Knoxville Live Music Calendar 08/17 - 08/23
- Jared Hagemann
- 3 hours ago
- 5 min read
Did you know that August was once called Sextilis? That would be a great band name. Anyway, 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 08/17
12PM - Kris Schultz
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
6PM - David Jordan Burris
Knox Brew Stories @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mark Cetilia, David Kline, Eunoia Jean Close, Violet Selby
Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Logan Franklin Trio
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Frog & Toad Quartet
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
9PM-Late - Merlin's Nest
Jazz Fusion & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Tuesday 08/18
12PM - Noah Gray
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Philip Troutman Quintet
Jazz @ The Emporium $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Margherita Fava
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
9PM-Late - Merlin's Nest
Jazz Fusion & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Wednesday 08/19
12PM - Teryn Dixon
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Summer Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - The Montvales, Garrett Boys
WDVX Tennessee Shines @ Bluetick Tavern $20, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wdvx-tennessee-shines-live-concert-radio-show-tickets-1993347259312
7PM - J. Luke Cochran
Knox Whiskey Wednesdays @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Bussy Kween Power Trip w/Antadie, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish, Twinfawn
Punk & Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
9PM-Late - The Fustics
Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
Thursday 08/20
12PM - Becca Tremmel
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Band-Backed Wren
Jazz @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Trenton Flatford
Country @ Iron Forge Brewing (Baseball Stadium) $FREE, 21+
7PM - Adrian Bundy, Bootleg Radio
Honky Tonk Thursday @ Barley's $5, All Ages
7PM - Filthy Ferraris
Two Step Thursday @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Pink Houses: The Ultimate John Mellencamp Experience
John Mellencamp Tribute @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Winyah w/Penelope Road, Tobacco Road
Rock & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $30 Advance, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/winyah-and-penelope-road-the-mill-mine-tickets/14830903
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-Late - The Fustics
Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
9PM - Bloom w/Komron, TJ Coito
EDM & Stuff @ Fly By Night $5, 21+
9:30PM - Ethan Morgan
Country & Stuff @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Friday 08/21
12PM - The Doghouse Shakers
WDVX Big Plate @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Drew Drake
Sunsphere Sessions @ Sunsphere $FREE, All Ages
7PM - The Afro Yard Party w/Mave-Groove, DJ Whoswho, DJ Y$N, DJ Druski
Afrobeat & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://posh.vip/e/afro-yard-party
7PM - Jon Whitlock & Friends
Singer-Songwriter @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Megaweed
Jams & Stuff @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Local Lore
Americana @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Maddy Dishner Duo
Acoustic @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Tin Wood Holler
Country & Stuff @ Tri Hop Brewery $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Spike Hellis w/Auragraph, New Romantics
Synth & Stuff @ Pilot Light $12 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/spike-hellis-
8PM - Absinthe All-stars
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM-Late - (8PM) Corey James Clifton (11:30PM) Three Star Revival
Jams & Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM-Late - (8PM) Teen Spirit (11:30PM) Buddhagraph Spaceship
90s Tribute then Jams @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
8PM-Late - Mezz, Inzayne, SPNCE, Shosstah, Cheers, Lunch Money
EDM & Bass @ The Pink Cactus $16 Advance, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://posh.vip/e/planet-doom-pfm-x-tristar
8PM - 1964: The Tribute
Beatles Tribute @ Tennessee Theatre $31+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/1964-the-tribute-knoxville-tennessee-08-21-2026/event/1B00648ED0BA138F
8PM - High Heat
Indie Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Voodoo Cadillac
Rock & Stuff @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+
8PM - Saints and Sinners
Rock @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - Ettore Buzzini
Bluegrass @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM - Kara Cole
Singer-Songwriter @ Barley's $5, 21+
9PM-Late - Queenz of Knoxville
2010s Dance Party & Drag @ Sassy Ann's $20, 21+
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-queenz-of-knoxville-at-sassy-anns-on-aug-21st-tickets-1993946787517
9PM - Tierra Cali de Humberto Plancarte w/Hermanos Leon
Regional Mexican & Stuff @ The Knox Coliseo $70, 16+
9PM - KINGS REIGN
Rock & Stuff @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - Grace Frey
Country & Stuff @ Cowboy Cantina $FREE, 21+
10:30PM - Shaun Abbott Band
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Saturday 08/22
10:30AM-7PM - School of Rock Knoxville
Two Days, 150+ Kids Performing @ Kerns Food Hall $FREE, All Ages
11AM-8PM - Germanfest Knoxville
German Cultural Fest @ First Lutheran Church $5, All Ages
Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://germanfestknoxville.com/
10AM - Mike Jones
Singer-Songwriter @ Reef Coffee $FREE, All Ages
12PM - Mason Cole, Stefani Morton
WDVX Blue Plate @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Brian Clay Gruuv Experience
Jazz/Funk @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Mike Jones
Singer-Songwriter @ Printshop Beer Co. $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Rossdafareye
Appalachian Space Funk @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mike McGill
Honky Tonk @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Untitled Ensemble
Live Music @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Cody Johnson w/Clint Black, Chayce Beckham
Country @ Thompson-Boling Arena $77+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/cody-johnson-live-26-knoxville-tennessee-08-22-2026/event/1B00644A6980244D
7:30PM - Loon & Crow
Jams & Stuff @ Dullahan’s Irish Pub $FREE, 21+
8PM - Jacob Augustine w/JJ Nicely, Ziona Riley, Maspeth
Singer-Songwriter & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
8PM - The Buddy Honeycutt Group
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM - Mal Nombre
Groovy Instrumentals @ Fly By Night $5, 21+
8PM-Late - (8PM) Oliver Sayani Band (11:30PM) Loveshyne
Rock & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM - The Temptations, The Four Tops
Motown @ Tennessee Theatre $94+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-temptations-the-four-tops-knoxville-tennessee-08-22-2026/event/1B00635F9A18601B
8PM - Allie Colleen
Country @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852527949149291197
8PM - Chico's Lot
Rock & Stuff @ Union Place $FREE, 21+
9PM - Jenny & The Weazels
Celtic & More @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM-Late - Nocturne Project X House Party
Rave @ Sassy Ann's $20, 21+
9PM-Late - Smooth Sailor
Yacht Rock Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
9:30PM-Late - SoDown w/TBA
Bass & Stuff @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $29 Advance, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/sodown-barrelhouse-by-gypsy-circus-tickets/14995533
10PM - Scruffy City Soul Machine
Soul & Funk Hits @ Barley's $5, 21+
10:30PM - Will Shepard
Soul & Funk Hits @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Sunday 08/23
10:30AM-7PM - School of Rock Knoxville
Two Days, 150+ Kids Performing @ Kerns Food Hall $FREE, All Ages
3PM - Stranger May
Singer-Songwriter @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages
4PM - Will Shepard
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
7PM - Nom de plume
Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Tommy Emmanuel CGP w/Trey Hensley
Guitar Virtuoso @ Tennessee Theatre $42+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/tommy-emmanuel-cgp-living-in-the-knoxville-tennessee-08-23-2026/event/1B0064267C12465A
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