Knoxville Live Music Calendar 12/08-12/14

Another great chilly December week of Knoxville live music! There's a lot going on, be sure not to miss out!

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 12/08

Tuesday 12/09

Wednesday 12/10

Thursday 12/11

Friday 12/12

Saturday 12/13

Sunday 12/14

Monday 12/08

• 12PM - SHS Bluegrass Band

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

• 6PM - Jimmy Morris

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

• 7PM - Babuska Mosaic of the Nuclear Future, Randy Brown, UT Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

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

• 7PM - Sky Hatcher Quintet

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Squirrel Nut Zippers

  • Swing Christmas @ Bijou $42+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062D1C879421D

• 9PM-Late - Year of October

  • Rock from Nashville @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 12/09

• 12PM - Pat Beasley Band

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

• 7PM - Vance Thompson Trio

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Robert Earl Keen w/John R. Miller

  • Country @ Tennessee Theatre $47+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/robert-earl-keen-presents-the-greatest-knoxville-tennessee-12-09-2025/event/1B00633AC567783A

• 9PM-Late - Year of October

  • Rock from Nashville @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 12/10

• 12PM - Les Kerr

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

• 6PM - Alden Duren

  • Rock @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Winter Vibes w/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

• 7:30PM - Allman Betts Family Revival

  • Country @ Tennessee Theatre $62+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-allman-betts-family-revival-knoxville-tennessee-12-10-2025/event/1B0062F7E48566BF

• 7:30PM - Rick Schuler's John Denver Christmas

  • John Denver Tribute @ Bijou $62+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0063051D8576A9

• 8PM - Memory Card w/Kitship, Antadie, 20cats

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

• 8PM - Circle Modern Dance: Primitive Light (Dress Rehearsal)

  • Modern Dance & Live Music @ Laurel Theater $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Year of October

  • Rock from Nashville @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

  
  

Thursday 12/11

• 12PM - Jay Mac

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

• 7PM - Tanner Burch, 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

• 7PM - Mike Zine Vol. 1 Release

  • Zine Release w/DJ @ Pilot Light $FREE, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 7PM - Circle Modern Dance: Primitive Light

  • Modern Dance & Live Music @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/circlemoderndance/1932853

• 8PM - The Unlikely Candidates w/Foolsmate, Rookie of the Year

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $18 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648622035832

• 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 - Matt Nelson Trio

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

• 9PM - Rutam

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

Friday 12/12

• 12PM - The Jazz Mixed Messengers

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

• 3:30PM - TBA

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Ben McLaughlin

  • WDVX First Friday Live @ Visit Knox $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Sky Hatcher, Denin Slage Koch, Joe Wilaniskis

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

• 7PM - Circle Modern Dance: Primitive Light

  • Modern Dance & Live Music @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/circlemoderndance/1932853

• 7PM - TBA

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

• 7PM - Count This Penny

  • Folk & Stuff @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Von Sutherland

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

• 7PM - Rocky Top Scandal

  • Rock @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - The Young Fables w/Brittany Atterberry

  • Christmas Soundscapes @ Knoxville Museum of Art $25, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://knoxart.org/event/soundscapes-12-2025/

• 7:30PM - TBA

  • TBA @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Rauncher w/Bursters, Bases 2003, Ful Coverage

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

• 8PM - Mark Boling Trio Life

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

• 8PM - Andy Wood

  • Guitarist @ Bijou $42+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062F9B95D73B5

• 8PM - The Breakfast Club: An 80s Experience

  • 80s Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648739968250

• 9PM - Sebastien Bordeaux Band

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

• 9PM - Lonesome Joy

  • Rock & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 9PM - Vinyl Countdown

  • Classic Rock & Stuff @ Finn's $FREE, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Same As It Ever Was

  • Talking Heads Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM-Late - The Coveralls

  • 80s-00s Tribute @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 10PM-Late - DJ Will Make

  • Mashups & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

Saturday 12/13

• 12PM - Teni Rane

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

• 12PM - (12PM) Annie Sims, (3:30PM) Concord Brass, (7PM) KKCQ

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 1PM - Pickin' on Christmas with Evie and the Elves

  • Bluegrass @ IJams Nature Center $10, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-pickin-on-christmas-with-evie-and-the-elves-2

• 2PM - Circle Modern Dance: Primitive Light

  • Modern Dance & Live Music @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/circlemoderndance/193285

• 6PM - Brewhouse Session: Soulful House & R&B Saturday

  • House & R&B @ Ebony & Ivory $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Circle Modern Dance: Primitive Light

  • Modern Dance & Live Music @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/circlemoderndance/193285

• 7PM - Pentatonix

  • Christmas A Capella @ Thompson-Boling Arena $50+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/pentatonix-christmas-in-the-city-tour-knoxville-tennessee-12-13-2025/event/1B00630BCFB728DC

• 7PM - Knoxville Classical Guitar Holiday Concert

  • Classical Guitar @ Fountain City Art Center $20, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://donorbox.org/holidayconcert2025-2

• 8PM - New Romantics w/Shrudd, FKA Ice, Minitiger

  • Album Release Show @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 8PM - The Secret Sisters w/Caleb Elliott

  • Americana @ Bijou Theatre $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00631B8E192280

• 8PM - Variego 3

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Electric Bluze (11:30PM) Stacked Actors

  • Rock then Foo Fighters Tribute @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Heart of Atlanta

  • Heart Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880092521858

• 8PM - Girls with Guitars w/Alicia Harvey Piper Paisley, Sarah Williams, & More

  • Singer Songwriters @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Roman Reese & The Cardinal Sins

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

• 9PM-Late - Ouski, Hiltron, E-Money, Lord Saliba, Bassboarder, SHBMLS, Smow Queed, Eskay

  • Rave Competition @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 9PM - AYÇA

  • Diva Rock & Stuff @ Finn's $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - La Reina De Nashville, Grupo Guerreros Cumbia

  • Cumbia & Stuff @ The Knox Coliseo $20, 21+

• 10PM - J.Bu$h w/Mr Kobayashi, Jorden Albright, Lane Shuler, DJ Drewksii, & More

  • Hip Hop & Stuff @ Barley's $15, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tanasi-album-release-show-tickets-1971505258299

• 10PM-Late - DJ Andres Tapia

  • DJs & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Will Shepard

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

  
  

Sunday 12/14

• 11AM - (11AM) Ethan Morgan, (2:30PM) Frog & Toad, (6PM) TBA

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 12PM - The Jazz Mixed Messengers

  • Jazz @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 2:30PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Will Shepard

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 5PM - Roger Wallace

  • Country @ Corner Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Whitechapel w/Bodysnatcher, AngelMaker, Disembodied Tyrant

  • Death Metal @ Mill & Mine $SOLD OUT, 18+

• 7PM - Frog & Toad Duo

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

• 8PM - Kendall Street Company

  • Eclectic Rock & Stuff @ Open Chord $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648718131554