Knoxville Live Music Calendar 9/22 - 9/28

It's looking like a rainy week, so why not pop in and see some Knoxville live music this week!

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 9/22

Tuesday 9/23

Wednesday 9/24

Thursday 9/25

Friday 9/26

Saturday 9/27

Sunday 9/28

Monday 9/22

• 12PM - Andy Pirkle

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

• 6PM - Maggie Tharp

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

• 7PM - David Kline, Brad Hebert, George Rutsyamuka, Tyler Chen, Ryan Dunaway

  • 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 - Bleary Eyed w/Postcard Nowhere

  • "Fuzzy Computer Gazey" & Stuff @ Pilot Light $10, 18+ (All Ages with Adult)

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/bleary-eyed-pl2025

• 9PM-Late - Mama Fuma

  • Cuban Roots Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Tuesday 9/23

• 12PM - Cory Kimbro

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

• 3PM-10PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 3PM: Doors Open

    ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR: $10 Märzen & Festbier Liters

    6:30PM – 10PM: Live Music: Martin Gross und sein Sonnenschein Express

    8:00PM: Official Masskrugstemmen 2/12

• 7PM - Todd Marcus Quintet w/Virginia MacDonald

  • Jazz @ Market Square $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Rusty Holloway Trio

  • Jazz @ Harvest $FREE, All Ages

• 7:30PM - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/Abraham Alexander

  • Jazz & Funk & Stuff @ Bijou $62+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/trombone-shorty-orleans-avenue-knoxville-tennessee-09-23-2025/event/1B006275A7E8636C

• 9PM-Late - Mama Fuma

  • Cuban Roots Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Wednesday 9/24

• 12PM - Afriend, Mark Winters

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

• 3PM-10PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 3PM: Doors Open

    ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR: $10 Märzen & Festbier Liters

    6:30PM – 10PM: Live Music: Martin Gross und sein Sonnenschein Express

    8:00PM: Fun-Hoisting (Masskrugstemmen)

  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 - St. Paul & The Broken Bones w/Lamont Landers

  • Soul & Stuff @ Tennessee Theatre $35+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/st-paul-the-broken-bones-the-knoxville-tennessee-09-24-2025/event/1B0062BB9BF22C1B

• 8PM - Eraser w/Wage Worker, Dirty Knees

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

• 8PM - CANCELLED - Mannequin Pussy w/Lip Critic

  • Indie & Punk Rock @ Bijou $39+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B0062C692432CE2

• 9PM-Late - Mama Fuma

  • Cuban Roots Rock @ Preservation Pub $3, 21+

Thursday 9/25

• 11AM-11PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 11AM: Doors Open

    6:30PM – 10PM: Live Music: Martin Gross und sein Sonnenschein Express

    8PM: Official Masskrugstemmen 3/12

    10:30PM: Filmnacht: National Lampoon’s European Vacation

• 12PM - Chris Berardo, March To August

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

• 6PM - 25th Hour

  • Live Music @ Central Flats & Taps $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - Yer Flowers, Russell Walker

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

• 7PM - Laurel Square Dance

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

• 7PM - The Filthy Ferraris

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

• 7PM - Exodus: The Bob Marley Tribute w/Jeanine Fuller & The True Funk SOULdiers

  • Bob Marley Tribute @ Yee Haw Brewing $34, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/exoodus-a-tribute-to-bob-marley-cfoo25-

• 7:30PM - Parker McCollum w/Ashley Cooke, Kassi Ashton

  • Country @ Thompson-Boling Arena $36+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/parker-mccollum-tour-knoxville-tennessee-09-25-2025/event/1B00626EC4D07954

• 8PM - Dion Lunadon w/Blunt Mansion, Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish

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

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/dion-blunt-wish

• 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 - Float Like A Buffalo

  • Horn Driven Rock @ Preservation Pub $5, 21+

• 9PM - DJ D-Mart

  • DJ Night @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 9PM-Late - smith. w/MessageNorth, JMO

  • Bass & Stuff @ Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus $37+, 18+

