{"id":262906,"date":"2026-04-11T18:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262906\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:17:08","slug":"fresno-entertainment-calendar-top-shows-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262906\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno entertainment calendar: top shows to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the big announcements in the entertainment world this week, was the addition of a dozen U.S. dates on Shakria\u2019s \u201cLas Mujeres Ya No Lloran\u201d<\/a> world tour.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s worth note because:<\/p>\n

Shakira\u2019s California dates for 2026 include stops in Inglewood, Palm Desert and San Jose. Not Fresno. But that\u2019s only because we go the full-stadium experience last August.<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: There\u2019s been no indication Fresno State has any additional concerts in the works, though the university is conducting market and feasibility studies<\/a> on Valley Children\u2019s Stadium, part of which will no doubt include its further use as a live music venue.<\/p>\n

That said, there\u2019s no shortage of entertainment stopping through the Central Valley in 2026 as local venues continue to book out their calendars for this summer and beyond.<\/p>\n

In late March, Broadway in Fresno announced its upcoming season. The touring theater series brings four shows, all musicals, to the Saroyan Theater for 2026-27. They include: \u201cWater for Elephants\u201d (Nov. 3-4), \u201cJersey Boys\u201d (Feb. 2-4), \u201cThe Bodyguard\u201d (March 15-16) and \u201cA Beautiful Noise: the Neil Diamond Musical\u201d (June 8-19, 2027). New season subscriptions<\/a> are available in June starting at $205.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at other recent announcements (with dates and ticket prices).<\/p>\n

Boots in the Park is back at Fresno\u2019s Woodward Park on April 18. This is the country version of the musical festival series<\/a> with a lineup of six artists and headlined by Jon Pardi. Tickets for the day-long event<\/a> are $104 with fees, but will eventually increase to $124.Songwriter\/producer\/DJ Dillion Francis is making a return to Fresno, performing on a co-headling tour with Flosstradamus<\/a>. The aptly titled \u201cDillstradamus\u201d tour plays May 1 at the Rainbow Ballroom<\/a>, which is becoming the go-to spot for the EMD scene. See: Sold-out shows from Steve Aoki, Pauly D. Tickets are $29, plus fees.The Fresno Grizzlies are bringing in \u201cHot in Herre\u201d rapper Nelly to headline Tequilla Fest on May 2<\/a> at Chukchansi Park. He\u2019ll be joined by Elvis Crespo (who helped introduce the world to merengue with the 1998 hit \u201cSuavemente\u201d) and Twista (who was once the fastest rapper alive). Tickets run from $60 to $200.On the nightclub scene, the Tower District brewery\/venue Summer Fox<\/a> will host Ultrabomb, the new punk-project from H\u00fcsker D\u00fc bassist\/singer Greg Norton with Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum and Derek O\u2019Brien of Social Distortion fame. The band plays 7 p.m. May 30. Tickets are $17, plus fees<\/a>.Texas county singer Vincent Neil Emerson plays June 11 at Strummer\u2019s. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday.<\/a> To get a sense of his music, Emerson has had songs featured on the TV shows \u201cBig Sky,\u201d \u201cReservation Dogs,\u201d \u201cLandman\u201d and \u201cYellowstone.\u201dThere are two opportunities to see Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys as they swing through the area on \u201dThe Brotherhood\u201d tour.<\/a> The bands play Aug. 1 at Vina Robles Amphitheater<\/a> in Paso Robles and then Warnors Theater<\/a> in downtown Fresno the following night. Tickets for both show are available 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster.<\/a>Country upstart Nico Moon closes out the concert season at the Adventist Health Amphitheater<\/a> in downtown Tulare. Tickets for the Sept. 6 concert start at $28. Also performing at the amphitheater this season:<\/a> Steven Pearcy of Ratt (May 9), \u201cI Love the 90s\u201d tour with Vanilla Ice, Colour Me Badd and Black Sheep (June 27), comedians Howie Mandel and Jay Pharoah (Aug. 8) and Rooted in Harmony with Common Kings and Steel Pulse<\/a> (Aug. 15).Comedian\/actor and podcast personality Bert Kreischer announced new dates on his \u201cPermission to Party\u201d world t<\/a>our. It includes a Sept. 18 stop at Tachi Palace Casino in Lempore followed by a Sept. 20 stop at Vina Robles. Tickets for both shows ar on sale 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster.<\/a>New Orleans hip-hop duo $uicideboy$ announced a Fresno date on their \u201cGrey Day\u201d tour<\/a>, which includes a lineup of multiple openers (Destroy Lonely, Shoreline Mafia, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray and $lim Gucci). The tour stops Oct. 6 at the Save Mart Center.<\/a> Tickets start at $79.80 with fees.
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Joshua Tehee<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.\n <\/p>\n