Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Live Music & Concerts Across Upstate New York

Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Upstate Concerts covers live music across New York State — from SPAC and Darien Lake to the 200-cap rooms your favorite band plays on a Tuesday night. We’re not a ticket seller. We’re the editorial guide that tells you what’s worth seeing, what just went on sale, and what you’ll kick yourself for missing. Independent. Comprehensive. Local.

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Renée Elise Goldsberry smiling in studio press photo, black top and colorful skirt

Renée Elise Goldsberry at Shea's Performing Arts Center | November 3, 2026

Joe Santagato and Frank Alvarez of The Basement Yard pose in comedic promo photo for their 2026 world tour

The Basement Yard at Shea's Performing Arts Center | November 6, 2026

A Drag Queen Christmas 2026 national tour promotional graphic

A Drag Queen Christmas at Kodak Center | November 12, 2026

Maria Bamford performing live at CMAC (Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center)

Maria Bamford at The Egg | November 13, 2026

Chris Tomlin performs at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY on November 13, 2026

Chris Tomlin at KeyBank Center | November 13, 2026

Carbon Leaf band press photo — five members against black studio backdrop

Carbon Leaf at Higher Ground | November 13, 2026

Chris Taylor and the Custom Taylor Band performing live on stage at FrogFest

Chris Taylor and the Custom Taylor Band at del Lago Resort & Casino | November 14, 2026

Samantha Fish performing live on stage, playing electric guitar with arm raised under dramatic spotlights

Samantha Fish at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | November 14, 2026

Motionless In White performs at MVP Arena in Albany, NY on November 15, 2026

Motionless In White at MVP Arena | November 15, 2026

Hugo Valenti performs with Hugo The Ultimate Journey Tribute band on stage with blue-purple lighting

Hugo The Ultimate Journey Tribute at LECOM Event Center | November 20, 2026

Pentatonix five-member group posed around vintage yellow NYC taxi cab in Christmas In The City promotional photo

Pentatonix at MVP Arena | November 29, 2026

Lindsey Stirling in a playful studio press photo, seated on a red suitcase in a military salute pose

Lindsey Stirling at Landmark Theatre | November 30, 2026

Lindsey Stirling perched on a red suitcase in a playful military salute pose, Snow Waltz Tour 2026 promo photo

Lindsey Stirling at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza | December 2, 2026

Andrea Bocelli performing live at Artpark

Andrea Bocelli at KeyBank Center | December 11, 2026

Lord Huron performing live — An Evening With Lord Huron at Palace Theatre Albany

Lord Huron at Palace Theatre | December 11, 2026

Eli Young Band — Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones, and Chris Thompson in a rustic barn setting

Eli Young Band at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | December 12, 2026

Remember Jones performing live in a dramatic gold and red theatrical costume, arms spread wide at the microphone

Remember Jones at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | December 18, 2026

Kitchen Dwellers performing with bluegrass instruments in a red rock canyon

Kitchen Dwellers at Higher Ground | January 1, 2027

Fool House band in matching silver outfits and futuristic sunglasses, promotional photo

Fool House at del Lago Resort & Casino | January 30, 2027

John Lennon seated on rooftop in denim jacket and round sunglasses, black and white archival photo

All You Need Is John: A Celebration of the Music, Vision & Legacy of John Lennon at Penn's Peak | February 5, 2027

Joe Bonamassa plays a Gibson Les Paul on stage at Palace Theatre Albany

Joe Bonamassa at Palace Theatre Albany | February 27, 2027

Papa Roach band members in official press photo, Jacoby Shaddix center in yellow-stripe jacket

Papa Roach at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | June 5, 2027

Stick Figure band members posed on an outdoor city street, official press photo

Stick Figure at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | June 13, 2027

Riley Green official press photo for the That's Just Me Tour, Empower FCU Amphitheater Syracuse 2027

Riley Green at Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview | July 15, 2027

Just In

Fresh off the wire.

