Previous Seasons

NC State LIVE 2023-2024

MAINSTAGE

• The Second City – August 25, 2023
• Cimarrón – September 14, 2023
• Fatoumata Diawara – September 28, 2023
• Gaspard & Dancers – October 5, 2023
• Hiromi’s Sonicwonder – October 20, 2023
• Zoe & Cloyd – November 7, 2023
• Trey McLaughlin – November 10, 2023
• Compagnie Hervé Koubi – January 27, 2024
• Murielle Elizéon & Shana Tucker – February 8-16, 2024
• Alexa Tarantino – March 1, 2024
• Pedrito Martínez – March 23, 2024
• Small Island Big Song – April 12, 2024

LIVE@Lake Raleigh

• Charly Lowry – April 4, 2024
• Laura Gonzqui – April 18, 2024
• Holler Choir – May 2, 2024
• Whoop – May 16, 2024

KIDSTUFF & SCHOOL MATINEES

• Manual Cinema in Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster – October 24, 2023
• Axis Theatre Company in Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch! February 25, 2024

NC State LIVE 2022-2023

MAINSTAGE

• Ranky Tanky & Lisa Fischer – September 29, 2022
• DakhaBrakha – October 21, 2022
• Kenny Barron & Regina Carter – October 29, 2022
• David Dorfman Dance – November 7-10, 2022
• Habib Koité – November 19, 2022
• Emanuel Gat Dance – December 7, 2022
• John Pizzarelli – January 21, 2023
• Cécile McLorin Salvant – February 2, 2023
• Sylvia Milo’s The Other Mozart – February 17-20, 2023
• Red Baraat – March 3, 2023
• CONTRA-TIEMPO (world premiere) – March 31, 2023
• Daniel Bernard Roumain & Raleigh Civic Symphony (world premiere) – April 15, 2023

LIVE@Lake Raleigh

• Orquesta GarDel – April 6, 2023
• Hank, Pattie & the Current – April 20, 2023
• Laurelyn Dossett and Friends – May 4, 2023
• Caique Vidal & Batuque – May 18, 2023

Artist Residencies

• Daniel Bernard Roumain – September 2022 – April 2023
• CONTRA-TIEMPO and Arturo O’Farrill – September 7-14, 2022
• David Dorfman Dance – November 7-10, 2022
• Shana Tucker & Murielle Elizéon – September 2022 – May 2023

KIDSTUFF SERIES & SCHOOL MATINEES

• Lightwire Theater / The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare – October 16-18, 2022
• Alphabet Rockers – February 7-8, 2023
• Red Baraat – March 3, 2023

NC State LIVE 2021-2022

Free Outdoor Concerts

• The Hamiltones – September  9, 2021
• Zoe & Cloyd – September 26, 2021

MAINSTAGE

• Lakecia Benjamin – October 16, 2021
• Arturo and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble – November 6, 2021
• Rissi Palmer – December 8, 2021
• American Spiritual Ensemble – January 27, 2022
• Las Cafeteras – February 5, 2022
• Ballet Hispanico – February 11, 2022
• Ephrat Asherie Dance – March 5, 2022
• Leela Dance Collective’s SPEAK – April 14, 2022
• Martha Redbone – April 28, 2022

School Matinees

• Ballet Hispánico – February 11, 2022
• Lightwire Theater’s The Ugly Duckling – March 7 and 8, 2022

LIVE@Lake Raleigh

• The Collection – April 7, 2022
• The Barefoot Movement – April 21, 2022
• Tumbao – May 5, 2022
• Shirlette Ammons – May 19, 2022

Artist Residencies

• Leela Dance Collective
• Rissi Palmer
• Ephrat Asherie Dance

KIDSTUFF SERIES

• Lightwire Theater in The Ugly Duckling – March 6, 2022

NC State LIVE 2020-2021

Digital Performances, Artist Talks, and Workshops

• Leela Dance Collective
• Las Cafeteras
• Arturo O’Farrill
• Lakecia Benjamin and Regina Carter
• American Spiritual Ensemble
• Ephrat Asherie
• Ballet Hispánico
• Culture Mill

#PackPops Outdoor Pop-up Concerts 

• Autumn Nicholas
• Sonny Miles
• George Hage
• Jennifer Curtis

LIVE@Centennial (A Drive-in Series)

• Rissi Palmer – October 23, 2020
• Violet Bell – April 8, 2021
• Charly Lowry – April 22, 2021
• Jack the Radio – May 6, 2021
• Caique Vidal & Batuque – May 20, 2021

Artist Residencies

• Shana Tucker
• Murielle Elizéon and Tommy Noonan (Culture Mill)

NC State LIVE 2019-2020

LIVE@The Pour House Music Hall

• Les Tireux d’Roches – August 27, 2019
• Amythyst Kiah – September 10, 2019

MAINSTAGE

• Regina Carter – September 28, 2019
• Nobuntu – October 4, 2019
• CONTRA-TIEMPO with live music by Las Cafeteras – October 25, 2019
• Nella – November 2, 2019
• Canadian Brass – November 16, 2019
• Marcus Robers and the Modern Jazz Generation – January 24, 2020
• Shana Tucker – February 15, 2020
• YAMATO – The Drummers of Japan – February 28, 2020
• L.A. Theatre Works’ SEVEN – March 26, 2020 [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Leela Dance Collective’s SPEAK – April 17-18, 2020 [Postponed due to COVID-19]

KIDSTUFF SERIES

• TheaterWorksUSA’s Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends – October 27, 2019
• Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar – March 22, 2020 [Canceled due to COVID-19]

LIVE@Lake Raleigh SERIES
[Postponed due to COVID-19]

NC State LIVE 2018-2019

MAINSTAGE

• Lucky Plush Productions’ in-progress showing of Rooming House – September 15, 2017
• John Pizzarelli Quartet with Catherine Russell in Billie & Blue Eyes – September 23, 2017
• Aquila Theatre Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility – October 3, 2017
• Philadanco! and Rennie Harris Puremovement’s Straight Outta’ Philly – October 18, 2017
• Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio with Ruy Lopez-Nussa and Julio Cesar Gonzalez – October 26, 2017
• Red Baraat – November 11, 2017
• The Birdland All-Stars featuring Tommy Igoe – February 3, 2018
• Urban Bush Women’s Hair and Other Stories – February 9, 2018
• Somi – February 24, 2018
• ETHEL with Robert Mirabal The River – March 15, 2018
• Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project’s peh-LO-tah – March 28, 2018
• L.A. Theatre Works in The Mountaintop By Katori Hall – April 17, 2018

KIDSTUFF SERIES

• Theatreworks USA Pete the Cat – October 22, 2017
• Theatreworks USA Dragons Love Tacos and Other Stories – March 11, 2018

LIVE@Lake Raleigh SERIES

• Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba – April 12, 2018
• Holy Ghost Tent Revival – May 10, 2018

NC State LIVE 2016-2017

MAINSTAGE

• The Capitol Steps – September 10, 2016
• An Evening with Martin and Langston, starring Danny Glover and Felix Justice – September 16, 2016
• Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio – October 22, 2016
• The Other Mozart – November 11-12, 2016
• Billy Childs: Reimagining Laura Nyro – November 19, 2016
• The Hot Sardines’ Holiday Stomp – December 3, 2016
• The HillBenders’ The Who’s TOMMY: A Bluegrass Opry – February 18, 2017
• Camille A. Brown & Dancers’ Black Girl: Linguistic Play – February 25, 2017
• The Nile Project – March 15, 2017
• Aquila Theatre in The Trojan War Our Warrior Chorus – March 30, 2017
• Black Grace – April 11, 2017
• ETHEL’s Documerica – April 22, 2017

KIDSTUFF SERIES

• Theatreworks USA’s Click, Clack, Moo – October 29, 2016
• Theatreworks USA’s Teacher from the Black Lagoon – March 4, 2017

NC State LIVE 2015-2016

MAINSTAGE

• BANDALOOP –  September 17-18, 2015
• Blackbird, Fly –  September 22-23, 2015
• The Kenny Barron Trio – October 24, 2015
• Emel Mathlouthi – October 29, 2015
• A Simple Space by Gravity & Other Myths – November 5-7, 2015
• Art of Time Ensemble – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – November 14, 2015
• The Swingles – December 10, 2015 (postponed)
• John Pizzarelli – February 6, 2016
• Yamato – The Drummers of Japan – February 20, 2016
• Kellylee Evans – February 27, 2016 (canceled)
• Cameron Carpenter  – March 19, 2016
• CONTRA-TIEMPO | Urban Latin Dance Theatre – April 9, 2016
• Acoustic Africa  – April 16, 2016
• The Swingles – April 29, 2016

KIDSTUFF SERIES

• Skippyjon Jones, Snow What – October 17, 2015
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar – April 3, 2016

NCSU Center Stage 2014-2015

MAINSTAGE

• The Hot Sardines – September 5, 2014
• SFJAZZ Collective – October 18, 2014
• Lucky Plush Productions: The Queue – October 24-25, 2014
• Nano Stern – November 1, 2014
• DakhaBrakha – November 13, 2014
• The Swingle Singers – February 17, 2015 (canceled due to winter weather)
• Aquila Theatre: The Tempest & Wuthering Heights – February 27-March 1, 2015
• Regina Carter – March 20-21, 2015
• Teatro Hugo & Ines – April 10-13, 2015