Knoxville Live Music 6/02 - 6/08

June is here and you don't want to miss the live music and other stuff going on this week in Knoxville.

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 6/02

Tuesday 6/03

Wednesday 6/04

Thursday 6/05

Friday 6/06

Saturday 6/07

Sunday 6/08

Monday 6/02

• 12PM - Radio On

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

• 12PM - Mighty Musical Monday

  • Experience the Wurlitzer! @ Tennessee Theatre $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Manstett

  • Knox Brew Stories @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - David Kline, Brad Hebert, David Dalton, Ryan Clackner

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

• 7PM - UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Joe Wilaniskis

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

• 9PM - Merlin's Nest

  • Jazz Fusion & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 6/03

• 12PM - TBA

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

• 6PM - CANCELLED - Love Drunk & The Hangovers

  • Big Fun Tuesdays @ Mead's Quarry $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Donald Brown

  • Jazz @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Lee DeWyze

  • Indie Americana @ Open Chord $25, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880394500619

• 9PM - Merlin's Nest

  • Jazz Fusion & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

• 9:30PM - Will Shepherd

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Wednesday 6/04

• 12PM - Nick Horner

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

• 7PM - In Her Own Words w/Emblem3, glimmers, After/Party

  • Pop Punk & Stuff @ Open Chord $22 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.seetickets.us/event/in-her-own-words/644855

• 7PM - Summer Vibes: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

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

• 7PM - J. Luke Cochran

  • Knox Whiskey Wednesdays @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7:15PM - Perpetual Groove

  • Jam Rock @ Yee-Haw Brewing $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.bornandraisedknox.com/events-1/perpetual-groove-at-yee-haw-brewing-knoxville

• 7:30PM - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

  • New Orleans "Musical Gumbo" @ Bijou $30+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062459C4C368E

• 9PM - Pennyroyal

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9:30PM - Will Shepherd

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Thursday 6/05

• 12PM - Ciara Fragale, Noah Smith

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

• 6PM - Daniel Fluitt

  • Grumpin' Country @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Smooth Sailor

  • Yacht Rock Benefit Concert @ Yee-Haw Brewing $50, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.cancersupportet.org/good-vibrations/

  • Learn More: https://yeehawbrewing.com/event/cscet-good-vibrations-ft-smooth-sailors/

• 6PM - Brand New Box of Matches, Cody Moneymaker & The Breadlosers

  • Pickin' On Nature Bluegrass Series @ Ijams Nature Center $10 13+, $6 Kids 6-12, $Free 5 & Under, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-pickin-on-nature-bluegrass-concert-june-5

• 7PM - Wild Bill & The Bruisers

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

• 7PM - TBA w/Chelsea Samples & Friends

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

• 8:30PM - Rawk-aoke

  • Live Band Karaoke @ Scruffy City Hall $5, 21+

• 9PM - The Smokers Club

  • Blues Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Kittkat & Friends

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

Friday 6/06

• 12PM - True Blue

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

• 6PM-12AM? - Rhinestone Fest

  • Dolly Parton Themed Festival @ Old City $FREE, All Ages

  • Central Street Block Party

    • 6PM - Uncle Stan and His String Band

    • 7PM - Square Dance

  • Jig & Reel

    • 6PM - Jessica Watson, Seth Hopper, Barry Po Hannah

    • 9PM - Roman Reese & the Cardinal Sins

  • Emporium Center

    • 5PM - Nick Horner w/Maggie Tharp (Doing Dolly tunes)

  • Side Hustle @ Lonesome Dove

    • 7PM - The Singletons

  • Pour Tap Room

    • 9PM - Davis Mitchell

  • Red Gallery

    • 5PM - TBA

  • Wagon Wheel

    • 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

• 6PM - Kelsi Walker

  • WDVX First Friday Live @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Brown House Collective

  • First Friday Show @ Spacecraft $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM-Late - Ben Welham, Nate FX w/Kevin Nowell, Earl Grae, Chris Marc, Corey Hodge

  • Art of House Underground @ Mirage $FREE, 21+?