Concert announcement: Hard Promises Another Petty Christmas at Middle Ages Music Hall, Syracuse Dec 19 2026

Hard Promises Presents "Another Petty Christmas" at Middle Ages Beer Hall | December 19, 2026

Meshuggah, five-piece Swedish metal band, posing in a cinderblock corridor

Meshuggah at Place Bell | February 13, 2027

Riley Green in press portrait: work shirt, rustic barn backdrop — That's Just Me Tour 2027

Riley Green at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | July 23, 2027

The Pentagram String Band — three members in dramatic dark lighting against a shadowy forest backdrop

The Pentagram String Band at The Bug Jar | November 15, 2026

Lotus Land Rush tribute band performing live, with double-neck guitars and large drum kit on stage

Lotus Land – American RUSH Tribute at Riviera Theatre | May 22, 2027

The Red Clay Strays six-piece band posed with instruments in official press photo

The Red Clay Strays at CMAC | July 29, 2027

Emo Night Brooklyn at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground | December 12, 2026

Lisa Polizzi of CryBaby performing as Janis Joplin with round sunglasses and purple feather boa

CryBaby - The Janis Joplin Experience at Daryl's House | February 7, 2027

Start Making Sense Talking Heads tribute band posed in artistic mirror and lamp concept press photo

Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute at Putnam Place | December 30, 2026

Under The Influences performing live — Social Distortion tribute band on stage with Les Paul and Marshall amp

Legends of Punk: Social D, Ramones, Sex Pistols at Sherman Theater | February 20, 2027

The Neighbourhood band seated on a porch in a black-and-white press photo

The Neighbourhood at Centre Bell | April 27, 2027

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox ensemble in vintage formal wear with instruments before a gold curtain

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox – The Future Is Vintage World Tour at Riviera Theatre | April 13, 2027

Colony Woodstock interior packed for a live show, with wraparound balcony and string lights above the crowd

Punk Night w/ NCM, Modern Natives, & King in Yellow at Colony Woodstock | December 3, 2026

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Americana duo — official press photo with acoustic guitar

Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams at Mohawk Place | January 31, 2027

Simply ABBA tribute performers singing on stage in ABBA-style costumes at Kingston Grand Theatre

Simply ABBA at Kingston Grand Theatre | February 4, 2027

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, duo press photo with acoustic guitar, studio portrait

Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams at Daryl's House | January 27, 2027

Crowd singing and dancing at an Emo Night concert with colorful stage lighting

Emo Night - Rochester at Photo City Music Hall | December 26, 2026

The Garrett Boys trio posed in front of a weathered log cabin in the woods

Garrett Boys at The Hangar on the Hudson | November 12, 2026

Triskele Celtic trio — three women from the Albany-based all-female Celtic ensemble

Triskele at Tannery Pond Community Center | December 20, 2026

Saxsquatch performing with saxophone, Conspiracy Theory Tour — Town Ballroom Buffalo NY

Saxsquatch at Town Ballroom – Night 1 | February 20, 2027

The Warped Tour Band at Empire Live | January 29, 2027

Emmaline seated in a sunlit warehouse window, moody press photo for her Be My Valentine Tour

Emmaline at Daryl's House | February 17, 2027

Ominous Seapods band members posed together in a group press photo

Ominous Seapods at Colony Woodstock | January 17, 2027

Magical Mystery Doors performing live on stage with a colorful LED video wall backdrop and dramatic multi-beam lighting

Magical Mystery Doors: Beatles, Zeppelin, Doors Tribute at Paramount Hudson Valley | December 5, 2026

This Weekend

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Back to the Garden 1969 at Cohoes Music Hall | November 6, 2026

Dweezil Zappa performs on the DZ20 Like Father Like Son tour at Palace Theatre Albany

Dweezil Zappa at Palace Theatre | November 6, 2026

Midwinter metalcore five-piece in dramatic B&W press photo, marble hall setting

Midwinter at Empire Underground | November 6, 2026

Beyond Purple five-piece Deep Purple tribute band studio promotional photo

Beyond Purple at The Stationery Factory | November 7, 2026

Forbidden five-piece Bay Area thrash metal band in dramatic red-lit press photo

Forbidden at Empire Underground | November 7, 2026

Saving Abel performing live on stage, bassist and guitarists mid-song under green and orange stage lights

Saving Abel at Putnam Place | November 7, 2026

Dan Bern with acoustic guitar in outdoor press photo at dusk

Dan Bern at Caffe Lena | November 7, 2026

Dan Bern with acoustic guitar outdoors at sunset, folk singer-songwriter

Little Folks Series with Dan Bern at Caffe Lena | November 7, 2026

HEX 5th anniversary goth and darkwave DJ night promotional art — Lark Hall, Albany NY, November 7, 2026

HEX: 5 Years B**ches at Lark Hall | November 7, 2026

Secondhand Serenade performs at Empire Underground in Albany, NY

Secondhand Serenade at Empire Underground | November 8, 2026

State Champs band promo photo — four-piece pop-punk group from Albany NY

State Champs at Buffalo RiverWorks | November 6, 2026

Joe Santagato and Frank Alvarez of The Basement Yard pose in comedic promo photo for their 2026 world tour

The Basement Yard at Shea's Performing Arts Center | November 6, 2026

Upstate, Hudson Valley indie folk quartet, promotional photo for their Buffalo Iron Works show November 2026

Upstate at Buffalo Iron Works | November 6, 2026

Eazybaked duo Eric Ray and Andrew Principe in outdoor press photo, green foliage background

Eazybaked at Town Ballroom | November 6, 2026

ZAYN performing live at Artpark

Zayn at KeyBank Center | November 7, 2026

Natalie MacMaster performing live fiddle

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy at Buffalo State PAC | November 7, 2026

Joe Santagato and Frank Alvarez of The Basement Yard performing live at Shea's Performing Arts Center

The Basement Yard at Shea's Performing Arts Center | November 7, 2026

Ron White performs at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Events Center, November 2026

Ron White at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino | November 7, 2026

Austin Snell press photo, seated against blue wall in dramatic lighting, grunge country artist

Austin Snell at Buffalo Iron Works | November 7, 2026

It Dies Today band photo — five-piece metalcore group from Buffalo for their 25th anniversary show

It Dies Today at Rec Room | November 7, 2026

Nicole Zuraitis at Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo — Jazz at Kleinhans series

Nicole Zuraitis Quintet at Kleinhans Music Hall | November 8, 2026

Alter Bridge performs at Buffalo RiverWorks on November 8, 2026

Alter Bridge at Buffalo RiverWorks | November 8, 2026

Night Ranger performs live — band promotional photo for their 2026 tour

Night Ranger at del Lago Resort & Casino | November 7, 2026

Emily Champion performing with CHAMPION band at a live Rochester venue show

Champion at Lovin's Cup | November 7, 2026

The Rush Tribute Project performing live on stage with video screens and stage lighting

The Rush Tribute Project at Kodak Center | November 8, 2026

Flipper performing live, guitarist and vocalist on stage with red curtains, intimate punk venue

Flipper at Photo City Music Hall | November 8, 2026

Outlaw State of Mind performing live on stage — lead vocalist with long beard and cowboy hat on acoustic guitar, with full band

Outlaw State of Mind at Sharkey's Event Center | November 6, 2026

Night Fever Bee Gees tribute performers in promotional photo, three vocalists in sunglasses and black

Night Fever at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | November 7, 2026

Sqwerve performing at Lark Hall

Dead & Friends at Beak & Skiff | November 8, 2026

The Amity Affliction band members in official 2026 press photo for House of Cards album

The Amity Affliction – House of Cards 2026 at Sherman Theater | November 6, 2026

John Splithoff with Gretsch guitar in warm wood-paneled studio setting

John Splithoff at Colony Woodstock | November 6, 2026

Willie Nile standing in an urban doorway, black-and-white press photo by Cristina Arrigoni

Willie Nile at The Falcon | November 6, 2026

Hollywood Nights Bob Seger tribute band performs live on stage

Hollywood Nights at Penn's Peak | November 7, 2026

Orleans performing live — five-piece classic rock band on their Final Tour 2026–2027

Orleans at Ulster Performing Arts Center | November 7, 2026

Best Friend's Girl: The Cars Experience performing live on stage with dramatic lighting

