Pat McGee and Friends, with Jason Adamo
Schedule
Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
1620 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27608 | Raleigh, NC
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Pat McGee is BACK at The Rialto after one of our most fun shows of 2025. This is one you won’t want to miss. Pat McGee has a passion for bringing wildly talented people together. Since the formation of the Pat McGee Band in 1995, McGee has sought out uniquely skilled musicians to compliment his songwriting. After relocating to Rhode Island from Virginia in the early 2000s, Pat McGee added Patrick McAloon (backing vocals, guitar and mandolin) to his lineup. The two Pats have
performed together all over the world and have a natural synergy that shines bright on and off stage.
McGee’s music is rooted in the singer-songwriter genre but branches out to the jam band world. Pat crafts tunes that have musical familiarity with a creative stamp all his own. With Classic Rock inspired writing, McGee continues to showcase his love of melodic guitar driven music layered with soaring vocal harmonies, organic grooves and thoughtful lyrics. McGee has toured with the likes of: Allman Brothers Band, The Who, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, Counting Crows, Steve Miller and more. McGee will continue to produce his celebrated music festivals, Down The Hatch (NC) and Ocean State of Mind (RI), where McGee shares his love of fellow artists and local culture.
Highlights from the past year include Pat and John Popper playing to 2,000+ at the Capitol One Center in Tysons, VA and playing to 4,000+ with his longtime friends emmet swimming and VACO at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap. In January 2025, Pat returned to the Sail Across the Sun Cruise hosted by his friend Train. Most recently PAT performed at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the Naval Academy’s classes.
An interesting thing happens when an artist ditches gimmicks and masks; honest, unpretentious, full-bodied music is born. The Jason Adamo Band started with the man himself, a truly soulful singer with inspired lyrics and raspy falsetto. Although a long-time resident of Raleigh, NC, Adamo is also recognized as a staple in the New York City underground music scene and was featured in writer Heather Jacks’ recent book and multimedia project on busking, The Noise Beneath The Apple. Jacks shines light on Adamo’s Joe Cocker-like “bold grit and heart,” and ability to take a captive audience from “engaged silence” to a “floor stomping, rollicking, good time.”
Adamo recently garnered his first GOLD record as a songwriter with a cut on country artist Brett Young's debut album on the Big Machine Label Group. "Beautiful Believer" was co-written with Brett Young and Annie Wildgen.
In recent years, Jason Adamo has played shows all over the United States opening the show for many noted musicians-among them are:
Gavin DeGraw, Brett Young, Leon Russell, Pat McGee Band, Tony Lucca, Keaton Simons, Tim Reynolds (DMB Guitarist), Orianthi (Michael Jackson Guitarist), Bobby Long (ATO Recording Artist) Ryan Cabrera, Martin Sexton, The Lovell Sisters, Corey Smith, The Kin, Carbon Leaf, Tyrone Wells, Ernie Halter, Hobex, The Presidents of the United States, Better Than Ezra, Brandi Carlile, Dishwalla, Will Hoge, Brian VanderArk, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell.
As well as playing side stage for the following National Acts:
Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Damien Marley, Rogue Wave, The Allman Brothers Band, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Finger Eleven, Hootie and the Blowfish, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang, Arc Angels, Monte Montgomery, and Kenny Wayne Shepperd.
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Where is it happening?
1620 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27608Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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