Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

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.

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Summer 2026: The shows we’d buy tickets for right now.

Luke Bryan performing live at Turning Stone Resort Casino

Luke Bryan at CMAC | August 26, 2026

Pitbull performing live at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater

Pitbull at Empower FCU | August 26, 2026

Samara Joy in a flowing colorful kaftan, official promotional photo for her Portrait tour

Samara Joy at Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater | August 26, 2026

The Rock Orchestra performing live at KeyBank Center

The Rock Orchestra at Artpark | August 26, 2026

Wu-Tang Clan at Darien Lake

Wu-Tang Clan at Darien Lake | August 27, 2026

TLC and Salt-N-Pepa at SPAC

TLC and Salt-N-Pepa at SPAC | August 27, 2026

Black Label Society performs at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton PA

Black Label Society at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | August 28, 2026

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Carrie Underwood at Tanglewood | August 29, 2026

Tedeschi Trucks Band performing live at The Egg

Tedeschi Trucks Band at Bethel Woods | August 31, 2026

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at CMAC

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at CMAC | September 1, 2026

Goo Goo Dolls performing live at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater

Goo Goo Dolls at Empower FCU Amphitheater | September 3, 2026

Alabama Shakes performing live at The Egg

Alabama Shakes at Bethel Woods | September 4, 2026

Goo Goo Dolls — John Rzeznik and Robby Takac in official press photo for their 2026 summer amphitheater tour

Goo Goo Dolls at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | September 5, 2026

Lukas Nelson holds acoustic guitar in rustic interior, promotional photo for Palace Theatre Albany show

Lukas Nelson & Molly Tuttle at Palace Theatre Albany | September 9, 2026

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Celtic Thunder at Penn's Peak | September 11, 2026

John Fogerty performs with Gibson Les Paul guitar, fist raised — Legacy Tour 2026 promotional photo

John Fogerty & Steve Winwood at Bethel Woods | September 13, 2026

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Marcus King Band at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | September 15, 2026

Suzy Bogguss performs at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona NY

Suzy Bogguss at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | September 18, 2026

O.A.R. performing live at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)

O.A.R. at SPAC | September 19, 2026

Cheekface performs at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, VT

Cheekface at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground | September 21, 2026

Brad Paisley performs live — Truck Still Works World Tour at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza

Brad Paisley at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | September 24, 2026

Appetite For Voltage performs at del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo NY

Appetite For Voltage at del Lago Resort & Casino | September 26, 2026

Dermot Kennedy performs at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse

Dermot Kennedy at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview | September 26, 2026

Mike DelGuidice performs at a keyboard under dramatic stage lighting at a live concert

Mike DelGuidice at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | October 2, 2026

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Fresh off the wire.

FireHouse performing live — current four-piece lineup featuring Nate Peck at Riviera Theatre

FireHouse & Enuff Z'Nuff at Riviera Theatre | March 13, 2027

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band on a rocky beach, all six members in black with sunglasses

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band at Riviera Theatre | April 3, 2027

Distant band press photo, five members in dark industrial setting with dramatic blue lighting

Distant at Montage Music Hall | December 7, 2026

Philip Chiu and Robert Uchida, soloists for Kingston Symphony Masterworks Four, January 2027

Mendelssohn & Mozart at Kingston Grand Theatre | January 10, 2027

Nat Lefkoff, folk rock Americana singer-songwriter from Davis, California

Nat Lefkoff at Photo City Music Hall | October 21, 2026

Sara Evans performing country music, smiling in burgundy hat and floral jacket

Sara Evans – Holiday Road Tour at Riviera Theatre | December 9, 2026

The Disco Biscuits quartet in colorful neon-lit studio promo photo

The Disco Biscuits at Paramount Theatre | October 8, 2026

Sarah Borges, Americana and roots rock artist, in official press photo

Sarah Borges at The Hangar on the Hudson | September 19, 2026

Jembaa Groove seven-piece band group photo outdoors, vocalist Eric Owusu front-center with red beaded necklace

Jembaa Groove at The Bug Jar | September 10, 2026

Christone Kingfish Ingram holding his signature seafoam Fender Telecaster, low-angle press photo

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram at Electric City | October 13, 2026

Jonas Brothers performing on the Burning Up Tour All Over Again 2026

Jonas Brothers at KeyBank Center | October 20, 2026

Chris Smither seated in a field with acoustic guitar, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs

Chris Smither at Caffe Lena | September 20, 2026

Joel Harrison performing live on stage with electric guitar at Colony Woodstock

Joel Harrison's Cosmic Boogie at Colony Woodstock | September 11, 2026

Verona Quartet four string musicians with instruments in industrial loft press photo, Maverick Chamber Music Festival 2026

Verona Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein at Maverick Concert Hall | September 6, 2026

Asleep at the Wheel six-piece band studio press photo, members in cowboy hats and western attire, black backdrop

Asleep at the Wheel at Paramount Theatre | October 17, 2026

Deb Cavanaugh performs outdoors at a mic stand with her mountain dulcimer

Music with Miss Deb at Caffe Lena | September 25, 2026

Austin Snell press photo, seated against blue wall in dramatic lighting, grunge country artist

Austin Snell at Buffalo Iron Works | November 7, 2026

Hunter Flynn seated on a cabin porch holding a coffee mug, white cat resting at his feet

Hunter Flynn at Buffalo Iron Works | November 3, 2026

Michael Franti holding an acoustic guitar with lush green foliage background

Michael Franti at Electric City | October 6, 2026

Lindsey Stirling in a playful studio press photo, seated on a red suitcase in a military salute pose

Lindsey Stirling at Landmark Theatre | November 30, 2026

Ole 60 band members in formal suits pose for a B&W press photo, Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B Buffalo

