Knoxville Live Music 5/5 - 5/11

So, trying a new thing: doing a version of the weekly calendar in web page form, if people like it I might keep doing it. Who knows. Let us know in the comments if this is helpful.

Monday 5/5

Tuesday 5/6

Wednesday 5/7

Thursday 5/8

Friday 5/9

Saturday 5/10

Sunday 5/11

Monday 5/5

• 12PM - Tanner Burch & The Hill Hippies, The Faux Paws

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - FERD

  • Americana @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Marcus Bunch

  • Acoustic @ SoKno Taco $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Daniel Kimbro, UT Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

  • Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages?

• 7PM - Knoxville Jazz Workshop Final Performance

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM - Chirp

  • Funk & Prog Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 5/6

• 12PM - Leslie Jordan

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Margherita Fava

  • Jazz @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Spring Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Anarkuss w/Consensual Piss, Only Famines

  • Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+

• 9PM - Chirp

  • Funk & Prog Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 5/7

• 12PM - Tim Fast, CharlieLovewolf

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Steph Cabell

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Corner Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 7:30PM - Grateful Shred

  • Grateful Dead Tribute @ Bijou $35+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006236E221691F

• 8PM - Daniel Kimbro, Dyin' Runaway, Jake Smith, Steve Gigante

  • Black'n'Blue'n'Red Hot Sizzle Plate Special @ Pilot Light $10, 18+

• 8PM - Slackjaw w/Violence System

  • Metal @ Open Chord $18, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880393830986

• 9PM - Chirp

  • Funk & Prog Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

Thursday 5/8

• 12PM - Jefferson Thomas, The Roamers

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Steph Cabell

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Ramona & The Holy Smokes

  • Honky Tonk Thursday @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages?

• 7PM - Morbid Visionz, Bare Your Teeth, Belljar

  • Punk & Hardcore @ Karns Community Center $15, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/morbid-visionz-pissrot-bare-your-teeth-donkee-dick

• 7PM - Jeanine Fuller w/Chelsea Samples & More

  • Acoustic Soul @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, All Ages?

• 7:30PM - The Highwaymen Show

  • Classic Country Tribute @ Yee-Haw Brewing $30, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/the-highway-show-american-outlaw-tribute-cfoo25-

• 7:30PM - Willow Pill Presents God's Child

  • Drag Adventure @ Bijou $37+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006253CE856157

• 8PM - New Orthodox w/Attic Eyes

  • Experimental & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/new-orthodox-knox

• 8PM - Sunny Sweeney w/Cam Pierce

  • Country @ Barley's $25, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunny-sweeney-wcam-pierce-tickets-1273732300599

• 9PM - Nash Hamilton

  • Americana @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Graymo (Gray J, J Mo)

  • EDM @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9PM - Prince of the Burning Sands

  • Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $5, 21+

Friday 5/9

• 12PM - Southern Avenue

  • WDVX Big Plate Special @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages

• 11AM-Close - Maifest

  • Spring Festival @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 4PM-11PM - Marble City Meltdown

  • Three Day Punk Rock Festival @ Birdhouse $SOLD OUT, All Ages

• 6PM - Danimal Pinson

  • Loops & Stuff @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Josi J & Dessert w/Meloh Soul, JessBless

  • Rhythm & Rock Night @ Crafty Bastard West $10, 21+?

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/josi-j-and-dessert-tickets-1234911576769

• 7PM - East Montgomery

  • Lo-Fi Funk @ Last Days of Autumn $FREE, All Ages?

• 7PM - Gypsy Moon

  • Rock & Country @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Andrew Broschart

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Brandon Krul

  • Live @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Weezer vs Blink 182

  • Power Pop v. Power Punk @ Pretentious Beer $15, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.bornandraisedknox.com/events-1/weezer-vs-blink-182-at-pretentious-beer-co

• 8PM - Dark Mountain Orchid w/Lower Interiors, DJ M3RK

  • Gothic & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+

• 8PM - Josey Scott w/Etchstone, Hollow Wake

  • Nu Metal & Stuff @ Open Chord $26+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.seetickets.us/event/josey-scott/628984

• 8PM - Mark Boling Trio

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM-Late - Edgewood Heavy, Soulfinger

  • Rock, Soul, Funky Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - DJ Loor w/DJ Lord Saliba

