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Arrive curious. Leave inspired.

Join NC State LIVE for extraordinary performances from across the globe and around the corner.

Explore our 2024-25 Artist Lineup 

Inspiring the Pack

NC State LIVE brings the world to the Wolfpack. Student Tickets: $10
Staff/Faculty Tickets: $20

Plus we’ll offer FREE events on campus all year long.

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NC State LIVE is strongly committed to making our programs accessible to everybody.

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Upcoming performances

Matthew Whitaker
JAN 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Stewart Theatre

Pianist Matthew Whitaker is a star on the rise. This 3-time Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award winner has played the Apollo Theater, The Today Show, 60 Minutes and is an advocate for people with disabilities. With his exceptional talent and his effortless charm, a concert with Matthew is a sheer delight.

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Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East
FEB 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Stewart Theatre

Called the “Hendrix of dhol” by Manchester Salon (UK), Sunny Jain is most known for founding the pioneering band Red Baraat, which has electrified our stage many times. Sunny’s back with a new project exploring his roots as a first-generation South Asian–American raised on jazz and progressive rock and a penchant for inducing joy wherever he goes.

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Wakka Wakka Productions’ The Immortal Jellyfish Girl
MAR 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Stewart Theatre

A New York Times Critic’s Pick, this post-apocalyptic puppet play (for adults and older children) blends innovative projection, original music, and captivating puppetry by Wakka Wakka Productions that soars through dimensions unconfined by time, gravity or biology. “Humor, emotions, and storytelling verve” – The New York Times

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