Concert bargain, Boise? Tickets slashed to $30 for 26 Idaho shows, mostly summer

Good news, Boise: Summer concert season is around the corner.

Even better news: Tickets to some of the most-anticipated shows won’t set you back a car payment.

Promoter Live Nation will unveil a nationwide deal next week called “Summer of Live.” Tickets will be slashed to $30 for 26 Idaho shows.

That $30 price is being marketed as “all in.” But consumers will have to pay tax, too, on select shows. And at the Ford Idaho Center, there is a $4 order fee for the transaction, whether it’s one or multiple tickets purchased, General Manager Andrew Luther said.

The promotion starts at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, and goes until 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 — or until supplies run out.

Some concerts will be a bigger bargain than others. Either way, limited quantities of tickets will be available, so set that 9:59 a.m. reminder alarm.

The official national promotional link for tickets is at Live Nation’s website. Direct links for Idaho shows also are included below.

Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater, Nampa

Bailey Zimmerman, June 5; Parker McCollum, June 25; MGK, June 27; AJR, July 10; Charley Crockett, July 12; The Avett Brothers, July 18; Goo Goo Dolls, July 27; Simple Plan, Aug. 2; Lindsey Stirling, Aug. 4; 311 and Dirty Heads, Aug. 11; The Black Crowes; Men at Work, Aug. 13; O.A.R., Aug. 14; Ty Myers, Aug. 15; The Beach Boys, Aug. 27; Godsmack and Stone Temple Pilots, Sept. 26

(Tickets available at fordidahocenter.com.)

Ford Idaho Center (arena), Nampa

Matt Rife, Oct. 9

(Tickets available at fordidahocenter.com.)

Revolution Concert House and Event Center, Garden City

Tech N9ne, May 2; Boys Like Girls, May 9; Jinjer, July 10; The Marcus King Band, July 11; President, Oct. 1; Filter, Oct. 2.

(Tickets available at cttouringid.com and ticketmaster.com.)

ExtraMile Arena, Boise

Shinedown, Aug. 10

(Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.)

Mountain America Center, Idaho Falls

Goo Goo Dolls, July 29; Lindsey Stirling, Aug. 5

(Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.)

This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM.

Michael Deeds

Idaho Statesman

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Michael Deeds is a long-serving entertainment reporter and opinion columnist at the Idaho Statesman, where he chronicles the Boise good life: restaurants, concerts, culture, cool stuff. He started as a summer intern after graduating from the University of Nebraska with a news-editorial journalism degree. Deeds’ prior Statesman roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor. His other writing has ranged from freelancing album reviews for The Washington Post to bragging about Boise in that inflight magazine you left on the plane.