Knoxville Live Music Calendar 03/23 - 03/29 (Including Free Big Ears Shows)

It's Big Ears Festival week, but there's a whole lot more going on in town that just that! There's also a lot of completely free Big Ears shows too, which you'll find below! Check out our list and enjoy some Knoxville live music!

Free Big Ears events will have a (BE) by the listing

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!

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Monday 03/23

Tuesday 03/24

Wednesday 03/25

Thursday 03/26

Friday 03/27

Saturday 03/28

Sunday 03/29

Monday 03/23

• 6PM - Otto Von Anderson

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

• 5:45PM - Don't Fear The End, Killed In Kombat, No Peace With Evil, Destroy All Humans

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ Karns Community Center (7708 Oak Ridge Hwy) $10, All Ages

• 7PM - Sky Hatcher Trio

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Shep Treasure w/Caelen & The Laurels, Postcard Nowhere, 20cats

  • Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 9PM-Late - Earthquake

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

• 9PM-Late - TJO, Blegh The Pig

  • Knox Box Beats @ Knox Box Karaoke $5, 21+

Tuesday 03/24

• 7PM - Mammoth w/10 Years, James & The Cold Gun

  • Hard Rock & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $36 Advance $40 Day of Show, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/mammoth-the-end-tour-the-mill-mine-tickets/14716643

• 8PM - mail. w/sects, Antadie, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

  • Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 9PM-Late - Chirp

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

Wednesday 03/25

• 6PM (BE) - Trisha Gene Brady

  • Americana @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/boundless-artists-in-the-archives-ft-trisha-gene-brady/

• 7PM - Essential Tremors: Selector Series w/Mark Nelson

  • Intimate listening of Arvo Pärt’s Alina LP @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 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

• 9PM-Late - Chirp

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

  
  

Thursday 03/26

• ALL DAY (BE) - Big Ears Festival 2026 (Day 1)

  • Diverse genre music festival @ Downtown Knoxville $525 All Weekend, $150+ Single Day, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://bigearsfestival.org/passes/

  • Full Schedule: https://bigearsfestival.org/lineup/

• 12PM (BE) - Yagódy, Bloodshot Bill

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

• 7PM - 12AM? - What For? Festival (Day 1)

  • Three day Pilot Light music celebration @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages

  • 7:15 PM: KNOX HONKERS & BANGERS

    8:00 PM: Very Very Hot Evil

    8:45 PM: Al Forsyth

    9:30 PM: Dear Hannah, It's Sadie From Maine

    10:15 PM: Sacred Heart Academy

    11:00 PM: Postcard Nowhere

    11:45 PM: Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

• 7PM - Russell Walker

  • Honky Tonk Thursday @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris w/Honky Tonk Horns (Joe Jordan & Chuck Mullican)

  • Two Step Thursday@ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Laurel Square Dance w/Lincoln Park String Band

  • Square Dancin' @ Laurel Theater $10, All Ages

• 7PM (BE) - Mali Obomsawin (Deerlady)

  • Bassist/Free-Jazz & More @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Stephanie Boudreau & Fletcher Daniel

  • Lounge Vibes @ Alchemy Cigar Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 7:30PM (BE) - David Byrne: Who is the Sky?

  • Big Ears Presents @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $90+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets 3/26: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006379930F8134

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) The Alpines (11:30PM) The Regulars

  • Rock & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 8:30PM - RAWK-aoke Live Band Karaoke

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

  • Song List: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMzEtlx0Kal3RjOtZqEDZDkRM8UH3-r1jZnByrSKZme3qtaA/viewform

• 9PM (BE) - Night Cap Blue Note Vinyl DJ Set with OK.CRAIG

  • Vinyl Session @ Blue Note Lounge $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/night-cap-blue-note-vinyl-dj-set-with-ok-craig/

• 9:30PM (BE) - Janel Leppin

  • Cello & More @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

  
  

Friday 03/27

• ALL DAY (BE) - Big Ears Festival 2026 (Day 2)

  • Diverse genre music festival @ Downtown Knoxville $525 All Weekend, $150+ Single Day, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://bigearsfestival.org/passes/

