Kottonmouth Kings – A Killers Confession at Montage Music Hall | May 15, 2026
Southern California hip-hop/punk veterans Kottonmouth Kings co-headline with metal act A Killers Confession at Montage Music Hall in Rochester on May 15, 2026.’,
‘meta_desc’ => ‘Kottonmouth Kings and A Killers Confession co-headline at Montage Music Hall in Rochester on May 15, 2026 — a genre-crossing night of hip-hop, punk, and metal. Tickets via Etix.
French Montana at Palace Theatre | May 24, 2026
Albany gets opening night of the Wave Gods: Narcos Tour — French Montana and Max B headline the Palace Theatre on Sunday, May 24, 2026, in the first show of a 22-city national run. It is also Max B’s first major concert return since his release from prison in November 2025 after sixteen years.
$uicideboy$ at Darien Lake Amphitheater | September 12, 2026
$UICIDEBOY$ bring the Grey Day Tour 2026 to Darien Lake Amphitheater on September 12 at 6:30 PM. Ruby da Cherry and $crim, outdoor amphitheater, no filter. This is the one.
Hippie Sabotage at Higher Ground | April 26, 2026
Hippie Sabotage — the Sacramento duo behind “Your Soul” — brings their chill trap and electronic hip-hop sound to Higher Ground in South Burlington on April 26. Tickets on sale now.
Fetty Wap at Sherman Theater | April 17, 2026
Fetty Wap plays his Official Welcome Home Concert at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on April 17 — “Trap Queen” live, 8 PM. Tickets from $50.
Post Malone
Austin Richard Post was born on July 4, 1995, in Syracuse, New York — a detail that tends to surprise fans who associate him with Texas or Los Angeles. Post Malone, as the world knows him, spent his first nine years in Central New York before his family relocated to Grapevine, Texas, where his father […]
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes emerged from Geneva, New York — a small Finger Lakes town that became an unlikely incubator for one of the 2000s’ most successful rap-rock crossover acts. The band formed in 1997 when frontman Travis “Travie” McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley in their high school gym class at Geneva High School. Guitarist later […]
Griselda
Griselda is the most significant hip-hop collective to emerge from Buffalo, New York — and arguably the most important underground rap movement of the 2010s. Built by half-brothers Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine alongside their cousin Benny the Butcher, Griselda Records transformed Buffalo’s East Side into a creative epicenter for a brand of gritty, […]
Yung Bleu at Westcott Theater | June 21, 2026
Yung Bleu plays Westcott Theater in Syracuse on June 21. The Alabama rapper and singer behind “You’re Mines Still” brings his sound to Central New York.
Dave East at Westcott Theater | April 5, 2026
Harlem rapper Dave East — Nas-cosigned, Mass Appeal Records, built on years of mixtape grinding — brought his gritty narrative hip-hop to the Westcott Theater in Syracuse on April 5, 2026.