Knoxville Live Music Calendar 10/06-10/12
- Jared Hagemann
- Oct 5, 2025
- 7 min read
Updated: Oct 9, 2025
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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