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Parents’ Day Gift Ideas

by James Kevin Stott

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  1. When is National Parents Day in the United States?
  2. Good Gift Ideas For National Parents Day
  3. Take Them Out to a Restaurant
  4. Buy Them Flowers or Their Favorite Beverages
  5. Concert Ticket to Their Favorite Group
  6. Your Parents’ Favorite Singers
  7. Aerosmith
  8. The Beach Boys/Mike Love
  9. Foreigner
  10. Journey
  11. Iron Maiden
  12. Bruce Springsteen
  13. Janet Jackson
  14. Mötley Crüe
  15. Eagles
  16. Billy Joel
  17. Metallica
  18. The Rolling Stones

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When is National Parents Day in the United States?

In the US, National Parents Day is always on the fourth Sunday in July, this year arriving on Sunday, July 28. So what are some ideas for good gifts for parents who have everything?

Good Gift Ideas For National Parents Day

Finding functional and thoughtful gifts for your Mother and Father for Parents Day can be hard, and you know your mom doesn’t need any more dish towels and dad certainly doesn’t need another tie or belt. So how do you find gifts for parents who have everything?

The most obvious thing you can do on Parents Day is to spend some valuable time with them. Parents are the reason we are all here and they won’t be around for life, so making an effort to actually be with them on Sunday, July 28 and family seems to be a better gift than gold.

Here are some Parents Day gift ideas—also great Mother’s Day gift ideas, Father’s Day gift ideas or for a birthday—with some unique present ideas. Gifts can be hard to get for moms, be it Mother’s Day, Parents Day, or Christmas, so here are some good ideas..

Take Them Out to a Restaurant

One great idea if you still live near your parents is to take them out to a lovely brunch, lunch, or dinner at their favorite restaurant or one you all frequented when they were listening to these groups when we were all still young.

This idea checks a couple of Parents Day boxes: spending precious time with them, getting a great meal, and making another wonderful memory to show them your appreciation for what they have done for you and your family. You can never go wrong with food.

Buy Them Flowers or Their Favorite Beverages

If going to a restaurant is out of the possibilities, maybe doing something simple like bringing or sending them flowers or plants, or a bunch of their favorite beverages for Parents Day is a more practical idea?

A gift of Dad's favorite Beer brand or a bottle of Mom's favorite Wine would also be a great spirit idea. These are gifts they can enjoy together with you or with each other when you have gone home to the Batcave in your Batmobile.

If your parents aren't alcohol drinkers, how about getting them some select Soda brands that you know they love and will drink? Soft drinks like Dr. Pepper®, A&W Root Beer, and Coca-Cola are very affordable Parents Day gifts, and you can even get personalized Coca-Cola cans or bottles for Mom and Dad for the special occasion.

Concert Ticket to Their Favorite Group

What would a parent love as a gift? Buying concert tickets is among the best gift ideas for them and using a quality secondary ticket market like TicketX can be a great way to find tickets to some of the legendary bands now on tour in the United States, and first time users can score major savings on tickets with first-time users getting a special 10% discount off of their purchase for Mom and Dad.

Coming up with good gift ideas for parents can sometimes be hard, but your mother and father love good music, right? Concert tickets make unique gifts and can be the perfect gift idea to highlight a weekend together for your Mother and Father. And with so many classic groups and performers starting, or set to begin their farewell tours, buying concert tickets is the perfect birthday, wedding, or Parents Day gift.

Here are some of the legendary 60’s, 70’s and 80’s bands now touring in the US—with many involved in their last concert tours ever—which may provide the perfect surprise gifts for parents who have everything on this upcoming 2024 National Parents Day.

Your Parents’ Favorite Singers

Aerosmith

Tour Dates: September 20, 2024 - February 26, 2025

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and American rock stars Aerosmith will be back on the road one last time for their rescheduled farewell Peace Out Tour featuring special guests The Black Crowes and Teddy Swims, with the latter only appearing on opening night in Pittsburgh.

The 40-concert tour will take the boys from Boston all over the US and Canada. The Peace Out Tour will kick off at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and end at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

A perfect Parents Day gift, Aerosmith tickets for this final tour are already on sale. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members will be performing all of their biggest hits, including Sweet Emotion, Seasons of Wither, Back In The Saddle, Amazing, and Dream On.

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The Beach Boys/Mike Love

Tour Dates: February 21, 2024 - October 30, 2024

Also hitting the road this summer are legends The Beach Boys, who came out of Hawthorne, California, in 1961 and gave the world great hits like Help Me Rhonda, Surfin' USA, and California Girls.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of their classic album Endless Summer, the group has embarked on its Endless Summer Gold Tour, which will tour the East Coast, parts of the Midwest, and California.

Joining The Beach Boys and lead singer Mike Love on special dates will be actor and musician John Stamos, and tickets to see The Beach Boys are now available, which would make an ideal surprise Parents Day gift. The group will be playing at the Plaza de César Chávez in San José, California, on Parents Day, Sunday, July 28.

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Foreigner

Tour Dates: June 11, 2024 - August 28, 2024

Two 80s supergroups, Foreigner and Journey, just ended a tour together. Both bands will continue to play shows in 2024, with Foreigner on a super bill that includes Styx and John Waite. You can find foreign tickets at this link.

