By Bobby Olivier | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Someday, the weather is going to break. We'll all be in short sleeves again, walking outside and then you’ll realize that due to your forced hibernation, you have no idea what concerts are coming to New Jersey this spring and summer.

Well, here’s your answer in the form of 50 of the largest tours rolling through the Garden State from now through Labor Day. To say the schedule is jam-packed with A-list talent would be an understatement: Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Luke Bryan, Britney Spears, Lorde and many more are all lined up to take on the Garden State and make this spring and summer concert season one of the best in recent memory.

Check out this epic list and tell us in the comments what shows you can’t wait to see once the weather finally lets up.

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Miranda Lambert

March 22, Prudential Center, Newark

Country star Miranda Lambert brings her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour to the Brick City this week, on the strength of her critically acclaimed 2016 LP “The Weight Of These Wings.” If you were Team Miranda in the divorce from Blake Shelton, then get your cowboy boots on and mosey on down.

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Justin Timberlake

March 25, Prudential Center, Newark

JT has already had a big year: in February he performed at the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show — with no wardrobe malfunctions of which to speak — and released his new, slightly country-fied LP “Man Of The Woods,” and now things are getting a whole lot bigger with his accompanying tour. Expect an epic show from Timberlake and his sprawling Tennessee Kids band.

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Lorde

April 6, Prudential Center, Newark

Lorde’s feverishly anticipated June album “Melodrama” was outstanding and now the New Zealand pop star brings the record on tour for a celebration of, for my money, was the album of 2017. To boot, the sensational rap duo Run The Jewels will open.

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Bon Jovi

April 7-8, Prudential Center, Newark

The weekend before the iconic New Jersey rock band Bon Jovi enters the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Jon, Tico and the guys will play back-to-back performances at Prudential Center, the venue Bon Jovi helped open in 2007 with a series of monster performances. The band also just re-released its latest album “This House Is Not For Sale” with two additional tracks.

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Pink

April 14, Prudential Center, Newark

After a (literally) soaring performance on the Atlantic City beach last summer, Pink returns for an indoor offering at Prudential Center, on the strength of her terrific 2017 album “Beautiful Trauma.” Expect similar acrobatics and pitch-perfect vocals.

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Brian Fallon

April 29, Starland Ballroom, Sayreville

Jersey rocker Fallon continues his solo run — concurrent with the news that his calling-card band The Gaslight Anthem will reunite in June — with a terrific new album in “Sleepwalkers” and a list of new shows, with his latest backing band, called The Howling Weather.

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Jackson Browne

May 12, Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City

If you’re running on empty this Spring, refuel in Atlantic City with legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, whose last LP was “Standing In The Breach,” released in 2014. Though most folks will be there for all the oldies: “The Load Out,” “Doctor My Eyes” and “Somebody’s Baby” are on the way.

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Halestorm and In This Moment

May 12, The Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park

You want some bad-ass rocker chicks? Both Halestorm and In This Moment are fronted by two epic female vocalists in Lzzy Hale and Maria Brink. If you haven’t banged your head all winter, here’s your chance as the Stone Pony Summer Stage kicks off its warm weather schedule.

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Dierks Bentley

May 19, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel; May 20, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Catch country superstar Dierks Bentley on his Mountain High tour this spring in Central and South Jersey. The Arizona native is set to release an accompanying album called “The Mountain” later this year. Stay tuned, y’all.

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Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and more

May 19, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

The Philly radio station 93.3 WMMR again hosts its annual MMRBQ festival in Camden this Spring and heaps of hard-rock are on the way: Alice in Chains, Ghost, Stone Temple Pilots and more.

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Misfits

May 19, Prudential Center, Newark

New Jersey punk fans will unite and flood this sure-to-be epic reunion of the state’s most notable horror-punk outfit this side of Halloween. This is the first New Jersey show with both original Misfits singer Glenn Danzig and founding bassist Jerry Only in decades. Fellow thrasher-gods Suicidal Tendencies will open.