Ole 60 at Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B | October 3, 2026

Moonshine Bandits — California country-rap duo Big Tex and Bird, official press photo

Moonshine Bandits at Buffalo Iron Works | November 12, 2026

RIOT performing live — Tom Davidson and Daniel Magid, electronic dubstep duo

Riot at Photo City Music Hall | November 27, 2026

Bruce Katz performing live at Hammond keyboard, long wavy hair, smiling, purple stage lighting

Bruce Katz Band at Colony Woodstock | September 24, 2026

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D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) band photo — performing at Empire Underground Albany August 2026

D.R.I. at Empire Underground | August 28, 2026

It's A 2000's Party at Empire Live | August 28, 2026

Janis Ian with acoustic guitar, folk singer-songwriter and Caffe Lena 2026 Artist-in-Residence

Janis Ian Explains the World at Caffe Lena | August 28, 2026

Luke Bryan performing live at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)

Luke Bryan at SPAC | August 29, 2026

Jay Webb performs on The HOMESICK Tour at Empire Underground, Albany NY

Jay Webb at Empire Underground | August 29, 2026

Rory Block playing acoustic guitar with slide, official press photo

Rory Block at The Stationery Factory | August 29, 2026

Rock Hearts bluegrass quintet press photo — five musicians with banjo, guitar, mandolin, upright bass, and fiddle

Rock Hearts at Caffè Lena | August 29, 2026

Sqwerve performing at Lark Hall

Travers Party w/ Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra ft. BoyBoy at Putnam Place | August 29, 2026

Outlaw Music Festival

Outlaw Music Festival at SPAC | August 30, 2026

Tim Easton holding a vintage Kay acoustic guitar in a studio doorway

Tim Easton at Caffe Lena | August 30, 2026

Lady A performing live

Lady A at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino | August 28, 2026

Rob Zombie performs live — Freaks on Parade tour 2026 at Darien Lake Amphitheater

Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson at Darien Lake Amphitheater | August 30, 2026

Inside Out four-piece band performing live on stage with keyboard, bass guitar, drums, and lead guitar

Inside Out at Lovin's Cup | August 28, 2026

Tig Notaro performs on the Out of Nowhere Tour at Kodak Center in Rochester

Tig Notaro at Kodak Center | August 29, 2026

The Mavericks performing live on stage at Penn's Peak

The Mavericks at Penn's Peak | August 28, 2026

Eight Foot Manchild band members with tuba, trombone, saxophone, and guitar in B&W press photo

Eight Foot Manchild at Sherman Theater | August 28, 2026

Outlaw Music Festival at Bethel Woods

Outlaw Music Festival at Bethel Woods | August 29, 2026

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Carrie Underwood at Tanglewood | August 29, 2026

Bowie Station, the six-piece Long Island David Bowie tribute band, poses for a group photo

Bowie Station at Daryl's House | August 29, 2026

EagleMania — The World's Greatest Eagles Tribute Band — seven-piece group promotional photo

Eaglemania at Penn's Peak | August 29, 2026

Barry 'The Fish' Melton performing live, playing acoustic guitar at a microphone on stage

Country Joe & The Fish at Colony Woodstock | August 29, 2026

Cindy Cashdollar playing Dobro at an outdoor festival stage, blonde hair, black jacket

Cindy Cashdollar, Jack Petruzzelli & Friends, High Low Duo at Maverick Concert Hall | August 29, 2026

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at Bethel Woods

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at Bethel Woods | August 30, 2026

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Thurston Howell – A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular! at Daryl's House | August 30, 2026

Black Label Society performs at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton PA

Black Label Society at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | August 28, 2026

George Thorogood in leather jacket and sunglasses pointing at camera in 2026 promotional photo

George Thorogood & The Destroyers at Tag's Summer Stage | August 29, 2026

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.

Crowd on the lawn at the SPAC amphitheater in Saratoga Springs during a concert

Selling Fast: Upstate NY Concerts Where the Good Seats Are Going (Late August 2026)

The Lakeview Amphitheater (now Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview) on the shore of Onondaga Lake in Syracuse

Built on a Wastebed, Filled by Headliners: The Ten-Year Story of Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview

The hotel tower at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York

From Cornfields to Center Stage: Three Decades of Concerts (and Championship Boxing) at Turning Stone

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Get the Led Out at Paramount Theatre | November 6, 2026

Get the Led Out at Paramount Theatre | November 6, 2026

Mavis Staples at Paramount Theatre | October 25, 2026

Mavis Staples at Paramount Theatre | October 25, 2026

Asleep at the Wheel at Paramount Theatre | October 17, 2026

Asleep at the Wheel at Paramount Theatre | October 17, 2026

The Disco Biscuits at Paramount Theatre | October 8, 2026

The Disco Biscuits at Paramount Theatre | October 8, 2026

An Evening with David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre | October 6, 2026

An Evening with David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre | October 6, 2026

The Machine at Penn’s Peak | December 26, 2026

The Machine at Penn’s Peak | December 26, 2026

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Dolly Parton in a denim jacket and hoop earrings, RCA Records publicity portrait from 1977

Dolly Parton Played Upstate New York for 48 Years. She Never Really Left.

Dolly Parton died Tuesday at 80. From the 1968 State Fair in Syracuse to her final tour stop at Artpark in 2016, she played upstate New York for forty-eight years – and through the Imagination Library, she is still arriving in the same counties every month.

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Utica/Rome History

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Utica/Rome History

For four days in July of 1999, the eyes of the entire music world were fixed on a decommissioned Air Force base in Rome, New

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Saratoga Springs History

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Saratoga Springs History

On the last Thursday in June of 1985, the traffic on the Northway stopped moving. It stopped because 40,231 people were trying to reach the

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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