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Contemporary Music

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Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

Jill Sobule

Thu. Jan. 2, 2025

Jill Sobule’s work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Having released a dozen albums, her hits include “I Kissed A Girl” and the alt-rock anthem “Supermodel” featured in the film Clueless.

Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

Vienna Teng

Sat. Jan. 11, 2025

Songwriter Vienna Teng reemerges this fall with her We’ve Got You—her first new music in over a decade—but her fans have been here the whole time. Teng’s new mini-EP reflects the complexity of her life over the past decade: climate change work, community building, parenthood.

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Club Quarantine Live with D-Nice

Sat. Jan. 11, 2025

Legendary artist, DJ, photographer, and Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council Member D-Nice brings Club Quarantine Live back for another year—this time in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. With special guests Anthony HamiltonArrested DevelopmentBig Daddy KaneGoapeleKenny BurnsRakimRapsodyTank, and Tweet!

Millennium Stage (In-Person and Livestream)

Let Freedom Ring Celebration

Sun. Jan. 19, 2025

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Georgetown University celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a free, ticketed musical tribute, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration.

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RENÉE FLEMING VOICES

Les Greene & The Swayzees

Fri. Feb. 28, 2025

With soul-stirring melodies and heartfelt lyrics, Les Greene & The Swayzees makes its Kennedy Center debut, bringing a powerful force of roots rock ‘n’ soul.

National Symphony Orchestra

Guster

Mar. 28 - 29, 2025

Iconic band Guster performs a full career-spanning set of hits and new music with the NSO! A mainstay of the alt-rock music scene for more than thirty years, Guster is a model of musical innovation with a loyal fan following and an ever-evolving catalogue. 

Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch

Fri. Apr. 4, 2025

Multifaceted artist and D.C. native Noochie brings his groundbreaking series, Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch, to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for a special, one-night-only engagement with a host of special guests.

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Jun. 4 - 8, 2025

Birmingham Royal Ballet makes a thunderous debut with its thrilling, headbanging hit Black Sabbath – The Ballet. Get ready for sparks to fly in the first true heavy metal ballet experience, honoring Birmingham–born band Black Sabbath.

On Sale to Members Tue. Jan. 28, 2025 10a.m.