Tesla books a spring night at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

The hard-rock veterans return to the Seacoast on Friday, April 23, after selling out the Ballroom in 2025; tickets are $68.

The last time Tesla came to Hampton Beach, the Casino Ballroom couldn't hold everyone who wanted in. Now the band is coming back, and Seacoast fans who missed out have a few months' head start.

Tesla plays the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on Friday, April 23, 2027. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $68 through the Ballroom's own event page, with Ticketmaster handling sales. The date was announced Nov. 2.

The track record here is the story. Tesla played the Ballroom in June 2025, with dates on June 6 and 7, and the band's tour schedule from that run listed the Hampton Beach Casino as sold out. Before that, Tesla's 2022 "Let's Get Real" spring tour included a May 12 stop at the Ballroom. This is a band that keeps putting Hampton Beach on the calendar, and Seacoast audiences keep filling the room.

The room helps explain why. The Casino Ballroom holds 2,200, which is big enough for a band with Tesla's catalog and small enough that the back of the floor still feels like part of the show. For a rock band that has spent decades on bigger stages, a ballroom of this size on the beach is an unusually close look.

April also slots neatly into what Tesla has going on in 2027. The band has a run of dates at House of Blues Las Vegas, inside Mandalay Bay, set for March 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13. That makes the Hampton Beach date one of the first East Coast nights on the band's 2027 calendar announced so far. It's also early in the season for the beach, before summer crowds take over Ocean Boulevard, which makes for an easier night out than a July show.

When to get tickets: now is not too early. The 2025 visit sold out, and there is only one Hampton Beach date on the books this time, not two. If you went in 2025, you already know how that went. If you didn't, this is the one to plan around. Check the Casino Ballroom's Tesla event page for on-sale details and any presale access.

A few things to know before you go. With doors at 7 and the band at 8, leave room in your evening for parking near the beach and the walk in. A Friday in late April is a good excuse to make a night of it in Hampton, or to head back up Route 1 to Portsmouth for a late dinner afterward.

Tesla fans on the Seacoast have done this before, and the result was a full house. Friday, April 23 is the next chance. Don't wait until spring to decide.

Sources: Tesla at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom — Casino Ballroom (casinoballroom.com); Tesla announce Keepin' It Real 2025 Tour Dates — Lollipop Magazine (lollipopmagazine.com); Tesla Announce 'Let's Get Real' US Tour — uDiscover Music (udiscovermusic.com); Tesla to Return to House of Blues Las Vegas — BroadwayWorld (broadwayworld.com); Tesla at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom — JamBase (jambase.com)