The AVA at Casino del Sol is turning on the stage lights and cranking up the speakers this weekend as it kicks off the 2022 concert series.
Earth, Wind & Fire gets things started on Friday, April 22, the first of 14 shows already booked into the 5,000-seat outdoor venue at 5655 W. Valencia Road.
R&B/funk/soul band Earth, Wind & Fire was last in Tucson in 2015 when they opened the AVA's concert series. They return Friday, April 22, to do it again in a sold-out show.
The series, which historically kicks off after Easter and runs through October and sometimes into early November, is far from fully announced and fully booked. But so far, the lineup looks like this:
R&B, soul with 1970s powerhouse Earth, Wind & Fire, on Friday, April 22. The show starts at 8 p.m. and is sold out.
Tejano powerhouses Michael Salgado, Ram Herrera and Grupo Xprezzion on April 29; $25
R&B singer Patti LaBelle, May 6; $35 to $175
Latin rockers Alejandra Guzmán and Paulina Rubio, May 13; $50 to $100
Smashing Pumpkins will be at Casino del Sol on May 15.
1990s alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins, May 15; $50 to $250
Reggae band Sublime with Rome and Julian Marley, May 27; $30 to $150
Southern-leaning rockers ZZ Top, June 17; $40 to $205
Standup comedian Chris Rock “Ego Death” World Tour 2022, July 1; tickets are $50 to $500
Genre-bending rocker Frankie Moreno, July 8; $30 to $50
Headbangers ball with “Live to Rock Tour” featuring 1980s metal and big hair bands Skid Row, Warrant, Winger and Quiet Riot, July 22; $20 to $100
Ramón Ayala is back at the AVA on July 23 with Bronco.
Grupo Bronco with Tejano legend Ramon Ayala, July 23; $40-$85
Country singer Brad Paisley, Aug. 13; $45 to $250
Reggae band Rebelution brings it “Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022” with guests Steel Pulse, DENM and DJ Mackle, Aug. 18; $20 to $125
Mexican ranchero singer Alejandro Fernández, Sept. 9; $60 to $275
Country singer Brad Paisley is the lone country artist — so far — on the 2022 AVA at Casino del Sol concert series lineup.
Tickets are available online at casinodelsol.com
