Knoxville Live Music Calendar 8/11 - 8/17

It's the last week in Knoxville, Tennessee before University of Tennessee students return fully to class. Knox County Schools are starting up, so enjoy this exciting week in 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!

Monday 8/11

Tuesday 8/12

Wednesday 8/13

Thursday 8/14

Friday 8/15

Saturday 8/16

Sunday 8/17

Monday 8/11

• 12PM - Jeff Batson

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

• 6PM - Dylan DeBord

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

• 7PM - David Kline, Randy Brown, Ryan Clackner

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

• 7PM - Michael Rodriguez Group

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Steve Michel's Blues Jam

  • The Blues @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 8/12

• 12PM - Kirk Fleta

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

• 7PM - Donald Brown

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Aaron Irwin Trio w/A Certain Zone, OMFU + Scrapers

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

• 9PM-Late - Rossdafareye

  • Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 8/13

• 12PM - J. Carmichael

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

• 6PM - Hootenanny Singer-Songwriter Night

  • Signups 6PM, Music 7PM @ Jig & Reel $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Summer Vibes w/Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

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

• 7PM - The Tray Wellington Band, Tennessee Sheiks

  • WDVX Summer Nights @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Rossdafareye

  • Appalachian Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

Thursday 8/14

• 12PM - Jeremiah Sammartano

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

• 6PM - Piper Paisley

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Eve Jean & Her Falling Stars w/Russell Walker Band

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

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris

  • Honky Tonk @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - The Concert: A Tribute To ABBA

  • Abba Tribute @ Tennessee Theatre $46+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets:https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-concert-a-tribute-to-abba-knoxville-tennessee-08-14-2025/event/1B00622DC8A7478F

• 8PM - Lava Lamb w/Andrew Swafford, Cardboard Cat

  • "Chamber-Prog" & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

• 8PM - Philip Bowen

  • Americana @ Open Chord $19 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventim.us/event/philip-bowen/648085

• 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 - Smokers Club

  • Blues Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Abrakapokus, Dropwise

  • EDM & Stuff @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

Friday 8/15

• 12PM - Michael Reno Harrell, Eli Laughrun

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

• 5:30PM - Josh Bruce

  • Country Singer-Songwriter @ Printshop Beer Co. $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Averi McCall

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

• 7PM - Cabag and Vann

  • Acoustic @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Fine Colombians

  • Steely Dan Tribute @ Crafty Bastard (West) $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fine-colombians-tickets-1366137346579

• 7PM - Brand New Box of Matches

  • Bluegrass & Old Time @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Johnny Revenant

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Romeo Kings

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

• 7PM - Stranger May

  • Tavern Notes @ Maker Exchange $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Between 4th & 5th

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Blood Handsome w/Healng, New Romantics, Reed Kavanah

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

• 8PM - Mimi Terry

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) CLIFFS (11:30PM) CHEW

  • Rock then Psych Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Andy Sydow & The Minor League

  • Americana/Roots @ Open Chord $10 Advance, $15 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880128707559

• 8PM - Pleading the 5th Band

  • Rock & Country @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Back-To-School Golbin Rave w/DJ Gnomegoblin

  • Goblin Mode @ Suttree's $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Jerry Rigged

  • Grateful Dead Tribute @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Throwin' Stones

  • Blues Rock @ Union Place $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Russell Walker

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

• 9PM - Smooth Sailor

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

• 9PM - Thor & The Reigns

  • Rock @ Finn's $FREE, 21+

• 9:30PM-Late - Doomsayer, Lunch Money, Sound Party, Qørus

  • Extraterrestrial Rave @ Lunaverse $5 Before 10PM, $10 After, 21+

Saturday 8/16

• 10AM-4PM - History Hootenanny

  • Music, History, and More @ East TN History Center & Beyond $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/history-hootenanny-3/

• 12PM - TBA

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

• 6PM - Scruffy City Soul Machine

  • Soul & Funk Hits @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Mark of Fatality, Arc of Violence, Pressure Point, Man I Love Frogs

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ Karns Community Center $15, $5 Kids, All Ages

• 7PM - Jodie Manross

  • Folk Singer-Songwriter @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Singletons

  • Bluegrass/Folk @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Kaleb Mullins & The Witness

  • Rock @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Pleading the 5th Band

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

• 7PM - Alicia Harvey

  • Country @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Deerest Friends, Post Office Winter, Antadie

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

• 8PM - Stupid Future, The Dog's Body

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Fly By Night $10, 21+

• 8PM - Mark Boling Trio

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) The Olive Street Band (11:30PM) CHEW

  • Rock then Psych Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Abrakapokus, Dropwise

  • EDM & Stuff @ The Bloom Room $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Letterbomb: A Tribute to Green Day

  • Green Day Tribute @ Open Chord $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets:https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880364474749

• 8PM - Jason Ellis

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

• 8PM - Regal Beagle

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

• 9PM - Roman Reese & The Cardinal Sins

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Fancy Dance Party w/Softy

  • Fancy Dance Party @ Zero/Zero $FREE, 21+

• 9PM-Late - Temple: Underwater Theme

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

• 9PM-Late - (9PM) TBA, (11:30PM) TBA

  • TBA @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM-Late - (10PM) DJ Liam James, (12AM) DJ Loor

  • Dance & DJ stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

Sunday 8/17

• 12PM-7PM - (12:30PM) The Lost Sound Department, (3PM) Brownman Shawn Clark, (4:30PM) Jeanine Fuller

  • Community Concert & Anniversary Party @ Chicago Hotdog and Sausage Company $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122180920544347815

• 1PM - Aaron Carney

  • Rock/Soul @ Kern's Food Hall $FREE, All Ages

• 4PM - Cookie Hopper

  • Wagon Wheel Live @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Jessica Watson w/Barry Po Hannah, Ben Maney

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

• 8PM - Vibrator w/Tellios, Eric Lee

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