The Capital Region is one of Upstate New York’s busiest rock markets, anchored by the lawn and amphitheater at Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the club stage at Empire Live in Albany, with the Palace Theatre and MVP Arena rounding out the calendar. From arena headliners to sweaty club nights, here’s every upcoming rock concert we’re tracking around Albany, Saratoga, Troy, and Schenectady — listed soonest first.
Aug 1, 2026Brit Floyd at SPACAug 1, 2026The Beach Boys at M&T Bank CenterAug 4, 2026Franz Ferdinand at Empire Live AlbanyAug 5, 2026Hollywood Undead at Empire LiveAug 6, 2026Mammoth at Empire LiveAug 7, 2026Nonpoint at Empire LiveAug 11, 2026Dashboard Confessional at Empire LiveAug 13, 2026Toadies at Empire LiveAug 18, 2026Kesha at SPACAug 23, 2026Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner at SPACAug 23, 2026A Thousand Horses at Empire UndergroundAug 25, 2026Black Label Society at Palace TheatreAug 30, 2026Outlaw Music Festival at SPACSep 4, 2026King’s X at Putnam PlaceSep 4, 2026The Seven Wonders at The Stationery FactorySep 5, 2026Faster Things Band at The Stationery FactorySep 9, 2026Justin Hayward at Troy Savings Bank Music HallSep 11, 2026Acrobat at Cohoes Music HallSep 12, 2026Forever Seger: The Silver Bullet Band Experience at Cohoes Music HallSep 12, 2026Hayley Williams at Albany Med Health System at SPACSep 17, 2026David Byrne at SPACSep 17, 2026Tom Hamilton at Lark HallSep 18, 2026Blackberry Smoke at Paramount TheatreSep 18, 2026Pop Evil at Empire LiveSep 19, 2026O.A.R. at SPACSep 19, 2026LP at Empire LiveSep 19, 2026Nine Days Acoustic at Mahaiwe Performing Arts CenterSep 25, 2026Three Dog Night at Troy Savings Bank Music HallSep 25, 2026Los Lonely Boys at Mahaiwe Performing Arts CenterSep 26, 2026Harvest & Rust A Neil Young Experience at The Stationery FactorySep 30, 2026Skillet at ProctorsSep 30, 2026The Fixx at Troy Savings Bank Music HallSep 30, 2026Stop.Drop.Rewind at Empire UndergroundOct 2, 2026The New Pornographers at Empire LiveOct 3, 2026Lynch Mob at Empire UndergroundOct 7, 2026Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at Palace TheatreOct 9, 2026The Revivalists with Fantastic Negrito at Frog Alley BrewingOct 11, 2026Best Of The Eagles at ProctorsOct 12, 2026Daughtry at Troy Savings Bank Music HallOct 17, 2026The Phil Collins Story at Palace Theatre
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