Sting, Sheryl Crow, Beach Boys: First Summer 2022 Concerts Announced At Wolf Trap

VIENNA, VA — It's not summer without live music and other performances at Wolf Trap's Filene Center. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced its first summer 2022 shows, showcasing top performers and partnerships with organizations like the National Symphony Orchestra.

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 first concert announcements cover dates from late May through mid-September.

Musical performances include top names like Sheryl Crow with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Steely Dan, Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley, Fitz and the Tantrums with Andy Grammer, Goo Goo Dolls, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Beach Boys and Sting.

DC's Go-Go music will get the spotlight to kick off the season on May 28. The Original Kings of Go-Go performance will showcase legendary Go-Go artists of the region with Trouble Funk, E.U. with Sugar Bear, Junkyard Band, and DJ Wroyal and the Queens of Go-Go Fitness.

Wolf Trap also continues its partnership with the National Symphony Orchestra. Performances include Gil Shaham plays Tchaikovsky, Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D’Rivera with the world premiere of an original composition by D’Rivera, Pink Martini, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" In Concert, Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story" In Concert, and "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" In Concert.

Wolf Trap Opera’s summer season will include a performance of Verdi’s "La traviata" with the National Symphony Orchestra. Plus, an all-African American orchestra will celebrate Juneteenth with a mix of hip-hop and classical music at A Juneteenth Celebration with Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra.

Musicals will be featured in the lineup, from "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" and returning favorite Sing-A-Long "Sound of Music" to a new installment of "Broadway In The Park." Comedy is thrown into the mix with two days of comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short.

This year, attendees will see an updated orchestra seating arrangement with added aisles to improve access. COVID-19 policies at the shows are subject to change based on CDC, Virginia and National Park Service policies. Wolf Trap has a 2022 Health and Safety Policies and Guidelines web page to provide updates.

Tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Feb. 19. Wolf Trap members can buy tickets now during the presale. It takes a donation of $80 or more to become a member.

Below is the schedule announced so far at Wolf Trap. To buy tickets or see a schedule of shows, visit wolftrap.org/calendar.

May 28: The Original Kings of Go-Go: Trouble Funk, E.U. with Sugar Bear, Junkyard Band, DJ Wroyal, and the Queens of Go-Go Fitness

June 4: Black Violin

June 5: Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes

June 8: Ben Rector

June 9: The Head and the Heart

June 10-11: Bonnie Raitt

June 12: Ana Gabriel - La Luna de América

June 15: Belle and Sebastian, Japanese Breakfast

June 16-17: Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

June 18: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

June 19: A Juneteenth Celebration with Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra

June 21-22: "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical"

June 23: The Black Crowes

June 24: Broadway In The Park

June 25-26: Steely Dan

July 8: Pink Martini, National Symphony Orchestra

July 10: Yacht Rock Revue

July 15: Verdi’s "La traviata": Wolf Trap Opera, National Symphony Orchestra

July 16: Sing-A-Long "Sound of Music"

July 17: Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket

July 19: Tedeschi Trucks Band

July 20: Jackson Browne

July 21: Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker

July 22-23: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in Concert

July 24: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

July 27: Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley

July 28: Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine

July 29: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" in Concert

July 30: Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story" in Concert

Aug. 3: Fitz and the Tantrums, Andy Grammer

Aug. 4: Little Big Town

Aug. 5: Gil Shaham plays Tchaikovsky, National Symphony Orchestra

Aug. 7: ABBA The Concert

Aug. 13: A.R. Rahman

Aug. 14: David Gray

Aug. 17: Goo Goo Dolls, Blue October

Aug. 18: Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Aug. 19: Fantasia

Aug. 20-21: Steve Martin and Martin Short

Aug. 24: The Decemberists

Aug. 25-26: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Aug. 27: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris

Aug. 28: The Beach Boys

Sept. 2-4: Sting

Sept. 8: Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D'Rivera, National Symphony Orchestra

Sept. 14: An Evening with The Washington Ballet