On opening night of The Atlantis, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl told a sweaty, excited crowd that D.C. is not just a music city, but it’s also one of the “music capitals” of the country. Well, he added an expletive — but you get the point.

It’s true: The D.C. area is home to an insane amount of music venues, from punk-heavy dive bars with something resembling a stage tucked into a corner near the kitchen to historic concert halls. It’s no wonder big-name acts love to stop here. (*Cough cough* T-Swift, don’t skip us on your next tour, OK? Thanks.)

If your summer music calendar needs beefing up, check out this list of concerts we’re excited about at venues in D.C., Maryland and Virginia:

Re:SET concert series:To kick off the summer, Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, will host three days of indie-music heaven as part of the Re:SET DMV series (a project by entertainment company AEG). Headliners include supergroup Boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker), Steve Lacy, and LCD Soundsystem. The rest of the lineup is equally impressive: Dijon, Bartees Strange, James Blake, Toro Y Moi, Jamie XX, among others. (Merriweather Post Pavilion; June 16-18; Single-day tickets, $99+; three-day ticket sets, $250+)

Saleka: The oldest daughter of trailblazing horror movie writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, 26-year-old R&B singer Saleka is a star in her own right. She dances and demonstrates her impressive vocal range in stunning music videos, like the Shyamalan-produced “Mr. Incredible.” The Brown University-educated singer has opened for artists like Summer Walker and Boyz II Men. When her summer tour stops in D.C., it will be to promote her full-length debut, Seance. (Songbyrd Music House; June 21; $19.32+).

Joseph: Indie-pop trio Joseph has a lot of chemistry on stage and on their four studio records. And it makes sense: They’re sisters. Originally from Portland, Oregon, the group’s airy pop is tailor made for a convertible drive around the Pacific Northwest — though it pleases fans everywhere, who buy up their limited edition vinyl and stream their albums religiously on Bandcamp. (9:30 Club; June 24; $35)

T-Pain: Travel back in time to the mid-aughts, when T-Pain dominated the charts. The “rappa ternt sanga” had three autotune-heavy songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts and was featured on five top-10 singles. But the Tallahassee-bred Grammy winner has entered a new era, with an extensive book of cocktail recipes, an acoustic NPR Tiny Desk appearance (sans autotune) and a popular streaming channel on Twitch under his belt. He’s also got new music out with Tobi Lou, this show’s opening act. (The Anthem; July 8; $45+)

Kamasi Washington: Want to be transported to another place through jazz music? If you don’t think that’s possible, Kamasi Washington will convince you otherwise. Equipped with a saxophone and talented bandmates — and occasionally accompanied by his father, also a jazz artist — Washington finds a sweet spot between horn music that satisfies traditionalists and experimentation that draws in newcomers and genre skeptics. He played most of the sax on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly and is considered a modern-day jazz celeb for a reason that becomes obvious when you see him perform. (The Birchmere Music Hall; Aug. 1; $69.50)

The Chicks: The iconic country trio’s world tour stops at Merriweather Post Pavilion with opener Wild Rivers, another trio with rock, soul, and folk influences. Sit outside and sing along to The Chicks’ 2020 album, Gaslighter, or their breakout from more than two decades earlier, Wide Open Spaces. And, if you’re wondering whether the band is hung up on getting “canceled” by the country machine in Nashville following their 2003 Bush incident — they’re absolutely not. According to lead singer Natalie Maines: “It set us free.” (Merriweather Post Pavilion; Aug. 2; $55+)

Sam Smith: With provocative performances that have made grandmothers worldwide clutch their pearls, Sam Smith brings their Gloria tour to D.C. in mid-summer. The artist has been on a streak of self liberation in recent years — changing their pronouns, overcoming body dysmorphia, and releasing the hit “Unholy” with Kim Petras, the first openly transgender woman to win a Grammy. The 31-year-old Smith recently experienced a vocal cord injury and canceled two United Kingdom stops along the tour; but Smith has since told fans their voice is healing and the rest of the shows should be on as planned. (Capital One Arena; Aug. 4; $35+)

P!nk: The badass pop singer released her ninth album, Trustfall, this year. And while it’s P!nk’s first album since 2008’s Funhouse to not debut at #1 on the U.S. charts, it still came with hits like the Max Martin-produced single “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” — which is infectious enough to get entire stadiums full of fans on their feet during P!nk’s Summer Carnival tour, arriving at Nats Park this summer. (Nationals Park; Aug. 7; $154+)

Parliament-Funkadelic Feat. George Clinton: George Clinton, the octogenarian who’s been the world’s certified “Funkfather” for more than a half century, will crash land in D.C. this August. His band is known for its outlandish outfits and Afrofuturistic concept albums, like Mothership Connection, in which Black aliens land on Earth with one important message: “Ain’t nothin’ but a party, y’all.” Don’t let his age fool you: Clinton’s hits have been sampled by countless modern-day stars, from Childish Gambino to Kendrick Lamar. (Lincoln Theatre; Aug. 13; $95)

LOCALS ONLY: AV Sessions Open Mic (Pie Shop; June 21 & July 19; $12+); Be’la Dona Band (The Birchmere Music Hall; July 8; $39.50); Sounds of the City, Go-Go DJ Sets (Anacostia Arts Center; July 15; Free); Home Rule Music Festival (Songbyrd Cafe; The Parks at Walter Reed; Black Cat, June 16, 17, and 24); The Go-Go Explosion (Wolf Trap; July 29); DC JazzFest (More than 100 shows across 30 venues in D.C., including Arena Stage, The Anthem, and The Wharf; Aug. 30 – Sept. 3)

SOLD OUT, CHECK SECONDARY MARKET/CHECK BACK LATER: Noah Kahan (Merriweather Post Pavilion; June 9); Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, and Bully (The Anthem; June 10); Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (Wolf Trap; June 29); Melanie Martinez (The Anthem; July 2); National Symphony Orchestra, Joe Hisaishi (Wolf Trap; July 14-15); Sting (Wolf Trap; Sept. 1-2); The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie (The Anthem; Sept. 5); Cigarettes After Sex (The Anthem; Sept. 9);

This story has been updated to reflect that tickets to the first 44 shows to be held at The Atlantis are not available on any secondary market; and that Sam Smith’s show is at Capital One Arena, not The Anthem.