Gonzo’s Nose now performs only once or twice a year, making every appearance a special occasion. Add the fact that this is the Final Encore season at Tarara, and Saturday becomes one of those nights you simply cannot recreate later.

Turn up the synth. Cue the soaring guitar. Get ready for the opening piano notes that can turn an entire field full of people into one massive choir.

This Saturday, August 15, The Seven Wonders – A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks will bring one of rock music’s most legendary songbooks to the Tarara Summer Concert Series—and this has all the makings of one of those unforgettable Tarara nights.

This Saturday, August 8, Slippery When Wet – The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute returns to the Tarara Summer Concert Series for one final, fist-pumping, sing-every-word night beside Shadow Lake.

The Ultimate ’80s Party Returns: The Legwarmers Are Pulling Out All the Stops at Tarara

This Saturday, July 25, Tarara isn’t simply hosting a concert—it’s setting sail for paradise.

This Saturday, Turnstiles transforms Tarara into the biggest piano bar in Loudoun. You may not own every Billy Joel album. You may not know which year every song was released. You may even insist that you are only a casual fan. Then the piano starts. Suddenly, you know every word.

This Friday, July 3, the Tarara Summer Concert Series kicks off Independence Day weekend with Stifler’s Mom – The Ultimate ‘90s Experience, a high-energy, nostalgia-fueled party built for singing, dancing, laughing, and reliving the decade that gave us grunge, pop-punk, hip-hop, boy bands, girl power, TV theme songs, and some of the most unforgettable music ever made.

Father’s Day Weekend is almost here, and let’s be honest: Dad probably doesn’t need another tie, another coffee mug, or another last-minute card from the grocery store.

Father’s Day Weekend is almost here, and let’s be honest: Dad probably doesn’t need another tie, another coffee mug, or another last-minute card from the grocery store.

For 27 summers, the Tarara Summer Concert Series has been more than music. As we celebrate the Final Encore Season, we want to hear your memories, stories, photos, and favorite moments.

This Saturday, June 13, the Tarara Summer Concert Series presented by Bruster's Real Ice Cream and Bow Tie Strategies welcomes back a fan favorite: 7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience. Known for soaring harmonies, masterful musicianship, and a setlist packed with timeless classics, 7 Bridges brings the sound, spirit, and energy of the Eagles’ legendary late-’70s era to the Shadow Lake stage. Before they take the stage, we caught up with the band for 5 Quick Questions ab

There are certain bands that do not simply play a show — they start a full-blown group therapy session for everyone who still knows every word to the songs burned into our brains from mixtapes, burned CDs, TRL, road trips, high school dances, college parties, and questionable life decisions. White Ford Bronco is one of those bands. This Saturday, June 6, White Ford Bronco returns to the Tarara Summer Concert Series for what promises to be one of the biggest, loudest, most nos

There are normal Saturday nights. And then there are the Saturday nights where you find yourself standing under the summer sky, drink in hand, singing songs you haven’t thought about in years — somehow remembering every word. This Saturday, June 6, the Tarara Summer Concert Series presented by Bruster's Real Ice Cream and Bow Tie Strategies keeps the season rolling with one of the DMV’s favorite live party bands: White Ford Bronco. And if you grew up on mixtapes, mall food co

Some songs do not just play. They transport. One minute you are standing by Shadow Lake with a glass in your hand, and the next you are back in the car with the windows down, at a high school dance, in your first apartment, at a wedding reception, or somewhere in the middle of a memory you did not even realize you missed. That is the magic of ’80s music. It was big. It was bright. It was dramatic in the best possible way. The choruses were made to be shouted. The guitar solos

The second Saturday of the season brings a different kind of energy. Opening night is about the return.The following week is about momentum. And on Saturday, May 30, that momentum heads straight into the '80s when The New Romance - The Ultimate '80s Tribute Band takes the stage at the Tarara Summer Concert Series for a night built around nostalgia, singalongs, big vocals, and the kind of songs that turn an already good crowd into a great one. With gates opening at 5:00 PM and

Opening night always means something special. But this year, it means even more. On Saturday, May 23, the Tarara Summer Concert Series kicks off its Final Encore season with So Fetch! – The DMV’s Ultimate 2000s Dance Party taking the stage at 6:00 PM. Gates will open at 5:00 PM. That alone is a great reason to pay attention. But opening night is never just about the band. The Magic of Opening Night It’s about the first crowd of the season. The first walk through the gates. Th

Now it gets real. Opening night of the Final Encore season is almost here, and on Saturday, May 23, the Tarara Summer Concert Series presented by Bruster's Ice Cream and the Bow Tie Fund begins its last run with So Fetch! - The DMV's Ultimate 2000s Dance Party taking the stage at 6:00 PM. That matters for an obvious reason. It is opening night. But this year, it matters even more because it is not just the start of another season. It is the first chapter of the farewell. Whic

These friends energetically dance and sing along to their favorite hits. The announcement is out. People know now. This season is the Final Encore for the Tarara Summer Concert Series, and that reality is starting to land in a very specific way. Not as information. As feeling. Because it is one thing to hear that something is ending. It is another thing entirely to realize what that means for you. For your Saturdays. For your summer. For the tradition you kept assuming would

The Final Encore Season Kicks Off on Saturday, May 23 with So Fetch! Dear Tarara Family, Well… this is the email we always knew would come someday, but still hoped we could somehow avoid. After 27 years of music, memories, dancing, picnics, parking field adventures, wine glasses, glow sticks, weather watching, singing along loudly, and pretending we still know every word to every song, the 2026 Tarara Summer Concert Series presented by Bruster’s Real Ice Cream and the Bow Tie