Knoxville Live Music Calendar 10/06-10/12
- Jared Hagemann
- Oct 5
- 7 min read
Updated: Oct 9
The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping. Fall is nearly upon us, so why not enjoy some live music in Knoxville with all these great options!
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 10/06
12PM - Pete Denahy
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
12PM - Mighty Musical Monday: Dr. Snyder Celebration
Experience the Wurlitzer @ Tennessee Theatre $FREE, All Ages
6PM - 20cats/Will Stevens
Knox Brew Stories @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
6:30PM - Chances R Good
Folk Hop & Stuff @ Birdhouse $17, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chances-r-good-live-tickets-1661217388929
7PM - Maggie Brannon, Will Fist, Logan Davis
Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
7PM - Mimi Terry Group
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Frog & Toad
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Old Time Music Mondays w/The Lincoln Park Stringband
Old Time Jams @ Marie's $FREE, 21+
9PM-Late - Year of October
Fuzz Rock Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
9PM - Crisis Actress w/Official Claire, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish
Electronicy Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
Tuesday 10/07
12PM - Darrow, Grassy Creek Bluegrass Band
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
3PM-10PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
3PM Doors Open
6PM Steinholding Masskrugstemmen
6:30–10PM Live Music: The Musik Meisters
8PM OFFICIAL Steinholding Contest 10 of 12
7PM - TBA
Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Samantha Fish w/Texas Headhunters
Blues Rock & Stuff @ Bijou $41+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062BE81592636
7:30PM - ZZ Top w/Jive Mother Mary
Classic Rock @ Tennessee Theatre $90+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zz-top-knoxville-tennessee-10-07-2025/event/1B006288B5897462
8PM - Asher White w/Hotspit, Calla Burke, Veggie
Experimental & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/asher-white--hot-spit
9PM-Late - Year of October
Fuzz Rock Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+
Wednesday 10/08
12PM - Lucky Perm
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
3PM-10PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
3PM Doors Open
6–10PM Live Music: The Musik Meisters
8PM OFFICIAL Steinholding Contest 11 of 12
6PM - Hootenanny Singer-Songwriter Night
Signups 6PM, Music 7PM @ Jig & Reel $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Autumn Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mic Harrison and the High Score, Trisha Gene Brady
WDVX Summer Nights @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Kansas
Classic Rock @ Smokies Stadium $31+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00631DBA78569A
7:30PM - Melvins w/Redd Kross
Sludge Metal & Stuff @ Bijou $41+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062A8A3FA2985
7:30PM - Rick Springfield, Richard Marx
Acoustic Evening @ Tennessee Theatre $91+, All Ages
9PM-Late - Year of October
Fuzz Rock Soul @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
9:30PM - Luke Purcell
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Thursday 10/09
11AM-11PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
11AM Doors Open
6–10PM Live Music: The Czechers
8PM Steinholding Masskrugstemmen
10:30PM Filmnacht: Beerfest
12PM - Buford Watson and Southern Scars
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
6PM - The Clinch Rivers Ramblers, UT Appalachian String Ensemble
Pickin' On Nature Bluegrass Series @ Ijams Nature Center $10, All Ages
7PM - Tanner Burch, Russell Walker
Honky Tonk Thursday @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Robinella w/The Filthy Ferraris
Two Step Thursday @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages
8PM - B|_ank w/Horcerer, Lower Interiors
Experimental Punk & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
8PM - Zach Top w/Andy Buckner
Country @ Thompson-Boling Arena $62+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/zach-top-cold-beer-country-music-knoxville-tennessee-10-09-2025/event/1B0062CDB21D3487
8PM - Dexter & The Moonrocks w/Kody West
Western Space Grunge @ Mill & Mine $25 Advance, $28 Day of Show, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dexter-and-the-moonrocks-the-mill-mine-tickets/13822924
8PM - The Brothers Comatose w/Two Runner
Bluegrass & Stuff @ Open Chord $30 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventim.us/event/the-brothers-comatose/648851
8:30PM - RAWK-aake Live Band Karaoke
Live Band Karaoke @ Scruffy City Hall $5, 21+
9PM-Late - Kyle Lacy Band
Americana @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+
9PM - Benicio
DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+
9:30PM - DJ Kenny
DJ & Stuff @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
Friday 10/10
11AM-11PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
3–5PM HAPPY HOUR! $10 Märzen Liter
11AM Doors Open
2–6PM Live Music: The Czechers
6:30PM Steinholding Masskrugstemmen
7–11PM Live Music: The Klaberheads
8:30PM OFFICIAL Steinholding Contest 12 of 12
12PM - Linda Ronstat Tribute
WDVX Big Plate @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Mount Olive Social Club
New Orleans R&B, Swing & Blues @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Sarrenna
Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Daniel Kimbro
Grammy Nominated Fly Fisher @ Birdhouse $10, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/daniel-kimbro-at-the-birdhouse-tickets-228253
7PM - The Griefers
Blues Rock @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Liquid Velvet
Classic Rock Tribute @ Crafty Bastard (West) $15, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/liquid-velvet-tickets-1310773702429
