Summer isn’t here yet, but outdoor concert season arrives next week with Feist’s performance at the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Outlaw Field. Expect a few more concerts to be announced in the coming weeks, but here’s a good start to planning your summer.

IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN

2355 Old Penitentiary Road, BoiseIdahoBotanicalGarden.org

MAY

29:Feist

JUNE

26:Wilco w/ Blitzen Trapper

JULY

17:Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group

AUGUST

2:Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Cracker

6:Counting Crows

19:Norah Jones

24:Crosby, Stills & Nash

29:Jane’s Addiction

SEPTEMBER

1:Bonnie Raitt w/Mavis Staples

7:Jake Owens w/Jack Ingram

IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATER

6200 Can-Ada Road, NampaIdahoCenter.com

JUNE

13:Nickelback

15:Tim Rushlow, Little River Band, Restless Heart

JULY

4:Rockstar Mayhem Festival w/Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, more

EAGLE RIVER PAVILION

827 E. Riverside Drive, EagleCTTConcerts.com

JUNE

14:Melissa Etheridge

JULY

2:Meat Loaf

12:k.d. lang

20:Chris Isaak

21:Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys

AUGUST

18:Boise Philharmonic “Picnic at the Pops”: The Music of Gershwin

21:ZZ Top

25:Boise Philharmonic “Picnic at the Pops”: Music of Harry Potter, Wizards & Witches

SEPTEMBER

1:Boise Philharmonic “Picnic at the Pops”: Patriotic Pops w/ Curtis Stigers and Rebecca Scott

6:Olivia Newton-John

21:Brit Floyd

USANA AMPHITHEATER

Salt Lake City

USANA-Amp.com

It’s not The Gorge, but it’s closer. And there’s always a couple of worthy shows that don’t make it to Idaho. (Scorps! Maiden!)

JUNE

11:Scorpions

14:Toby Keith

20:Def Leppard, Poison

JULY

11:Ringo Starr

25:Big Time Rush

AUGUST

1:Iron Maiden

3:Journey, Neil Giraldo, Loverboy

22:311, Slightly Stoopid, Soja

SEPTEMBER

1:Sugarland

28:The Australian Pink Floyd

THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE

George, Washington

LiveNation.com

The Gorge should be on everyone’s bucket list, if not do-it-every-summer list. It’s about6 1/2 hours from Boise.

MAY

25-28: Sasquatch! Music Festival

JUNE

9:KUBE 93 Summer Jam

23:Paradiso Festival w/ Avicii, Afrojack and others.

JULY

28:Journey, Pat Benatar, Loverboy

AUGUST

3-5:Watershed Festival — Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, more

31:Dave Matthews Band

SEPTEMBER

1-2:Dave Matthews Band

22:Jason Mraz

RED BUTTE GARDEN

Salt Lake City

RedButteGarden.org

The University of Utah’s botanical garden has a permanent amphitheater with a capacity of about 3,000. Bonus: You can pack your own food and drinks (including beer and wine).

MAY

28:The Shins (sold out)

29:Bon Iver (sold out)

JUNE

3:Sheryl Crow (sold out)

10:American Legacies: Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Del McCoury Band

13:Melissa Etheridge

25:Wilco (sold out)

26:Jimmy Cliff

JULY

2:B-52’s and Squeeze (sold out)

15:Brandi Carlile

17:Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band

19:Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers (sold out)

20:Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

27:Al Green

29:Los Lobos & Steve Earle and the Dukes w/ Allison Moorer

AUGUST

8:Diana Krall

10:Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw (sold out)

12:Michael Franti & Spearhead (sold out)

13:Gipsy Kings

14:Andrew Bird

17:Dead Can Dance

21:Norah Jones (sold out)

23:Crosby, Stills & Nash (sold out)

26:Huey Lewis & The News

28-29: Bonnie Raitt w/Mavis Staples

SEPTEMBER

2:Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

GALLIVAN CENTER

Downtown Salt Lake CityUConcerts.com

JUNE

23: Chris Young26:Keane w/Mystery Jets

28:The Avett Brothers w/City and Colour

AUGUST

21:Joe Walsh

TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES

Pioneer Park, Salt Lake City

TwilightConcertSeries.com

Like Alive After Five, except it’s on Thursdays. They book bigger-name bands, too, and this year are charging $5 at the gate.

JULY

5:Beach House, The Walkmen

12:Raphael Saadig, JJ Grey and Mofro

19:TBA

AUGUST

2:My Morning Jacket

9:Passion Pit, Austra

16:Iron and Wine, Kathleen Edwards

23:M. Ward, DeVotchKa

30:Common

BUMBERSHOOT

Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington

Bumbershoot.org

SEPT. 1-3

This music, theater and arts festival draws more than 100,000 fans each year. This year’s highlights include Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex, Gotye, El Vez and others.

HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Quincy, Calif.

HighSierraMusic.com

JULY 5-8

Highlights of this jam-band festival include Ben Harper, Toots and the Maytals, Built to Spill and David Garza.

WHERE ARE ALL THE IDAHO MOUNTAIN TOWN CONCERTS?

Later in the summer, mostly — and still finalizing their lineups. Stay tuned: Scene magazine will put together a guide to mountain town shows and publish it in June.