Biggest concerts, comedy shows in Daytona Beach, Orlando, Melbourne from July to September

With summer's official start near the end of June, several blockbuster tours are set to visit the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne area over the next three months, and through the season's end in late September.

The festivities kick off Fourth of July weekend with Daytona Soccer Fest, featuring Grammy winner Chance the Rapper and reggaetón star Rauw Alejandro performing. Another Latin music superstar, Bad Bunny, will headline in August at Orlando's Camping World Stadium, where rock favorites Red Hot Chili Peppers also perform in September. And along with other stars in rock, pop, R&B and Latin music, some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy will visit the area over the summer as well.

To help narrow it down, we've highlighted 25 of the biggest concerts and comedy shows coming to Daytona Beach, Orlando and Melbourne in July, August and September, listed in chronological order. Event details are subject to change.

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Daytona Soccer Fest

July 2-3, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach; daytonasoccerfest.com

The Fourth of July weekend event at Daytona International Speedway will feature two days of soccer, thrill rides and live music, with two big headliners. Grammy-winning "Coloring Book" emcee Chance the Rapper will perform July 3, while recently Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican reggaetón star Rauw Alejandro headlines the first night.

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New Kids on the Block

July 10, Amway Center, Orlando, amwaycenter.com

It'll be a night of '80s and '90s nostalgia at this show, with the boy band known for No. 1 hits such as "Step by Step" and "Hangin' Tough" joined by Salt-N-Pepa ("Push It," "Shoop"), En Vogue ("My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)") and Rick Astley ("Never Gonna Give You Up.")

Keith Sweat Birthday Celebration

July 22, Amway Center, Orlando

The "Twisted" R&B singer celebrates his 61st birthday with this concert also featuring other stars in the genre including Monica ("The Boy is Mine"), Tevin Campbell ("Can We Talk"), Tamar Braxton ("Love and War"), 112 ("Only You"), Ginuwine ("Pony") and Silk ("Freak Me.")

Chris Rock

July 27-28; Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando; drphillipscenter.org

One of the most acclaimed stand-ups of all time thanks to specials such as "Bring the Pain," the comedian and actor visits Orlando for two nights of shows. Don't expect him to talk much about the infamous slap by Will Smith at this year's Oscars, though; he's only made brief references to the incident at recent shows, according to reports.

Swedish House Mafia

July 31, Amway Center, Orlando

The house music group hailing from its namesake country tours after releasing its debut studio album "Paradise Again" earlier this year, along with serving as a Coachella headliner performing with The Weeknd, who appears on the album single "Moth to a Flame."

Steely Dan

Aug. 1-2; Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando

Steely Dan, still featuring lead singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen but not co-founder Walter Becker after his death in 2017, visits Dr. Phillips Center for two nights of shows. The first night has the band performing its classic 1977 album "Aja" while the second will feature hits included on their recent concert album “Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!"

Buddy Guy

Aug. 3, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando

The greatest living musician in the blues genre, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted musician who's also won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and been named the 23rd greatest guitarist by Rolling Stone will perform with singer-songwriter John Hiatt and The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth.

Bad Bunny

Aug. 5, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, campingworldstadium.com

The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rapper and singer, who headlined Orlando's Amway Center in March, returns to play the even larger Camping World Stadium, also releasing his latest No. 1 album "Un Verano Sin Ti" since his last visit. His Orlando show is also set to take place the same day the movie "Bullet Train" he co-stars in hits theaters.

Michael Bublé

Aug. 10, Amway Center, Orlando

The Grammy-winning Canadian crooner visits Amway Center after releasing his latest album "Higher" earlier this year, featuring covers including Willie Nelson's "Crazy" performed with Nelson and a version of Paul McCartney's "My Valentine" produced by McCartney himself.

Maxwell

Aug. 19, Amway Center, Orlando

The R&B singer and neo-soul pioneer known for songs such as "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and his cover of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work," who's set to soon release the final installment of his album trilogy "blacksummers'NIGHT," headlines this show that also celebrates R&B radio station Star 94.5's 25th anniversary.

The Lumineers

Aug. 23, Amway Center, Orlando

The folk-rock group rose to fame with their Grammy-nominated 2012 self-titled debut album and its single "Ho Hey," which became a Top 3 hit and was later included on Billboard's list of the 100 biggest songs of the 2010s. The band visits Orlando while touring around this year's album "Brightside."

