Knoxville Live Music Calendar 12/15-12/21

The holidays are hear. Hannukkah has begun, Christmas is next week, the winter solstice is nearly upon us. Why not celebrate with some great live music in Knoxville!

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 12/15

Tuesday 12/16

Wednesday 12/17

Thursday 12/18

Friday 12/19

Saturday 12/20

Sunday 12/21

Monday 12/15

• 12PM - Quinn O’Donnell, Jordan Allen

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

• 6PM - Teryn Dixon

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

• 7PM - Chris Alford, Klimchack, Sean Hamilton

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

• 7PM - UTK Jazz Jam w/Sam Adams

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

• 7PM - The Jazz Mixed Messengers

  • Christmas Jazz @ Barley's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Prince of the Burning Sands

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 12/16

• 12PM - Arily Michele, Meghan Pulles

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

• 7PM - Cindi Alpert

  • Jazzy Christmas @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: A Swingin' Christmas w/Simon Moullier

  • Jaz @ Tennessee Theatre $47+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/knoxville-jazz-orchestra-a-swingin-christmas-knoxville-tennessee-12-16-2025/event/1B0062F6E81F5695

• 9PM - Hag Bastard w/Blunt Mansion

  • Punk & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Prince of the Burning Sands

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 12/17

• 12PM - Abe Partridge

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

• 6PM - Matt Allum

  • Country @ 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

• 9PM-Late - Dave Becher Band

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

  
  

Thursday 12/18

• 12PM - Hope MacGregor, King Pall

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

• 6PM - Kings Reign

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Ramona & The Holy Smokes, Russell Walker

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

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris & Special Guests

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

• 7PM - Charlie Brown Christmas w/Evan Lipson, John Tunstall

  • Don't miss this, you blockhead @ Fly By Night $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Global Abacus Garage w/Forest Floor, Everyhoursun

  • Performance Art & Ambient @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 8PM - KC Jones & Daniel Coolik

  • A Very Melancholy Christmas @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/a-very-melancholy-christmas-with-kc-jones-daniel-coolik

• 8PM - Latrice Royale w/Mercedes Alexander, Hormona Lisa

  • Drag Holiday Show @ Bijou Theatre $47+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006339E6D5818A

• 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 - Edgewood Heavy

  • Rock N Soul @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

Friday 12/19

• 12PM - Milk Man and the Big Band

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

• 3:30PM - (3:30PM) Annie Sims (7:30PM) Miles Damaso

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Astral Konflikt w/Goodluck Shaman, Sunfold, Admiral

  • Grunge Meets Synth & Stuff @ Birdhouse $5, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA

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

• 7PM - Cy Winstanley

  • Acoustic @ Flock Beer & Wine $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - James Leigh & The Rest

  • Rock @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Villaphonic

  • Instrumentals & Stuff @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Brian Clay

  • Jazzy Grooves @ Ebony & Ivory $10, 21+

• 7:30PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Concert

  • Holiday Music @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $25+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/39th-annual-clayton-holiday-concert-knoxville-tennessee-12-19-2025/event/1B006307C15784F2

• 7:30PM - TBA

  • TBA @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Decide Today w/Lebentropic, Recovered Media

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

• 8PM - Blind House

  • Indie Bluegrass @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/blind-house

• 8PM - Kimbro/Gable

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

• 8PM - Appalachian Equality Chorus

  • Holiday Show @ Bijou Theatre $15+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00633DD02A7688

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Rossdafareye (11:30PM) Milkshake Fatty

  • Space Funk then Jams @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - ADHD Playlist Band

  • Covers & Stuff @ Marble City Pub $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - 110 in The Shade

  • Funk & Soul Covers @ Union Place $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Russell Walker

  • Honky Tonk @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Dynamic Panic

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

• 9PM - Southern Sunrise

  • Blues & Country @ Finn's $FREE, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Smooth Sailor

  • Yacht Rock Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM - Brent Hyder

  • Loops & Stuff @ The Kennedy $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 12/20

• 12PM - Eli Fox, Kurt Lee Wheeler

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

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

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Brady Turner, Bradley Thomas Turner

  • Holiday Party & Music @ Ebony & Ivory $5 Suggested, 21+

  • RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/IJgS61RBpqsJgo4DcIgU?source=share

• 3PM & 7:30PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Concert

  • Holiday Music @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $25+, All Ages

  • 12/20 3PM Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/39th-annual-clayton-holiday-concert-knoxville-tennessee-12-20-2025/event/1B006307C15D8508

  • 12/20 7:30PM Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/39th-annual-clayton-holiday-concert-knoxville-tennessee-12-20-2025/event/1B006307C15A8506

• 3PM - Appalachian Equality Chorus

  • Holiday Show @ Bijou Theatre $15+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00633DD02D768A

• 6PM - Sky Hatcher Trio w/Mark Boling, Joe Wilaniskis

  • Americana/Folk @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Marcus Bunch

  • Americana/Folk @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - ADHD Playlist Band

  • Covers & Stuff @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Tears for the Dying w/Academy Order, Attic Eyes, Dark Mountain Orchid

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

• 8PM - John Doyle, Cathie Ryan

  • Indie Bluegrass @ Laurel Theater $18 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/john-doyle-and-cathie-ryan

• 8PM - Parker Bakkall Trio

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Edgewood Heavy (11:30PM) Soulfinger

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

• 8PM - Supercharger w/N2O

  • Heavy 70s Rock Tribute @ Open Chord $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648598007667

• 9PM - Bootleg Radio

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

• 9PM - Civil Strife

  • Rock @ Corner Lounge $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Kings Reign

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Temple: Winter Formal w/DJs: DeaconBlue, Appolymi, Cemetery Sex, M3RK

  • Goth/Industrial/Alternative dance night @ CORE $10, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Cadete De Linares, Apreciados Del Alto

  • Mexican Music & Stuff @ The Knox Coliseo $10 After 10PM, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Planet Doom w/TBA

  • EDM & Stuff @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM - Funkpocalypse

  • Funk & Stuff @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10PM - Stevie Jones Band

  • Rock & Stuff @ The Kennedy $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

  
  

Sunday 12/21

• 11AM - (11AM) Annie Sims, (2:30PM) Matt Tolentino, (6PM) Jingle 5

  • Christkindlesmarkt @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 11AM - Ullr Fest

  • Winter Solstice Celebration @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/events/1324451489314981/

• 3PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Concert

  • Holiday Music @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $25+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/39th-annual-clayton-holiday-concert-knoxville-tennessee-12-21-2025/event/1B006307C160850C

• 2:30PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 3PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Jessica Watson w/Seth Hopper, Barry Po Hannah

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

• 7:30PM - Shakey Graves w/Clover County

  • Americana & Stuff @ Bijou Theatre $60+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00631BFC5766F6

• 8PM - Ben Garnett Trio w/Joseph Allred

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

• 8PM - The Cartwright Brothers

  • soulstice poulstice iii @ Barley's $5, All Ages