Live Music in Columbus

Check out happening live music events all around Columbus, OH

Bruno Mars Leon Thomas & DJ Pee.Wee

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Bob Dylan at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Thu, 09 Apr at 11:59 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Lionel Richie with Earth Wind and Fire at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Buckeye Country SuperFest: Tyler Childers The Red Clay Strays & Lord Huron

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Doo Dah Parade + Party 2026

 Sat, 04 Jul at 11:00 am Goodale Park Free

Sonic Temple - 4 Day Pass at Historic Crew Stadium

 Thu, 14 May at 10:59 am Historic Crew Stadium

Columbus Arts Festival

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 am Downtown Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Tyler Childers Columbus

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Columbus, OH

Red, White & BOOM! 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Tame Impala with Dominic Fike

 Tue, 25 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

BUSH — Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Columbus, OH

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Cody Johnson at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Dying Fetus and Biohazard: Official Sonic Temple After Party

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm 2619 N. High St. Columbus OH 43202

Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest 2026

 Fri, 11 Sep at 05:00 pm 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43211

Demi Lovato at Nationwide Arena

 Mon, 27 Apr at 08:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Zac Brown Band at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Weezer at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

2026 Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - 2 Day Pass at Historic Crew Stadium

 Fri, 29 May Historic Crew Stadium

Barry Manilow at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 02 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Don Toliver at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Nationwide Arena

Cody Johnson

 Thu, 16 Jul Nationwide Arena

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Sunday

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Weird Al Yankovic at Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

Alison Krauss and Union Station at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

Yellowcard in Columbus

 Fri, 15 May at 05:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Breakaway Music Festival - Friday - Ohio (18+)

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Thomas Rhett at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Megan Moroney at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Les Claypool with Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, and The Claypool Lennon Delirium

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 pm KEMBA Live!

In Flames in Columbus

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

 Fri, 15 May at 11:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

The Mountain Goats at Newport Music Hall

 Thu, 21 May at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Two Door Cinema Club

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Steel Panther at The Bluestone

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm The Bluestone

Claypool Gold: Primus Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium

 Fri, 05 Jun KEMBA Live!

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Friday

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

2026 Equine Affaire in Ohio: The 70th Event!

 Thu, 09 Apr at 09:00 am Ohio Expo Center, Columbus

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Barry Manilow (Rescheduled from 1/18/26, 3/6/26)

 Sun, 02 Aug Nationwide Arena

Weird Al Yankovic

 Wed, 05 Aug at 11:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Celeste Center

The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 am Historic Crew Stadium

Breakaway Music Festival - 2 Day Pass - Ohio (18+)

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 am Historic Crew Stadium

Bumpin Uglies and BALLYHOO at Newport Music Hall

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm Newport Music Hall

Styx with Don Felder at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Wed, 29 Jul at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

Parking The Temptations & The Four Tops

 Thu, 16 Apr at 11:30 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Primus, Les Claypool, The Claypool Lennon Delirium in Columbus

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm KEMBA Live!

Jessica Audiffred at Otherworld

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 pm Otherworld USD 36

Ray LaMontagne at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

Two Door Cinema Club at KEMBA LIVE!

 Fri, 25 Sep KEMBA LIVE!

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

 Fri, 26 Jun at 10:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Alice Cooper

 Thu, 23 Apr at 11:30 pm Wexner Center Mershon Auditorium

Green Columbus Earth Day Celebration 2026

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Scioto Audubon Metro Park

Marsha Ambrosius in Columbus

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre

Il Volo at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:45 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 39 to 89

Hadestown at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Ohio Theatre - Columbus

Sex Pistols at Newport Music Hall

 Sun, 04 Oct at 08:30 pm Newport Music Hall

Alison Krauss And Union Station

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

Juanes at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Sun, 13 Sep at 08:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Ram Miriyala - Live in concert - Columbus

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm The Forum USD 25 to 1,500

O.A.R. with Gavin DeGraw and KT Tunstall

 Thu, 10 Sep at 10:30 pm KEMBA Live!

Thursday, Saves The Day, Chris Conley in Columbus

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Skully's Music Diner

Ohio State Fair - Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Celeste Center

August Burns Red in Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

The Maine at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:30 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Lilly Palmer, Disco Lines, GRiZ, Devault, Mojave Grey, GUDFELLA, Daniel Allan, JSTJR, Mersiv, Dennett, Rezz, YDG, D.O.D, me n ü, Kygo, Fallon, HAYLA, jigitz, Vandelux, Gravagerz, Fallon, VryBad in Columbus

 Fri, 29 May at 04:00 pm

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Short North Church

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen

 Sun, 03 May at 06:30 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 34 to 71

String Cheese Incident

 Tue, 11 Aug at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Minus The Bear

 Thu, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Breakaway Ohio 2026

 Fri, 29 May at 04:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour

 Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm KEMBA Live

Matt Maeson at Newport Music Hall

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

String Cheese Incident at KEMBA LIVE!

 Wed, 12 Aug at 07:15 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Charley Crockett at KEMBA LIVE!

 Mon, 14 Sep at 08:00 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Bailey Zimmerman & Lauren Watkins

 Thu, 06 Aug at 07:00 pm Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sat, 25 Jul at 07:30 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Minus the Bear at Newport Music Hall

 Fri, 04 Sep Newport Music Hall

Columbus Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Bernards Tavern USD 7 to 31

Passion Pit at Newport Music Hall

 Tue, 23 Jun Newport Music Hall

Cloud Nothings at Ace of Cups

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm 2619 N. High St. Columbus OH 43202

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

 Wed, 05 Aug at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Styx with special guest Don Felder

 Wed, 29 Jul at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

For King & Country with Ohio State Fair

 Mon, 03 Aug at 11:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Celeste Center

The String Cheese Incident

 Wed, 12 Aug at 11:15 pm KEMBA Live!

Slightly Stoopid with The Elovaters and Bumpin Uglies

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:30 pm KEMBA Live!

Avatar in Columbus

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

Passion Pit

 Wed, 24 Jun at 12:00 am Newport Music Hall

Donna The Buffalo in Columbus

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

Hostage Situation, Oliverse in Columbus

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Skully's

Land-Grant × Jeni's Strawberry Jam

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Land-Grant Brewing Company Free

Daya at A and R Music Bar

 Wed, 22 Apr A and R Music Bar