron City ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/09/17 – Brian Wilson @ BJCC Concert Hall
• Wed 05/10/17 – Highly Suspect @ Saturn ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/16/17 – John Legend @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa)
• Wed 05/17/17 – Julianne Hough @ BJCC Concert Hall
• Fri 05/19/17 – Old 97’s @ Iron City
• Sun 05/21/17 – Dierks Bentley @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Pelham)
• Sun 05/21/17 – Mayday Parade @ Iron City ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sun 05/21/17 – Real Friends @ Zydeco
• Tue 05/23/17 – Primus @ Iron City
• Wed 05/24/17 – Train, O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Pelham)
• Tue 05/30/17 – A Thousand Horses @ Tin Roof BBQ

Pensacola, FL

• Mon 05/01/17 – Everclear @ Club LA (Destin)
• Tue 05/02/17 – Blink-182 @ Pensacola Bay Center ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/02/17 – Nothing More and Hell or Highwater @ Club LA (Destin)
• Tue 05/02/17 – Tech N9ne @ Vinyl Music Hall
• Mon 05/08/17 – Citizen Cope @ Vinyl Music Hall ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/13/17 – Mushroomhead @ Club LA (Destin)
• Fri 05/19/17 – Cowboy Mouth @ Club LA (Destin)
• Fri 05/19/17 – “The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.” Pvris, Frank Ocean, Weezer, MGMT, Charli XCX and much more @ Gulf Shores Public Beach (Gulf Shores) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/20/17 – “The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.” Sigur Rós, Magic!, Twenty One Pilots, Major Lazer, Band Of Horses, MuteMath and much more @ Gulf Shores Public Beach (Gulf Shores) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sun 05/21/17 – “The Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.” Chance The Rapper, The Head And The Heart, Mumford & Sons, DJ Snake, Young The Giant, Franz Ferdinand, Lukas Graham, Lil Yachty and much more @ Gulf Shores Public Beach (Gulf Shores) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Mon 05/22/17 – In Flames @ Vinyl Music Hall
• Sat 05/27/17 – Alabama and The Charlie Daniels Band @ The Wharf Amphitheater (Orange Beach)

Atlanta, GA

• Tue 05/02/17 – A Perfect Circle @ Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
• Tue 05/02/17 – All That Remains @ Hell At The Masquerade
• Tue 05/02/17 – Chris Brown @ Philips Arena
• Tue 05/02/17 – Coheed And Cambria @ The Tabernacle ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Tue 05/02/17 – The New Pornographers @ Variety Playhouse
• Tue 05/02/17 – Silversun Pickups @ The Buckhead Theatre
• Wed 05/03/17 – Def Leppard,  Poison, and Tesla @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
• Wed 05/03/17 – Soundgarden @ Fox Theatre
• Wed 05/03/17 – State Champs @ Heaven At The Masquerade
• Fri 05/05/17 – Chris Stapleton @ Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
• Fri 05/05/17 – Future and Migos @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
• Fri 05/05/17 – Wale @ The Tabernacle
• Sat 05/06/17 – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ The Tabernacle
• Sat 05/06/17 – Chris Stapleton @ Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
• Sat 05/06/17 – Midnight Oil @ Center Stage Theater
• Sun 05/07/17 – “Shaky Beats” Feat. The Chainsmokers and MuteMath @ Centennial Olympic Park
• Mon 05/08/17 – Lil Wayne @ The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
• Wed 05/10/17 – Bastille @ Fox Theatre
• Wed 05/10/17 – Bush @ The Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
• Thu 05/11/17 – The Damned @ Heaven At The Masquerade
• Thu 05/11/17 – Julianne Hough @ Fox Theatre
• Fri 05/12/17 – The Charlie Daniels Band @ The Park at City Center (Woodstock)
• Fri 05/12/17 – Charlie Mars @ Eddie’s Attic (Decatur)
• Fri 05/12/17 – “Shaky Knees Music Festival” LCD Soundsystem, Cage The Elephant, Pixies, Portugal. The Man, Highly Suspect and many more @ Centennial Olympic Park ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Fri 05/12/17 – Zac Brown Band @ Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
• Sat 05/13/17 – Portugal. The Man @ Terminal West
• Sat 05/13/17 – “Shaky Knees Music Festival” The xx, X Ambassadors, Moon Taxi, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Revivalists and many more @ Centennial Olympic Park ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/13/17 – The Weeknd and Rae Sremmurd @ Philips Arena
• Sat 05/13/17 – Zac Brown Band @ Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)
• Sun 05/14/17 – “Shaky Knees Music Festival” Phoenix, The Shins, Ryan Adams, Third Eye Blind, Bleachers and many more @ Centennial Olympic Park
• Mon 05/15/17 – New Found Glory @ Heaven At The Masquerade ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Thu 05/18/17 – Korn @ The Tabernacle
• Fri 05/19/17 – “Funk Fest Atlanta” Erykah Badu, Ro James, and Digable Planets @ Wolf Creek Amphitheater
• Fri 05/19/17 – Vamps @ The Loft At Center Stage
• Fri 05/19/17 – John Legend @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre
• Sat 05/20/17 – “Funk Fest Atlanta” Bell Biv DeVoe, Mystikal, SWV, and En Vogue @ Wolf Creek Amphitheater
• Sat 05/20/17 – Mayday Parade @ Heaven At The Masquerade ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/20/17 – North Mississippi Allstars @ Variety Playhouse
• Sun 05/21/17 – “Funk Fest Atlanta” Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Brandy, and Joe @ Wolf Creek Amphitheater
• Sun 05/21/17 – Trey Songz @ The Tabernacle
• Tue 05/23/17 – Real Friends @ The Masquerade
• Tue 05/23/17 – Sigur Rós @ Fox Theatre
• Fri 05/26/17 – Bayside and Say Anything @ Heaven At The Masquerade
• Fri 05/26/17 – Chris Rock @ Fox Theatre
• Sat 05/27/17 – “Atlanta Jazz Festival” Randy Weston and many more @ Piedmont Park
• Sat 05/27/17 – Chris Rock @ Fox Theatre
• Sun 05/28/17 – “Atlanta Jazz Festival” Freddy Cole and many more @ Piedmont Park
• Sun 05/28/17 – Chris Rock @ Fox Theatre
• Wed 05/31/17 – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Verizon Amphitheatre – Alpharetta (Alpharetta)

Memphis, TN

• Tue 05/02/17 – Every Time I Die @ Hi-Tone Cafe
• Thu 05/04/17 – Future and Migos @ FedExForum
• Fri 05/05/17 – Barenaked Ladies @ Bluesville At Horseshoe Tunica (Robinsonville) ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Fri 05/05/17 – “Beale Street Music Festival” Snoop Dogg, Widespread Panic, MGMT, Grouplove, Jimmy Eat World, Greensky Bluegrass, Sum 41, The Strumbellas, Taking Back Sunday and many more @ Tom Lee Park ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Fri 05/06/17 – “Beale Street Music Festival” Kings Of Leon, Wiz Khalifa, Death Cab For Cutie, Ludacris, X Ambassadors, Griz, The Revivalists Silversun Pickups, Drive-By Truckers, Highly Suspect, MuteMath, Kongos and many more @ Tom Lee Park ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Fri 05/07/17 – “Beale Street Music Festival” Soundgarden, Sturgill Simpson, Jill Scott, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Tori Kelly, Ziggy Marley, Bush, Midnight Oil, Alter Bridge, Machine Gun Kelly, Ani DiFranco @ Tom Lee Park ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Mon 05/08/17 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Joe Walsh @ FedExForum
• Sat 05/13/17 – The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley & Bucky Heard @ Bluesville At Horseshoe Tunica
  (Robinsonville)
• Tue 05/16/17 – Korn Minglewood Hall @ Minglewood Plaza
• Thu 05/18/17 – Mastodon and Eagles Of Death Metal Minglewood Hall @ Minglewood Plaza
• Fri 05/19/17 – The Chainsmokers @ FedExForum
• Sun 05/21/17 – Twiztid @ New Daisy Theatre
• Sat 05/27/17 – 10 Years @ 1884 Lounge ***Rebre Recommended Show***
• Sat 05/27/17 – Huey Lewis And The News @ Gold Strike Casino Resort (Robinsonville)
• Sun 05/28/17 – Patti LaBelle @ Bluesville At Horseshoe Tunica (Robinsonville)
• Sun 05/28/17 – Trey Songz Minglewood Hall @ Minglewood Plaza
• Sun 05/28/17 – Robyn Hitchcock @ Harbor Town Amphitheatre