We’re hard-pressed to think of a better way to spend a PNW summer evening than sprawled out on a lawn with good friends, good wine and good tunes. For the past 42 years, Woodinville’s Chateau Ste. Michelle has offered just that only 35 minutes from Seattle, welcoming legends from James Taylor and Stevie Wonder to Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge. We can confirm it’s a dreamy bucket list item to add to your late summer lineup.
The venue fits up to 4,500 guests per show, and you can choose between first-come, first-served seating on the lawn or reserved seats if you’re craving more VIP perks (like private group cabanas or in-seat wait service). The zero-waste venue aims to make the experience as green as possible (think solar-powered lighting, water refill stations and compostable cups, bowls and utensils), and several bike racks are located on the winery grounds.
Feel free to BYO food, empty reusable water bottles or up to 1 gallon of water in plastic factory-sealed bottles. Or take advantage of on-site purchases like picnic fare and Chateau Ste. Michelle wines like their (Columbia Valley) 2024 Le Rosé, (Yakima Valley) 2023 Limited Release Jonté Sauvignon Blanc, (Columbia Valley) 2019 Limited Release Cold Creek Red Wine Blend and popular Midsummer’s White Blend, whose label is bedazzled with its own 2026 concert artwork. Most ticket holders can enter the amphitheater about 90 minutes before the start of the concert.
🎟️Here are five shows you can still catch before the sun sets on the 2026 season:
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1
Sarah McLachlan
August 8-9: Woodinville welcomes two Canadian chanteuse powerhouses for two evenings, as queen Sarah McLachlan takes the stage during her Better Broken Tour to celebrate her tenth album. The winner of three Grammy and twelve Juno awards, the lauded member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame plays songs both new and old, delighting more recent fans as well as those who discovered the singer-songwriter during her late-90s heyday. McLachlan is supported by Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell, a Grammy-nominated musician and Billboard Women In Music Canada’s “Breakthrough Artist of the Year,” who’s a rising star in her own right.
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2
O.A.R.
August 18: Nostalgia is the name of the game at the O.A.R. Three Decades Tour, during which Gen X music lovers get transported to the carefree basement and backyard parties of their youth. (Some may be surprised to learn that every lyric of nine-minute-long “Crazy Game of Poker” still takes up real estate in their head). The band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland, seems to have retained their authentic rock-reggae sound, and they express on-stage gratitude to still be jamming with buddies all these years later. Another blast from the past, Gavin DeGraw, opens.
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3
Tori Amos
September 2: Tori Amos graces the winery with her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice and brilliant storytelling during the In Times of Dragons Tour, honoring her new album described as a metaphorical story about the fight for democracy over tyranny. On this final leg of her summer itinerary, she reminds audience members that our voice is the most powerful thing we have, again weaving old favorites and future hits into the mix. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Bartees Strange opens the evening.
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4
Beck
September 18: Beck’s Ride Lonesome Tour passes through on the same day the talent’s fifteenth studio album (of the same name) is set to be released. Beck’s sound is said to change on each record, and this newest LP follows the musician’s Grammy-winning “Hyperspace.” We can’t wait to hear what’s in store. Los Angeles-born, New York-based, actress and musician Diana Silvers kicks off the night.
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5
Hermanos Gutiérrez
September 27: While many around the globe have long coveted the magical, instrumental sounds of Hermanos Gutiérrez, some Americans are just tuning into the Latin-Western, instrumental duo. Let the hypnotic tunes of these Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers carry you into the evening, perhaps while catching glimpses of an almost-full moon if the weather gods allow. Portland’s indie folk pop band Y La Bamba plays first, promising for a sweet and memorable night all around.
