Live music: 10 concerts coming to Charlotte in June, including Modest Mouse and 311
June 5: Disco Biscuits
Formed in 1995, the "World is Spinning" jam band from Philadelphia is known for its vibrant live shows and its creative blend of "trance-fusion" tracks.
Location: Neighborhood Theatre
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $62.01
June 6: Dispatch with John Butler
Known for hits like "The General" and "Only the Wild Ones," Dispatch, whose new album"Yellow Jacket" also comes out June 6, joins American-Australian singer and songwriter John Butler for a show at the outdoor amphitheater near Uptown.
Location: Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Time: 6pm
Tickets: $30
June 7: Barenaked Ladies
The "One Week" rock band stops in Charlotte as part of its "Last Summer on Earth" tour.
Location: Skyle Credit Union Amphitheatre
Time: 7pm
Tickets: $30
June 10: Adeem the Artist
A native of Locust, a rural North Carolina town east of Charlotte, Adeem the Artist is known for creatively blending country, folk and Americana music — and sprinkling in social commentary.
Location: Evening Muse
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $26.44
June 13: Kaitlin Butts
Butts, known for her powerful vocals and soulful storytelling, is a rising star in the country/Americana scene who hails from Oklahoma.
Location: Evening Muse
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $26.44
June 14-15 Chandra Currelley
A celebrated singer with an extensive theater background, Currelley is known by many for her collaborations with Tyler Perry.
Location: Middle C Jazz
Time: 6:15pm and 8:45pm
Tickets: $50.65
June 15: Modest Mouse
The Grammy-nominated "Float On" rock band returns to Charlotte for a performance that's sure to be high-energy.
Location: The Fillmore
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $62
June 17 - Brand New
The Long Island rock band that formed in 2000 is back together for a reunion tour.
Location: PNC Music Pavilion
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $56.05
June 24: 311
The beloved rock band, known for hits like "All Mixed Up" and "Amber," is back in Charlotte as part of its Unity Tour 2025.
Location: Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
Time: 7pm
Tickets: $30
June 28: Three Dog Night
Big in the late 1960s and 1970s, the Three Dog Night might be best recognized by their hit "Joy to the World," with its famous "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" opening line.
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Another commenter suggested the boyfriend fetishizes Japanese culture, saying he was "dreading" going to the event because he probably "already told them you're Japanese." "NTA boyfriend and his friends have a weird ass fetish," another wrote in a popular comment, to which OP replied, "Maybe I'm naive. I definitely don't think I understand how kinks and fetishes work." "I was hoping [because] most of his exes are African-American, that would mean he doesn't have a weird obsession for Asian women," she added, before asking how "many" of his friends he grew up with possibly have the "same fetish." "I am not defending him, I just don't know how this works," OP clarified. After a Redditor suggested that the boyfriend may "have a fetish for 'Exotic' women for which any woman not white could fit," the woman said that the commenter's "theory fits the most." "Maybe my boyfriend have an obsession for non-white women but wants to impress someone who specifically like Japanese women," OP said. Meanwhile, another user -- who also said OP was NTA -- asked, "Why the heck are you dating this creep nta." "A part of me was hoping people would say I'm overreacting," she said. Another commenter asked OP if she was "looking for a reason to stay with that weirdo??" "You're not the a--hole for not pretending to be something you're not," the user assured. "It's good to have self respect but….your boyfriend sounds like a piece of work and he'll do more microagressions against you if you let him get away with it. PICK BETTER!" The woman replied, "I was, but this is a problem I can't ignore. My boyfriend has issues." OP Gives an Update The next day, the woman gave an update in a new post, sharing that she had a conversation with her boyfriend, who explained the apparent reason why he asked her to "pretend to be Japanese." "A tiny update as the conversation I had with my boyfriend was less than 2 hours long," OP said. "He promises that he doesn't care that I'm Chinese instead of Japanese. He admitted he's physically attracted to women who aren't white." "He promises that his old high school friends doesn't have anti-Chinese sentiments. He admitted it was a stupid competitive thing between him and his friends," she continued. "He said his friends will be [impressed] that I'm Chinese but one of his other friends has a South Korean girlfriend. In their weird ranking, even though Chinese is ranked high, South Korean is ranked higher. For them, the only thing that ranks higher than South Korean is Japanese." OP then dropped a bomb, telling Redditors, "I broke up with him. I told him and his friends need to have more respect for women." Commenters praised OP for her decision. "Good for you. That sounds like an insanely stupid thing for him to worry about," a user wrote. "The very idea that he and his friends RANK the desirability of female partners according to their cultural / ethnic origin is deeply, deeply s--ty behaviour," another said. 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