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Dead and Company

June 1-2, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Deadheads, get ready. Dead and Company is back on the road this summer and will play back-to-back nights in Camden. Come for the classics (Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann play in the group) and stay for the solos shredded by tagalong John Mayer.

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Luke Bryan

June 2, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

This is one monster country ticket. Not only is mega-star Luke Bryan headlining but who’s opening? That would be “Body Like A Back Road” superstar in his own right Sam Hunt, who fills arenas around the country on his own tours. Also opening on the What Makes You Country tour are Jon Pardi and Morgan Wallen.

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Slayer

June 2, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

It was a sad day for thrash lovers the world over when the legendary metal band Slayer announced its farewell tour a few months ago. At least it’s coming to New Jersey, though. Hear “Raining Blood” one more time and get in the pit!

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Kendrick Lamar, SZA and more

June 8, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Over the past five years or so, California’s Top Dawg Entertainment has become a leader in the hip-hop game and the rap label is taking its show on the road for The Championship Tour, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and the main event: Kendrick Lamar. This one’s gonna be epic.

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Imagine Dragons

June 9, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

I say this with love: Imagine Dragons just hasn’t gone away. The Las Vegas-based electro-rock band has produced three huge radio singles with its 2017 LP “Evolve” and as the group continues to dominate, the album’s accompanying tour returns to New Jersey for what should be a huge night of pumping jams.

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Summer Jam

June 10, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

The Super Bowl of hip-hop, hosted by New York’s Hot 97 rap radio station, makes its annual trek to the Meadowlands for another mammoth day and night of performances, collaborations and surprises. We don’t have the lineup yet, but it’s always huge and should be announced in April.

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Journey and Def Leppard

June 15, Prudential Center, Newark

So. Many. Hits. Between Journey and Def Leppard, you’ll hear three hours of music and know every word. Neither act has been particularly relevant this century but once you hear the openings to “Pour Some Sugar On Me” or “Don’t Stop Believin’” kick in, you won’t care a bit!

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Dave Matthews Band

June 15-16, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; July 18, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

For once, DMB didn’t have a summer tour play New Jersey in 2017, but as promised, the iconic jam-rockers are back again and ready to thrill the Garden State three times this summer. Play “#41” — the long version!

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Thirty Seconds To Mars, Portugal. The Man, and more

June 17, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

One of the best rock concerts of the summer comes in Camden every year for the Philly alternative radio station 104.5’s annual Birthday Show, this year with Jared Leto’s arena-rock group Thirty Seconds To Mars, pop-rock crossover stars Portugal. The Man and more.

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Thirty Seconds To Mars

June 21, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

A few days after its performance in Camden, Thirty Seconds To Mars comes up to Central Jersey for a solo headlining gig, on the strength of an upcoming album and the new single “Walk On Water,” which seems to be playing on loop on every alt station in America right now.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

June 22, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

Another farewell tour, this time for the southern rock harbingers Lynyrd Skynyrd, or what’s left of them. Founding guitarist Gary Rossington is still with the group and this summer The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour will punctuate the act’s hall of fame career.

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Poison and Cheap Trick

June 23, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

There are plenty of killer pairings this summer, not the least of which being ‘80s rock hitmakers Poison and Cheap Trick. Bret Michaels and Co. haven’t released an album since 2007 but CT dropped a well-received LP last year called “We’re All Alright!” But most folks will be there for the power ballads and “Want You To Want Me” singalongs.

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Chris Stapleton

June 29, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Country-rock star Chris Stapleton’s live show is a no-frills, down and dirty experience, bolstered by towering vocals and sharp songs you wish you thought to write. Expect more of the same following the release of Stapleton’s delightful “From A Room” volumes 1 and 2 in 2017. Under that beard it’s all talent.

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Rascal Flatts

June 29, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

The hit-making country-pop trio Rascal Flatts seems to be perpetually touring and released its 11 LP last year, called “Back To Us.” But prepare for huge singalongs to the mid-2000s hits “What Hurts The Most” and “Bless This Broken Road.”