Roger Waters

Aug. 25, Amway Center, Orlando

Co-founder of rock legends Pink Floyd before leaving the group and pursuing a solo career, Roger Waters visits Orlando on his This is Not a Drill tour, which he's dubbed his "first farewell tour." Waters says the tour will feature a dozen songs from Pink Floyd's golden era alongside newer tunes.

Daddy Yankee

Aug. 26, Amway Center, Orlando

Known as the King of Reggaetón, introducing to the genre to listeners worldwide 2004's "Gasolina" before scoring another super-hit with 2017's Luis Fonsi collaboration "Despacito," Daddy Yankee visits Orlando on what he says will be his farewell tour, also releasing the album "Legendaddy" earlier this year.

Maroon 5

Aug. 26, Universal Orlando Resort, musicafterdark.com

The pop-rockers behind such mega-hits as "Memories," "Moves Like Jagger," "She Will Be Loved" and "Sugar" visit Universal Orlando for Music After Dark, an event featuring "three days of resort relaxation, two nights of partying after dark" and an "intimate Maroon 5 concert" on Aug. 26.

Anuel AA

Sept. 5, Amway Center, Orlando

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer ranks alongside Bad Bunny as one of the most popular artists in the Latin trap genre, and visits Amway Center following the release of last year's album "Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren," or Legends Never Die, also the name of the tour.

Amy Schumer

Sept. 9, Hard Rock Live, Orlando, hardrock.com

After co-hosting the Oscars earlier this year with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, the comedian and actress who's starred in films such as 2015's romantic comedy "Trainwreck" and TV shows such as "Inside Amy Schumer" and this year's "Life & Beth" hits the road on a stand-up tour.

Fortune Feimster

Sept. 10, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando

Rising to fame for her appearances on Chelsea Handler's "Chelsea Lately" and "After Lately," along with other television shows such as "The Mindy Project," Fortune Feimster is a stand-up with a half-hour special on Netflix's "The Standups" who recently performed as part of Bert Kreischer's Fully Loaded Comedy Festival.

The Killers

Sept. 14, Amway Center, Orlando

Though still most beloved by millennials for their '00s hit "Mr. Brightside," The Killers remain one of the most popular and active rock groups today, releasing the albums "Imploding the Mirage" and "Pressure Machine" in 2020 and 2021. They'll be joined by a rock star of another generation, The Smiths' Johnny Marr.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sept. 15, Camping World Stadium, Orlando

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, still one of the genre's most popular groups, tour following the release of their latest No. 1 album "Unlimited Love" earlier this year. Be sure to get there early to see openers The Strokes and Thundercat, acts worthy of headlining themselves.

Kevin Hart

Sept. 16, Amway Center, Orlando

One of today's biggest movie stars (he co-stars in the action comedy "The Man from Toronto" and animated superhero film "DC League of Super-Pets" this summer alone), Kevin Hart also remains one of the most popular names in stand-up comedy, visiting Amway Center on his Reality Check tour.

Alicia Keys 

Sept. 17, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando 

The singer-songwriter and pianist who made her debut with 2001's "Songs in A Minor," which earned her the first five of her 15 Grammys and was selected for Library of Congress preservation this year, remains popular and active today, releasing the albums "Alicia" and "Keys" in 2020 and 2021. 

Daughtry

Sept. 18, Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne; kingcenter.com

The rock band fronted by "American Idol" season five finalist Chris Daughtry visits Melbourne while touring around last year's album "Dearly Beloved." They'll be joined by fellow rock group Pop Evil, which released its own new full-length "Versatile" in 2021.

Florence + The Machine

Sept. 23, Amway Center, Orlando

The English pop-rock group fronted by Florence Welch tours after releasing its latest full-length "Dance Fever" earlier this year (and being sampled on Kendrick Lamar's new album.) Opening will be two rising stars in the indie-rock genre, singer-songwriter King Princess and fellow Brits Wet Leg.

David Spade

Sept. 23, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando

Along with appearing on TV shows and films from the 1990s ("Saturday Night Live," "Tommy Boy," "Just Shoot Me!") to the 2020s ("Lights Out with David Spade," "The Wrong Missy"), Spade is a stand-up who released his latest special "Nothing Personal" this year and visits Dr. Phillips Center on his Catch Me Inside tour.

Karol G

Sept. 24, Amway Center, Orlando

The Colombian singer is one of the biggest names in the reggaetón and Latin trap genres today, with this year's single "Mamiii" with her and Becky G not only already an 11-times multi-platinum Latin hit, but also reaching No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Email entertainment reporter Jimmy Geurts at jimmy.geurts@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism by subscribing.