Knoxville Live Music Calendar 10/05 - 10/11
We're now into the throes of October and the changing seasons. Pumpkin spice, light jackets, the final weeks of employment for Spirit Halloween employees. 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 10/05
12PM - Stephen Clair
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
12PM - Mighty Musical Monday
Experience the Wurlitzer Organ @ Tennessee Theatre $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://www.tennesseetheatre.com/events/detail/mighty-musical-monday-27
6PM - Bryan "UMPHY" Umphenour
Knox Brew Stories @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Polka Cola
Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Ethan Morgan
Country & Stuff @ Alchemy Lounge $30, 21+
7PM - TBA
Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Wasted Life, Soul on Fire, Reject Life, Cancer of Gods
Hardcore & Stuff @ Tyson Skate Park $10 Suggested Donation, All Ages
7PM - Sky Hatcher & the Organ Trio Deluxe (Sky Hatcher, Summit Hetman, Asia Thaller, David Feldhaus, Donald Chism)
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Frog & Toad Quartet
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Black Violin w/Braxton Cook
Symphonic Hip-Hop & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $42+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0064D0A96989CB
7:30PM - Marble City Opera
Pint Sized Opera @ Jig & Reel $15, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.marblecityopera.com/events/pint-sized-opera-welcome-season-reveal-party
9PM - Eve Maret w/Telefronetic, Alison Swafford
Electronic Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
9PM - Skyway 61
Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Tuesday 10/06
12PM - Evan Horne
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
5PM - Big Fun Tuesday w/DJ Kevin
End of Season Smore's & Music Party @ Mead's Quarry $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/big-fun-tuesdays-at-meads-quarry-end-of-season-smores-and-music-party
6:30PM - Polka Cola
Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Sky Hatcher & the Organ Trio Deluxe (Sky Hatcher, Summit Hetman, Asia Thaller, David Feldhaus)
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Shinyribs w/Seth Walker
Indie Folk & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $31+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0064DEF65A159E
8PM - Jon Nolan & Good Co.
Americana & Stuff @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - The Brook & The Bluff w/The Sways
Rock & Folk Rock & Stuff @ Mill & Mine $27 Advance, $32 Day of Show, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-brook-the-bluff-the-mill-mine-tickets/14970593
8PM - twinfawn w/Calla Burke, Jasper, Secretset
Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
9PM - Jerry Rigged
Grateful Dead Tribute @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Wednesday 10/07
12PM - Kyle Tallman, Jon Nolan & Good Co.
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Matt Tolentino & Bands
Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Autumnal Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Mythic Proportions
Concertmaster Series @ Knoxville Museum of Art $35+, All Ages
Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://knoxvillesymphony.com/concert/mythic-proportions/
7PM - J. Luke Cochran
Knox Whiskey Wednesdays @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - ZZ Top w/Jive Mother Mary
Classic Rock & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $77+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zz-top-knoxville-tennessee-10-07-2026/event/1B0064F790A6820B
8PM - Mason Thomas w/Logan Pilcher, You Just Don't
Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
8PM - Robbie Fulks
Alt-Country @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648463569677
9PM-Late - Ashton Browne & Natural Heat
Little bit of funk, country, & rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
Thursday 10/08
12PM - The Pink Stones, Four First Names
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
6PM - Steph Cabell
Singer-Songwriter @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Ted Lange
Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
7PM - The Pink Stones
Honky Tonk Thursday @ Barley's $5, All Ages
7PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Mythic Proportions
Concertmaster Series @ Knoxville Museum of Art $35+, All Ages
Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://knoxvillesymphony.com/concert/mythic-proportions/
7PM - Zac Brown Band w/Grace Potter
Country @ Thompson-Boling Arena $54+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zac-brown-band-love-fear-tour-knoxville-tennessee-10-08-2026/event/1B006434E7C1E4D3
7:30PM - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Blues Rock @ Tennessee Theatre $67+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/kenny-wayne-shepherd-knoxville-tennessee-10-08-2026/event/1B006478DC288217
8PM - Zima II w/Klimchak & Emily Hay, Matt Nelson
Improvisations & Experimental @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
8PM - Paul Oakenfold w/The Crystal Method
EDM & Stuff @ The 808 $SOLD OUT, 18+
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 - Ashton Browne & Natural Heat
Little bit of funk, country, & rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
9:30PM - Marlee Hart
Country & Stuff @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Friday 10/09
12PM - Carolina Bluegrass Style
WDVX Big Plate @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
ALL DAY - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
3PM: Ted Lange
7PM: The Klaberheads
7PM - Daniel Kimbro w/Stranger May
Americana & Stuff @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Carolina Bluegrass Style
Bluegrass @ Karns Community Center (7708 Oak Ridge Hwy) $FREE, All Ages
7PM - The Naughty Knots
Bluegrass & Stuff @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages
7PM - TBA
TBA @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Brent Hyder
Loops & Stuff @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Buford Watson and Southern Scars
Country & Bluegrass @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Jasper Hollow
Americana @ Tri Hop Brewery $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Chuckwagon
Strummin', Sangin', and Arm Rasslin' @ Clancy's Tavern $FREE, 21+
7:30PM - Robbie Litt
Southern Rock @ Dullahan’s Irish Pub $FREE, 21+
7:30PM - LOCASH
Country @ The Shed (Maryville) $30 Advance, $35 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://theshedmaryville.com/event/locash/the-shed/
8PM - High Heat w/Sammy T & The Sunny D ,Darrow
Rock @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
8PM - Hiroya Tsukomoto, Evan Horne
Guitar & Folk @ Laurel Theater $FREE, All Ages
8PM - The Jazz Pioneers
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM - cumshotwound, Lawn Mower Finger Band, Sabredond
Punk & Hardcore & Stuff @ The Bird & The Book $10, All Ages
8PM-Late - (8PM) James Leigh & The Rest (11:30PM) Loveshyne
Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM-Late - (8PM) Sad Bachelor (11PM) Moony
Indie Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
8PM - Fuckin' Nothin', Jesus is the Path to Heaven, Big If True
Punk & Stuff @ The Tiger Den (DM Artists) $5, All Ages
8PM - Chico's Lot
Rock & Stuff @ Corner Lounge $FREE, 21+
8PM - Sister Hazel w/Wim Tapley & The Cannons
Alt-Rock & Country & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $36+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0064F6E52A1B33
8PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra w/Capathia Jenkins, Ryan Shaw
The Voices That Changed Music @ Tennessee Theatre $35+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006506BE8F9D53
8PM - Blake Whiten w/Slater Nalley
Country @ Mill & Mine $SOLD OUT, 18+
8PM - Gimme Hendix: The Ultimate Jimi Hendrix Tribute
Jimi Hendrix Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets; https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852527949099093374
8PM-Late - The Sassquerade w/Sky Hatcher & The Organ Trio Deluxe, DJ Johnathan Thomas, Rick Styles
Spooky Masquerade with Jazz & More @ Sassy Ann's $15-65, 21+
Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sassquerade-at-sassy-anns-tickets-1998457161166
8PM - Saints and Sinners
Rock @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+
8PM - Fourkast
Rock @ Union Place $FREE, 21+
9PM - Mike McGill & The Refills
Honky Tonk @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM - Feral Kitty w/Horcerer, Adam Gray
Variety Bill w/Song Release @ Fly By Night $10, 21+
9PM - Russell Walker & The Friday Nights
Two Step & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+
9PM - Thor & The Reigns
Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - Ethan Morgan
Country @ Cowboy Cantina $FREE, 21+
10:30PM - Luke Purcell
Country & Stuff @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Saturday 10/10
12PM - Pocket Ace, Off Broadway
WDVX Blue Plate @ Visit Knoxville $FREE, All Ages
ALL DAY - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
12PM: The Klaberheads
8:30PM: Mollie B & The VIPs
11AM-10PM - Hola Festival
Celebration of Latin Culture @ World's Fair Park $4, All Ages
Learn More: https://holahoralatina.org/hola-festival/
5PM - Mortars w/The Stephens, Double Jointed
Macabre Market @ Hardin Valley Event Center $5, All Ages
6PM - TBA
Tavern Notes Series @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Ethan Morgan
Country & Stuff @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Sick Thoughts w/Drunk Monk, Calla Burke
Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $15, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/sick-thoughts
8PM - Bohola (Jimmy Keane & Pat Broaders)
Traditional Irish @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/traditional-irish-arts-of-knoxville-bohola
8PM - Margherita Fava Trio
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM-Late - (8PM) Thør & the Reigns (11:30PM) Skyway 61
Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM - Dizzlephunk
Funk & Grooves & Stuff @ Fly By Night $5, 21+
8PM - Bong Long Jovi
90s & Stuff @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Rising Appalachia
Folk & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $36+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0064C5BD75FB4C
8PM - Lauren Watkins w/Jordan Cobb
Country @ Open Chord $15 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventim.us/event/tickets/698857
9PM - Tidalwave Bluegrass Band
Bluegrass @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM-Late - TJO, Goosie, Ahun, Lord Saliba, SHMBLS, Mockingbird
Birthday Rave @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
9PM - AYÇA
Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+
10PM - Hustle Souls
Soul & Blues @ Barley's $5, 21+
10:30PM - Marlee Hart
Country & Stuff @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Sunday 10/11
ALL DAY - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest Celebration @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
2PM: Mollie B & The VIPs
6PM: The Klaberheads
11AM-10PM - Hola Festival
Celebration of Latin Culture @ World's Fair Park $4, All Ages
Learn More: https://holahoralatina.org/hola-festival/
1PM - Scruffy Roots Fest w/Lazarus Lake, Emisunshine, Crawdaddy Jones, Free Reign Bluegrass, Big Pink, The Dirty Gospel
Americana & More @ Kern's Bakery $FREE, All Ages
3PM - Old Time Jam
2nd Sunday Jam @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages
3PM - Nathan Morgan
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
4PM - Two Heads is Better than One
Acoustic Duo @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
Country & Pop & Stuff @ Pink Moon Studio $25, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nancy-ann-live-at-pink-moon-studio-tickets-2000881702033
7PM - Jazzica
Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Fresh Finds w/TBA
Local Acts Showcase @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - The Stray Lions w/Gavin Burch, Jude Mauk
Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, All Ages
8PM - Dax
Hip-hop & Country @ Mill & Mine $25 Advance, $30 Day of Show, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dax-the-anger-the-mill-mine-tickets/14920653
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