How to get cheap concert tickets in Charlotte May 8-14

Cheap concert tickets are back, but only for a week.

State of play: Live Nation's annual Concert Week runs May 8-14, meaning you can score $25 tickets for more than 5,000 shows without extra fees.

How it works: Find participating events at livenation.com/concertweek when the site goes live at 10am on May 8.

• Select a show and look for the "concert week promotion" ticket type.

Participating artists with Triangle-area shows include:

• Hank Williams Jr. (May 17, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• Niall Horan (June 7, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• Bryson Tiller (June 9, Red Hat Amphitheater)
• Maggie Rogers (June 19, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• Alanis Morissette (June 27, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• Third Eye Blind (July 21, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• 311 (Aug. 10, Red Hat Amphitheater)
• Hootie & The Blowfish (Sept. 13, Coastal Credit Union Music Park)
• Vampire Weekend (Oct. 9, Red Hat Amphitheater)

Find more participating artists here