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Diana Ross, James Taylor: More Wolf Trap Summer Concerts Announced

Additional performances have been added to the summer lineup at Wolf Trap's Filene Center, including Ms. Lauryn Hill, John Fogerty and more.

More summer 2023 concerts have been announced for Wolf Trap's Filene Center.
More summer 2023 concerts have been announced for Wolf Trap's Filene Center. (Scott Suchman, courtesy of Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts)

VIENNA, VA — There are more performances to look forward to this summer at Wolf Trap's outdoor Filene Center venue. The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performance Arts announced the additional concerts on Tuesday.

The new shows include well-known performers like James Taylor, Diana Ross, Juanes, Ms. Lauryn Hill and John Fogerty. Those are added to an already busy summer season with performers such as John Legend, Charlie Puth, Buddy Guy, the Steve Miller Band, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Train and more. Some of the shows previously announced in late January are already sold out.

Other newly-announced shows are the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances geared toward younger audiences. Children can enjoy musical performances, puppet shows, interactive performances and musical theater.

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Summer concerts happen at Wolf Trap's 7,028-seat Filene Center through a public-private partnership with the nonprofit Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and the National Park Service. The summer concert season cover dates from late May through mid-September.

Newly announced shows go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on March 31. Wolf Trap members have access to presales.

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Below is the schedule of Filene Center performances announced so far. Visit wolftrap.org/calendar for a full schedule and to buy tickets when they go on sale.

  • May 25-27: The Avett Brothers (with Bill Frisell Trio on Thursday, Seth Avett on Friday, and Iris DeMent on Saturday)
  • June 1: Taj Mahal, Los Lobos and North Mississippi Allstars
  • June 2-3: John Legend
  • June 4: Charlie Puth
  • June 7: Indigo Girls
  • June 9: Ms. Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Special 25th Anniversary Performance
  • June 10: SOJA with Protoje and Jesse Royal
  • June 11: Buddy Guy
  • June 15: Kenny Loggins: This is It! His Final Tour 2023 and Yacht Rock Revue
  • June 16: Broadway in the Park featuring Lea Salonga
  • June 17-18: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ziggy Marley and Mavis Staples
  • June 20: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Jumpin' Jamie
  • June 21: Straight No Chaser and Ambrosia
  • June 21: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Musiquita
  • June 22: Steve Miller Band
  • June 22-23: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: David Engel: Captain Nemo's Adventure Academy
  • June 23: Charlie Wilson and Babyface
  • June 24-25: Out & About Festival with Brandi Carlile
  • June 24: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Alphabet Rockers
  • June 25: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards
  • June 27-28: Tedeschi Trucks Band
  • June 27-28: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Starr Chief Eagle, Hoop Dance and Lakota Culture
  • June 29: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Raising The Roof Tour and JD McPherson
  • June 29: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Mister G
  • June 30: Marisa Monte, Portas Tour with Special Guest Rodrigo Amarante
  • June 30-July 1: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Sova Dance & Puppet Theater
  • July 1: Diana Ross
  • July 5: Tori Amos Ocean to Ocean Tour
  • July 5: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Somapa Thai Dance Company, A Siamese Love Tale
  • July 6: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Michael Hearst, Curious, Unusual, and Extraordinary
  • July 7: The Planets in HD, National Symphony Orchestra
  • July 7-8: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: The Rainbow Fish, Plaza Theatrical Productions
  • July 8: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert, National Symphony Orchestra
  • July 9: UB40: 45th Anniversary Tour with Maxi Priest and Inner Circle
  • July 11: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Little Miss Ann
  • July 12: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Coyaba Dance Theater
  • July 12: Disney Princess - The Concert
  • July 13: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Culture Queen
  • July 14-15: Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert, Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki, National Symphony Orchestra
  • July 14-15: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: The Okee Dokee Brothers
  • July 18-19: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
  • July 19: Boney James, Lalah Hathaway with Damien Escobar
  • July 20: Natalia Lafourcade
  • July 20: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Shannon Dunne Dance, Traditional Irish Dance and Music
  • July 21: DISPATCH, National Symphony Orchestra
  • July 21-22: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: What If Puppets How to Snag a Sea Monster
  • July 22: Jurassic Park in Concert, National Symphony Orchestra
  • July 23: Nickel Creek with Aoife O'Donovan
  • July 25: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Nathalia, Mil Colores
  • July 26: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Inez Barlatier and Justin Roberts
  • July 27-28: American Ballet Theatre, Giselle
  • July 27-28: American Ballet Theatre, Giselle with Wolf Trap Orchestra
  • July 27: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: The Magic Jones Adventures of the Music Box
  • July 28-29: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Maryland Youth Ballet, Little Mermaid
  • July 29: The Go-Go Explosion: Big Tony and Trouble Funk with Bela Dona and Black Alley
  • July 30: KIDZ BOP, Never Stop Live Tour
  • Aug. 1: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Divinity Roxx
  • Aug. 2: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and S.G. Goodman
  • Aug. 2-3: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: The Lucky Band
  • Aug. 3: Regina Spektor with Aimee Mann
  • Aug. 4: Hilary Hahn plays Brahms, National Symphony Orchestra
  • Aug. 4-5: Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods: Penguin Goes to Flight School, Vital Theatre Company
  • Aug. 5: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, National Symphony Orchestra
  • Aug. 6: Jason Mraz and His Superband and Lawrence
  • Aug. 11: Mozart, Don Giovanni, Wolf Trap Opera
  • Aug. 12: Diana Krall
  • Aug. 13: The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
  • Aug. 17: Masters of the Mic: Hip Hop 50 Tour featuring Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Rakim, Slick Rick, Roxanne Shante, and DJ Spinderella
  • Aug. 18: Juanes with La Santa Cecilia
  • Aug. 19: John Fogerty
  • Aug. 20: Gov't Mule with Jason Bonham
  • Aug. 23: Shakti: 50th Anniversary Tour featuring John McLaughlin & Zakir Hussain with very special guest Béla Fleck
  • Aug. 24: Jethro Tull, The Seven Decades
  • Aug. 26: Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Aug. 27: Train and Parmalee
  • Aug. 30: Richmond Ballet and Carmina Burana with Richmond Symphony & Chorus
  • Sept. 1-2: Sting, My Songs Tour with special guests Joe Sumner and The Last Bandoleros
  • Sept. 6: Australian Pink Floyd, 50th Anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon
  • Sept. 7-8, 10: James Taylor & His All-Star Band
  • Sept. 9: Robert Glasper: Black Radio: A Hip Hop 50 Celebration featuring special guests A Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture collaboration with Wolf Trap
  • Sept. 14: Squeeze and The Psychedelic Furs
  • Sept. 17: Ray LaMontagne
  • Sept. 23: The 2023 Wolf Trap Ball

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