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

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 and Fire at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 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

Tyler Childers Columbus

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

Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire

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

Tame Impala with Dominic Fike

 Tue, 25 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Columbus Arts Festival

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

Demi Lovato at Nationwide Arena

 Mon, 27 Apr at 08:00 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

Red, White & BOOM! 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Patti LaBelle at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

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

Zac Brown Band at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Thomas Rhett at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest 2026

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

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire

 Fri, 21 Aug Nationwide Arena

Barry Manilow at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 02 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Cody Johnson

 Thu, 16 Jul Nationwide Arena

Dying Fetus and Biohazard: Official Sonic Temple After Party

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

Weird Al Yankovic at Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - Sunday

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

Cody Johnson at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

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

Don Toliver at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Nationwide Arena

Breakaway Music Festival - Friday - Ohio (18+)

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

Bruno Mars - The Romantic Tour

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Bob Dylan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Megan Moroney at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

Zara Larsson

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

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

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

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Saturday at Historic Crew Stadium

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

Yellowcard in Columbus

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

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

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

Steel Panther at The Bluestone

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm The Bluestone

Zara Larsson with Amelia Moore

 Sun, 22 Mar at 12:00 am KEMBA Live!

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

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

Parking Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival - 4 Day Pass

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

The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

Bumpin Uglies and BALLYHOO at Newport Music Hall

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

Breakaway Music Festival Ohio - Friday

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

Marsha Ambrosius in Columbus

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Palace Theatre

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

 Fri, 05 Jun KEMBA Live!

Primus, Les Claypool, The Claypool Lennon Delirium in Columbus

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

Hadestown at Ohio Theatre - Columbus

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

Alison Krauss And Union Station

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

Styx with Don Felder at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Juanes at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

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

2026 Equine Affaire in Ohio: The 70th Event!

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

Alice Cooper

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

Il Volo at Palace Theatre Columbus

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

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

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

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

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

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

The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour

 Wed, 12 Aug at 06:00 pm KEMBA Live

August Burns Red in Columbus

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

Bill Frisell in Columbus

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts

Parking The Temptations & The Four Tops

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

Thursday, Saves The Day, Chris Conley in Columbus

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

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

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

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

Breakaway Ohio 2026

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

The Maine at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Candlelight: Tribute to Queen

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

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!

String Cheese Incident

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

Charley Crockett at KEMBA LIVE!

 Mon, 14 Sep KEMBA LIVE!

Bailey Zimmerman & Lauren Watkins

 Thu, 06 Aug Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center & State Fair

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sat, 25 Jul KEMBA LIVE!

Styx with special guest Don Felder

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

Daya at A and R Music Bar

 Wed, 22 Apr A and R Music Bar

Cloud Nothings at Ace of Cups

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

Columbus Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

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!

Dan Deacon

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

Grand Rapids Rise at Columbus Fury at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 05 Apr at 05:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Avatar in Columbus

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

Claire Rosinkranz

 Wed, 13 May at 12:00 am A&R Music Bar

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

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

S.O.S. Band / Dazz Band

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

Land-Grant × Jeni's Strawberry Jam

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

Hostage Situation, Oliverse in Columbus

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

Circle Jerks and Gorilla Biscuits

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 am Newport Music Hall

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

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

A Court of Tethered Souls: an Immersive Fantasy Weekend

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm The Westin Great Southern Columbus USD 31 to 511

Donna The Buffalo in Columbus

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

AfroSocaLove : Columbus One Love Festival (Feat Maga Stories )

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 pm 35 E Gay St USD 34 to 534

The NABJ Region II Conference Mixer

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Blu Note on Town Free

Megan Moroney: The Cloud 9 Tour

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Schottenstein Center

REAPER BONEYARD TOUR 6/6/26 LeBOOM! x SPACE CAMP at SKULLYS MUSIC-DINER

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:00 pm Skully's Music-Diner