Live Nation Concert Week is back for 2023, and there are a few venues in Portland, Maine on the schedule.
Not familiar with what this is? It’s an annual event from Live Nation.
It’s the one time of the year when you can get concert tickets for just $25 to some of the biggest concert acts in the world. And at least two of those concerts at that great price are coming to Portland, Maine.
Live Nation Concert Week 2023
So, when does the 2023 Live National Concert Week start? From May 10-16, fans can visit the Live National Concert Week website to see the full list of participating events.
I was actually able to access it a day early because I’m a Rakuten customer.
In fact, there are three groups who have early access to the tickets:
- Verizon customers
- Rakuten users
- Hilton Honor Members
Once you get to the website, you’ll want to look for tickets labeled “Concert Week Promotion” to get the $25 price. Then, add the tickets to your cart and proceed to checkout.
Portland, Maine venues
I’ve been able to locate two Portland venues that you’ll be able to get $25 tickets to during this promotion. Those venues are:
- Aura, 121 Center Street, Portland
- Cross Insurance Arena (Formerly Cumberland County Civic Center), 1 Civic Center Square, Portland
Yellowcard Concert at Cross Insurance Arena
Participating artists
While I can’t tell yet all of the artists that are coming to Portland, Maine, here is the complete list of artists participating in this event:
| $NOT | Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls | NMIXX |
| 3 Doors Down | and The Interrupters | The Offspring |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Fuerza Regida | The Original Misfits |
| Alejandro Fernández | Garbage & Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson & Family |
| The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory | Ghost | Pantera |
| The Get Up Kids & More | Godsmack and Staind | Parker McCollum |
| Angela Aguilar | Goo Goo Dolls | Pentatonix |
| Anita Baker | Gov’t Mule’s Dark Side of the Mule | Pepe Aguilar |
| Arcangel | Hank Williams Jr. | Pepe Aguilar Presenta Jaripeo Sin Fronteras |
| Avatar | Hayley Kiyoko | P!NK |
| Avenged Sevenfold | Hunter Hayes | Quinn XCII |
| BABYMETAL & DETHKLOK | Incubus | Ray LaMontagne |
| Bacilos | The Interrupters | Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper |
| Bad Friends with Andrew Santino & Bobby Lee | It’s Time Feat: Naomi Raine, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, | Rod Stewart |
| Barenaked Ladies | Natalie Grant, Taya, Tamela Mann, Katie Torwalt | RuPaul’s Drag Race |
| Beartooth & Trivium | Janet Jackson | Sad Summer Fest: Taking Back Sunday, The Maine, PVRIS |
| Bebe Rexha | Jason Aldean | Sam Hunt |
| Beck & Phoenix | Jason Leong | Sam Morril |
| Becky Robinson | Jelly Roll | Santana |
| Ben Schwartz | Jesse & Joy | Seal |
| Big Time Rush | Jimmy Carr | Seven Lions |
| Bill Maher | Jimmy Eat World & Manchester Orchestra | Shania Twain |
| Boy George & Culture Club with Howard Jones | Jon Pardi | Shinedown |
| and Berlin | Keith Urban | Slightly Stoopid |
| Breaking Benjamin | Kevin Hart | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Bret Michaels Parti-Gras | KIDZ BOP Kids | Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort & More |
| Brooks & Dunn | Kountry Wayne | Stassi Schroeder |
| Bryan Adams | Larry June | Stavros Halkias |
| Charlie Puth | Leon Larregui | Subtronics |
| Chelsea Handler | Lewis Black | Summer Block Party Presents Jodeci |
| The Chicks | Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire | TARJA |
| Colin Jost | LL Cool J | TLC & Shaggy with En Vogue and Sean Kingston |
| Counting Crows | Logic | Tony Baker & KevOnStage |
| Darius Rucker | Louis Tomlinson | Trey Kennedy |
| David Spade | Lovett or Leave It | VALLEY |
| Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe | Luke Bryan | Villano Antillano |
| Dermot Kennedy | Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top | Volbeat |
| Dierks Bentley | Macklemore | W.A.S.P. |
| Disturbed | Maisie Peters | Walker Hayes |
| The Doobie Brothers | Måneskin | The Warning |
| Don Toliver | Man With A Mission | Waterparks |
| Dream Theater | Marca MP | Weezer |
| Edén Muñoz | Marco Antonio Solís | Whiskey Myers |
| Eladio Carrion | Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán | Wizkid |
| Electric Callboy | Maroon 5 | Wu-Tang Clan & Nas |
| Elvis Costello & the Imposters | Matchbox Twenty | Yellowcard |
| Fall Out Boy | Miranda Lambert | Young the Giant with Milky Chance |
| Foreigner | Mudvayne | Yungblud |
| Nickelback | Zac Brown Band |
If you’re going to be flying in for any of these concert, here are the airlines that serve the Portland Jetport.
Final details on the Live Nation Concert Week
There are three important caveats to keep in mind when this event kicks off.
One, Concert Week all-in tickets include all fees upfront in the $25 cost. Two, any taxes will be added at checkout as applicable to each city, state and venue.
And, three, Concert Week all-in tickets are available for select Live Nation events, while inventory lasts. So, I would not wait very long to buy your tickets.
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