• 6PM - Knox DJ Collective

  • DJs @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Josiah & The Greater Good w/Hayden Bright

  • Soul, Funk, & Blues @ Crafty Bastard (West) $15, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/josiah-the-greater-good-tickets-1310674666209

• 7PM - Greg Horne

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Singletons

  • Bluegrass/Folk @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Zak Saltz Band

  • Country @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Kyle Campbell, Chris Zuhr

  • Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - North Hills Ropers w/Nic Mingie, Taylor Corum

  • Country @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $15, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.bornandraisedknox.com/events-1/north-hill-ropers-june-6th-2025-gypsy-circus-barrelhouse

• 8PM - Nightjar w/Minorcan, Kass Richards

  • Alt Indie/Folk @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 8PM - Covalence, The Hoones, Jackson Ave.

  • Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $12 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880251828583

• 8PM - Donald Brown

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

• 8PM - Marlow and the Missing Characters

  • Rockabilly @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Home Free

  • Country A Capella @ Tennessee Theatre $46+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/home-free-knoxville-tennessee-06-06-2025/event/1B006263A7761C30

• 8PM-Late - Mendingwall, Airshow

  • Funky Pop Rock then Jams @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - Floze, Fiction, Yakota, DJ Colin O'Neal, Utter Lucidity

  • Extraterrestrial Rave @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 9PM-Late - J.Bu$h w/DJ Carly B, Cyber Grape, DJ Drewskii

  • Dance Party & Art Gallery @ Sassy Ann's $FREE?, 21+?

• 9PM-Late - Dramatic Scales

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

• 9PM - Banda El Recodo, Banda Los Recoditos, Banda Machos, Banda Maguey

  • Regional Mexico @ Knoxville Coliseum $80, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/banda-el-recodo-los-recoditos--mas-knoxville-tn-2025-06-06-acn6tsrarpkl?redirected=true

• 9PM - The Stolen Faces

  • Grateful Dead Tribute @ Barley's $10, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 6/07

• 11AM-12AM? - Rhinestone Fest

  • Dolly Parton Themed Festival @ Old City $FREE, All Ages

  • Rhinestone Ride (Bicycle ride)

    • 11AM - Meet at Crafty Bastard, ride path takes Central to Market Square then back to the Old City

  • Main Stage on Central

    • 1PM - Cookie Hopper

    • 1:15PM - Knoxville School of Rock

    • 2PM - Sweet T as Dolly (Drag)

    • 2:40PM - Kids Costume Contest

    • 3PM - Simplicity Dance Team

    • 4PM - Sweet T as Dolly (Drag)

    • 4:45PM - Cookie Hopper & Friends

    • 5:10PM - Adult Costume Contest

    • 6PM - The Boomchuckers & Cookie Hopper

    • 7:15PM - The Boomchuckers

    • 7:45PM - Sweet T as Dolly (Drag)

  • Jig & Reel

    • 1PM - Matt Foster

    • 3:30PM - Jack Hatfield & Garrett Gregg

    • 6PM - Mike McGill

    • 9PM - Big Creek Bluegrass

  • Side Hustle @ Lonesome Dove

    • 7PM - Charlie Maples Band

  • Pour Tap Room

    • 9PM - Hayden Bright

  • Pretentious Beer

    • 7PM - Chris Morel

• 12PM - Brandon Maddox, Conner Brooke

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

• 4PM-10PM - Knox Pop Con

  • Asian Pop Music Festival @ Creekside $15, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://knoxkpop.com/events/knox-pop-con-2025-event/