Best Friend's Girl: The CARS Experience at Daryl's House | November 7, 2026

Banjo players fill the Esopus Lodge Performance Hall at Ashokan Center during Banjo Weekend

Ashokan Barn Dance at Banjo Weekend at Ashokan Center | November 7, 2026

The Pink Floyd Project performing live at Colony Woodstock before a sold-out crowd

The Pink Floyd Project at Colony Woodstock | November 7, 2026

Best of The Eagles tribute band performing live on stage with full six-piece lineup

Best of The Eagles at Paramount Hudson Valley | November 7, 2026

Analog Jazz Orchestra performing live at The Falcon — saxophonist and rhythm section on stage

Analog Jazz Orchestra at The Falcon | November 8, 2026

Fruit Bats (Eric D. Johnson) seated at a Rhodes piano — promotional photo for Higher Ground, South Burlington VT

Fruit Bats at Higher Ground | November 6, 2026

Get the Led Out vocalist performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, mic raised to a packed sold-out crowd

Get the Led Out at Paramount Theatre | November 6, 2026

Michael Bourada performing live magic with audience participant at corporate event

Michael Bourada: IMPOSSIBLE at The Port Theatre | November 6, 2026

Ambush trio — Mark McDonell, Kris Lafontaine, and Danny Derue — official band promo photo

Ambush at The Port Theatre | November 7, 2026

Punch Brothers perform at Paramount Theatre Rutland VT November 2026

Punch Brothers at Paramount Theatre | November 8, 2026

Alan Cavé poses with acoustic guitar in dramatic spotlight, official promotional photo

Alan Cavé at Place Bell | November 8, 2026

The Thruway

Stories, guides, and the stuff you won’t find on Ticketmaster.

Long reads, artist profiles, and deep dives into Upstate’s music scene.

Halloween weekend concerts in Upstate NY poster: jack-o-lanterns, full moon and a costumed concert crowd

The 10 Best Halloween Weekend Concerts in Upstate New York (Oct. 30–Nov. 1, 2026)

The Egg performing arts center at Empire State Plaza in Albany, its concrete shell resting on a central stem

Twelve Years to Hatch: The Improbable Life of Albany’s Egg

The Eastman Theatre exterior lit at night, with its curved colonnade and illuminated marquee in Rochester

The Lens and the Baton: How a Kodak Fortune Built One of America’s Great Concert Halls

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Martha Spencer & the Wonderland Country Band at Daryl’s House | February 21, 2027

Martha Spencer & the Wonderland Country Band at Daryl’s House | February 21, 2027

Saxsquatch at Town Ballroom – Night 1 | February 20, 2027

Saxsquatch at Town Ballroom – Night 1 | February 20, 2027

Vyntyge Skynyrd at Daryl’s House | February 20, 2027

Vyntyge Skynyrd at Daryl’s House | February 20, 2027

Emmaline at Daryl’s House | February 17, 2027

Emmaline at Daryl’s House | February 17, 2027

Joey Harkum at Buffalo Iron Works | February 12, 2027

Joey Harkum at Buffalo Iron Works | February 12, 2027

CryBaby – The Janis Joplin Experience at Daryl’s House | February 7, 2027

CryBaby – The Janis Joplin Experience at Daryl’s House | February 7, 2027

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The 10 Greatest Halloween Concerts in Upstate New York History poster: full moon, jack-o-lanterns and a costumed concert crowd

The 10 Greatest Halloween Concerts in Upstate New York History

Phish played the White Album in Glens Falls. Springsteen covered “Monster Mash” in Rochester after Hurricane Sandy. Bob Marley played a college gym in Hamilton. The ten greatest Halloween nights in Upstate New York concert history.

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Cooperstown/Oneonta History

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Cooperstown/Oneonta History

On a snowy December night in 1977, in a cold college gymnasium in Oneonta, Jerry Garcia played a concert so obscure that for decades it

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Binghamton History

The 10 Greatest Concerts in Binghamton History

On April 9, 1987, every last one of the 7,200 seats in the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena was sold, and Bon Jovi walked out

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