Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Buffalo Gore Fest 2026 at Buffalo Iron Works | June 6, 2026

Buffalo Gore Fest 2026 arrives at Buffalo Iron Works on Saturday, June 6 — ten bands, $35 in advance, doors at 1:00 PM. The inaugural festival revives a scene last seen at 1990’s “A Day Of Death,” with highlights including Consuming Misery’s US debut and Metal Hammer-recognized Scab Hag.

Pentagram at Montage Music Hall | May 26, 2026

Pentagram performing live

Doom metal pioneers Pentagram, founded in 1971 by Bobby Liebling, play Montage Music Hall in Rochester on May 26 — five decades of heavy music from one of the genre’s true originators.

Fit For a King at Empire Live | May 23, 2026

Fit For a King live concert

Fit For a King brings the Lonely God Tour to Empire Live in downtown Albany on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with support from Invent Animate, Ten56, and Acres. Doors at 7:00 PM — tickets on sale now.

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