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U2

June 29, Prudential Center, Newark

After last summer’s monster “The Joshua Tree” 30th Anniversary Tour that packed MetLife Stadium, the rock icons head inside to Prudential Center for a more conventional performance, centered around “Songs of Experience,” released just this past December.

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Foreigner

June 30, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

Whether you’re as cold as ice or you’re hot-blooded, you’ll want to make your way to Holmdel this summer to hang out with classic rock icons Foreigner. Even if you’ve seen the U.K. group a whole bunch, this one will still feel like the first time.

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Imagine Dragons, Judah and the Lion, and more

June 30, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

After its solo headlining show in Holmdel, Imagine Dragons will lead the bill at the second summer Birthday Show for 104.5, Philly’s favorite rock station. Judah and The Lion will play mainstage as well, after a whole day and night of jams along the Delaware River.

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Sam Hunt

July 1, Atlantic City Beach, Atlantic City

A list of big country acts have played the Atlantic City beach over the years, drawing tens of thousands along the boardwalk, and this night in A.C. will be another to remember as country-pop star Sam Hunt takes the stage on the beach just before the Fourth of July.

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Jimmy Buffett

July 5, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

If you couldn’t afford to shell out the cash to for Jimmy Buffett’s new “Escape To Margaritaville” Broadway play, perhaps you can still make it to Camden and see the prolific songwriter sing some more about cheeseburgers, paradise and summer booze.

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Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes

July 7, The Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park

Another summer, another Southside Johnny show on the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park. Southside’s big band blues-rock is always a thing to behold in the live setting. If you don’t want to buy tickets, you can always hear the tunes from the boardwalk.

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Vans Warped Tour

July 13, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; July 14, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

I must admit, I’m a little sad that the massive punk-rock summer trek Vans Warped Tour is finally wrapping up after 21 years in the blazing sun. But this last ride through Jersey will be a fun one: Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, Asking Alexandria, Reel Big Fish and many more will head for the Garden State in July.

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Joan Jett and Styx

July 15, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

Come sail away to a place where everyone loves rock and roll and no one gives a damn about their bad reputation. Joan Jett and Styx will rock PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel whether you like it or not.

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Lindsey Stirling and Evanescence

July 17, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; Aug. 10, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

This should be a fairly epic pairing, between the alt-rock powerhouse group Evanescence and electro-violinist extraordinaire Lindsey Stirling, joined by a full orchestra. If “Bring Me To Life” was your favorite 2000s rock jam, then this is going to be a show you won’t want to miss.

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Britney Spears

July 19-21, Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City

Finally. We all knew at some point pop princess Britney Spears would bring her highly regarded Las Vegas tour residency show on the road and now she’s coming to New Jersey for three straight nights and a list of hits, including “Toxic,” “Hit Me Baby One More Time” and “Oops … I Did It Again.” The vocals will be canned, the dancing will be terrific.

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Zac Brown Band

July 19-20, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Zac Brown Band summer concerts in New Jersey are becoming almost as commonplace as DMB shows, for the crowd who prefers their toes in the water and their chicken fried. ZBB’s last LP “Welcome Home,” released in 2017, was another chapter in what’s shaping up to be a truly terrific career for the Georgia songwriter and band leader.

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Taylor Swift

July 20-22, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Are you ready for it, New Jersey? Pop mega-star Taylor Swift will play three consecutive nights in New Jersey this July in what may be the single-most-insane weekend of summer 2018. The Reputation World Tour will surely be full of monster hits and a few surprise guests — last time in New Jersey T-Swift brought out The Weeknd, Nick Jonas, Heidi Klum, most of her “squad” and the entire U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. Can she top that?

