Knoxville Live Music Calendar 05/11-05/17

Another week of chilly lows and moderate highs. Will this temperate weather last? Well, while we have it, why not check out our list and enjoy some Knoxville live music!

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 05/11

Tuesday 05/12

Wednesday 05/13

Thursday 05/14

Friday 05/15

Saturday 05/16

Sunday 05/17

Monday 05/11

• 6PM - Sam Morris

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

• 7PM - Lyberarchelulu Steve Gigante Hunter Deacon David Kline Matt Nelson

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

• 7PM - UTK Jazz Jam w/Margherita Fava

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

  • Swing @ Bijou Theatre $52+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0064739F52EF1F

• 7:30PM - Kreator w/Carcass COLD STEEL 

  • Metal & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $32 Advance, $37 Day of Show, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/kreator-krushers-of-the-usa-the-mill-mine-tickets/13982054

• 9PM-Late - Ghostnickk

  • R&B & Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 05/12

• 7PM - Bruno Osega

  • Jazz on the Square @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages

• 7:45PM - Juvenile w/The 400 Degreez Band Marshall Brandon

  • Rap & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $45 Advance, $50 Day of Show, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/juveniles-boiling-point-album-release-the-mill-mine-tickets/14069854

• 9PM-Late - Ghostnickk

  • R&B & Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 05/13

• 6PM - Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra w/Joe Jordan

  • Jazz @ Ijams Nature Center $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-knoxville-jazz-youth-orchestra-at-ijams-2026

• 7PM - Webb Wilder w/The New Market Trainwrecks

  • WDVX Summer Nights @ Yee-Haw Brewing $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

• 7:30PM - Andrew Marlin Josh Oliver 

  • Americana & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $31+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00647EC251E1E2

• 7:30PM - Demon Hunter w/Convictions Cultist

  • Metal & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $30 Advance, $35 Day of Show, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/demon-hunter-there-the-mill-mine-tickets/14087774

• 8PM - David Nail

  • Country @ Open Chord $35 Advance, $40 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648497144992

• 9PM - Crowd Control

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

  
  

Thursday 05/14

• 12PM - Rigby Summer

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

• 6PM - Marcus Bunch

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Double Shot of Whiskey

  • Covers & Stuff @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Sid Jerr-Dan & The Money

  • Honky Tonk Thursday @ Barley's $5, All Ages

• 7PM - Filthy Ferraris

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

• 7:30PM - Alyssa Edwards w/Trinity Monroe

  • Drag Show & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $46+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00643CC96AD252

• 7:30PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

  • Marsalis Swing Symphony @ Tennessee Theatre $41+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/midori-returns-knoxville-tennessee-04-16-2026/event/1B006307B99480A6

• 8PM - Rauncher w/Bursters Duckbutter Horcerer 

  • Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 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 - Crowd Control

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Good God Claude

  • Vinyl Listening @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

  
  

Friday 05/15

• 12PM - Chicken Wire Empire

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

• 12PM-4AM - Peace Out 2026 w/Tons of Bands THIS IS NEXT WEEKEND! OOPS

  • 3 Day Mini Festival @ The Commune $FREE, $15 Camping Per Car 18+

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIr76npiMo/

• 5PM - Matt Allum

  • Country @ Saloon 16 $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - KINGS REIGN

  • Rock @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Jason Ellis

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Nauti K's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - WestWend

  • Neotraditional Country @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Evie Andrus

  • Fiddlin' good time @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Ella Pinchok

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Robbie Litt

  • Southern Rock @ Crafty Bastard West $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA

  • Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

  • Marsalis Swing Symphony @ Tennessee Theatre $41+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/midori-returns-knoxville-tennessee-04-17-2026/event/1B006307B99780AC

• 8PM - Mdou Moctar w/Sooflay 

  • Tuareg post-punk from West Africa @ Pilot Light $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/mdou-moctar-with-sooflay

• 8PM - Denin Slage-Koch Greg Tardy

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Alien Funk Academy (11:30PM) Gramphix

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

• 8PM - Alexus Dale

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

• 8PM - Crash Test Radio

  • Southern Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM - Marble City Band