  • Full Schedule: https://bigearsfestival.org/lineup/

• 11AM (BE) - International Anthem’s Chrysanthemum Tea

  • Music & Tea @ Jig & Reel $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/international-anthems-chrysanthemum-tea/

• 12PM (BE) - Pan American, Wu Fei

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

• 1PM - 1AM? - What For? Festival (Day 2)

  • Three day Pilot Light music celebration @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages

  • 1:00 PM: Maspeth

    1:45 PM: David Kline w/Crowbeat Bob & Emma Dunlap-Grube

    2:30 PM: Jim Davies & Bruce The Guitar

    3:15 PM: WEIRD IAN & THE RESTLESS LEGS

    4:00 PM: Matt Nelson

    5:30 PM: Sweet Poison Victim

    6:15 PM: Concurrence

    7:00 PM: UAD5

    7:45 PM: Dark Matter

    8:30 PM: Hell Bop

    9:15 PM: Antadie

    10:00 PM: Horcerer

    10:45 PM: lam.ent

    11:30 PM: Rauncher

    12:30 AM: B|_ANK

    1:15 AM: Total Wife

• 1PM (BE) - Big Ears Busk Stops w/Roland Dixon, Maggie & Owen Tharp

  • Public Street Performances @ Gay Street & Jackson Ave $FREE, All Ages

  • 1PM Roland Dixon

  • 3PM Maggie & Owen Tharp

• 2PM (BE) - Wild Up: In the Wild w/Max Jaffe, Marlon Martinez, Patrick Shiroishi, Andrew Tholl, Darian Donovan Thomas, M.A. Tiesenga

  • Orchestral & Experiments @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/wild-up-into-the-wild/

  • 2:00p Patrick Shiroishi

  • 3:00p M.A. Tiesenga w. Marlon Martinez & Max Jaffe

  • 4:00p Andrew Tholl

  • 5:00p Darian Donovan Thomas

  • 6:00p Max Jaffe

• 5:30PM (BE) - Brandon Seabrook

  • Banjoist @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Big Jayyy w/Tha Grizza, Q'D Up, Legend JG, Jumpshot, J-Sun Tha Don, Fame The H.O.F.

  • Hip Hop & Stuff @ The Birdhouse $10, All Ages

• 6PM - Courtney Holder

  • Soulful Indie & Stuff @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Mike Jones

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Printshop Beer Co. $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Alicia Harvey

  • Country @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Andrew Swafford, Enki, Kittykat & More

  • Hellmouth Volume 2 Release @ Fourth United Presbyterian Church $15, All Ages

• 7PM - Treaty Oak Revival w/William Clark Green, Gannon Fremin & CCREV

  • Country & Stuff @ Thompson-Boling Arena $56+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/treaty-oak-revival-west-texas-degenerate-knoxville-tennessee-03-27-2026/event/1B006383688446AB

• 7PM - Yer Flowers, Vin Honey, Dozibrion

  • House Party @ The Doghouse (DM Artists) $5

• 7PM - The Naughty Knots

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Cory Kimbro

  • Americana jams & stuff @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Westwend (Jonathan & Wendy Maness)

  • Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - East Montgomery

  • Lo-Fi Funk @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Alternates

  • Rock @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Zach Pyle & Shelby Cline

  • Duo @ Crafty Bastard (West) $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Maddy Dishner Duo

  • Acoustic @ Side Hustle @ Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM (BE) - David Byrne: Who is the Sky?

