Chandler Center for the Arts free summer concerts return in July. Here's the lineup

Chandler Center for the Arts summer concert series returns in July. Here's the lineup

June 25, 2025

Image: County singer-songwriter and Arizona native Christie Huff.

County singer-songwriter and Arizona native Christie Huff. Chandler Center for the Arts

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While many local arts venues mainly go dark during the sweltering summer months, Chandler Center for the Arts is turning up the volume. The long-running East Valley venue is bringing back its annual summer concert series in July and August with notable local artists and acts being tapped to perform.

Best of all, no tickets are required to see the shows.

The five-week series launches next month with concerts taking place at 7:30 p.m. every Friday night from July 25 to August 29. Performances will take place on the venue’s Steena Murray Mainstage.

Admission to each show is free, though RSVPing online in advance is requested. Seating will be available first-come, first-seated basis.
So who’s hitting the stage at Chandler Center for the Arts this summer? The 2025 lineup offers a lively mix of country, Americana, blues and funk with a splash of indie and some Latin flair.

Multiple up-and-coming local singer-songwriters will perform, including Rinus “RINO” Pauel, a Netherlands-born blues and Americana artist now based in Arizona who plays regularly at venues around town. Another standout set to play CCA this summer is AJ Odneal, a golden-voiced indie folk artist influenced by jazz and pop whose previous gigs range from intimate house shows to spots like Valley Bar.

Chandler Center for the Arts’ summer lineup will also features shows by renowned Latin dance troupe Jácome Flamenco and a set by rising country star — and Arizona native — Christie Huff.

In addition to showcasing local talents, Chandler Center for the Arts’ free summer concerts will include a couple of perks. Patrons can check out the current latest art exhibit in The Gallery at the CCA, and each concert will feature exclusive flash ticket sales for upcoming performances at the venue.

Here’s the complete lineup for Chandler Center for the Arts’ free summer concert series.

RINO, Friday, July 25 (blues/Americana)
Painted Soul, Friday, Aug. 1 (R&B/funk/soul)
Christie Huff, Friday, Aug. 8 (country)
Jácome Flamenco ¡Baile!, Friday, Aug. 22 (Flamenco)
AJ Odneal, Friday, Aug. 29 (folk)

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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