On Parents Day 2024, Foreigner will be at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey—along with Styx and John Waite—In their farewell tour, and you can expect Mick Jones and the band to play all your favorites like Urgent, Feels Like The First Time, Hot Blooded and Cold As Ice. The time is now to catch Foreigner while you still can.

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Journey

Tour Dates: July 6, 2024 - September 8, 2024

Journey will also continue to play dates in 2024 and will be joined by Def Leppard and the Steve Miller Band, two other iconic bands from the past, and these San Francisco-based legends will also play all of their hits like Don't Stop Believin', Anyway You Want It, Lights, Feeling That Way, and Anytime.

Get your tickets for Journey, performing with Def Lepard and Heart on Monday, August 5, at historic Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of MLB's Red Sox. It would be hard to find a better Parents Day gift this year for your hard-working Mother and Father.

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Iron Maiden

Tour Dates: September 1, 2024 - December 7, 2024

London Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will also be hitting the road and touring in their The Future Past Tour, which starts Down Under in Australia at the RAC Arena in Perth, Austria, with Killswitch Engage as their opening act.

After playing in New Zealand and Japan, Iron Maiden will head to the US, opening at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheater in San Diego, California, on Friday, October 4. The group will then head to Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil in South America.

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Bruce Springsteen

US Tour Dates: March 19, 2024 - September 13, 2024

Bruce Springsteen is a legendary live performer and a proud New Jersey product. Him and his E Street Band are in Europe now but will be back in the US in August, where their opening shows will be on August 15-16 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh,

The Boss and his boys will be performing all of their classic hits like Born In The USA, Born To Run, Pink Cadillac, Hungry Heart, and Spirit In The Night, so buy your parents some Bruce Springsteen tickets for Parents Day and a great memory they will never forget.

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Janet Jackson

US Tour Dates: June 4, 2024 - July 30, 2024

If your parents are more into Pop music, then maybe seeing Janet Jackson perform on her Together Again Tour would be the perfect Father's Day gift. The tour just kicked in Palm Desert, California, and will wrap its US leg at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

So, who is she "together again" with? None other than rapper Nelly, and this 35-date tour will celebrate Janet's 50th year as an entertainer. After the US legs, Janet Jackson (without Nelly) will head to England for three shows on September 28-29 and October 1.

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Mötley Crüe

Tour Dates: May 5, 2024 - July 3, 2025

Heavy Metal band Mötley Crüe is playing as part of The Stadium Tour in 2024, along with other Heavy Metal fan favorites Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, with the tour visiting select cities in the US and Canada.

Although there are just a handful of scheduled dates, you can find Mötley Crüe tickets here and catch these old rockers doing their hits like Dr. Feelgood, Shout at the Devil, Looks That Kill, and Wild Side, and Live Wire in US in cities like Hollywood, Florida, California, as well as Québec up in Canada.

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Eagles

Tour Dates: September 20, 2024 - December 14, 2024

American rock legends the Eagles just announced a residency at the iconic Sphere in Las Vegas with a band lineup of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill, and Deacon Frey, the son of the late Glenn Frey.

Catching this legendary band before they call it a day would be the perfect Parents Day present—especially at the new cutting-edge Sphere.

Expect the Eagles to dish up all of the greatest hits in Sin City, including Hotel California, The Long Run, Desperado, Take It Easy, One of These Nights, and Tequila Sunrise. You can find Eagles tickets here at Ticket X, where first-time users can get 10% off using this special savings promo code.

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Billy Joel

Tour Dates: April 26, 2024 - November 9, 2024

At age 75, Billy Joel still has it. The New York City native is in the midst of a number of huge shows in major stadiums on his 2024 tour, which included a special show with Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks on June 21 and which will also see Police legend Sting joining forces with the Piano Man on Friday, September 27 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Could you find a better Parents Day gift than a ticket to that show in the Gateway City?

You can expect to hear this legend's big hits, including Piano Man, Uptown Girl, We Didn't Start The Fire, Just The Way You Are, and Big Shot. You can find your Billy Joel tickets here at TicketX, as yet another iconic US musician will call it a career this year.

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Metallica

US Tour Dates: Auguest 2, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Los Angeles-based Heavy Metal superstars Metallica can't miss when they are touring, and James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are still going strong with the M72 World Tour 2023-24. They are wrapping up some European dates in France, Poland, and Spain before returning home to the US.

On August 2 and August 4, Metallica will be at Gillette Stadium—home of the NFL's New England Patriots— in Foxboro, Massachusetts, before heading to Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, where you can expect them to play their best songs like Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fade To Black, and Master of Puppets.

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The Rolling Stones

Tour Dates: April 28, 2024 - July 17, 2024

It always seems like it will be the last tour for the Iconic English band The Rolling Stones, but with lead sings Mick Jagger now 80 years old and lead guitarist Keith Richards also at age 80, The Glimmer Twins may not be doing any more tours after this Hackney Diamonds Stones Tour '24, so best get your Rolling Stones tickets now before it's too late.

Seeing the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the world is the ideal Parents Day gift for fans of this legendary group, which is currently performing in 15 cities in North America, including the US and Canada.

Mick, Keith, and guitarist Ronnie Wood will be playing songs from their new Hackney Diamonds album, as well as classic Stones hits like Satisfaction, Under My Thumb, Sympathy For The Devil, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up, and Gimme Shelter, one of the greatest rock songs ever made.

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