Talking St. Patrick's Day 2024 Music in Knoxville

Here's most of the music going on this St. Patrick's Day weekend in 2024, March 16-17.

If I missed stuff I'll update as I find it. As always, email us at info@knoxooze.com when we make mistakes.

Saturday, March 16

Downtown

Shamrock Fest, a family friendly festival benefiting the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation will be at World's Fair Park from 11AM to 5PM. Their site says it will include Irish music and dancing but I can't find a music schedule.

WDVX Blue Plate Special at the Knoxville Visitor's Center

• 12PM to 1 PM: Angela Easley & Rounder's Station

The Jig & Reel will have some Celtic variety. Starting at 5PM, I think it's part of the Old City Pub Crawl thing?

• 2:30PM - Knoxville Pipes and Drums with Celtic Dancers

• 4:30PM - Knoxville Pipes and Drums with Celtic Dancers

• 9PM - Celtic Fiddle and Flatpicks

Pretentious Beer Co. is hosting a St. Patrick's Day celebration for $10, starting at 5PM

• 5pm: Writer's Round featuring Shayla McDaniel, Mikul Joanz, and Hannah Howard

• 6pm: Jorden Albright: https://www.instagram.com/nonbright/

• 7pm: Saddle: https://www.instagram.com/saddle_official/

• 8pm: Alex & The Animals w/ Molly The Goodluck Shaman: https://www.instagram.com/alexandtheanimals/

• 9pm: Tinca Tinca: https://www.instagram.com/tincatincamusic/

The Laurel Theater is hosting Day 2 of their 55th Jubilee Festival, which will be mostly folk and bluegrass performers.

• 6:00 Redd and the Paper Flowers

• 6:30 The Bearded

• 7:00 Red Shoes & Rosin: https://www.instagram.com/redshoesandrosin/

• 7:30 ETSU Old Time Ramblers: https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/areas-of-study/old-time.php

• 8:00 Kalia Yeagle and Roy Andrade: https://www.instagram.com/kalia.yeagle/

• 8:30 Saro Lynch-Thomason: https://www.sarosings.com/

• 9:00 Vaden Landers: https://www.instagram.com/vadenlandersofficial/?hl=en

• 9:30 Mumbillies

• 10:00 Square Dance w/ Stan Sharp calling

Thompson-Boling Arena (Food City Center...) has some country pop types performing, starting at 7PM

• Dan + Shay: https://www.danandshay.com/?frontpage=true

• Ben Rector: https://www.benrectormusic.com/

• Hailey Whitters: https://haileywhitters.com/

The Tennessee Theatre will feature soulful rock artist Mark Broussard starting at 7:30PM.

The Bijou has some great post-punk artists starting at 7:30PM.

• Laura Jane Grace: https://www.laurajanegrace.com/

• Thelma & The Sleaze: https://thelmaandthesleaze.com/

• Dikembe: https://dikembedudes.com/

The Pilot Light will have several great indie rock and punk bands, starting at 8PM for $10

• Powerwasher: https://www.instagram.com/powerwasherband/

• Cave Deco: https://www.instagram.com/cave_deco/

• Paperwork: https://www.instagram.com/paperwork_music/

Scruffy City Hall will see two hard/punk rock bands starting at 8PM. Cover will be $5 or more, I'll update when I hear more.

• 8PM - James Leigh & The Rest: https://jamesleighandtherestband.com/home

• 11PM - Ransackery: https://www.ransackerymusic.com/

Preservation Pub will have two different rock bands, starting at 8PM. Again, cover will be $5 or more but it will get you into both Preservation Pub and Scruffy City Hall.

• 8PM - Virginia Man: https://www.instagram.com/whoisvirginiaman/

• 11PM - Captain Midnight: https://www.captainmidnightband.com/

Barley's will feature indie rock band High Heat at 10PM for $5.

South Knoxville

South Press Coffee will host the Trans People Are Magic Cabaret beginning at 7PM with a suggested donation of $10, benefiting their name change grant scholarship.

North Knoxville

Ale Rae's will host disco tribute and varied band The Boogie Knights for $Free starting at 6PM.

The Concourse will see a variety of metal bands starting at 7PM.

• Adelita's Way: https://www.instagram.com/adelitasway/

• Classless Act: https://www.instagram.com/classlessact/

• Love The Hate: https://www.instagram.com/lovethehate_official/

• Skyway 61: https://www.instagram.com/skyway61official/

East Knoxville

The Bottom will see J.Bu$h perform a "Tiny Bookshop Concert" beginning at 7PM.

West Knoxville

Finn's, located in the historic Baker Peters House, is hosting events all weekend, and here's their schedule for Saturday, March 16.

• 5PM - Irish Dancing with Tennessee Irish Dancers and Riverdancer Katie Carver.

• 8PM - Low Speed Chase, a 90s tribute band

Union Jack's will have "Jam Band" at an unlisted time, probably 8PM. No clue beyond that but it's what their site says.

Union Place will host the 7-piece horn cover band Big Gene Poole beginning at 8PM.

Cotton Eyed Joe will have a country rap show starting at 8PM with these artists:

• Upchurch: https://www.instagram.com/ryanupchurch/

• Brodnax: https://www.instagram.com/brodnax_music/

• JJ Lawhorn: https://www.instagram.com/jjlawhornmusic/

Open Chord will host some hard rock starting at 8PM.

• Count Pariah: https://www.instagram.com/countpariah/

• Wise Blood: https://www.instagram.com/wiseblood.official/

Sunday, March 17

Downtown

Wagon Wheel will host Cookie Hopper from 3PM to 6PM.

Merchants of Beer has Dos Fuegos performing starting at 4PM.

Jig & Reel has several music events as part of their celebrations, some of which is part of the Old City Bar Crawl.

• 5:30PM-7:30PM: St. Patrick's music with Cody Bauer

• 8PM-11PM: The Potato Peelers (I think that's music?)

The Bijou will have traditional Irish music starting at 7:30PM

• Four Leaf Peat: https://fourleafpeat.com/

Barley's will see Irish influenced punk rock starting at 7PM for $15.

• Cutthroat Shamrock: https://www.facebook.com/CutthroatShamrock/

The Holistic Connection is hosting three punk & rock bands at 7PM for $5

• Polka Monroe

• Accidents Club

• Mister Disaster

Scruffy City Hall has two bands, one hard rock and one more celtic folk rock, starting at 8PM for probably $5.

• James Leigh & The Rest: https://jamesleighandtherestband.com/home

• Tan & Sober Gentlemen: https://www.tanandsober.com/

North Knoxville

Yee-Haw Brewing Co. will host a band as part of their "St. Madness Sunday."

• High Heat, rock band, from 2-4PM

West Knoxville

Finn's, located in the historic Baker Peters House, is hosting events all weekend, and here's their schedule for Sunday, March 17.

• 12PM - Irish Dancing with Tennessee Irish Dancers and Riverdancer Katie Carver.

• 2PM - Fiddle Playing wiith Marki froom County Cork

• 3PM - Irish Dancing with Tennessee Irish Dancers and Riverdancer Katie Carver.

• 6PM - The Gnarly Goats from County Derry

• 8:30PM - DJ Stylez

Marble City Pub will have singer songwriters

• 2PM - Joe Milam

• 5:30PM - Steph Cabell

Union Jack's will have Pulp Friction, a party band, perform at 8PM, along with other St Paddy's day stuff.

Union Place will host a variety of local rock bands starting at 8PM.

• Skyway 61: https://www.instagram.com/skyway61official/

• Machined Dreams: https://www.instagram.com/machined.dreams/

• From the Pines: https://www.instagram.com/from_the_pines/