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Wolf Trap’s Summer Lineup Is Here

Acts include The Avett Brothers, James Taylor, Cynthia Erivo, and Maren Morris.

By Debbie Williams February 11, 2025 at 9:26 am

Music lovers take note: Tickets to Wolf Trap’s 2025 summer performances go on sale Friday, February 28. This year’s lineup features legendary voices like Paul Simon and Ringo Starr as well as dynamic new hitmakers like Maren Morris and Jacob Collier.

The Avett Brothers kick off Wolf Trap’s season on May 30 and 31. Some of the legendary acts include:

  • Paul Simon on June 6 and 7
  • Ringo Starr on June 17
  • James Taylor on August 21, 23, and 24
James Taylor on stage playing guitar
James Taylor is one of the big names performing this summer at Wolf Trap.
(Courtesy Michael J. Lutch)

New to the venue this year are:

  • Emotive vocalist James Arthur on July 2
  • Multi-instrumentalist harmonizer Jacob Collier on August 5
  • Genre-crossing Maren Morris on September 12

Other hitmakers set to perform are:

  • HEART on June 1
  • Barenaked Ladies with Sugar Ray on July 16
  • Chicago on July 23
  • Goo Goo Dolls with Dashboard Confessional on July 27

Broadway in the Park with Signature Theatre will return June 28, and there are two shows on the schedule from the National Symphony Orchestra: An Evening with Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster on August 1, and a night with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on September 7.

Other returning fan favorites include The Roots on June 29; Mary Chapin Carpenter with Brandy Clark on August 16; Alison Krauss & Union Station on September 9; and Ziggy Marley and
Burning Spear
on September 18.

The Roots
Hip hop legends The Roots will perform on June 29.
(Courtesy Wolf Trap/The Roots)

A complete calendar of performances is available at wolftrap.org/calendar. Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances and additional Summer 2025 artists will be announced later this spring.

Feature image courtesy Wolf Trap

Debbie Williams

Debbie Williams

Senior Editor

Northern Virginia Magazine Senior Editor Debbie Williams is a George Mason University graduate and longtime NoVA resident. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for a variety of nonprofit, lifestyle, and government publications, including for AARP.org and USA TODAY magazines.

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