Matchbox 20? Tim McGraw? Kenny Chesney? This outdoor summer concert venue will rock, Boise

Ignore the snow and ice. Boise is heating up fast — for outdoor concert fans.

The Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater added two more major names to its summer schedule today.

▪ Rock band Matchbox Twenty, known for hits such as “If You’re Gone” and “Bent,” will perform at the Idaho Center Amphitheater on Sept. 12. Jacob Dylan and the Wallflowers open. Tickets go on sale at noon Jan. 17 at ICTickets for $39.50 general-admission lawn, and $59.50 to $119.50 reserved.

▪ Also today, country singer Tim McGraw announced he’s heading out on tour with Midland and Ingrid Andress this year. That show will come to the Idaho Center Amphitheater on Aug. 28. Ticket information has not been released.

Music fans should expect about 13 to 15 shows at Nampa’s outdoor concert venue this year. Approximately half of them already have been nailed down. Here’s what else we know.

▪ Thomas Rhett (with Cole Swindell and Hardy): July 24. Tickets go on sale Jan. 31 at ICTickets.

▪ David Gray: July 25. Tickets are available now.

▪ Kenny Chesney (with Michael Franti & Spearhead): Aug. 5. Ticket information is not yet available.

▪ Vampire Weekend: Aug. 10. Tickets are available now.

▪ The Doobie Brothers (50th anniversary tour featuring Michael McDonald): Sept. 3. Tickets are available now.

Outlaw Field, the main outdoor concert venue inside Boise city limits, has announced only one show so far. The Avett Brothers are slated to perform there May 19. Tickets are available now.

This story was originally published January 13, 2020 at 3:36 PM.