Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

YYNOT at Buffalo Iron Works | June 13, 2026

YYNOT brings a full Yes tribute to Buffalo Iron Works on June 13 — Roundabout, Close to the Edge, Owner of a Lonely Heart and the full prog catalog, played at the technical standard the songs demand.

The Machine at Cohoes Music Hall | June 13, 2026

The Machine — Pink Floyd tribute since 1988, widely considered the world’s best — plays Cohoes Music Hall on June 13. Full production, full albums, full Floyd experience in one of the Capital Region’s finest intimate rooms.

Jelly Roll at Empower FCU Amphitheater | June 23, 2026

Jelly Roll performing live at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater

Jelly Roll brings The Little ASS Shed Tour — an eleven-show intimate amphitheater run — to Empower FCU Amphitheater in Syracuse on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The three-time Grammy winner is joined by opener Kashus Culpepper; tickets start at $98.

David Byrne at SPAC | September 17, 2026

The Scottish-born Talking Heads co-founder brings his 13-member mobile ensemble to SPAC on September 17, 2026 — two shows from the close of the Who Is the Sky? tour’s final North American run.