The Center for the Performing Arts has booked a wide variety of national and international artists for the coming year. The Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions includes more than 60 events in the usual range of genres.
Whether its a soaring symphony inside the 1,600 seat Palladium concert hall or a more intimate performance at the Studio or Tarkington, there’s a show for you on this year’s schedule.
Below is a month-by-month breakdown of the 2024-2025 performances scheduled at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.
*Asterisk denotes performances will take place at the Tarkington theater.
July
July 20: Songbook Academy in Concert
August
Aug. 10: Average White Band: A Funk Finale
September
Sept. 13: Jerome Collins: Rewind – A Journey to Motown & Beyond*
Sept. 14: Veronica Swift*
Sept. 21: Center Celebration 2024 with Chris Botti
Sept. 26: Nick Carter: Who I Am Tour
Sept. 27: Leonid & Friends: The Music of Chicago and More
Sept. 28: Damien Escobar: Victory Lap Tour
October
Oct. 10: Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
Oct. 11: #IMOMSOHARD: Ladies’ Night
Oct. 12: Renée Elise Goldsberry
Oct. 13: Australian Chamber Orchestra
Oct. 19: Grand Funk Railroad
Oct. 26: Space Oddity: The Quintessential David Bowie Tribute Experience
Oct. 27: Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton & Beyond
Oct. 27: Haunted Objects Live*
November
Nov. 1: Zakir Hussain & Rahul Sharma
Nov. 2: Boney James
Nov. 2: The Magic of Michael Grandinetti: Experience the Magic* (two shows)
Nov. 8: Grupo Niche
Nov. 9: The Piano Guys (two shows)
Nov. 17: Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show
Nov. 22: An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr.
Nov. 23: Canadian Brass
Nov. 24: Dionne Warwick
December
Dec. 5: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: WWII Tiki Xmas Canteen
Dec. 6: The Four Phantoms: Holiday Show
Dec. 7: Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas
Dec. 13: Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2024
Dec. 14: Jon McLaughlin & Friends: Home for the Holidays
January
Jan. 10: Mac McAnally
Jan. 18: Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience
Jan. 24: The Evolution of Joni Mitchell starring Lauren Fox*
Jan. 25: Heart of Afghanistan featuring the Fanoos Ensemble*
Jan. 26: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
February
Feb. 1: The Kings of Queen
Feb. 7: Peter Sagal: Host of NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!
Feb. 15: Folsom Prison Experience: Legendary 1968 Johnny Cash Concert
Feb. 21: An Intimate Evening With Steve Wariner
Feb. 22: Kalani Pe‘a: Grammy-winning Singer, Songwriter
Feb. 28: Don Was & the Pan Detroit Ensemble
March
March 7: The StepCrew
March 7: Brooklyn Charmers: A Steely Dan Tribute*
March 21: Welcome Back: The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
March 21: Dustbowl Revival: A Laurel Canyon Retrospective*
March 23: GRIMMZ Fairy Tales
March 23: The Red Hot Chilli Pipers*
March 28: Lang Lang
April
April 5: Pure Prairie League
April 9: United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus
April 12: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
April 13: Bachelors of Broadway: Gentlemen of the Theatre
April 17: Itzhak Perlman in Recital
April 25: Micky Dolenz of the Monkees: An Evening of Songs & Stories
April 26: Black Violin
April 29: Our Planet Live: A Netflix Original Documentary Series with Dan Tapster
May
May 1: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
May 10: Celebrate the Songbook: Michael Feinstein with the Indianapolis
May 11: iLuminate
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