Knoxville Live Music 5/26 - 6/01
- Jared Hagemann
- May 25
- 5 min read
Say goodbye to May this week with some great Knoxville live music! There's a lot of great stuff this week that you don't want to miss.
Call it a calendar, call it an event planner, call it whatever you want. Let us know in the comments if we missed a show! Have a great week!
Monday 5/26
7PM - Chris Alford, David Kline, Matt Nelson
Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, 18+
9PM - Absent w/Burnt Norton, Spoon
Folk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
9PM - Rossdafareye
Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Tuesday 5/27
12PM - Zack Miles, Lazarus Lake
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mimi Terry
Jazz @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Adam Lion w/Matt Nelson, Dead Cobre
Experimental Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
9PM - Rossdafareye
Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Wednesday 5/28
12PM - James Margolis
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Spring Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - J. Luke Cochran
Knox Whiskey Wednesdays @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - TAKAAT (of Mdou Moctar) w/Chatter
Tuareg post-punk from West Africa @ Pilot Light $15, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/takaat
9PM - Balkun Bros
"Psychedelic Punk Rock Blues Funk" @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
Thursday 5/29
12PM - Jack Barksdale
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Daniel Fluitt
Grumpin' Country @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mike McGill & The Refills
Honky Tonk Thursday @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Texas Hippie Coalition W/Seven Stones, Makes My Blood Dance, 4 Daze Dead
Heavy Metal & Stuff @ Open Chord $30 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.seetickets.us/event/texas-hippie-coalition/635614
7PM - TBA
Acoustic Soul @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, All Ages?
7:30PM - Beatles vs Stones: A Musical Showdown
Musical Hits Showdown @ Bijou $42+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006138FADD5772
8PM - Feyleux w/New Romantics
Ethereal Sounds and Dark Vibes @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
9PM - Visitant, Alukah, Elseetoss, Vile Haint
Death Metal @ Barley's $8 Advance, $10 Day of Show, 21+
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/visitant-alukah-elseetoss-vile-vaint-tickets-1311879840919
9PM - The Smokers Club
Blues Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
9PM - Benicio
DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+
9PM - Balkun Bros
"Psychedelic Punk Rock Blues Funk" @ Scruffy City Hall $5, 21+
Friday 5/30
12PM - The Scott Southworth Band
WDVX Big Plate @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Harmony & Grit
Acoustic Duo @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Lazarus Lake w/Gavin Kattesh Band, Roland Dixon
Alt Country & Stuff @ Pretentious Beer $10 Advance, $15 Day of Show All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.bornandraisedknox.com/events-1/lazarus-lake-pretentious-knoxville-tn
7PM - Cameron Moore Jazz Trio
Jazz @ Crafty Bastard (West) $FREE, All Ages?
7PM - Ray Beltran & Bluemax
The Blues @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Illaphonic
Instrumentals & Stuff @ Last Days of Autumn $FREE, All Ages?
7PM - Blue Ridge Gathering
Neo-Traditional @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Wilder Things Than Us
Zappalachain @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Sean Carson
Country @ East by Orange Hat $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Bryson Quick
Country @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Chris Morel
Singer-Songwriter @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Justin Haynes
Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Antadie w/Lost Sound Department, Shuteye
Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
8PM - Max McNown
Country @ Mill & Mine $SOLD OUT, All Ages
Learn More: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/max-mcnown-the-mill-mine-tickets/13708094
8PM - Pamela Klicka
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
8PM-Late - Jameron, Corey James Clifton
Funk/Soul Jams then Soulful Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM-Late - Russell Walker Band, Gramphix
Honky Tonk then Rock & Soul @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
8PM - Daft Disco: A French House & Disco Party w/DJ Voltage
French House & Disco @ Open Chord $20 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880317801610
8PM-Late - Sterl The Pearl w/Space Cowboy
Nightclub DJs & Dancing & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+
8PM - Short Term Memory
Classic Rock Tribute @ Union Place $FREE 21+
8PM - Mighty Blue
Blues Rock @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE 21+
8:30PM - Jaystorm Project
Funk, Soul, Rock, R&B @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - J.Bu$h w/Black Atticus, EMVN, Benji iii, Lane Shuler, Michael Deon, Mr. Kobayashi, DJ Drewskii
Album Release: Hip Hop & Stuff @ Birdhouse $15, All Ages
9PM - Brand New Box of Matches
Bluegrass & Stuff @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM - Craig Scott Ferguson
Singer-Songwriter @ Pirate Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - Los Pescadores Del Rio Conchos, Conjunto Rio Grande, Conjunto Amanecer, Conjunto Sable
Regional Mexico @ Knoxville Coliseum $60, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/los-pescadores-conjunto-rio-grande-knoxville-knoxville-tn-2025-05-30-0uv1h3s1v5s0
Saturday 5/31
12PM - Joe Kaplow, Sean Carson
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
3PM - Knoxville Mushroom Festival w/Honkers & Bangers
All About Mushrooms @ Everything Mushrooms $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/events/3007013052807760/
5PM - Bob Dylan Birthday Bash w/Tangled in Blues, Jeanine Fuller, Todd Steed, Milk Man & The Big Band, & More
Bob Dylan Tribute @ Ijams Nature Center $15 Advance, $18 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-bob-dylan-birthday-bash-2025
6PM - High Heat, The Griefers
North Knox Block Party @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mike McGill
Honky Tonk @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - The Appalachian Moon Band
Americana & Stuff @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Renée Maggart
Acoustic Stuff @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Pellissippi Student Swing Band
Swing @ Birdhouse $10, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/pellissippi-state-student-swing-band-tickets-218784
8PM - Hell Bop, UaD5, DJ-BJ, Minitiger, Brandi Augustus
Space Needs 3 @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
8PM - Evie Ladin
Banjo Singer-Songwriter @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://jubilee-community-arts.ticketleap.com/evie-ladin/dates/May-31-2025_at_0800PM
8PM - Jake Gray w/Mike Jones
Singer-Songwriter Album Release Show @ Pretentious Beer $13, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jake-gray-album-release-party-tickets-1238338546929
8PM - Tom Peron Quartet
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
8PM - The Romeo Kings w/Vagabond Brew
Blues Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $15, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880267118694
8PM-Late - Jerb, Dramatic Scales
Jams then Jazz Fusiony Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM-Late - DJ Loor w/Space Cowboy
Nightclub DJs & Dancing @ Lunaverse $10, 21+
8PM - Soulfinger
Funk & Soul @ Union Place $FREE 21+
9PM - Trusty Hucksters
Swing Jazz @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9:30PM - Same As It Ever Was
Talking Heads Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
10PM - HiDAZE, Banquet, Easy Does It
Indie Rock & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+
Sunday 6/01
4PM - Cookie Hopper
Wagon Wheel Live @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00623CBACE614C
7PM - Dead Justice, Shattered Self, Torsion, Patchwork, Once More Again
Hardcore & Stuff @ Remedy Coffee $10, $5 Under 18, All Ages
7PM - Owen Tharp & Hunter Deacon
Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Decide Today w/Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish, Dektol, Minitiger
Electronic & Synthy Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+
8PM - End of the Line: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers
Allman Brothers Tribute @ Open Chord $25 Advance, $30 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853509351410456073
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