OKC's Zoo Amphitheatre to host Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, AJR and more this summer

Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman
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The calendar at one of Oklahoma City's oldest outdoor concert venues is heating up and should have music fans even more eager for spring, summer and fall.

The Smashing Pumpkins, The Black Crowes and Slightly Stoopid have all announced this week upcoming shows at OKC's Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50.

Grammy winners The Smashing Pumpkins will play May 17 at the venerable OKC venue on their “Rock Invasion 2 Tour." Bones will be the special guest for the show.

San Diego, California-based Slightly Stoopid will perform Aug. 18 at the Zoo Amp on their "Summer Traditions 2022" trek. The tour's name is a nod to the summer outdoor amphitheater circuit the band has performed annually since 2007, a tradition that has been scrapped for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Smashing Pumpkins perform on the Surf Stage at Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ on September 19, 2021.
The Smashing Pumpkins perform on the Surf Stage at Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ on September 19, 2021.

"The Black Crowes Present: Shake Your Money Maker" will make an Aug. 24 stop at the aOKC amphitheater. The "Hard to Handle" hitmakers also are set to play Oklahoma shows Aug. 26 at Durant's Choctaw Grand Theatre and Aug. 27 at Miami's Buffalo Run Casino.

Texas country rockers Whiskey Myers are currently slated to open up the Zoo Amphitheatre's 2022 season with a May 13 concert on their “Tornillo" trek, featuring guests Shane Smith & The Saints and Goodbye June.

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Singer, songwriter and Tulsa native Ben Rector, indie pop trio AJR and 1990s hitmakers Third Eye Blind and Goo Goo Dolls also are on the Zoo Amp schedule so far, with more concerts expected to be announced soon:

  • May 13: Whiskey Myers

  • May 17: The Smashing Pumpkins

  • June 5: Ben Rector

  • June 7: AJR

  • Aug. 1: Third Eye Blind

  • Aug. 18: Slightly Stoopid

  • Aug. 24: The Black Crowes

  • Sept. 17: Goo Goo Dolls

In addition, Matchbox Twenty is scheduled to play a long-delayed Zoo Amphitheatre concert on June 21, 2023.

For tickets and information, go to https://thezooamphitheatre.com.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes coming to OKC's Zoo Amphitheatre