Knoxville Live Music Calendar 8/18 - 8/24

Happy new week to all you amazing Knoxville, Tennessee people! Here's a look at this week in live music here 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!

Monday 8/18

Tuesday 8/19

Wednesday 8/20

Thursday 8/21

Friday 8/22

Saturday 8/23

Sunday 8/24

Monday 8/18

• 12PM - Randie O'Neil

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

• 6PM - Matthew Steven Whitaker

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

• 7PM - Hunter Deacon, Ryan Bell, Matt Nelson

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

• 7PM - UTK Jazz Jam w/Asher Humphrey

  • 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 8/19

• 12PM - Dave Owens

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

• 7PM - Brent Thompson

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Hotline TNT w/Sour Widows

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/hotline-tnt

• 9PM-Late - Year of October

  • Fuzz Rock Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Wednesday 8/20

• 12PM - Maygen & The Bird Watcher

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

• 6PM - Live Band Karaoke w/Tinca Tinca & Friends

  • Signups 6PM, Music 7PM @ Pretentious Beer Co. $7, All Ages

  • Song List: https://www.tincatincamusic.com/lbk

• 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

• 7:30PM - Alice Cooper

  • Hard Rock @ Tennessee Theatre $107+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/alice-cooper-knoxville-tennessee-08-20-2025/event/1B006245A452431E

• 9PM-Late - Year of October

  • Fuzz Rock Soul @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Thursday 8/21

• 12PM - Marfa

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

• 6PM - Cale Charney

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

• 6PM - Aaron Carter

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Union Place $FREE, 21+

• 7PM - Jack Studer w/Tennessee Stifflegs

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

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris

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

• 7PM - 7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience

  • Eagles Tribute @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Dwight Yoakham w/Marfa

  • Country @ Tennessee Theatre $89+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets:https://www.ticketmaster.com/dwight-yoakam-knoxville-tennessee-08-21-2025/event/1B0062AD8B9914DE

• 8PM - Tyler Hilton w/Casey McQuillen

  • Celebrating the Music of "One Tree Hill" @ Open Chord $35, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880332093228

• 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 - Mojohand

  • Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - Minitiger

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9:30PM - Luke Purcell

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Friday 8/22

• 12PM - Carolina Bluegrass Style

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

• 3PM-10PM - Bittah Dreamer w/The Lost Sound Department, O2 Jordan, Max Dope, XO Suicide & More

  • Crash Out Variety show @ Birdhouse $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Courtney Holder

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

• 7PM - Jay Clark

  • Acoustic @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Danimal Pinson

  • Psych Rock @ Crafty Bastard (West) $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Rocky Top Scandal

  • Rock @ East by Orange Hat $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA

  • TBA @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - The Griefers

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

• 7PM - Cole Graham & The Whiskey River

  • Country/Rock @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Lorenzo Felipe

  • Mexican Folk @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Bones in the Museum w/Failure 2 Conform, Lakehaven

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

• 8PM - Greg Tardy

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

• 8PM - Dwight Yoakham w/Marfa

  • Country @ Tennessee Theatre $89+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets:https://www.ticketmaster.com/dwight-yoakam-knoxville-tennessee-08-22-2025/event/1B0062AD8B9C14E7

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) The Merlin's Nest (11:30PM) Airshow

  • Jams & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - CUTOFF, Doomsayer, SPNCE w/Jameson Tank

  • Live Rock Band then Extraterrestrial Rave @ Lunaverse $5 Before 10PM, $10 After, 21+

• 8PM - Spank: The Ultimate 80s

  • 80s Tribute @ Open Chord $24, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880393798930

• 8PM - Vinyl Countdown

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

• 8PM - Vagabon Brew

  • Rock @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - 110 in the Shade

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

• 8PM - Low Speed Chase

  • Rock Covers @ Backdoor Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Trusty Hucksters

  • Swing Jazz @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Cole Phillips

  • Country @ Barley's $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cole-phillips-tickets-1422463038239

• 9PM - Teen Spirt

  • 90s Pop Tribute @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 9PM-Late - T Pharo, Narkangel, Kittykat, Girl Brutal

  • EDM @ Sassy Ann's $20, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 8/23

• 11AM-8PM - Germanfest

  • Celebration of German Culture @ First Lutheran Church $2, $FREE kids under 12, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://germanfestknoxville.com/

• 12PM - Robbie Riot & The Rockets

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

• 4PM-12AM - Sunset on Central w/Veaux, Crumbsnatchers, Gabrielle Grace, Sarrenna, & Many More

  • One Day Music Festival @ Central St North Knox $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More:https://www.sunsetoncentral.com/

  • Full Schedule: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNfy2ibxMFZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

• 6PM - Love Drunk & The Hangovers

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

• 7PM - The Bearded

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Band-Backed Wren

  • Jazz @ Side Hustle At Lonesome Dove $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Girls Rituals, Bubblegum Octopus, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish, Antadie, True Respite

  • Garage Show @ Iris's Garage (DM The Bands) $10, All Ages

• 7PM - Mary Moz

  • El Salvadoran @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Crossfade: An Evening

  • Celebration of Butt Rock @ 315 S. Mohican St. $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Alison Krauss & Union Station w/Jerry Douglas

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $SOLD OUT?, All Ages

• 8PM - Willa Mae w/Postcard Nowhere

  • Indie Rock & Stuff @ Pilot Light $15, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/willa-mae-with-postcard-nowhere

• 8PM - Sean Gavin, Liz Hanley, and Don Penzien

  • Irish Folk & Stuff @ Laurel Theater $15, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/sean-gavin-liz-hanley-and-don-penzien

• 8PM - Larry Vincent Trio

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

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

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Stacked Actors, (11PM) DJ Andreas Tapia

  • Foo Fighters Tribute then DJ @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 8PM - Pet Sounds Live

  • Beach Boys Tribute @ Bijou Theatre $31+, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062E9D4672F19

• 8PM - Voodoo Cadillac

  • Covers & Stuff @ Sonny's Original Southern Pub $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Scruffy City Soul Machine

  • Soul & Funk Hits @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 8PM - Destination Unknown

  • 80s Covers & Stuff @ Union Place $FREE, 21+

• 8:30PM - Telefronetic & More

  • Wishful Speaking @ Spacecraft $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM - Big Pink

  • Classic Rock Tribute @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Hnos. Espinoza, Tito Torbellino Jr.

  • Mexican Regional @ The Knox Coliseo $70, 16+

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/hnos-espinoza-en-knoxville-knoxville-tn-2025-08-23-jevvirwfkdou

• 9PM - Loveshyne

  • Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 9PM - KINGS REIGN

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 10PM-Late - PROBCAUSE w/Phunk Bias, Louie Letdown, Beatphix

  • Bass/Dubstep @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $31, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://theticketing.co/e/probcauseknox

• 10PM - Corey James Clifton

  • Soulful Rock @ Barley's $5, 21+

Sunday 8/24

• 10:30AM-6PM - Knox Asian Festival

  • Celebration of Asian Cultures @ World's Fair Park $3, $FREE Kids, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.knoxasianfestival.com/info/schedule/

• 1PM - Local Lore

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

• 2PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 4PM - Nathan Morgan

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad Duo

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

• 7:30PM - Alison Krauss & Union Station w/Jerry Douglas

  • Bluegrass & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $SOLD OUT?, All Ages

• 8PM - Scornful, Cumshotwound, Death Waltz

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

• 8PM - Mountain Grass Unit

  • Bluegrass @ Barley's $15, 21+?

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-grass-unit-tickets-1256669485259