  • 4PM- Event Kickoff with Special Collab

  • 4:30PM- K-Pop Dance Class & Random Dance Play

  • 5:30PM- Cosplay Contest & Prize Ceremony

  • 6PM- K-Pop/J-Pop/Anime Performance #1

  • 6:30PM- Anime Theme Car Show & Raffles

  • 6:55PM- K-Pop/J-Pop/Anime Performance #2

  • 7:50PM- Concert by Alan Z

  • 8:20PM- K-Pop/J-Pop Random Dance Play & Karaoke

  • 9PM- DJ After Party (18+)

• 5PM - Jamfest: Red Vinyl Gypsies, King Ghoul, Civil Strife, Josi J & Dessert, Covalence

  • Jamfest @ Ijams Nature Center $15, Kids Under 10 $Free, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-jamfest-2025

  • 5:00 - Red Vinyl Gypsies: https://www.instagram.com/redvinylgypsies/

    6:00 - King Ghoul: https://www.instagram.com/king_ghoul_band/

    7:00 - Civil Strife: https://www.instagram.com/civilstrifeofficial/

    8:00 - Josi J and Dessert: https://www.instagram.com/josijanddessert/

    9:00 - Covalence: https://www.instagram.com/covalenceband/

• 7PM - Kirk Fleta

  • Honky Tonk @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Coffey Brothers

  • Folk @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Charlie Maples

  • Neo-Yacht-Soul-Pop-Melodic-Rhythm-Jazz-Cat-Rock @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Cole Graham & The Whiskey River

  • Country @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Meob w/French Toast, Zack Miles

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages?

• 8PM - Butcherbird, Trisha Gene & The In-Betweens, Jeff Cregger Band, Rus Harper, & More

  • WOZO 10th Anniversary @ Barley's $??, 21+

• 8PM - Fifth World w/Die Laughing, Meanmugg'd

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ French Fried Vintage $10, All Ages

• 8PM - Margherita Fava Trio

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

• 8PM - Whiskey Compass w/40 Rounds

  • Led Zeppelin Tribute @ Open Chord $10 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880406519092

• 8PM - Pink Houses: The Ultimate Mellencamp Experience

  • Firefighter Fundraiser @ Chilhowee Park $??, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://knoxvillefirefighters.com/

• 8PM-Late - Thor & The Reigns, Soulfinger

  • Rock then Funk & Soul @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - The Pretenders Xperience, Conor & The Wild Hunt

  • Pretenders Tribute then Indie Folk Pop @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - Skankbanger, Sterl the Pearl

  • 80s Metal Tribute then 90s Hip Hop @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 8PM - New Power Soul

  • Prince Tribute @ Fountain City Social $FREE 21+

• 8PM - The Whiskey Delegates

  • Rock Covers & Stuff @ Backdoor Tavern $FREE 21+

• 8:30PM - The Doug Harris Band

  • "Groovy Southern Soul" @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Q, Obuchiteck, Narkangel, Abrakapokus, Dropwise

  • Jailbreak Warehouse Rave @ Printshop Beer Co. $20, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Yheti & Toadface w/Shakes

  • Space Bass & Stuff @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $30+, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/yheti-toadface-barrelhouse-by-gypsy-circus-tickets/14327483

Sunday 6/08

• 12PM - ??PM - Good Morning 865

  • DJ Brunch @ Ashe's Bearden Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00623CBACE614C

• 1PM - Jac Conley

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

• 1PM - Jac Conley

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

• 2PM - Tapi

  • Rooftop Vibes Party @ Preservation Pub (Roof) $FREE, 21+

• 3PM - Brewhouse Session: Soulful House & R&B Sunday w/DJ Chris Marc, Big Kev

  • House & R&B @ Ebony & Ivory $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Pride Variety Show

  • LGBTQ+ Artists of All Kinds @ Tennessee Theatre $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Kingston Trio

  • Folk @ Old City Performing Arts Center $43, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-the-kingston-trio-tickets-1331423977959

• 7PM - Chris Canada

  • Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Jessica Watson, Seth Hopper, Barry Po Hannah

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages