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

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

 Sat, 27 Jun 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

Bruno Mars Live in Columbus 2026

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium USD 89 to 128

Columbus Arts Festival

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

Sonic Temple - 4 Day Pass at Historic Crew Stadium

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

Doo Dah Parade + Party 2026

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

Red, White & BOOM! 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Tyler Childers Columbus

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

Sex Pistols in Columbus

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

Cody Johnson at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Sunday

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

Tame Impala with Dominic Fike

 Tue, 25 Aug Nationwide Arena

Megan Moroney at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 29 May Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Barry Manilow at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 02 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

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

 Fri, 29 May at 12:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

Don Toliver at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Nationwide Arena

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

BUSH — Columbus

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

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio 2026 in Columbus

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

Dying Fetus and Biohazard: Official Sonic Temple After Party

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

Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock) featuring Frank Carter

 Sun, 04 Oct at 11:30 pm Newport Music Hall

Yellowcard in Columbus

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

Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

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

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

Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest 2026

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

Breakaway Music Festival - Friday - Ohio (18+)

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

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

Weird Al Yankovic at Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

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

Cody Johnson

 Thu, 16 Jul Nationwide Arena

The Mountain Goats at Newport Music Hall

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

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

Thomas Rhett at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 11 Sep Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Five Finger Death Punch at Nationwide Arena

 Wed, 21 Oct at 06:45 pm Nationwide Arena

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

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

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

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

Megan Moroney Cloud 9 Tour 2026 Opening Night Columbus May 29

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm The Schottenstein Center USD 118 to 909

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

 Fri, 05 Jun KEMBA Live!

The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

Bumpin Uglies and BALLYHOO at Newport Music Hall

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

Nelly at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

Two Door Cinema Club

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

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Friday

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

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

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Ram Miriyala - Live in concert - Columbus

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm The Forum USD 35 to 1,500

In Flames in Columbus

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

Hadestown at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

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

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

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

Weird Al Yankovic

 Wed, 05 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

Thomas Rhett with Vincent Mason and Emily Ann Roberts

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

Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr.

 Sat, 25 Jul KEMBA Live!

Dying Fetus, Biohazard in Columbus

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm Ace of Cups

Primus, Les Claypool, The Claypool Lennon Delirium in Columbus

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

Styx with Don Felder at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Two Door Cinema Club, STRFKR in Columbus

 Fri, 25 Sep 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

Deicide, Immolation, Rotting Christ in Columbus

 Thu, 14 May at 09:00 pm The KING of CLUBS

Alison Krauss And Union Station

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

Ray LaMontagne at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

Juanes at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

Two Door Cinema Club at KEMBA LIVE!

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Chris Young, Chase Rice in Columbus

 Sat, 08 Aug at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Kranium in Columbus

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Klassic Lounge

2026 Columbus Italian Festival - Columbus, Ohio

 Fri, 09 Oct at 05:00 pm 168 E Lincoln St, Columbus, OH

Ledisi in Columbus

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Columbus Commons

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Sun, 24 May at 06:30 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 33 to 81

Sex Pistols at Newport Music Hall

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

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

Ella Mai in Columbus

 Sun, 23 Aug at 08:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Tash Sultana, Daisy the Great in Columbus

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Jackson Dean in Columbus

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm The Bluestone

Two Door Cinema Club with STRFKR

 Fri, 25 Sep at 11:30 pm KEMBA Live!

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

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

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

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

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

Babyface Ray & 42 Dugg

 Mon, 01 Jun KEMBA Live!

Columbus Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

Skillibeng in Columbus

 Sun, 07 Jun at 07:00 pm Klassic Lounge

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Breakaway Ohio 2026

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

Autumn! in Columbus

 Sun, 03 May at 07:00 pm Skullys Music Diner

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen

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

Sierra Ferrell with The Brudi Brothers

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 am The Bluestone

Free Family Fun Day

 Sat, 23 May at 12:00 pm 160 S High St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Land-Grant × Jeni's Strawberry Jam

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

Band of Horses in Columbus

 Sun, 26 Jul at 05:30 pm KEMBA Live!

OSU Marching Band – Nationwide Picnic with the Pops

 Sat, 01 Aug at 08:00 pm 160 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215-4502, United States

The Princess Concert comes to Columbus, OH👑 TICKETS NOW ON SALE

 Mon, 27 Jul at 03:30 pm Palace Theatre

String Cheese Incident at KEMBA LIVE!

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

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

Gavin Adcock, Corey Kent, The Creekers in Columbus

 Thu, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Charley Crockett, Nat Myers in Columbus

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

The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour

 Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm KEMBA Live

42 Dugg, Babyface Ray in Columbus

 Tue, 02 Jun at 08:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

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