Knoxville Live Music Calendar 12/01-12/07

December is here! The Christmas decorations are all about! It's a magical time of year in Tennessee or something. Experience that magic in person with 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 12/01

Tuesday 12/02

Wednesday 12/03

Thursday 12/04

Friday 12/05

Saturday 12/06

Sunday 12/07

Monday 12/01

• 12PM - Charlie Lovewolf and the Human Light

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 12PM - Mighty Musical Monday w/Knoxville Community Band

  • Experience the Wurlitzer Organ @ Tennessee Theatre $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Sam Travis

  • Knox Brew Stories @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA

  • Out Series Improvisations @ Pilot Light $FREE, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 7PM - Asher Humphrey Trio

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Earthquake

  • Funk & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 12/02

• 12PM - David Norcross

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - I've Never Been Here Before w/Morning Dew, Antadie, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish, Knife Edge Death Match

  • Digiskramz & More @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 9PM-Late - Earthquake

  • Funk & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 12/03

• 12PM - Ramblin Ryne

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Second Fiddle

  • Country & Stuff @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Winter Vibes w/Vance Thompson, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

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

• 7PM - Donald Brown & Friends

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - J. Luke Cochran

  • Knox Whiskey Wednesdays @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Mike Snodgrass

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Tennessee Tap House $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Disintegration w/Slugg, Wage Worker, Glaver

  • Electronic & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/abby-jeanne--the-shadowband

• 9PM-Late - Dave Becher Band

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Y2K Prom w/Action Jackson

  • Adult Prom @ Scruffy City Hall $FREE, 21+

  
  

Thursday 12/04

• 12PM - Maddye Trew Band

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Russell Walker

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

• 7PM - TBA w/The Filthy Ferraris

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

• 8:30PM - RAWK-aake Live Band Karaoke

  • Live Band Karaoke @ Scruffy City Hall $5, 21+

  • Song List: https://scruffycity.com/rawk-a-oki-song-list/

• 9PM-Late - Airshow

  • Jams & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - DJ D-Mart

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Friday 12/05

• 12PM - Wasted Major

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

• 5PM - Phil Kline's Unsilent Night w/Nief Norf

  • Outdoor Music Experience @ Emporium Center $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.niefnorf.org/unsilentnight

• 6PM - Admiral

  • Rock & Stuff @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Popeless, Mortars w/Drag Show

  • Toy Fundraiser @ Birdhouse $10 or Toy, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQM5mSPEfXk/

• 7PM - TBA

  • Tavern Notes Series @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Evie Andrus

  • Fiddlin' good time @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Jamie & Guitar

  • Acoustic @ Crafty Bastard (West) $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - The Griefers

  • Blues Rock @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Remedy

  • Rock @ Tennessee Tap House $FREE, 21+

• 7:30PM - TBA

  • TBA @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Meob w/Pet Degree, Nightjar, Dozibrion

  • Indie Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 8PM - Ed Snodderly

  • Folk/Country @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/ed-snodderly-2

• 8PM - Evelyn Jack

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) King Ghoul (11:30PM) Crowd Control

  • Rock & Grunge @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Starchild

  • Pop & Stuff @ Union Place $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Modal Mountain

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Emily Roth

  • Country @ Cowboy Cantina $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Dynamic Panic

  • Rock & Stuff @ Pirate Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Wasted Major

  • Country Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM - No Control w/The Loinettes

  • Bad Religion Tribute & More @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10PM-Late - DJ Will Make

  • Mashups & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 12/06

• 12PM - UT Appalachian Strings

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Renée Maggart

  • Acoustic @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Gimmick w/Cleansing of the Temple, Yellow Jaket, Caught Lackin', Mother Worries

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ Elk's Lodge (Oak Ridge) $15, All Ages

• 7PM - Appalachian Ballet Company w/Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

  • The Nutcracker @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets 12/06: https://www.ticketmaster.com/appalachian-ballet-the-nutcracker-with-knoxville-knoxville-tennessee-12-06-2025/event/1B0062E18BE71CEE

• 7PM - The Chain: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

  • Fleetwood Mac Tribute @ Open Chord $35, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880181360576

• 7PM - Alicia Harvey

  • Country @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - El Mantis w/Mal Nombre, Villaphonic

  • Instrumentals & Grooves @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 8PM - UAD5 w/Acquired Taste, French Toast

  • Show For The People @ Fly By Night $10, 21+

• 8PM - Thomas Cassell Band

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/thomas-cassell-band

• 8PM - Chico's Lot

  • 90s Rock @ Corner Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Denin Slage-Koch

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Crowd Control (11:30PM) Killer Whale

  • Rock & Funky Jams @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Knox Boombox

  • Covers & Stuff @ Tennessee Tap House $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Vickie Vaughn Band

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Grupo Corona Boys, La Sonora Dinamita

  • Michelada Night @ The Knox Coliseo $20, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Doomsayer, Dropwise

  • Rave @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM-Late - DJ Andres Tapia

  • DJs & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

  
  

Sunday 12/07

• 1PM - Band-Backed Wren

  • Jazz @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 2:30PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Appalachian Ballet Company w/Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

  • The Nutcracker @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets 12/07: https://www.ticketmaster.com/appalachian-ballet-the-nutcracker-with-knoxville-knoxville-tennessee-12-07-2025/event/1B0062E18BEB1D07

• 3:30PM & 7:30PM - NEEDTOBREATHE w/Bre Kennedy

  • Southern Rock & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $64+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets 3:30PM: https://www.ticketmaster.com/needtobreathe-the-barely-elegant-acoustic-tour-knoxville-tennessee-12-07-2025/event/1B0062A1DB8F8CC4

  • Buy Tickets 7:30PM: https://www.ticketmaster.com/needtobreathe-the-barely-elegant-acoustic-tour-knoxville-tennessee-12-07-2025/event/1B0062A1DB818CB9

• 6PM - Alabama w/Jamey Johnson

  • Classic Rock @ Thompson-Boling Arena $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/alabama-live-in-concert-knoxville-tennessee-12-07-2025/event/1B0062F19C1F3143

• 6PM - Tommy Cox Band

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

• 7PM - Chris Canada

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