Live@Lake Raleigh is a free, family-friendly concert series on the picturesque shore of Lake Raleigh. Come check out the performances on Thursday evenings in April and May. Food trucks will be on the concert site at 5 p.m., and the concerts will start at 6 p.m. This collaboration between NC State LIVE and NC State Centennial celebrates the unique voices of North Carolina’s extraordinary music scene.

Whoop will perform at Lake Raleigh on May 16. Formed in 2020, Whoop evolved organically from Friday night jams in Bigas’ barn studio in Raleigh. Consisting of musical moments captured, distilled and tastefully shaped into songs, the band’s celebratory yet introspective eponymous debut emerged to rave reviews. On the North Carolina band's sophomore album “Just What?,” Whoop traverses indie-pop, rock, reggae and jazzy hip-hop with instinctive musicality, rare chemistry and palpable joy.