7PM - Smooth Sailor
Yacht Rock Tribute @ Hardin Valley Event Center $20, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.com/HVEC
7PM - Hayden Bright
Singer-Songwriter @ Side Hustle at Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Crowd Control
Rock @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Cale Charney
Singer-Songwriter @ Barrelhouse at Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience w/Mike Snodgrass
Prince Tribute @ World's Fair Park $35+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/cfoo-purple-xperience-2025
7:30PM - Mary Moz
Latin @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages
8PM - IATT w/Visitant, Threnodian, Scornful
Death Metal & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
8PM - Pete Denahy w/Lincoln Park String Band
Traditional Country & Stuff @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/pete-denahy
8PM - The Matt Nelson Sound
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM - Gaelic Storm
Celtic @ Bijou $35+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062C5AE9B3E8E
8PM - The Head & The Heart w/Hurrary for the Riff Raff
Indie Folk & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $46+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-head-and-the-heart-aperture-knoxville-tennessee-10-10-2025/event/1B006192E5AF5CB2
8PM - Rumours ATL: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac Tribute @ Mill & Mine $23 Advance, $25 Day of Show, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/rumours-atl-a-fleetwood-mac-the-mill-mine-tickets/14371463
8PM-Late - (8PM) Danimal, (11:30PM) Three Star Revival
Rock & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM - Ramblin' Man
Allman Brothers Tribute @ Open Chord $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880116358551
8PM - The Deep Fakes
Covers & Stuff @ Back Door Tavern $FREE, 21+
9PM - Mike McGill And The Refills
Honky Tonk @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM-Late - Merlin's Nest
Jazz Fusion & Stuff @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
9PM - Vinyl Countdown
Classic Rock & Stuff @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+
9:30PM - Jordan Foster Band
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
10PM - Mighty Flea Circus
Rockabilly & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+
10PM-Late - DJ JT
Dance Night @ Lunaverse $10, 21+
Saturday 10/11
10AM-Late - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
10AM: Doors Open
12:30-3:30PM: Live Music: The Czechers
2:15PM: Best Lederhosen/Dirndl Contest
3:30PM: OFFICIAL MASSKRUGSTEMMEN FINALE
4:15PM Watch Party: UT vs Arkansas
8PM: Masskrugstemmen
8PM: Live Music: The Klaberheads
12PM - Rebecca Porter, Robby Hecht
WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages
4:15PM - Tennessee Volunteers v. Arkansas Razorbacks
Football @ Neyland Stadium $175+, All Ages
7PM - Popeless w/Failure 2 Conform, Owen Collett, Zachary Sparks, The Half That Matters
Acoustic Punk & Stuff @ Birdhouse $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Robby Hecht
Americana @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages
7PM - TBA
TBA @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages
7PM - Arcelia Cisneros
Latin Pop @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages
8PM - Dark Matters w/Chasm, DJ My Shit
Darkwave & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
8PM - Stina Nesbit
Jazz @ Bistro at the Bijou $5, All Ages
8PM - June Henry, The Last Arizona w/Queen Chloe
Electronicy Stuff & More @ Frog Juice Boocherie $10, All Ages
8PM-Late - (8PM) Sad Bachelor (11:30PM) Pretty Tied Up
Rock & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+
8PM-Late - (8PM) Taylor Swift Night (12AM) Andres Tapia
Taylor Swift Tribute Then DJ @ Lunaverse $10, 21+
8PM - The Runarounds
Indie Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $SOLD OUT, All Ages
8PM - Voodoo Cadillac
Covers & Stuff @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+
9PM - Big Pink
Classic Rock Tribute @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+
9PM - Kazzabe w/DJ Fadet
Merengue, Bachata, & More @ The Knox Coliseo $30 Before 10PM, 21+?
9PM-Late - Skankbanger
80s Metal Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+
9:30PM - Will Shepard Band
Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
10PM - Marble City Band
Jams & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+
Sunday 10/12
10AM-9PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest
Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages
Learn More: https://knoxvilleoktoberfest.com/
10AM Doors Open
11AM–2PM Live Music: Concord Brass Band
3–5PM Annual Running of the Wieners
3–5PM Live Music: Mike Beckley
5–9:30PM Live Music: The Klaberheads
7PM Kids Steinholding Kinder Masskrugstemmen
9:30PM Steinholding Masskrugstemmen
9:45PM Staff Steinholding Masskrugstemmen Bar vs Kitchen
10PM Schulz Bräu’s Oktoberfest Closing Ceremony
2:30PM - Mariachi Guadalupano
Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages
3PM - Cookie Hopper
Wagon Wheel Live @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+
4PM - Ben Garnett w/Daniel Kimbro
Folk & Stuff @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/ben-garrett
7PM - Jessica Watson
Crafty Jazz Night @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages
7:30PM - Eric Johnson w/Daniel Kimbro & Andy Wood
Acclaimed Guitarist @ Bijou $41+, All Ages
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062A9844618C5
8PM - TC Superstar w/Analog Kid, Gold Ribbon Pony
Collaborative Performance & More @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)
8PM - Alexandra Kay
Country @ Mill & Mine $35 Advance, 18+
Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/alexandra-kay-second-wind-the-the-mill-mine-tickets/13916894
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