Live Music in Columbus

Check out happening live music events all around Columbus, OH

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

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

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

Bruno Mars Live in Columbus 2026

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

Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire

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

Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Tame Impala with Dominic Fike

 Tue, 25 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Cody Johnson at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Kacey Musgraves with Midland

 Wed, 09 Sep at 11:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

Don Toliver at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Nationwide Arena

Sex Pistols in Columbus

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

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

Buckeye Country Superfest

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Ohio Stadium

Columbus Arts Festival

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

Breakaway Music Festival - Friday - Ohio (18+)

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

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

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

Thomas Rhett at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 11 Sep Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Weezer at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Red, White & BOOM! 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Friday

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

Tyler Childers Columbus

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

Cody Johnson

 Thu, 16 Jul Nationwide Arena

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

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

The Mountain Goats at Newport Music Hall

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

Weird Al Yankovic

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

Doo Dah Parade + Party 2026

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

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

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

Columbus Symphony

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio 2026 in Columbus

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

Five Finger Death Punch at Nationwide Arena

 Wed, 21 Oct at 06:45 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

Keyshia Cole at Columbus Commons

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm Columbus Commons

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

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

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Zac Brown Band at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Kacey Musgraves at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Wed, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

 Fri, 05 Jun KEMBA Live!

Wyclef Jean – Nationwide Picnic with the Pops

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm 160 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215-4502, United States

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

 Fri, 26 Jun at 10:00 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

Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr.

 Sat, 25 Jul KEMBA Live!

Nelly at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Five Finger Death Punch Columbus Tickets

 Wed, 21 Oct at 06:45 pm Nationwide Arena EUR 25

Two Door Cinema Club

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

Columbus Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Styx with Don Felder at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere Tour

Wed, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm Schottenstein Center

Twenty One Pilots - Ohio Stadium

 Sat, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Thomas Rhett with Vincent Mason and Emily Ann Roberts

 Fri, 11 Sep Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

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

Sex Pistols at Newport Music Hall

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

Two Door Cinema Club at KEMBA LIVE!

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

State Street Pride

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm 11 W State St USD 23

Dumpstaphunk

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Alison Krauss And Union Station

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

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Candlelight: Tribute to Drake

 Sun, 07 Jun at 08:45 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 46 to 86

Two Door Cinema Club with STRFKR

 Fri, 25 Sep KEMBA Live!

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

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

MUNA

 Sun, 04 Oct at 06:30 pm KEMBA Live

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

 Thu, 29 Oct Schottenstein Center

Chris Young, Chase Rice in Columbus

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

S.O.S. Band / Dazz Band

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:30 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Primus, Les Claypool, The Claypool Lennon Delirium in Columbus

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

Breakaway Ohio 2026

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

R&B ONLY LIVE - Columbus, OH

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall, North High Street, Columbus, OH, USA USD 45 to 911

Juanes at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

Sierra Ferrell with The Brudi Brothers

 Sat, 13 Jun The Bluestone

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

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

String Cheese Incident at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Sun, 24 May at 06:30 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 44 to 89

String Cheese Incident

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

Ella Mai in Columbus

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

Land-Grant × Jeni's Strawberry Jam

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

Tash Sultana

 Wed, 03 Jun KEMBA Live!

Ruthie Foster

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Kurt Vile and The Violators at Newport Music Hall

 Thu, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Yungblud

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Two Door Cinema Club, STRFKR in Columbus

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

Babyface Ray & 42 Dugg

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

 Sun, 24 May at 08:45 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 33 to 70

Passion Pit

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

Dan Tyminski Band

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Earl Sweatshirt

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:00 am KEMBA Live!

Chris Young

 Sat, 08 Aug KEMBA Live!

Styx with special guest Don Felder

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

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

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

Spoon w/ The Beths

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

2026 Columbus Italian Festival - Columbus, Ohio

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

Blind Boys of Alabama present Songs in the Key of Life: A Celebration of Stevie Wonder

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Interpol with DIIV

 Sun, 11 Oct at 12:00 am KEMBA Live!

Breakaway Music Festival Official Afterparty at The Bluestone

 Fri, 29 May at 11:00 pm The Bluestone USD 41

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

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

Ledisi in Columbus

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Columbus Commons

Big Daddy Kane - Saturday at Columbus Commons

 Sat, 08 Aug at 04:00 pm Columbus Commons

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

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