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

Friday 9/26

• 11AM-11PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 11AM: Doors Open

    3PM – 5PM: Happy Hour

    3:30PM – 6:30PM: Live Music: The Appalachian Freunde Polka Band

    6:45PM: Official Masskrugstemmen 4/12     

    7:30PM – 11:30PM: Live Music: The Brats

    9:15PM: Fun-Hoisting (Masskrugstemmen)

• 12PM - RB Morris

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

• 6PM - Brian Clay

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

• 7PM - Mike McGill

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

• 7PM - Emo Night Tour

  • All The Emo Hits @ Mill & Mine $24 Advance, 18+

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-emo-night-tour-the-mill-mine-tickets/14465393?pl=mmm&REFID=clientsitewp

• 7PM - Low Speed Chase

  • Rock Covers @ Crafty Bastard West $15, All Ages?

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/low-speed-chase-tickets-1234943301659

• 7PM - Chris Morel

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

• 7PM - Cole Graham & The Whiskey River

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

• 7:30PM - Black Jacket Symphony: An Evening of Yacht Rock

  • Yacht Rock Tribute @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium $30+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00628197B33CE9

• 7:30PM - Mary Moz

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

• 8PM - Tashi Dorji/Chris Corsano w/Murderpact, Recovered Media

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

• 8PM - Golden Shoals

  • Fiddle & Guitar Duo @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/golden-shoals

• 8PM - Kukuly & the Fuego

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

• 8PM - Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

  • Led Zeppelin Tribute @ Bijou $30+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B006282CF6B6DC8

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Crowd Control, (11:30PM) TBA

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

• 9PM - Big Country's Empty Bottle

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

• 9PM-Late - Hellmouth Magazine w/Narkangel, Kittykat, Q, Rutam, Greg T

  • Warehouse Rave & Magazine Launch @ Ironwood Studios $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

• 9PM-Late - Smooth Sailor

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

• 9PM - Jaystorm Project

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

• 10PM - Joslyn & The Sweet Compression

  • Funk & Soul @ Barley's $5, 21+

• 10PM-Late - TBA

  • Extraterrestrial Rave @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 10PM - Will Shepard

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Saturday 9/27

• 10AM-Late - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 10AM: Doors Open

    12:30PM – 3:30PM: Live Music: The Europa Band

    3:30PM: Brattwurst Wettessen (Brat Eating Contest)

    4:15pm: Football Watch Party: UT vs Mississippi State

    Half-Time Fun-Hoisting (Masskrugstemmen)

    8PM: Live Music: The Brats Band

    12AM: Euro Disco with DJ

• 12PM - Lowland Hum

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

• 12PM-9PM - Punk Rock Flea Market

  • Music & Flea Market @ Mill & Mine $5, All Ages

  • 12:15 - 12:45 Tweejy

    1:00 - 1:30 Fül Coverage

    1:45 - 2:15 Counterfeit Twenties

    2:30 - 3:00 Bursters

    3:15 - 3:45 Rat Punch

    4:00 - 4:30 Fruit LoOops

    4:45 - 5:15 J.BU$H

    5:30 - 6:00 The Mall

    6:15 - 6:45 PAL

    7:00 - 7:30 Gumm

    7:45 - 8:15 Pat and the Pissers

    8:30 - 9:00 Shogun

• 1PM - Samples, Moore, Lewis

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

• 4PM-10PM - Hola Festival

  • Latin Culture Celebration @ World's Fair Park $3, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/holahoralatina

• 7PM - Jessica Watson & Friends

  • Acoustic Folk/Americana @ Trailhead Beer Market $FREE, All Ages

• 7PM - 2025 Country Blues and Jug Band Summit

  • Country Blues & Jug Bands @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets & Learn More: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/jubilee-community-arts/2025-country-blues-and-jug-band-summit

• 7PM - Arcelia Cisneros

  • Latin Pop @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 8PM-Late - Gray J w/TJO, JMO, Luvv, Fiction, Break Bandits, Dialectic Sines, Greg T, Sols

  • Multi-Genre EDM @ Fly By Night $5, 21+

• 8PM - Mark Boling Trio

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

• 8PM-Late - (8PM) Multi Ultra (11:30PM) High Heat

  • Indie Rock @ Preservation Pub $10, 21+

• 8PM-Late - Covalence as Deftones, Kolora as Nirvana, King Ghoul as Rage Against The Machine, American Idiots as Green Day

