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The new year has started, and there are plenty of concerts scheduled at Delta Center, Eccles Theater, Kingsbury Hall and Maverik Center — as well as a full slate of Utah Symphony shows — in the first four months of 2024.
Here’s a guide to what shows are on the schedule in January through April at the major venues in the Salt Lake City area.
(Sunset Garden / Virgin Records) The pop-rock duo LANY is scheduled to perform at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on March 9, 2024.
Delta Center
301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. For tickets and information, go to deltacenter.com.
Sunday, Jan. 14 • Playboi Carti, rapper, with opening acts Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang.
Wednesday, Feb. 21 • Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper-singer.
Saturday, Feb. 24 • Bill Burr, stand-up comedian.
Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 29-March 3 • Disney on Ice” presents “Frozen” and “Encanto.”
Tuesday, March 5 • Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, conservative speaker.
Saturday, March 9 • LANY, pop band.
Wednesday, March 13 • Harlem Globetrotters, comedy basketball.
Thursday, April 4 • Tom Segura, stand-up comedian.
Friday, April 5 • Tim McGraw, country singer, with opening act Carly Pearce.
Saturday, April 27 • Jo Koy, stand-up comedian.
Sunday, April 28 • Luis Miguel, Latin pop singer.
(Tate Entertainment/ICON Concerts) Comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, seen here with his sidekick Peanut, is scheduled to perform March 6, 2024, at Maverik Center in West Valley City.
Maverik Center
3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City. For tickets and information, go to maverikcenter.com.
Thursday, Jan. 25 • Parker McCollum, country singer, with opening act Larry Fleet and King Calaway.
Saturday, Feb. 24 • TobyMac’s Hits Deep Tour, Christian pop and rock music, featuring TobyMac, Cory Asbury, Mac Powell, Tasha Layton, Jon Reddick and Terrian.
Wednesday, March 6 • Jeff Dunham, comedy ventriloquist.
Friday, March 15 • Journey, classic rock, with opening act Toto.
Tuesday, April 23 • Sessanta tour featuring Maynard James Keenan, with rock bands Primus, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle onstage at the same time.
(Fantasy Records) Rock singer Grace Potter is scheduled to perform Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City.
Eccles Theater
131 S. Main, Salt Lake City. For tickets and information, go to live-at-the-eccles.com.
Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 26-28 • “Bluey’s Big Play,” live performance based on the children’s TV show.
Thursday, Feb. 1 • Black Violin, classical/hip-hop fusion duo.
Saturday, Feb. 3 • Johnny Cash • The Official Concert Experience, multimedia show with projection, live band and onscreen narration by John Carter Cash.
Saturday, Feb. 17 • Mark Normand, stand-up comedian.
Saturday, Feb. 24 • Grace Potter, rock.
Friday, March 8 • “Dancing With the Stars” Live, dance performance.
Saturday, March 16 • Bored Teachers, comedy tour.
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 26-27 • Gentri, Christian pop quartet.
Thursday, March 28 • Los Ángeles Azules, Mexican cumbia sonidera.
Saturday, March 30 • Disney Princess • The Concert, live performance of classic Disney songs.
Tuesday, April 9 • Peter Frampton, classic rock.
Wednesday, April 17 • Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist.
Saturday, April 20 • “Blippi,” live performance based on the children’s TV show.
Sunday, April 21 • Bill Maher, stand-up comedian.
Tuesday, April 30 • Bianca Del Rio, drag performer/comedian.
Kingsbury Hall
1295 E. Presidents Circle (200 South), Salt Lake City, on the University of Utah campus. For tickets and information, go to artstickets.utah.edu/category/kingsbury-hall
Monday, Jan. 15 • Step Afrika, dance.
Saturday, Jan. 27 • Bad Friends podcast, comedy.
Wednesday, Feb. 14 • Casey Elliott, singer, performing love songs on the “Forever Valentine” show.
Saturday, Feb. 24 • Randy Rainbow, musical comedy performer.
Thursday, March 14 • Music From the Sole, tap dance and music.
Wednesday, March 27 • Red Baraat — Festival of Colors, performance to mark the Indian holiday Holi.
Friday, March 29 • Tony Hinchcliffe, stand-up comedian.
Monday, April 4 • Matt Rife, stand-up comedian.
Wednesday, April 6 • Ronny Chieng, stand-up comedian.
Tuesday, April 27 • Heather McMahan, stand-up comedian.
(courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures) Humphrey Bogart (left) and Ingrid Bergman in the 1942 classic movie "Casablanca." The Utah Symphony is scheduled to perform Max Steiner's score live, accompanying a screening of the movie, at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City on Feb. 9 and 10, 2024.
Utah Symphony
The Utah Symphony performs at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Tickets available at utahsymphony.org.
Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 4-6 • Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 & Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 • Conducted by David Danzmayr, with violinist Francesca Dego. Program • Beethoven’s “Coriolan” Overture, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3; Carlos Simon’s “Fate Now Conquers,” Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. (The Jan. 4 concert will be at the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University, Orem.)
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12-13 • Stephen Hough Performs Stephen Hough, with Conductor Donald Runnicles • Conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles, with pianist Sir Stephen Hough. Program • Elgar’s “Cockaigne (In London Town),” Stephen Hough’s Piano Concerto (“The World of Yesterday”) (a world premiere; Utah Symphony co-commission), Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 5.
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 2-3 • Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 • Conducted by Jun Märkl, with violinist Madeline Adkins. Program • Richard Strauss’ “Macbeth,” Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Dvořák’s “In Nature’ Realm,” Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.”
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 9-10 • “Casablanca” in Concert • The Utah Symphony plays Max Steiner’s score live to a screening of the 1942 classic, with Humphrey Bogart as a bar owner brought back into the fight when he sees his lost love (Ingrid Bergman) and her freedom-fighting husband (Paul Henreid).
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 15-17 • Strauss’ “Don Juan” & a World Premiere with Principal Trombone Mark Davidson • Conducted by Conner Gray Covington, with trombonist Mark Davidson. Program • Haydn’s Symphony No. 88, Quinn Mason’s Trombone Concerto (world premiere; Utah Symphony co-commission), Strauss’ “Don Juan,” Barber’s Symphony No. 1. (The Feb. 15 concert will be at the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah Valley University, Orem.)
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 22-24 • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 & a Concerto with the World’s Top Violist • Conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya, with violist Tabea Zimmermann. Program • Rimsky-Korsakov’s Suite from “The Invisible City of Kitezh,” Michael Jarrell’s “Émergences-Résurgences” (U.S. premiere; Utah Symphony co-commission), Weber’s Andante & Hungarian Rondo, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2. (The Feb. 22 concert will be at the Brigham Young University School of Music Concert Hall, Provo.)
Friday-Saturday, March 1-2 • Louis Armstrong & Friends, featuring Byron Stripling • Vocalist and trumpeter Byron Stripling leads this tribute to the great Louis Armstrong and his famous friends — including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.
Saturday, March 16 • “Peter and the Wolf” • Prokofiev’s music propels this story of a boy who captures a menacing wolf, with the help of his animal friends — while also introducing young audiences to the different instruments of the orchestra.
Friday-Saturday, March 22-23 • Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto with Colin Currie • Conducted by David Danzmayr, with percussionist Colin Currie. Program • Bryce Dessner’s “Tromp Miniature,” Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1.
Thursday-Saturday, March 28-30 • Dvořák’s Violin Concerto • Conducted by Anna Rakitina, with violinist Sirena Huang. Program • Smetana’s “Šárka from Má Vlast (My Fatherland),” Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. (The March 28 concert will be at Daines Concert Hall, Utah State University, Logan.)
Friday-Saturday, April 12-13 • Direct from Sweden • The Music of Abba • The show-band Direct from Sweden joins the Utah Symphony for a tribute to the supergroup Abba.
Saturday, April 13 • An Outer-Space Adventure! “The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket” • A collaboration with Clark Planetarium, this concert presents an all-ages space adventure (based on the planetarium’s long-running show), featuring music from “2001 • A Space Odyssey,” Holst’s “The Planets” and more.
Friday-Saturday, April 19-20 • Guitar Celebrations • Jiji Plays Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto • Conducted by David Robertson, featuring the guitar collective Another Night on Earth (Jiji, Joe Gore, Daniele Gottardo, Steven Mackey, Gretchen Menn, James Moore, Heiko Ossig). Program • Hendrix/arr. Mackey “Foxy Lady”; arr. Joe Gore and David Robertson, “Falling Through Time • Music from the 1300s”; James Moore’s “Sheep Is Shattered” for electric guitar and orchestra (April 19 only); Steve Mackey’s Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (April 20 only); arr. Leo Brouwer, “Beatlerianas (From Yesterday to Penny Lane)”; Rodrigo’s “Concerto de Aranjuez”; Zappa’s “G-Spot Tornado.”
Tuesday, April 23 • “How to Train Your Dragon” in Concert • The most-requested movie title among Utah Symphony fans finally goes up on the big screen, with the symphony’s live accompaniment.
Friday-Saturday, April 26-27 • Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with Ingrid Fliter • Conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov, with pianist Ingrid Fliter. Program • Polina Nazaykinskaya’s “Winter Bells,” Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, Prokofiev’s Selections from “Romeo & Juliet.”
Other big shows
Friday, April 4 • Stand-up comedian Steve Treviño performs at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Tickets available at live-at-the-eccles.com/events.
