Live Music & Concerts Across Upstate New York
Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York
Upstate Concerts covers live music across New York State — from SPAC and Darien Lake to the 200-cap rooms your favorite band plays on a Tuesday night. We’re not a ticket seller. We’re the editorial guide that tells you what’s worth seeing, what just went on sale, and what you’ll kick yourself for missing. Independent. Comprehensive. Local.
Editor's Picks
Summer 2026: The shows we’d buy tickets for right now.
Chris Taylor and the Custom Taylor Band at del Lago Resort & Casino | November 14, 2026
Samantha Fish at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | November 14, 2026
Hugo The Ultimate Journey Tribute at LECOM Event Center | November 20, 2026
Eli Young Band at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | December 12, 2026
All You Need Is John: A Celebration of the Music, Vision & Legacy of John Lennon at Penn's Peak | February 5, 2027
Just In
Fresh off the wire.
A Man Named Cash at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | January 16, 2027
Buffalo's The Last Waltz Live at Asbury Hall at Babeville | November 20, 2026
The Shambles ft. Jay Collins and Martee Lebow at Colony Woodstock | December 6, 2026
Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute at Putnam Place | December 30, 2026
Annie-B Parson and Alla Kovgan/Big Dance Theater The Oath at MASS MoCA | January 9, 2027
Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday Show at The Hangar on the Hudson | November 28, 2026
This Weekend
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The Thruway
Stories, guides, and the stuff you won’t find on Ticketmaster.
Long reads, artist profiles, and deep dives into Upstate’s music scene.
Don't Sleep On These
Rewind
The shows that made us who we are.
The 10 Greatest Concerts in Cooperstown/Oneonta History
On a snowy December night in 1977, in a cold college gymnasium in Oneonta, Jerry Garcia played a concert so obscure that for decades it
The 10 Greatest Concerts in Binghamton History
On April 9, 1987, every last one of the 7,200 seats in the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena was sold, and Bon Jovi walked out
The 10 Greatest Concerts in Glens Falls History
On the night of June 21, 1989, one of the biggest bands in the history of rock and roll walked back onto a stage for
The Upstate Music Hall of Fame
89 musicians, producers, radio legends, and visionaries who made Upstate New York a force in American music.
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We cover 100 venues across upstate New York, but good shows slip through the cracks. If you’ve got the scoop, we want to hear it.