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

• 9PM - DJ Drewskii Softy

  • Remixed Dance Night @ Zero/Zero Wine Bar $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Astral Konflikt

  • Grunge meets Synth/Alt @ The Cactus Club $5, 21+

• 9PM - Banda Caranaval w/Banda Los Reales

  • Regional Mexican @ The Knox Colliseo $30, 18+

• 9PM - Dynamic Panic

  • Rock & Stuff @ Pirate Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Thor & The Reigns

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Dead Ringers

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

• 10PM - The FSB's

  • Rock & Jazz improvisations @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 05/16

• 10AM-6AM - Peace Out 2026 w/Tons of Bands THIS IS NEXT WEEKEND! OOPS

  • 3 Day Mini Festival @ The Commune $FREE, $15 Camping Per Car 18+

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIr76npiMo/

• 6PM - Sammy T and The Sunny D

  • Funk, Soul, Jam, & More @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 5PM - Wendell Werner Trio w/Larry Vance, Charlie Valentine

  • Jazz Goes to Church Fundraiser @ Graystone Presbyterian Church U.S.A. $FREE, All Ages

• 5PM - Robbie Litt

  • Southern Rock @ Saloon 16 $FREE, All Ages

• 6:15PM - LollaPAWlooza w/Zack Miles, The Hoones, Andrew Swafford, Siren Santina, King Ghoul, Ransackery

  • Mewsic to the Rescue @ Open Chord $10 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648451941623

• 7PM - The Lonetones

  • Indie Folk @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Circuit Circuit w/Tower of Pines, Gold Ribbon Pony 

  • Metalcore & Punk & Stuff @ VFW 4th & Gill $10, All Ages

• 7PM - Young Oceans Will Reagan Ivan Theva

  • Indie Stuff @ Pink Moon Sound $25, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/will-reagan-young-oceans-ivan-theva-tickets-1985221316398

• 7PM-LATE - Fiction Andrew Fetch Shosstah SHMBLS

  • EDM & Stuff @ The Cactus Club $5, 21+ BYOB

• 7PM - Hayden Bright

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Griefers

  • Rock @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Chunx w/Suburban Detour The Loinettes

  • Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 8PM - Tristan Boh Trio

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

• 8PM - Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen

  • Queen Tribute @ Bijou Theatre $52+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006438C963B8EF

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Prince of the Burning Sands (11:30PM) Alien Funk Academy

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

• 8PM - James Leigh & The Rest

  • Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Will Shepard

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

• 8PM - NightWatch

  • Classic Rock @ Fountain City Social $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Modal Mountain

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

• 9PM - Titino Benicio

  • Disco Planet @ Fly By Night $10, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Temple: FREAKE, Bone, M3RK

  • Alt, Goth, Industrial, Etc Dance night @ CORE Knoxville $10, 21+

• 10PM - Mighty Flea Circus

  • Rockabilly & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 11PM-Late - Big Gene Poole

  • Party Band @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

  
  

Sunday 05/17

• 10AM-6PM - Peace Out 2026 w/Tons of Bands THIS IS NEXT WEEKEND! OOPS

  • 3 Day Mini Festival @ The Commune $FREE, $15 Camping Per Car 18+

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIr76npiMo/

• 1PM - Lon Eldridge

  • Swing & Blues @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 2PM-6PM - Cattywampus Puppet Council Parade & Block Party w/Knox Honkers & Bangers & More

  • Puppets, Parade, Music, & More @ Suttree Landing Park $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://cattywampuspuppets.org/parade-block-party

  • 2PM Parade Lineup

  • 3PM Parade Kickoff

  • 2PM-6PM Block Party

• 2PM - Mullican Bros & Friends

  • Jazz @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Andrew Broschart

  • Low Key Vibes @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 3:30PM - The 2026 Marquee Awards

  • Performances celebrating students & teachers @ Tennessee Theatre $SOLD OUT?, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/events/detail/the-2026-marquee-awards-g5viz_aefhpb4

• 7PM - Chris Canada

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

• 8PM - Strumbrush w/Charlie Paso Antadie Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish 

  • Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages