So, the summer is here and with that means plenty of free time if you are under the age of 18...LOL. But if you are not I completely understand. Cause I have no free time and I am only 22. Well, the point of this post is to give you some options for summer concert tours. A plethora of artist started their concerts in the earlier part of April and they are winding down, but there are some that are gearing up. I have listed several for you to google. So, have fun and make sure you put your sunblock on... SPF 25 or higher just so you know...:)

Erykah Badu Tour

June 2 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium-CO
June 5 Redmond, WA Marymoor Park
June 6 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
June 8 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre-CA
June 9 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre-CA
June 10 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
June 12 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre-Los Angeles
June 14 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
June 15 Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium
August 27 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre ASO

The Roots tour

June 2008
2 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore*
4 - Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
5 - Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park*
7 - Philadelphia, PA - The Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier
8 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theater*
10 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's*
12 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater*
13 - Birmingham, AL - City Stages Festival
14 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre*
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
18 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
19 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
22 - Rochester, NY - Rochester International Jazz Festival

July 2008
4 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest 2008
20 - Commerce City, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park

August 2008
8 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival @ Liberty State Park

Alicia Keys "As I Am" tour

Sat-May-31 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
Tue-Jun-03 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Thu-Jun-05 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
Fri-Jun-06 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Sun-Jun-08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Wed-Jun-11 Boston, MA TD Bank North Garden
Fri-Jun-13 Washington D.C. Verizon Center
Sun-Jun-15 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Tue-Jun-17 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Wed-Jun-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Heineke Red Star Soul Tour Dates

Aug. 6 - LA- (Headliner TBD) and Goapole
Aug. 13 - DAL- Raheem Devaughn and Bilal
Aug. 20 - ATL- Lyfe Jennings and Bryan Cox
Aug. 27 - CHI- Chrisette Michelle and Dwele
Sept. 4 - DET- Dwele and Estelle
Sept. 10 - CLEV- Lyfe Jennings and (Opening act TBD)
Sept. 17 - DC- Raheem Devaughn and Chrisette Michele
Sept. 24 - PHILLY- Musiq Soulchild and Estelle
Oct. 1 - NY- Keyshia Cole and Raheem Devaughn

The Art of Love Tour
Raheem D, Chrisette Michelle & Solange

June 3: Chicago (House of Blues)
June 5: Cleveland (House of Blues)
June 6: Detroit (Chene Park)
June 7: Columbus, Ohio (The Cove Lounge)
June 8: Memphis, Tenn. (Canon Center)
June 10: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
June 11: Westbury, N.Y. (North Fox Theatre)
June 13: Richmond, Va. (Friday’s at Sunset)
June14: Philadelphia (Fillmore)
June18: Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues)
June 20: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
June 21: Orlando, Fla. (House of Blues)
June 22: Miami (Fillmore)
June 26: Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues)
June 27: Hampton, Va. (Hampton Jazz Festival/Coliseum)
June 28: Raleigh, N.C. (Progressive Energy Theatre)
June 29: Columbia, Md. (Merriweather Post)

If you want more tours feel free to go by ticketmaster and pick the genre of music you want to hear. A lot of artist like Usher, Lil Wayne, Lyfe & Anthony Hamilton are playing at various locations but have not posted tour dates yet. And don't forget to check your cities website too. Because I know some cities to do free concerts in the park