  • Big Ears Presents @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $90+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets 3/27: https://www.ticketmaster.com/big-ears-presents-david-byrne-who-knoxville-tennessee-03-27-2026/event/1B00637992F28100

• 8PM - Tom Peron Quartet

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Admiral (11:30PM) Corey James Clifton

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) The Nova (11:30PM) 12Eleven

  • Pop/Rock/R&B @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - Jam It, Dude! w/Grayson Roe, Master Pepper, Goodluck Shaman

  • 2nd Spring Concert Show @ The Commune $FREE

• 8PM-Late - Doomsayer, Shosstah, Johnathan Thomas, Cheers

  • EDM & Stuff @ Mirage $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - The Adams Effect: A Bryan Adams Experience

  • Bryan Adams Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648493899560

• 8PM - The Folkbois

  • Folk/Americana @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Will Shepard & Southern Drive

  • Country @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Overland w/Alex Falk, Minitiger, DJ BA/Benicio

  • EDM & Stuff @ Sassy Ann's $20, 21+

• 9PM - Emily Roth

  • Country @ Cowboy Cantina $FREE, 21+

• 10PM-Late - Request Night w/ DJ iRell

  • You Choose The Songs @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 03/28

• ALL DAY (BE) - Big Ears Festival 2026 (Day 3)

  • Diverse genre music festival @ Downtown Knoxville $525 All Weekend, $150+ Single Day, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://bigearsfestival.org/passes/

  • Full Schedule: https://bigearsfestival.org/lineup/

• 10AM (BE) - Laraaji & Arji: Laughter Best Medicine Playshop

  • Laughter Sound Release Playshops @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/laraaji-arji-laughter-best-medicine-playshop/

• 11AM (BE) - International Anthem’s Chrysanthemum Tea

  • Music & Tea @ Jig & Reel $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/international-anthems-chrysanthemum-tea/

• 12PM (BE) - Kaoru Watanabe’s Bloodlines Interwoven w/Cyro Baptista, Fay Victor, gamin, Kweku Sumbry, Mafer Bandola, & More

  • Music & Family Storytelling @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/kaoru-watanabes-bloodlines-interwoven-concert-iii/

• 12PM - 1:30AM? - What For? Festival (Day 3)

  • Three day Pilot Light music celebration @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages

  • 1:00 PM: Cardboardcat

    1:45 PM: Everyhoursun

    2:30 PM: Nuiscientia

    3:15 PM: Fuckin' Nothin'

    3:45 PM: Cut Throat Freak Show

    4:15 PM: Horse Breakfast

    5:30 PM: Ylem

    6:15 PM: Joseph Allred

    7:00 PM: Spookfish

    7:45 PM: Battle Elf

    8:30 PM: Basic Letters

    9:15 PM: Blunt Mansion

    10:15 PM: Multiple People

    11:00 PM: $quib

    12:00 AM: FKA Ice

    12:45 AM: New Romantics

• 1PM (BE) - Big Ears Busk Stops w/Chris Morel, Lanie LaFoy (Nightjar)

  • Public Street Performances @ Gay Street & Jackson Ave $FREE, All Ages

  • 1PM Chris Morel

  • 3PM Lanie LaFoy (Nightjar)

• 2PM (BE) - time. place. Ambient Performance with Sean Thompson & Jake Davis

  • Improvisations @ Emporium Center $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/time-place-ambient-performance-with-sean-thompson-jake-davis/

• 3PM (BE) - Colle

  • Dream Pop & More @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/colle/

• 3PM (BE) - Joyful Noise: The Joyful Noise Players w/Wendy Eisenberg, Shahzad Ismaily, Greg Saunier, Booker Stardrum, Patrick Shiroi

  • Musicians, a patio, and whatever happens @ Pretentious Beer Co. $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/joyful-noise-presents-the-joyful-noise-players/

• 5PM (BE) - Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements

  • Harp & Accordion @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/mary-lattimore-walt-mcclements/

• 5PM - Rocky Bottom Band

  • Covers & Stuff @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages

• 5:15PM (BE) - digi-squires (sam gendel & nate mercereau)

  • Improvised guitar & saxophone @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/digi-squires-sam-gendel-nate-mercereau/

• 6PM-Late - GrayJ, JMO, Abrakapokus, Drop Wise

  • EDM & Stuff @ Mirage $FREE, 21+

• 6PM (BE) - Joyful Noise: Molten Soundscapes w/Patrick Shiroishi, Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, and Shahzad Ismaily

  • Musicians, a patio, and whatever happens @ Pretentious Beer Co. $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/joyful-noise-presents-molten-soundscapes/

