Rock / Pop

Songs in Flight

Songs in Flight

April 3, 2024

Presented by In 2019, Cornell University started “Freedom on the Move,” a database of “runaway ads” from the United States’ early newspapers—names, dates, descriptions, rewards. The database notes that it ...

Kings Return

Kings Return

March 22, 2024

Presented by The dynamic four-piece a cappella group Kings Return is made up of such a rich and powerful blend of vocal timbres that it’s no wonder that in a short time, ...

Dawn Landes

September 6, 2023

Dawn Landes is a force to be reckoned with. This multi–talented American singer–songwriter, musician, and producer has five full–length albums and five EPs under her belt. From touring with roots ...

Nella

Nella

March 4, 2023

Nella Rojas got off to a blazing start when her debut Voy won Best New Artist at the 2019 Latin Grammys. The flamenco-driven title track was named one of the ...

Brother Ali

October 7, 2022

This event is a co-production between Motorco and Duke Arts. Tickets are sold via the Motorco website. ### with MaLLY / DJ LAST WORD Brother Ali is a respected Hip ...

Oddisee

November 9, 2022

This event is a co-production between Motorco and Duke Arts. Tickets are sold via the Motorco website. ### DMV rapper and record producer Oddisee realized early on that purpose and ...

Phil Cook

March 29, 2022

Phil Cook returns to Duke Performances for an intimate performance of the entirety of his new solo piano album All These Years. Recorded on a 1923 Steinway in Durham’s NorthStar ...

Three Lobed Recordings 21st Anniversary Festival

April 14, 2022 - April 17, 2022

Three Lobed Records’ founder and director Cory Rayborn characterized the seven new releases that mark the label’s twentieth anniversary as leaning “into the slightly weirder side of what you may ...

Waxahatchee

April 10, 2021

Duke Performances is excited to present our virtual season – The Show Must Go Online! High-quality, commissioned films featuring artists originally slated for in-person performances will premiere on Vimeo for ticket holders. ...

Livestream: Daughter of Swords

May 27, 2020

We’re partnering with Duke Arts and WXDU on a livestream series hosted by Duke Performances on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. We’re continuing the series with Alexandra Sauser-Monnig’s solo project ...

Livestream:
Molly Sarlé

May 20, 2020

We’re partnering with Duke Arts and WXDU on a livestream series hosted by Duke Performances on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. We’re continuing the series with North Carolina-based songwriter Molly ...

Livestream: Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz

April 22, 2020

We’re partnering with Duke Arts and WXDU on a livestream series hosted by Duke Performances on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. We’re continuing the series with Durham-based vocalist Kate McGarry ...

Livestream: Jake Xerxes Fussell

April 15, 2020

We’re partnering with Duke Arts and WXDU on a livestream series hosted by Duke Performances on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. We’ll continue the series with singer and guitarist Jake ...

Livestream: William Tyler

April 8, 2020

We’re proud to share that we’re partnering with Duke Arts and WXDU on a livestream series hosted by Duke Performances on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. We’ll kick off the ...

Jeremy Denk, Piano & Stefan Jackiw, Violin IVES VIOLIN SONATAS WITH NEW YORK POLYPHONY, VOICES

Mountain Man
COSMIC PROM

January 17, 2020 - January 19, 2020

Amelia Meath, Molly Erin Sarlé, and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig interlace harmonies to produce their enchanting brand of indie folk magic that is both intimate and sprawling. As Mountain Man, the trio’s distinctive ...

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

October 3, 2019

Tickets for Mavis Staples at the Carolina Theatre are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online, via phone at 919-560-3030, and in person at the Carolina Theatre Box Office ...

Mumu Fresh

Mumu Fresh
Building Bridges: Muslims in America

September 21, 2019

Duke Performances subscriptions and single tickets, including $10 Duke student tickets, are now on sale. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased online, via phone at 919-684-4444, and in person at ...

Mary Halvorson

Mary Halvorson
Code Girl

May 1, 2020

March 16, 2020: Important Announcement: Remainder of Duke Performances spring season cancelled Dear Friends, Due to precautionary measures related to COVID-19, Duke University has temporarily suspended on-campus classes and is ...

Wye Oak

Wye Oak
JOIN

February 28, 2020

Duke Performances subscriptions and single tickets, including $10 Duke student tickets, are now on sale. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased online, via phone at 919-684-4444, and in person at ...

In Conversation: Stew

February 15, 2019

Tony Award-winning playwright and singer Stew sits down with Talya Klein (Duke Theater Studies) for a lunchtime conversation spanning his career, influences, and current project, ‘Notes of a Native Song’ ...

Stew & The Negro Problem

Stew & The Negro Problem
Notes of a Native Song

February 14, 2019 - February 17, 2019

Nearly forty years passed before the Tony Award-winning playwright and singer Stew realized that James Baldwin had changed his life. As a Los Angeles teenager, Stew loved Baldwin’s Go Tell ...

The Gloaming

The Gloaming

April 10, 2019

$10 Duke student tickets are available for purchase online, via phone at 919-684-4444, and in person at the Duke University Box Office, Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM. ...

Angélique Kidjo
Remain in Light

April 8, 2019

$10 Duke student tickets are available for purchase online, via phone at 919-684-4444, and in person at the Duke University Box Office, Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM. ...

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Pharoahe Monch
& PitchBlak Brass Band

November 2, 2017

In February 2016, a quarter-century after his debut with the pivotal hip-hop duo Organized Konfusion, Queens emcee Pharoahe Monch took a chance, stepping onstage at New York’s Ecstatic Music Festival with Brooklyn’s uproarious PitchBlak Brass Band.

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Murs & 9th Wonder

February 8, 2018

The rapper Murs and the producer 9th Wonder were raised on different coasts: Murs is a product of South Central Los Angeles, a background that’s informed every aspect of his lyrics, from streetwise storytelling to the bits of Spanish he’s long woven into his lines

Alsarah & The Nubatones

Alsarah
& The Nubatones

March 1, 2018

Alsarah’s circuitous journey toward stardom began as a double refugee — first from conflict in her native Sudan, then from civil war in neighboring Yemen. After arriving in New York in the mid-1990s, Alsarah turned to music as a living link to her homeland, both as an ethnomusicologist and a singer with a velvety voice and socially conscious lyrics.