  • 90s Rock Tributes @ Scruffy City Hall $10, 21+

• 8PM - Necktie Social, Ransackary

  • Dirty Rock & Punk @ Open Chord $8 Advance, $15 Day of Show All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648754402407

• 8:30PM-Late - (8:30PM) The Snozzberries, (12AM) Andres Tapia

  • Psychedelic Rock then DJ @ Lunaverse $10, 21+

• 8PM - Jason Ellis

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

• 9PM - Marble City Band

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

• 9PM-9AM - Lock In w/Gray J, DJ IKO, WhimSQL, Andrew Fetch, Dropwise, Gubaru, Abrakapokus

  • All Night Rave @ Sassy Ann's $30, 21+

• 9PM - Sabado Internacional

  • Reggaeton, Salsa, Bachata & More @ The Knox Coliseo $FREE, 21+?

• 9PM - Kings Reign

  • Rock @ Finn's Tavern $FREE, 21+

• 10PM - Jordan Foster Band

  • Country @ Wagon Wheel $FREE, 21+

Sunday 9/28

• 10AM-9PM - Knoxville Oktoberfest

  • Annual Multi-Week Oktoberfest @ Schulz Bräu $FREE, All Ages

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

  • 10AM: Doors Open

    10AM-1PM: Frühschoppen (Oktoberfest Brunch)

    11AM: Showing of Das Platzkonzert der Wiesnwirte (The Oktoberfest landlords’ concert)

    2PM – 5PM: Live Music: Polka Cola

    5:15PM: Official Masskrugstemmen 5/12

    6PM – 9PM: Live Music: The Europa Band

    7PM: Fun-Hoisting (Masskrugstemmen)

• 11AM-6PM - Hola Festival

  • Latin Culture Celebration @ World's Fair Park $3, All Ages

  • Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/holahoralatina

• 2PM - Mariachi Guadalupano

  • Mariachi @ Mariscos Pacifico Nayarit $FREE, All Ages

• 2:30PM - Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

  • Mozart & More @ Bijou $28+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/mozart-more-knoxville-tennessee-09-28-2025/event/1B006307BA6C81AA

• 3PM - Brandon Krul

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

• 4PM - Elden Kelly, Sheela Bringi

  • World-Fusion Stuff @ Birdhouse $10, All Ages

• 2PM-8PM - Trailhead Beer Market 10th Anniversary Celebration and WDVX Fundraiser

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

  • Evie Andrus: https://www.instagram.com/eviefiddles/

    Jon Whitlock: https://www.instagram.com/jonwhitlockmusic/

    Daniel Kimbro:https://www.instagram.com/danielkimbromusic/

    Mike Seal:

    Martin Harley: https://www.instagram.com/martinharleymusic/

    Sam Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/samlewistunes/

    Sam Quinn:

    Jake Smith: https://www.instagram.com/jesmithmusic/

    Ben McLaughlin: https://www.instagram.com/mysticmarauding/

    The Schuhplatter:

    Texas Tony & The Tornado Ramblers: https://www.facebook.com/thetexastony/

• 7PM - No Grave, Ritualkiller, Bare Your Teeth, Yellowjacket

  • Hardcore & Stuff @ Remedy Coffee $10, $5 Under 18, All Ages

• 7PM - Martin Harley

  • Blues/Roots @ Laurel Theater $15 Advance, All Ages

• 7PM - Frog & Toad Duo

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

• 7:30PM - Molly Tuttle w/Joshua Ray Walker, Cecilia Castleman

  • Americana/Roots @ Tennessee Theatre $41+, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/molly-tuttle-the-highway-knows-tour-knoxville-tennessee-09-28-2025/event/1B0062BB9A42243F

• 8PM - Dildox w/Dancing Plague, New Romantics

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

• 8PM - Todd Day Wait

  • Country @ Barley's $15 Advance, $20 Day of Show, All Ages

  • Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/todd-day-wait-tickets-1503765496079