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.
Editor's Picks
Summer 2026: The shows we’d buy tickets for right now.
Marcus King Band at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | September 15, 2026
Suzy Bogguss at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | September 18, 2026
Dermot Kennedy at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview | September 26, 2026
Mike DelGuidice at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | October 2, 2026
So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience starring Robert Neary at del Lago Resort & Casino | October 3, 2026
Just In
Fresh off the wire.
Folk Heritage Series: Aztec Two-Step 2.0 at Caffe Lena | September 26, 2026
Chest Fever: 50th Anniversary of The Last Waltz at Colony Woodstock | October 13, 2026
Reprise: Recreating Iconic Phish Shows at Middle Ages Beer Hall | October 15, 2026
This Weekend
Your plans start here.
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.
Don't Sleep On These
Rewind
The shows that made us who we are.
The 10 Greatest Concerts in Jamestown/Chautauqua History
In June of 1981, it rained inside the Palace Theatre while Harry Chapin sang — and that leak may be the most important thing that
The 10 Greatest Concerts in Woodstock History
Everyone knows that Woodstock happened in Woodstock. Everyone is wrong. The most famous concert in the history of the world — the four days in
Dolly Parton Played Upstate New York for 48 Years. She Never Really Left.
Dolly Parton died Tuesday at 80. From the 1968 State Fair in Syracuse to her final tour stop at Artpark in 2016, she played upstate New York for forty-eight years – and through the Imagination Library, she is still arriving in the same counties every month.
The Upstate Music Hall of Fame
89 musicians, producers, radio legends, and visionaries who made Upstate New York a force in American music.
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Never Miss a Show
Every major announcement, this weekend’s must-see shows, and exclusive presale alerts. Every Thursday.
Know About a Show We're Missing?
We cover 100 venues across upstate New York, but good shows slip through the cracks. If you’ve got the scoop, we want to hear it.