PNC Music Pavilion is Charlotte's big outdoor summer concert venue, with covered seats up front and a wide lawn behind them. It sits northeast of Uptown in the University City area, so it works best as a planned evening out rather than a casual walk-up stop.
The draw is the scale: touring rock, pop, country, and festival acts that need more room than a downtown theatre can offer. Lawn tickets are the relaxed option, but for popular shows the space fills quickly and traffic around the venue can be slow.