Knoxville Live Music Calendar 05/25-05/31

May, May, go away, come again another day, or another year! Say goodbye to May this week and 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 05/25

Tuesday 05/26

Wednesday 05/27

Thursday 05/28

Friday 05/29

Saturday 05/30

Sunday 05/31

Monday 05/25

• 6PM - Torture w/Final Resting Place, Shogun, Two Choices, Corrupted Influence, Turncoat

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ Printshop Beer Co. $20, All Ages

• 7PM - Mereoflight, Ryan Dunaway, Summer Fuss

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

• 7PM - Sky Hatcher Trio

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Prince of the Burning Sands

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 05/26

• 7PM - Kenneth Brown Quartet

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

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

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

• 7PM - MindTravel Live-To-Headphones Silent Piano Concert

  • Piano & Mindfulness @ World's Fair Park $58, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mindtravel-may-live-to-headphones-silent-piano-concert-in-knoxville-tickets-1987654457990

• 7:30PM - Chicago

  • Rock @ Tennessee Theatre $142+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/chicago-knoxville-tennessee-05-26-2026/event/1B00635D8F3D5076

• 8PM - Jules w/Statue,Postcard Nowhere, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

  • Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Rossdafareye

  • Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 05/27

• 12PM - Wyatt Ellis

  • WDVX Blue Plate @ Visit Knoxville $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 - Tsushimamire w/VCMYY

  • Japanese Art Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/tsushimamire-2026-03-23

• 9PM - Rossdafareye

  • Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

  
  

Thursday 05/28

• 12PM - Aaron McGlone, Shane Weisman 

  • WDVX Blue Plate @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Jacob Meighan

  • Acoustic @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Ed Earl Duo

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

• 7PM - Adrian Bundy, Donovan Land

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

• 7PM - Filthy Ferraris

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

• 8PM - Day & Age w/Gamenight, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

  • Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 8PM - Punch Brothers

  • Bluegrass Country Classical Chamber Music @ Tennessee Theatre $53+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/punch-brothers-knoxville-tennessee-05-28-2026/event/1B0064579E06C62D

• 8PM - COLD w/Idle Heirs, State of Illusion

  • Hard Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $30 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventim.us/event/tickets/677057

• 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 - Big Pink

  • Classic Rock Tribute @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Tiny, DJ BA

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

  
  

Friday 05/29

• 12PM - Life Like Water

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

• 6PM - Brian Clay Gruuv Series

  • Jazz/Funk @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - King Pall

  • Rock @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Daniel Kimbro

  • Grammy Nominated Fly Fisher @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Villaphonic

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

• 7PM - The Pallay Boys

  • Covers & Stuff @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Marlow & The Missing Characters

  • Rockabilly @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Sky Hatcher, Margherita Fava

  • Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Johnny Shelton

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Crafty Bastard West $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Basic Printer w/Calla Burke, Jorden Albright

  • R&B & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/basic-printer-glad-i-didnt-get-my-stupid-wish-and-jorden-albright

• 8PM - Haynes/Coker/Deacon

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

• 8PM - Jill Andrews

  • Americana @ Laurel Theater $20 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/jill-andrews

• 8PM - Jude Mauk w/The Lost Sound Department, Blue Willow, Lucille Klement

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Smokers Club (11:30PM) Big Pink

  • Jams & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Civil Strife  (11PM) Vagabon Brew

  • Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 8PM - Skankbanger

  • 80s Metal Tribute @ Open Chord $18 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852527949170372548

• 8PM - Dead Set On Life

  • Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Thor & The Reigns

  • Rock @ Buckethead Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Blue Mother Tupelo

  • Americana @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Criso w/MC King Shotta, Dublink, Jmo, Makua

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

  • Buy Tickets: https://theticketing.co/e/crisoknox

Saturday 05/30

• 12PM - Wildseed Theater Co.

  • WDVX Blue Plate @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages

• 12PM-9PM - KnoxWalls Murals & Music Festival

  • Music & Muumuus @ Emory Place (Downtown) $FREE, All Ages

  • 12PM Daniel Fluitt

  • 1PM Knox County Jug Stompers

  • 2PM Muumuu Contest

  • 2:45PM Sarrenna

  • 4PM Russell Walker

  • 5:45PM Trisha Gene Brady

  • 7PM Mic Harrison & The High Score

• 3PM - Marble City Meltdown w/The Joe's, Cortisol, Scrooge Mandella, Suburban Detour, The Half That Matters, The Catastrophes, Popeless & The Apostates, Lawn Mower Finger Bang, Thrust

  • Punk Festival @ Birdhouse $10, All Ages

• 6PM - Cameron Moore

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

• 6PM - Mike Jones

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

• 7PM - Mike McGill

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

• 7PM - No Return Address

  • Rock @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Stone Reaper

  • Garage Fuzz Rock @ Hexagon Brewing $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - JOURNEY

  • Classic Rock @ Thompson-Boling Arena $53+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/journey-final-frontier-tour-an-evening-knoxville-tennessee-05-30-2026/event/1B0063520BCBD882

• 8PM - Elseetoss w/Threnodian, Venmous Invokation

  • Black Metal & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages

• 8PM - Margherita Fava Trio

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

• 8PM - Arily Michele w/Peace Pursuers, Jude Mauk, John Silver IV

  • Indie Stuff @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Jameron (11:30PM) Jonny Monster Band

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

• 8PM - Flying High Again

  • Ozzy Osborne Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648752868005

• 8PM-Late - Alex Falk, Jmo

  • EDM & Stuff @ Mirage $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Maggie Valley Band

  • Indie/Folk Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Zak Saltz Band

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

• 8PM - Trainwreck

  • 80s Rock @ Fountain City Social $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Life Like Water

  • Global Folk @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Bell Tower w/Akai Desu, Nocturne, Cemetery Sex

  • Goth Dance Party @ The Pink Cactus $10, 18+

• 9:30PM-Late - Kneel Diamond

  • Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM - Scott Ivey & The Filthy Frets

  • Rock & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10PM - Brent Hyder

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

  
  

Sunday 05/31

• 1PM - Brian Clay

  • Jazz/Funk @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages

• 2PM-9PM - Honky Tonk Community Market w/New Market Trainwrecks, Tennessee Stifflegs, DJ Red Hawk

  • Music & Market! @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages

  • 2PM DJ Red Hawk

  • 4PM New Market Trainwrecks

  • 6PM Porch Pickin' Party

  • 7PM Tennessee Stifflegs

• 2PM - Hunter Deacon & Friends

  • Jazz @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Joey English

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Will Shepard

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

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

• 8PM - Power of Love: Huey Lewis & The News Tribute

  • Huey Lewis Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648488188948