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Top alternative rock concerts in 2016

The top alternative rock concerts for 2016 will likely come from some of the oldest names in alternative music. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews, just to name a few, have North American tours kicking off as early as February. In addition, Weezer has performances in the U.S., UK and Amsterdam, Modest Mouse has a U.S. spring and summer tour beginning in April, and Kings of Leon play the Firefly Music Festival along with some slightly younger bands, including Florence & the Machine, Mumford & Sons, Death Cab for Cutie and Blink-182.

Red Hot Chili Peppers begin 2016 in Los Angeles, California, at the Ace Hotel for the Feel the Bern Benefit in support of Senator Bernie Sanders for Democratic Presidential nomination. Their U.S. tour includes additional big shows at Pier 70 in San Francisco and the Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Pearl Jam’s big shows include the Jazz & Heritage Festival, two nights in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center, two nights in New York at Madison Square Garden, two nights in Boston at Fenway Park, and the coup de grace at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The band also has big performances scheduled for the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, and two nights at the Air Canada Center in Toronto.

Dave Matthews Band’s 2016 tour starts out in May and lasts throughout the summer with really big performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, and at University of California, Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. Dave ends the summer at the band’s annual three-day Labor Day weekend show at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Eastern Washington.

Modest Mouse’s summer tour features shows at Red Rock Amphitheatre in Colorado, Madison Square Gardens in New York, and homecoming finales at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington, and the Moda Center Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

Updated with a new concert series. We wanted to let our readers know about Lake Las Vegas. Only a few miles from Las Vegas, there’s a quiet little village where they hold concerts every weekend. If you’d like to visit there after checking out some of the music events in Las Vegas, we highly recommend it.

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