Rock-music Events in Columbus

Check out happening rock-music events all around Columbus, OH

AC/DC

 Tue, 14 Jul Ohio Stadium

Tame Impala with Dominic Fike

 Tue, 25 Aug at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Taking Back Sunday & Bayside

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Zac Brown Band: Love & Fear Tour presented by Margaritaville at Sea

Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Sex Pistols in Columbus

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

Weezer with The Shins and Silversun Pickups

 Tue, 06 Oct at 11:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Weezer at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

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

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

Primus — Columbus

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Columbus, OH

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

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

 Fri, 05 Jun KEMBA Live!

Five Finger Death Punch with Cody Jinks and Eva Under Fire

 Wed, 21 Oct at 10:45 pm Nationwide Arena

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sun, 26 Jul KEMBA LIVE!

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!

Five Finger Death Punch Columbus Tickets

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

Tame Impala

 Mon, 24 Aug Nationwide Arena

Two Door Cinema Club

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 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

Twenty One Pilots - Ohio Stadium

 Sat, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Ohio Stadium

Sex Pistols at Newport Music Hall

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

Interpol at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sat, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Taking Back Sunday at Newport Music Hall

 Tue, 09 Jun at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

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!

Primus, Les Claypool, The Claypool Lennon Delirium in Columbus

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 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

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 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

Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr.

 Mon, 27 Jul at 12:00 am KEMBA Live!

Kurt Vile and The Violators at Newport Music Hall

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

Two Door Cinema Club, STRFKR in Columbus

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

Interpol

 Sat, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm KEMBA Live

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

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

Yungblud

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

Young the Giant w/ Cold War Kids

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm KEMBA Live!

Bret Michaels

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm The Event Center At Hollywood Casino - Columbus

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!

Interpol with DIIV

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

Bret Michaels

 Sat, 13 Jun The Event Center at Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Slightly Stoopid at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Slightly Stoopid

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

AFI with Choir Boy

 Thu, 15 Oct at 12:00 am Newport Music Hall

American Football at Newport Music Hall

 Mon, 10 Aug at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

Minus The Bear

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

Styx with Don Felder

 Wed, 29 Jul at 11:00 pm Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - Celeste Center

Bilmuri with Knuckle Puck

 Fri, 18 Sep at 11:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:45 pm Short North Church USD 34 to 66

Ray LaMontagne at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

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

The Aquabats

 Fri, 19 Jun at 11:00 pm Newport Music Hall

The Damned w/ Flamin Groovies

 Fri, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Bret Michaels at Hollywood Casino Columbus

 Fri, 12 Jun Hollywood Casino Columbus

Tommy Stinson(The Replacements)& Friends at Used Kids Records in Columbus

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Used Kids Records USD 29 to 109

Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms at Ohio Expo Center

 Sat, 08 Aug at 07:00 pm Ohio Expo Center

Tash Sultana, Daisy the Great in Columbus

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

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

The Menzingers

 Fri, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Toadies

 Sun, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Kurt Vile & The Violators w/ Twisted Teens

 Thu, 05 Nov at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Band of Horses w/ Dinosaur Jr

 Sun, 26 Jul at 08:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

Band of Horses in Columbus

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

Grand Funk Railroad

 Sat, 19 Sep at 12:00 am The Event Center at Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Todd Rundgren at KEMBA LIVE!

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:00 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Windborne’s The Music of Tom Petty – Nationwide Picnic with the Pops

 Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm 160 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215-4502, United States

The Aquabats at Newport Music Hall

 Fri, 19 Jun Newport Music Hall

RX Bandits

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Columbus Oktoberfest presents: RockHouse!

 Sat, 12 Sep at 09:00 pm Columbus Oktoberfest

Slightly Stoopid w/ The Elovaters

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

Bret Michaels

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:00 pm The Event Center at Hollywood Casino Columbus

Blackberry Smoke

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:30 pm Newport Music Hall

Minus the Bear at Newport Music Hall

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

The Acacia Strain, The Callous Daoboys, fromjoy, MASK in Columbus

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm The King of Clubs

Todd Rundgren

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

Minus The Bear with KEEP

 Sat, 05 Sep Newport Music Hall

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art

PAUL MCCARTNEY - THE BOYS OF DUNGEON LANE - LISTENING PARTY

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm 2500 Summit St., Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43202

A Dose of Dylan & the Dead - Columbus, OH featuring Shelter From the Storm & the Dead Revival Band

 Fri, 18 Sep at 08:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

Spacey Jane w/ Toledo

 Mon, 08 Jun at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Texas Hippie Coalition, Boondox, Citizen Kane, Hotbox, Insane in Columbus

 Fri, 02 Oct at 06:30 pm The KING of CLUBS

Joyce Manor at Ace of Cups

 Sun, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm 2619 N. High St. Columbus OH 43202

Folquinox at the 2026 Goodale Park Music Series

 Sun, 12 Jul at 12:30 pm 120 W Goodale St Free

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

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

2026 Rock and Roll Over Brain Cancer at Land-Grant

 Sun, 30 Aug at 01:00 pm The Land-Grant Brewing Company USD 0 to 82

The Toadies w/ Local H

 Sun, 16 Aug at 08:00 pm Newport Music Hall

MONOLORD with Khemmis at Ace of Cups

 Tue, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm Ace of Cups USD 39

The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute

 Thu, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm The Event Center At Hollywood Casino - Columbus

Dead Serious at Woodlands Tavern - (free on the Tavern Stage)

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 2

Call for Artwork NEW SHOW: Flannel: A 90’s Rock Musical

 Tue, 26 May at 12:00 pm ShadowboxLive

Prince Daddy and The Hyena at A and R Music Bar

 Sat, 30 May A and R Music Bar

King Serpent at the 2026 Goodale Park Music Series

 Sun, 26 Jul at 12:30 pm 120 W Goodale St Free

Older, Wiser, Smoother: A Night of Rock & Funk (featuring Lydia Loveless)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:30 pm Natalie's - Grandview

BOBOBALOOZA: Celebrating 20ish years of Cafe Bourbon Street

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm Cafe Bourbon Street USD 13