  • DJs & Dancing & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 8:30PM - Vinyl Countdown

  • Classic Rock & Stuff @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - McKinley James

  • Blues Rock @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 9PM - Smooth Sailor

  • Yacht Rock Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 9PM - Mike McGill & The Refills

  • Honky Tonk @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - The International Miramar

  • Group Ballad @ La Bamba Seafood $30

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/el-internacional-miramar-knoxville-tn-2025-05-09-vth97pmsbu6g

Saturday 5/10

• 12PM - Southern Avenue

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 11AM-Close - Maifest

  • Spring Festival @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 11AM-5PM - Vestival w/Knox County Jug Stompers & More

  • South Knoxville Culture Festival @ Ogle Ave at Martin Mill Pike

• 11:30AM-Late - Metal Chaos w/Autumn Lies Buried, Quiescent Mantis, Cetragore, WarClown & More

  • Metal @ Ashe's Bearden Beer Market $10, All Ages?

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metal-chaos-2025-tickets-1230863348409

• 12:30PM-10PM - Southern Skies Music Festival w/Charley Crockett, Dirty Guv'nahs, Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies, Willow Avalon, Devon Gilfillian, Southern Avenue

  • Music & Whiskey Festival @ World's Fair Park $70, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://southernskiesmusicfestival.com/tickets

• 4PM-11PM - Marble City Meltdown

  • Three Day Punk Rock Festival @ Birdhouse $SOLD OUT, All Ages

• 6PM - The Deep Fakes

  • Covers & Stuff @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Redd & The Paper Flowers

  • Live Album Recording @ Pink Moon Sounds 7PM $25

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/redd-the-paper-flowers-live-album-recording-release-party-tickets-1106444448129

• 7PM - Candela

  • Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia & Stuff @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Evie Andrus

  • Fiddler @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Ethan Norman

  • Roots Rock & Stuff @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Jake Byrd Trio

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - New York Bee Gees w/Knoxville Symphony

  • Bee Gees Tribute @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $51+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006106E48E4E44

• 8PM-Late - Analog Kid, Lost Sound Department

  • Psych Rock & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - Lady D & SoulJam, Dramatic Scales

  • Soul & Jazz Fusion @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - DJ Tapi w/DJ Lord Saliba

  • DJs & Dancing & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 8PM - Scruffy City Soul Machine

  • Soul @ Union Place $FREE, 21+?

• 8PM - La Maquinaria Norteña w/La Reunion Norteña

  • Norteño @ Knoxville Coliseum $50, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/la-maquinaria-nortea--knoxville-knoxville-tn-2025-05-10-9kggg9i1okbv

• 8PM - Boots N' Beats

  • Country & EDM @ Open Chord $24 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.seetickets.us/event/boots-n-beats/643893

• 9PM - Blue Ridge Gathering

  • Neo Traditional @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Portal 2.0: Gray J, Fiction, J Mo, Greg T

  • Warehouse Rave @ Printshop Beer $20, 21+

• 9PM - Big Pink

  • Jams & Stuff @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Donnie & The Dry Heavers

  • Indie Rock & Jams @ Barley's $5, 21+

Sunday 5/11

• 11AM-Close - Maifest

  • Spring Festival @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 1PM - Wayang Katalistrik! Shadow Show and Gong Orchestra

  • Gamelan with a cool puppet show @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Bryson Quick

  • Wagon Wheel Live @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, All Ages?

• 4PM-11PM - Marble City Meltdown

  • Three Day Punk Rock Festival @ Birdhouse $SOLD OUT, All Ages

• 4:30PM - Swingbooty, Cigano Swing

  • Jazz @ Ijams Nature Center $10, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Coheed and Cambria w/Mastodon, Periphery

  • Prog Rock & Stuff @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $50+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/coheed-and-cambria-mastodon-the-infinite-knoxville-tennessee-05-11-2025/event/1B00618593EC3112

• 7PM - Jessica Watson & Seth Hopper

  • Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place)

• 8PM - hey thanks. w/Antadie, Vin Honey, Goodluck Shaman

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+

• 8PM - Matthew And The Atlas w/Joel Porter

  • Folk Rock @ Barley's $20, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matthew-and-the-atlas-wjoel-porter-tickets-1104115963569