• 6PM - Devin Harrell

  • Country & Soul & Stuff @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Zashed w/As She Prayed for God, Kick Out At Two, Reality, Deceit

  • Metalcore & Stuff @ Remedy Coffee $15, $10 Under 18, All Ages

• 7PM - UT Jazz Ensemble

  • Jazz @ The Birdhouse $10, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-university-of-tennessee-jazz-ensemble-tickets-262461

• 7PM - Chico's Lot

  • Rock @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Mike McGill

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

• 7PM - TuskHead & Fletcher Daniel

  • Lounge Vibes @ Alchemy Cigar Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Mighty Blue

  • Blues @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM (BE) - William Tyler & Yasmin Williams

  • Guitarists @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/william-tyler-yasmin-williams/

• 7:30PM - Rocky Top Scandal

  • Rock @ Side Hustle @ Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Mark Boling Trio Life

  • Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages

• 8PM - Charlie Maples

  • Neo-Yacht-Soul-Pop-Melodic-Rhythm-Jazz-Cat-Rock @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Year of October (11:30PM) Vagabon Brew

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Dan Kelly (of Fortunate Youth) w/Cas Haley, Kevin Kinsella, John Landry, Ike Kanakanui

  • Reggae Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $25 Advance, $30 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648535534940

• 8PM - Gramphix

  • Rock & Soul @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 8:30PM - Mike Jones & The Sidemen

  • Singer-Songwriter & Jams @ Fountain City Social $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - TonalTheory w/Rutam, FreQ-K

  • EDM & Stuff @ Sassy Ann's $20, 21+

• 9PM - KonZentido De Afid Ferrer w/Uziel Gonzales, Janexyy Guardado

  • Huapango & Stuff @ The Knox Coliseo $30, 21+

• 9PM (BE) - Night Cap Blue Note Vinyl DJ Set with Special Guest DJ

  • Vinyl Session @ Blue Note Lounge $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/night-cap-blue-note-vinyl-dj-set-with-a-special-guest-dj/

• 9PM - Thor & The Reigns

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 10PM-Late - Skankbanger

  • 80s Metal Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM (BE) - Spin: Laurie Anderson w/Eyvind Kang & Martha Mooke

  • Avante-garde Violin/Viola @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/spin-laurie-anderson-with-eyvind-kang-martha-mooke/

• 10PM - Cole Graham & The Whiskey River

  • Country & Rock @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 10PM-Late - DJ Andres Tapia

  • Nightclub Time @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Brent Hyder

  • Loops & Stuff @ The Kennedy $FREE, All Ages

  
  

Sunday 03/29

• ALL DAY (BE) - Big Ears Festival 2026 (Day 4)

  • Diverse genre music festival @ Downtown Knoxville $525 All Weekend, $150+ Single Day, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://bigearsfestival.org/passes/

  • Full Schedule: https://bigearsfestival.org/lineup/

• 10:30AM (BE) - Laraaji & Arji: Laughter Best Medicine Playshop

  • Laughter Sound Release Playshops @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/laraaji-arji-laughter-best-medicine-playshop/

• 11AM (BE) - International Anthem’s Chrysanthemum Tea

  • Music & Tea @ Jig & Reel $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/international-anthems-chrysanthemum-tea/

• 1PM (BE) - Walt McClements

  • Accordionist @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

• 1PM - LVNDR

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

• 2PM - Possum Fest 5: Goddamn Gallows, Cumshot Wound, Rough Dreams, Molly Possum, Gray Jackson, Max Dope, F2C, Boomstick, Lawn Mower Finger Bang, Popeless & The Apostates, Tough Luck, Kid

  • Punk & Hardcore & More @ CORE $30 Advance, $40 Day of Show, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/possumfest-5-day-2-wgoddamn-gallows-tickets-1983060563528

• 3:15PM (BE) - Sam Gendel

  • Saxophone & Wind @ Knoxville Museum of Art $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/sam-gendel/

• 6PM (BE) - Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar

  • Finger-Style Guitar @ Postmodern Sound Exchange $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://bigearsfestival.org/event/shane-parish-autechre-guitar/

• 7PM - Frog & Toad Duo

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