Charlotte this week: Sullivan King, John Summit, Jack White and a very loud Saturday

Sullivan King takes Black Box Theater for two nights, John Summit brings his arena tour Uptown, and Jack White's two Fillmore nights are the hardest tickets of the week.

By Saturday night the bass will be coming from three directions at once. John Summit has the arena, Sullivan King has the second of two nights at Black Box Theater, and Jack White has the Fillmore. Charlotte doesn't get many weekends like this one, so here's how to plan it, night by night.

Monday, Nov 9: Deer Tick, Neighborhood Theatre Tap Room, 8pm. A good way to start the week. Deer Tick's ragged mix of rock, country and folk fits a NoDa Monday, and you'll still be up for work on Tuesday.

Wednesday, Nov 11: Sleeping With Sirens, The Fillmore Charlotte, 7pm. Rain City Drive opens. Expect a room full of people who know every word, and a doors-to-curfew night that's over early for a weeknight.

Friday, Nov 13: Sullivan King, Black Box Theater, 10pm, $27.50. This is the stacked night of the two. Blankface, Benda, Decimate and TYNAN are all on the bill, so the 1,500-capacity room will be heavy well before the headliner. Sullivan King's set mixes metal guitar with dubstep drops, and the room's crowd shows up for exactly that.

Friday, Nov 13: Jack White, The Fillmore Charlotte, 8pm (also Saturday). He has two nights at the Fillmore on his Live 2026 tour, and both were reported sold out. The tour supports his new album, which happens to be called *Frozen Charlotte*. That's a title nobody in this town will let pass without comment. If you don't have a ticket, use the official resale only.

Friday, Nov 13: Borgore, ANTHM, 10pm, $20–$35. This is the option for the bass crowd who couldn't get into Black Box, or who just want a club-sized night with a late start.

Friday, Nov 13: Natalia Roth, The Music Yard at SouthBound, 6pm, $15–$300. The early call of the night, outdoors on South End's yard. It gets you house music before dinner, and you can still make a 10pm set across town afterward.

Saturday, Nov 14: John Summit, Spectrum Center, 7pm. This is the Charlotte stop on the CTRL ESCAPE Arena Tour. Summit announced the tour in May behind his sophomore album *CTRL ESCAPE*. It's 20 arena dates, his largest headlining run yet. He's gone from club headliner to filling the Hornets' building in a hurry, and this is the biggest dance music show Uptown this fall.

Saturday, Nov 14: Sullivan King, Black Box Theater, 10pm. The second night is a slimmer bill, with only TYNAN in support. That means more time with the headliner. If the arena lets out on time, you can make it to Sugar Creek for the late set.

Saturday, Nov 14: Brown Oak Assembly, The Evening Muse, 10:30pm. Daring Greatly shares the bill. The Muse holds 120 people, and on a weekend full of arenas and festival-sized sound systems, that's the point. Sit close and you'll be able to see everyone's hands on their instruments.

Saturday will be the week's hardest decision, with an arena, a mosh pit and a listening room all going at once. If you can, pick two of them and see them both.

Sources: Jack White Live 2026 – Live Nation event page (The Fillmore Charlotte, Nov 13) (livenation.com); Jack White livestream from Pine Knob; tour dates incl. Charlotte (sold out) – Live For Live Music (liveforlivemusic.com); Jack White confirms new album Frozen Charlotte – Louder (loudersound.com); Jack White adds more dates to North American tour – BrooklynVegan (brooklynvegan.com); John Summit Details Ctrl Escape Arena Tour 2026 – JamBase (jambase.com); John Summit to tour North American arenas on CTRL ESCAPE – Pollstar (news.pollstar.com); John Summit unveils CTRL ESCAPE Arena Tour – We Rave You (weraveyou.com)