Top 10 biggest concerts coming to Sioux Falls in 2023 from Matchbox Twenty to Kane Brown

Trent Abrego, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
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It’ll be a busy year in Sioux Falls for music fans as a number of award-winning bands and artists are anticipated to hold shows across the city.

This year, a majority of those big name concerts feature country music. Six of the top 10 concerts include a country musician, with most of the top shows being held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.

The Denny Sanford Premier Center saw nearly 630,000 patrons come through its doors and generated about $16 million in total revenue through November for 2022. That topped the record of $14.3 million in 2019. The complex achieved greater profitability last year than any prior operating year, according to a news release from the facility.

Here's a closer look at 10 of the top artists planning to make a stop in Sioux Falls.

Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton, a country music superstar, will return to Sioux Falls as part of the Back to the Honky Tonk Tour. He will be joined with country singers Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean. Shelton is no stranger to Sioux Falls, and last performed in the city back in 2019.

When: Feb. 17

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Ticketmaster, tickets start at $26.

Genre: Country

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Journey and Toto

Journey performs in August at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium during the Concert for Legends.
Journey performs in August at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium during the Concert for Legends.

Two popular bands from the '70s, Journey and Toto, will headline a show inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. Journey formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, Steve Miller Band and Frumious Bandersnatch.

Lead vocalist Joseph Williams performs with Toto on the Freedom Tour 2022 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Lead vocalist Joseph Williams performs with Toto on the Freedom Tour 2022 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Toto, a Grammy Award winning band from California, will appear with Journey.

When: March 24

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: AXS, tickets start at $35.

Genre: Rock

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The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats

Since the ‘90s, The Mountain Goats have been putting out folk music. The California-formed band has put out 21 studio albums, with Bleed Out being the latest release. Adeem the Artist, a country singer, will open for The Mountain Goats.

When: April 12

Where: The District

How to buy tickets: Etix, tickets starting at $35.

Genre: Folk

Kane Brown

Kane Brown performs
Kane Brown performs

As part of the Drunk or Dreaming Tour, Kane Brown, along with Dustin Lynch and LOCASH will perform inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Brown has previously played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center back in 2018 when he appeared with Chris Young and Morgan Evans. Brown, 29, from Tennessee bursted onto the scene in 2015.

When: April 20

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: AXS, tickets starting at 40.

Genre: Country, country pop

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Kenny Chesney

Country music artist Kenny Chesney performs Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls as part of The Big Revival Tour.
Country music artist Kenny Chesney performs Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls as part of The Big Revival Tour.

Another country star, Kenny Chesney, will take the stage inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center later this year. Chesney is no stranger to Sioux Falls and has appeared in 2015 and 2019. Kelsea Ballerini, a county pop singer, will open for Chesney.

When: May 11

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Ticketmaster, tickets starting at $69.

Genre: Country

Brooks & Dunn

Country duo Brooks and Dunn have scheduled a concert in Sioux Falls with opening act Scotty McCreery later this year.
Country duo Brooks and Dunn have scheduled a concert in Sioux Falls with opening act Scotty McCreery later this year.

Brooks & Dunn, a country music duo, will appear in Sioux Falls as part of their new REBOOT 2023 Tour. The duo has won 17 Country Music Association awards, 26 Academy of Country Music awards and two Grammys. Scotty McCreery, who won a season of American Idol, will open the show for the duo.

When: June 2

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on Jan. 27.

Genre: Country

Matchbox Twenty

Matchbox Twenty will bring its 2023 tour to Sioux Falls on June 9.
Matchbox Twenty will bring its 2023 tour to Sioux Falls on June 9.

Following a rescheduling, Matchbox Twenty is planning to play in Sioux Falls this June. The band, which formed in 1995, has released four studio albums. It'll be the band's eighth tour.

When: June 9

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Ticketmaster, tickets starting at $37.50

Genre: Alt-rock, pop

Louis Tomlinson

Former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson brings his solo tour to Sioux Falls in 2023.
Former One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson brings his solo tour to Sioux Falls in 2023.

Tomlinson, who got his start as a member of One Direction, has since turned to a solo project following the band's breakup in 2016. Outside of the boy band, Tomlinson appeared on The X Factor in 2015, when he also started his own record label. Since then, Tomlinson has released two studio albums. The Sioux Falls show will be a part of his Faith in the Future World Tour, his second tour as a solo act.

When: June 19

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Ticketmaster, tickets starting at $36

Genre: Pop

Alabama

Alabama, a country music band that formed in 1969, and had multiple number one hits, is hitting the road once again and are scheduled to appear inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center later this year. In 2019, the band was inducted to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. The concert will be presented by South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation.

When: June 24

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: Ticketmaster, tickets starting at $55.50

Genre: Country

Zach Bryan

Zach Bryan, a rising country musician, will make Sioux Falls a part of his "Burn Burn Burn North American Tour," and is scheduled to perform Aug. 14. Bryan is coming off a 2022, when he released "AMERICAN HEARTBREAK," which topped the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and Top 5 in the Billboard 200.

When: Aug. 14

Where: Denny Sanford Premier Center

How to buy tickets: AXS, tickets go on sale for registered fans Feb. 13.

Genre: Country

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Other concerts

None of those interest you? Here are some other that might.

  • Giovannie and the Hired Guns, Icon Lounge and Event Hall, Feb. 4

  • Read Southall Band, The District, Feb. 8

  • Norma Jean, Icon Lounge and Event Hall, Feb. 11

  • Earth Groans, Club David, Feb. 24

  • Good Morning Bedlam, Monk's Ale House, March 1

  • Cooper Alan, The District, March 2

  • Living Hour, Total Drag Records, March 20

  • Vision Video, Club David, March 23

  • Matt Stell and Chayce Beckham, South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance, April 1

  • Shlump, Bigs Bar, April 8

  • Tenci, Total Drag Records, April 26

  • Overtime and Crucifix, Bigs Bar, May 11

  • Cold, Icon Event Hall & Lounge, May 19

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