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Weezer and Pixies

July 20, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel; July 21, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Two alt-rock heavyweights collide in Holmdel this summer as Weezer and Pixies take on PNC Bank Arts Center. Weezer will play headliner, mixing its pick-a-color album favorites with tracks off its 2017 album “Pacific Daydream.” Pixies released “Head Carrier” in 2016.

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Charlie Puth

July 24, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

New Jersey’s ascendent pop crooner Charlie Puth has leveled up to full-on amphitheater chaos — the Rumson native will play the 25,000 capacity BB&T Pavilion in Camden this summer, following his upcoming new album “Voicenotes” and its hits “Attention” and “How Long.”

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Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson

July 24, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

Two hard-rock titans in Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson join forces this summer for what should be a Central Jersey concert full of huge, raging moments. The pair have toured before and as both have relatively new LPs to show off, a few new jams will add to the hit-filled set lists.

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Kesha and Macklemore

July 25, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; July 27, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

This show will be, if nothing else, a spectacle. Kesha and Macklemore, two stalwarts of the party-pop scene who have both shifted to more meaningful tracks, will co-headline and run through their own hits before joining for their new duet “Good Old Days.”

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David Byrne

July 27, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Good old David Byrne, still trying to make sense of the world long after his Talking Heads heyday. The iconic musician just released his latest album “American Utopia” and with the electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso also on the tour this night will be plenty eclectic.

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The War On Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, and more

July 28, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Did anyone else listen to and freaking love The War on Drug’s terrific new album “A Deeper Understanding” in 2017? Here’s your chance to see the alt-rock band in person, plus alt-country star Sturgill Simpson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and a list of other rock acts at the annual XPonential Music Festival in Camden.

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Avenged Sevenfold and Prophets of Rage

July 31, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

This one’s a no-brainer for hard rock fans. Avenged Sevenfold puts on a tremendous live performance and has really changed up its sound from how you might remember M. Shadows and crew from their “Bat Country” days. And the anti-Trump supergroup Prophets Of Rage, featuring members from Rage Against The Machine, Cypress Hill and Public Enemy, is an intense, strong act, too.

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Jay-Z and Beyonce

Aug. 2, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Pop and hip-hop’s most famous power couple join forces again for the titanic On The Run II tour, which was announced last week and is immediately one of the hottest tickets of the summer. Both HOV and Queen Bey are running on highs; Jay-Z’s 2017 LP “4:44” was critically acclaimed and nominated for a heap of Grammys, as was Beyonce’s momentous 2016 surprise album “Lemonade.”

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Boy George and Culture Club

Aug. 3, The Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park

Do you really want to take a ride down to the Jersey Shore this summer and see Boy George and Culture Club? Yes, you do! The new-wave icons have been back at it as a band for a few years now and a new album called “Tribes” is due out this year. Even if you hate the music, come for George’s awesome hats.

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Keith Urban

Aug. 3, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

Aussie country superstar and Mr. Nicole Kidman Keith Urban returns to New Jersey this summer on his GraffitiU Tour, supporting the eponymous new LP coming later this year. Come for the old hits, stay for the new hit “Blue Ain’t Your Color.”

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Phish

Aug. 7-8, BB&T Pavilion, Camden

It may not be 13 consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden, but New Jersey native Trey Anastasio and his legendary jam band Phish will still hit South Jersey twice this summer, in support of the group’s 13th LP “Big Boat,” and the coming legality of marijuana in the Garden State.

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Pentatonix

Aug. 14, BB&T Pavilion, Camden; Aug. 20, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel

There is no show on this warm-weather New Jersey bill quite like acapella masters Pentatonix, who have gotten used to filling arenas and amphitheaters with no instruments other than five voices and a whole lot of talent. The five-piece will release “PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I” later this year.

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Kenny Chesney

Aug. 18, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

After a year removed from the Meadowlands, country stalwart Kenny Chesney brings his Trip Around The Sun tour, where genre stars Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion will open. Dig out your country hat and flip-flops!

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Bobby Olivier may be reached at bolivier@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BobbyOlivier and Facebook. Find NJ.com on Facebook.