Knoxville Live Music Calendar 8/25 - 8/31

It's the last week of August, so say goodbye to the month 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!

Monday 8/25

Tuesday 8/26

Wednesday 8/27

Thursday 8/28

Friday 8/29

Saturday 8/30

Sunday 8/31

Monday 8/25

• 12PM - Kristina Murray

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

• 6PM - The Alternates (Tripp White, Cameron Duffy)

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

• 7PM - David Kline, Jake Smith, William Covert

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

• 7PM - Sky Hatcher Quartet

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

• 7PM - Frog & Toad

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - Keysmash, Opaque Opioids, Copies, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

  • Skatepark Show @ Tyson Skatepark $10, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - June Star

  • Alt-Country Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 8/26

• 12PM - Dakota Ray Parker

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

• 7PM - Sheila Gordon

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Full Service

  • Rock Covers & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 8/27

• 12PM - Dallas Ugly

  • 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

• 8PM - Truckstop Dickpill, Muscle, Dead Justice

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

• 8PM - The Dave Matthews Tribute Band

  • David Matthews Tribute @ Open Chord $22 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventim.us/event/the-dave-matthews-tribute-band/654217

• 9PM-Late - Full Service

  • Rock Covers & Stuff @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

Thursday 8/28

• 12PM - Stripmall Ballads

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

• 6PM - The Coffey Brothers

  • Folk @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 6:30PM - Double Shot of Whiskey

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

• 7PM - Bootleg Radio w/New Market Trainwrecks

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

• 7PM - Laurel Square Dance

  • Square Dancin' @ Laurel Theater $10, All Ages

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris

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

• 8PM - Total Wife, Benign Impact, Make Yourself at Home, Glaver

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

• 8PM - Stripmall Ballads

  • Americana @ Corner Lounge $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM - The Kings of Queen: A Premiere Tribute to Queen

  • Queen Tribute @ Open Chord $25 Advance, $30 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880255491431

• 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 - The Smokers Club

  • Blues Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - DJ TJO, Fiction, Luvv

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 10PM-Late - Qørus, Tiles, Colin O'Neal, Oski

  • UTK Welcome Party @ Lunaverse $15, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://linkstub.com/en/agjrsz0xZN

Friday 8/29

• 12PM - Tractorhead

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

• 6PM - The Singletons, The Tenos

  • Pickin' On Nature Bluegrass Series @ Ijams Nature Center $10, $6 Kids 6-12, $FREE Kids Under 5, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ijams.org/event-details/special-event-pickin-on-nature-bluegrass-concert-with-the-singletons-and-the-tenos

• 6PM - Maria LVNDR

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

• 6:30PM - Creekside Battle of the Bands Day 1: Who Killed the Mascot, Jonny Monster Band, Stone Reaper

  • Battle of the Bands @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - LegBeard

  • Acoustic Trio @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - AYÇA Performs the Music of Heart

  • Heart Tribute @ Crafty Bastard (West) $12, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ayca-tickets-1310764845939

• 7PM - Mike Jones

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

• 7PM - Kukuly & the Fuego

  • Hot Jazz @ Ale' Rae's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Chris Morel

  • Singer-Songwriter @ Suttree's $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Fountain City Ramblers

  • Acoustic Covers & Stuff @ Calhoun's on the River $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - High Heat

  • Indie Rock @ Yee-Haw Brewing $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Lorenzo Felipe

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

• 8PM - Basic Letters w/Super Bachelor, Bradington Powercutter

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

• 8PM - Joe Wilaniskis

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Chrysalis, (9:30PM) Nighthawk, (11:30PM) Dustin Sellers Band

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Ethan Stallings Group, (11PM) TBA

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

• 8PM - Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers

  • Blue Rock @ Open Chord $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880305291429

• 8PM - Alex Hartsell

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

• 8PM - FlightRisk

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

• 8PM - Kitty Wampus

  • Rock & Stuff @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Mudbug Stompers

  • Old Time Music @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Jaystorm Project

  • Funk, Soul, Rock, R&B @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Pulp Friction

  • Covers & Stuff @ Union Jack's $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Captain Midnight Band

  • "Waterbed Rock & Roll" @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10PM-Late - Shosstah, Blind Audio, Qørus, Karrotcake

  • Extraterrestrial Rave @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 8/30

• 12PM - Night Hawk

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

• 1PM-4PM - We're Happy You're Here w/Rowan, Nat McCormack Valentin, Mother Genevieve, Eric Thompson, Knoxville Honkers & Bangers

  • Celebration of Trans Voices @ Hellbender Harm Reduction $FREE, All Ages

• 4PM - Black August Educational Cookout

  • History, Music, & More @ The Bottom $FREE, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNlA8XFR1fp/

• 4PM? - Andrew Lee (Show starts after UTK Game)

  • Country @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

• 5PM - Brandi Augustus, Feral Kitty, Ryan, DJ Drewskii, DJ Rae, Corey Hodge, Good Guy Collective

  • The Chill Out @ Crafty Bastard (Downtown/Emory Place) $FREE, All Ages

• 6PM - Jazzspirations (GRUUV Series)

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

• 6:30PM - Creekside Battle of the Bands Day 2: Crown & Compass, Bonnie Madison, Wise Blood

  • Battle of the Bands @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Mike McGill

  • Honky Tonk @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - TBA?

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

• 7PM - Mary Moz

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

• 8PM - Gnats w/Mr. Transmission, Fül Coverage, The Pharaohs

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

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

• 8PM - Anderson East

  • Roots Rock & Soul @ Bijou $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062DB9E875BBA

• 8PM - Jon Steele

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Loveshyne (11:30PM) Rossdafareye

  • Rock & Space Funk @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM - Tame Impala Dance Party

  • Dance to Tame Impala @ Open Chord $20, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2853111880124461869

• 8PM - Become One

  • Covers & Stuff @ Bucket Head Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - Podunk Ramblers

  • Bluegrass @ Jig & Reel $FREE, 21+

• 9PM - FKA Ice, Dektol, Chasm, Tot Støy

  • Electronic Stuff @ Birdhouse $10, All Ages

• 9PM - Los Acosta, Cadetes Linares

  • Gothic Cumbia @ The Knox Coliseo $60, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://ticketon.com/en/events/los-acosta-y-cadetes-linares-knoxville-tn-2025-08-30-o1xaspo4ml8v

• 9PM - Full Service

  • Rock @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 10PM - Smells Like Nirvana MTV Unplugged Set

  • Nirvana Tribute @ Barley's $20 Advance, $25 Day of Show, 21+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smells-like-nirvana-mtv-unplugged-set-tickets-1256905701789

• 10PM-Late - DJ Andreas Tapia

  • DJ & Stuff @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

Sunday 8/31

• 1PM - Samples, Moore, Lewis

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

• 2PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 4PM - Vultrs

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

• 6:30PM - Creekside Battle of the Bands Day 3: Nova Inc., Stoneflower, Hayden Bright Band

  • Battle of the Bands @ Creekside $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Jake Smith

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