Save Ferris at Higher Ground | August 9, 2026
Save Ferris brings the It Means Everything – 29 Year Anniversary Tour to the Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:00 PM, all ages.
Meet Me @ The Altar at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground | June 5, 2026
Meet Me @ The Altar — the pop-punk duo of Ada Juarez and Edith Victoria — brings the Worried Sick Summer Tour to Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, VT on Friday, June 5, 2026. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM, all ages. Support from Fluorescents and Leisure Hour.
Gang Green at Empire Underground | August 2, 2026
Gang Green brings the Another Wasted Night 40th Anniversary Tour to Empire Underground in Albany on Sunday, August 2 — the final stop on a four-date East Coast run. Support from The Fus, Tree, and Worm. Doors at 5:30 PM.
Chris Ring
When the music industry crashed in the early 2000s and national touring routes through Upstate New York started to thin out, Chris Ring built a company that kept the region on the map. Founded in Buffalo in 2001, After Dark Presents has grown into “Upstate New York’s largest independent concert promoter” — a single operation […]
Handguns at Montage Music Hall | May 21, 2027
Harrisburg’s most durable pop punk export, Handguns, brings four full-lengths of Pure Noise Records firepower to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Friday, May 21, 2027. Doors 6 pm. 16+.
In Her Own Words at Empire Underground | November 1, 2026
In Her Own Words and Every Avenue bring the Perfectly Unfamiliar Tour to Empire Underground in Albany on November 1, 2026 — a co-headline night celebrating the 10th anniversary of Unfamiliar, played in full.
Greyhaven at Empire Underground | August 21, 2026
Greyhaven bring their critically acclaimed 2025 album Keep It Quiet to Empire Underground in Albany on Friday, August 21, with support from FOOTBALLHEAD and Cheem. Doors at 7:00 PM.
Social Distortion at Higher Ground | July 19, 2026
Social Distortion makes their first Burlington-area appearance in over 16 years, bringing the Born to Kill World Tour to Higher Ground’s Ballroom on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Doors at 7:00 PM.
Streetlight Manifesto at Higher Ground | June 12, 2026
Streetlight Manifesto’s Presence of the Past Tour hits Higher Ground in South Burlington on June 12, 2026 — an all-ages show with support from Rebuilder, behind their first new album in over a decade.
Initiate at Empire Underground | June 8, 2026
Southern California hardcore band Initiate headlines Empire Underground in Albany on Monday, June 8, 2026, with support from Juicebox. Standing room, 16+, 7:30 PM show time.