Pittsburgh’s Can’t Miss Concerts in June

Dolly Parton, Ray LaMontagne and more take the stage.

June 12/ Ray LaMontagne may be best known for his mid-aughts saccharine folk ballads — many of which found their way onto a college boyfriend’s mixtape — but his new album, “Ouroboros,” changes direction with a fuller, more electric band and a psychedelic sound. He’ll likely delve back into his emotional early catalogue as well, though, so this show will be a great fit for any new summer romances. (Stage AE, 400 North Shore Drive, North Shore; 412/229-5483, stageae.com)
 

June 8/ Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, part of the mid-week lineup for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, has the sound of a classic soul artist but enough modern funk and flair to keep things interesting. His latest album includes his version of Black Sabbath’s “Changes,” one of the loveliest cross-genre covers in recent memory. Perfect outdoor festival music. (Dollar Bank Main Stage, Point State Park, 101 Commonwealth Place, Downtown; 412/456-6666, 3riversartsfest.org)
 

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June 28/ Dolly Parton’s “Pure and Simple” tour marks her first stop in Pittsburgh in almost a decade (and her first major tour in about 25 years), and the show promises to be one of the city’s summer highlights. The set list should feature a mix of classic hits and some new material, so expect fresh fun, old favorites and — of course — a lot of rhinestones. (Consol Energy Center, 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown; 800/745-3000, consolenergycenter.com)
 

Also In Concert In June

• RuPaul’s Drag Race — “Battle of the Seasons” 2016 Extravaganza tour, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, librarymusichall.com JUNE 1
   
• Leon Bridges — Stage AE, stageae.com JUNE 3
   
• An Evening with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com JUNE 4
   
• Ibeyi at the Three Rivers Arts Festival — Point State Park, 3riversartsfest.org JUNE 5
   
• M83 — Stage AE, stageae.com JUNE 6
   
• Damien Jurado & The Heavy Light — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com JUNE 8
   
• Houndmouth — Mr. Smalls, mrsmalls.com JUNE 9
   
• Aesop Rock — “The Impossible Kid Tour,” Rex Theater, rextheater.com JUNE 10
   
• Ginuwine — “Ice Kream Man Tour,” Mr. Smalls, mrsmalls.com JUNE 11
   
• Blitzen Trapper — Stage AE, stageae.com JUNE 13
   
• Violent Femmes — Mr. Smalls, mrsmalls.com JUNE 14
   
• James McCartney — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com JUNE 15
   
• Honeck Conducts Mahler — Heinz Hall, pittsburghsymphony.org JUNE 17-19
   
• Eve 6 — Altar Bar, thealtarbar.com JUNE 19
   
• A$AP Ferg — Stage AE, stageae.com JUNE 21
   
• Sleep — Mr. Smalls, mrsmalls.com JUNE 22
   
• The Lowest Pair — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com JUNE 23
   
• Damien Escobar — “Boundless Tour,” Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, librarymusichall.com JUNE 25
   
• Darius Rucker — First Niagara Pavilion, burgettstownpavilion.net JUNE 26
   
• Rodrigo y Gabriela — Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, librarymusichall.com JUNE 28
   
• Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with the Pittsburgh Symphony — Heinz Hall, pittsburghsymphony.org JUNE 30