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Editor’s note: This story is updated and released on Thursdays featuring concert listings that run through the following Sunday.
Every day, there are numerous opportunities to check out local and touring bands performing live around the Valley. Dive bars, midsize concert halls and arenas are among the spots where you can catch a concert. To help you make plans, here are some top-notch shows around town this weekend.
Mesa Arts Center
Vitamin String Quartet
Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.
Mesa Arts Center
No lyrics. No frontperson. Just strings that sing. L.A.-based classical ensemble Vitamin String Quartet has spent more than 20 years translating pop culture into instrumentals, amassing a catalog that covers rock radio staples to streaming-era hits. Their current tour features the music of Billie Eilish and popular Netflix show “Bridgerton,” threading modern chart-toppers and period-drama favorites into one seamless set, proving hooks don’t need words to land.
Diana Ross
Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.
Gila River Resorts & Casinos — Wild Horse Pass
Just over 30 years since she lit up Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe during Super Bowl XXX, singer Diana Ross returns to the Valley to remind us just how magnetic a Motown legend can be. More than six decades into her stellar career, the former Supremes frontwoman is just as magnetic as during her halftime show appearance in 1996. Now 81, Ross launched her latest tour in Las Vegas earlier this month and continues to captivate with her timeless hits and enduring star power.
Akira Yamaoka
Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.
The Van Buren
Atmosphere is everything. Akira Yamaoka made his bones as a composer crafting the haunting soundscapes of the “Silent Hill” series, pairing industrial textures with eerie melodies. Now he takes that catalog on the road with his current tour, translating cult-classic game scores into a live experience. It’s less a concert than an inexorable descent into beautifully controlled dread, headphones and game chair not required.
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Innings Festival 2026
Friday, Feb. 20 to Sunday, Feb. 22
Tempe Beach Park
Bats crack and guitars roar when the baseball-themed Innings Fest returns to Tempe this weekend. Headliners Mumford & Sons, Twenty One Pilots and Blink-182 top a roster of heavy hitters that reads like an All-Star ballot. The supporting lineup swings big with Public Enemy, Grouplove, Goo Goo Dolls, Peach Pit, Silversun Pickups, Lord Huron and Dashboard Confessional. No shock that tickets are scarce and baller-level prices from resellers.
Dillon Francis
Saturday, Feb. 21, 9 p.m.’
Walter Where?House
Dillon Francis first broke through in the early 2010s, serving up moombahton and festival-ready house to the masses while earning a rep as EDM’s self-appointed clown prince with his pranks and stunts. His beats made a bigger impact than the jokes, though. Over the years, he’s bounced between club bangers and crossover collabs with the likes of Diplo and DJ Snake. True to form, Francis may or may not be bringing his jokey, tech-house alter ego DJ Hanzel to Walter Where?House on Saturday. Whatever identity he’s rocking, it should be a memorable set.
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bbno$
Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
Arizona Financial Theatre
bbno$ drops into Phoenix on his Internet Explorer tour with a show that moves fast and hits hard. The viral rapper blends absurdist humor, sticky hooks and rapid-fire bars into a set that feels part hip-hop concert, part comedy meltdown. Nothing stays too serious for too long. Canadian pop-rapper Jungle Bobby opens.
AZHC XXX: Arizona Hardcore Junkies 30th Anniversary
Saturday, Feb. 21
The Fillmore
When the DJs of Arizona Hardcore started blasting high-octane beats in 1996, the Phoenix rave landscape was a far different place. Warehouses, desert spaces and whispered directions fueled a ’90s EDM underground where AZHC thrived. Three decades later, the after-hours energy still pulses at off-the-radar spots for those in the know. This weekend, AZHC marks its 30th anniversary at The Fillmore with one final throwdown with sets by CIK, K.O.R.E., Noise Suppressor, Dope-E and more than a dozen other DJs.
Del Water Gap
Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
The Van Buren
Del Water Gap is the stage name of S. Holden Jaffe, who’s spent the past decade making bedroom-born indie pop into something bigger and bolder. His sound threads moody synths, guitar shimmer and confessional lyrics into tracks that feel restless but radio-ready. What started as a DIY outlet for his songcraft talents has grown into a polished, touring act with momentum to spare. Hannah Jadagu opens.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Musical Instrument Museum
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is an act everyone oughta see at least once. The Grammy-winning male choral group has spent more than six decades refining their silky, interlocking harmonies rooted in South Africa’s isicathamiya and mbube traditions. They first reached American ears through Paul Simon’s 1986 album “Graceland” and never looked back, filling venues worldwide with their signature. Each features LBM bringing audiences on a journey that glides from whisper-quiet passages to soaring crescendos, carrying emotion in every note.
The Beach Boys
Sunday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.
Gila River Resorts & Casinos — Wild Horse Pass Hotel
Wouldn’t it be nice if tickets to the latest Phoenix performance by The Beach Boys cost less than the current $150-plus resale tag? Sure. But that kind of demand comes with decades of sun-soaked pop hits and undeniable icon status. With founding member Mike Love still onstage, these shows feel like dwindling chances to catch a legendary band that’s kept the good vibrations rolling for generations.
