Bay Area/ Oakland/ Arts & Culture
Published on April 17, 2018
Catch Next Month's Big-Ticket Music Headliners Around The BayPhotos: Ticketmaster

With spring in full swing, there's energy in the air—and plenty of big-ticket acts heading to the Bay Area.

If you've got shows in your sights, you'd best snag your tickets now. (You'll thank your past self once May's performances rolls around.) Read on for the biggest acts to roll through next month.

Khalid

Bursting onto the music scene and rising to be crowned Best New Artist at last year's MTV Video Music Awards, Khalid has been "hailed as one of the voices of the millennial generation ... with a blend of melancholic R&B, smooth synth-pop and relatable tales of 21st-century teenage life," according to Ticketmaster.

Catch Khalid's "The Roxy Tour" and see him performing hits like "Location" and "Young, Dumb and Broke" with a two-night set in San Francisco in early May. 

When: May 5-6, 8 p.m.
Where: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St, San Francisco, CA
Click here for tickets, starting at $49.95

Taylor Swift

The seven-time GRAMMY winner's Reputation Stadium Tour heads to Santa Clara in May, with a two-night set at Levi's Stadium that'll showcase the superstar's many hits. 

With support acts from Charli XCX and Camila Cabello, this one's a hot ticket: a second performance date was added after the first show sold more than 47,000 tickets in two weeks.

When: May 11-12, 7 p.m.
Where: Levi's Stadium, 4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA
Click here for tickets, starting at $45.50

MGMT

Remember the MGMT hits "Kids," "Electric Feel" and "Congratulations"?

After a multi-year hiatus, MGMT is back on the scene with new album "Little Dark Age," and a North American tour that'll bring the band's psychedelic noise-pop stylings to San Francisco in mid-May.

When: May 15, 8 p.m.
Where: The Warfield, 982 Market St, San Francisco, CA
Click here for tickets, starting at $70

P!NK

P!NK's Beautiful Trauma World Tour heads to the Bay, where she'll showcase hits from her seventh studio album, released last year.

Look for chart-toppers of the past as well as songs from her new album, including the single “What About Us”, which hit #1 on iTunes in 26 markets, Top 5 in 36 markets and Top 10 in 48 markets on the day of its release.

When: May 18-19, 8 p.m.
Where: Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA
Click here for tickets, starting at $70


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