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

Olivia Rodrigo

 Wed, 28 Oct Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center

Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire

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

Post Malone at Historic Crew Stadium

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm Historic Crew Stadium

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

Barry Manilow at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 02 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Buckeye Country Superfest

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Ohio Stadium

Cody Johnson at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Red, White & BOOM! 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 12:00 pm Genoa Park

Tyler Childers Columbus

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 pm Columbus, OH

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

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Columbus Symphony

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Kacey Musgraves with Midland

 Wed, 09 Sep Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Doo Dah Parade + Party 2026

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

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

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

The Smashing Pumpkins

 Thu, 01 Oct at 12:00 am Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Sex Pistols in Columbus

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

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

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 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

Weird Al Yankovic at Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

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

Two Door Cinema Club

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

Zac Brown Band at Nationwide Arena

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Wyclef Jean – Nationwide Picnic with the Pops

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

Kacey Musgraves at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

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

Band of Horses & Dinosaur Jr.

 Sat, 25 Jul KEMBA Live!

Dan + Shay, Tyler Hubbard, Josh Ross in Columbus

 Thu, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Schottenstein Center

Five Finger Death Punch at Nationwide Arena

 Wed, 21 Oct at 06:45 pm Nationwide Arena

Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and CeCe Winans - Columbus, OH

 Fri, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm The Schottenstein Center

Weird Al Yankovic

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

Nelly at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Cody Johnson

 Thu, 16 Jul Nationwide Arena

Schmidt's Columbus Oktoberfest 2026

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

Five Finger Death Punch Columbus Tickets

 Wed, 21 Oct at 06:45 pm Nationwide Arena EUR 23

Christmas Together with Amy Grant at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

 Fri, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

Styx with Don Felder at Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

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

Dumpstaphunk

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

S.O.S. Band / Dazz Band

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

Columbus Jazz Orchestra with Byron Stripling

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

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 at 11:30 pm Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center

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

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!

Jazz & Rib Festival

Fri, 24 Jul at 03:00 pm Jazz & Rib Fest

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

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

Two Door Cinema Club with STRFKR

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

Chris Young, Chase Rice in Columbus

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

Passion Pit at Newport Music Hall

 Tue, 23 Jun at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere Tour

Wed, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm Schottenstein Center

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

Christmas Together: Amy Grant Michael W. Smith & CeCe Winans

 Thu, 26 Nov at 07:00 pm Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center

Sierra Ferrell with The Brudi Brothers

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 am The Bluestone

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour

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

Olivia Rodrigo: The Unraveled Tour

 Thu, 29 Oct Schottenstein Center

State Street Pride

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm 11 W State St USD 33

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

Ella Mai in Columbus

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

String Cheese Incident at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Bailey Zimmerman & Lauren Watkins

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

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

String Cheese Incident

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

Juanes at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

Ruthie Foster

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Matt Maeson at Newport Music Hall

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

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons

 Sun, 21 Jun at 08:45 pm Columbus Museum of Art USD 34 to 89

Famous Fortress Fireworks

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:00 pm Fortress Obetz

Alex Sensation Live in Columbus

 Fri, 03 Jul at 10:00 pm Santos Restaurant & Bar USD 55 to 71

Yungblud

 Sun, 02 Aug KEMBA Live!

Spoon w/ The Beths

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

Charley Crockett at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Teddy Swims at Nationwide Arena

 Wed, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Earl Sweatshirt

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

Styx with special guest Don Felder

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

Two Door Cinema Club, STRFKR in Columbus

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

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

Dan Tyminski Band

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Band of Horses in Columbus

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

Cody Johnson Live '26

 Sat, 18 Jul at 07:30 pm Nationwide Arena

2026 Columbus Italian Festival - Columbus, Ohio

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

Interpol with DIIV

 Sun, 11 Oct KEMBA Live!

Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival

 Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 pm Ohio History Connection

AFI with Choir Boy

 Thu, 15 Oct Newport Music Hall

4th ANNUAL 614 FUNK FEST

 Sat, 08 Aug at 04:00 pm Columbus Commons (OUTDOORS) Rain or Shine USD 42 to 204

For King & Country with Ohio State Fair

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

Jesse and Joy at Palace Theatre Columbus

 Sun, 30 Aug at 07:00 pm Palace Theatre Columbus

Chris Young

 Sat, 08 Aug at 11:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Minus the Bear at Newport Music Hall

 Fri, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

The Alan Parsons Live Project – Nationwide Picnic with the Pops

 Sat, 25 Jul at 08:00 pm 160 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215-4502, United States

Ruthie Foster Band

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Bicentennial Park

Slightly Stoopid with The Elovaters and Bumpin Uglies

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

Greensky Bluegrass at KEMBA LIVE!

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Charley Crockett, Nat Myers in Columbus

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