The best country music concerts to see this summer

Thanks to sharing bills with the Dave Matthews Band and pulling in crowds at Bonnaroo, the Zac Brown Band has become that true rarity: a bona fide country act that has successfully crossed over to broad appeal. With the release of their new album, Welcome Home, ZBB continues to combine the lyrics of classic country with the sounds of classic rock with songs like "Your Magesty" and "Roots."

With Lady Antebellum’s new album, Heart Break, only coming out one month prior, this concert will be full of new music from the country-pop sensation. Singing alongside the trio that night, will be 2017 Grammy Nominated Kelsea Ballerina and "West Coast-meets-Southern" singer Brett Young.

Chris Stapleton will be bringing his twist of southern-rock and bluegrass to the New York area this summer, with a two day performance starting at PNC bank arts center, and finishing at Jones Beach. There is no doubt that he will be belting tunes from his May- released album, From a Room: Volume 1.

“The Devil Don’t Sleep” and neither will you when Brantley Gilbert returns to New York in support of his new album. The Georgia-bred country singerweds a hard-rock image with Nashville-friendly songs about girls, rural life and, above all, partying. Crack open a cold one, and shout for "The Weekend."

Deep-voiced Oklahoman country bigwig Toby Keith takes the stage in Coney Island. With an impressive sixty-one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, you’ll be hearing some of his most famous hits. We dare you to try not to sing along.

What better way to end your summer than with two of country music’s hottest stars on Jones Beach. Luke Bryan is bringing along special guest Brett Eldredge for a night that will leave you saying “Play It Again” and feeling the “beat of the music” all night long. Rising star Craig Campbell opens.

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