Rock-music Events in Columbus

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

Three Days Grace at Nationwide Arena

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Circle Jerks & Gorilla Biscuits

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Newport Music Hall

Tame Impala at Nationwide Arena

 Tue, 25 Aug Nationwide Arena

Alice Cooper at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:30 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

The Black Keys at Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

 Mon, 04 May at 07:30 pm Wexner Center for the Arts - Mershon Auditorium

Weird Al Yankovic at Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center

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

The Black Keys with Miles Kane

 Mon, 04 May at 11:30 pm Wexner Center Mershon Auditorium

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Historic Crew Stadium

BUSH — Columbus

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

The Black Keys

 Sun, 03 May Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts

Primus — Columbus

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

Bob Dylan

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

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival

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

Yellowcard in Columbus

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

The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

In Flames in Columbus

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

Courtney Barnett

 Tue, 19 May Newport Music Hall

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Almost Monday

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

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

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm KEMBA Live!

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

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

August Burns Red in Columbus

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

Steel Panther at The Bluestone

 Fri, 17 Apr The Bluestone

Dark Star Orchestra at KEMBA LIVE!

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:30 pm KEMBA LIVE!

Alice Cooper

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

Styx with special guest Don Felder

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

Les Claypool - Claypool Gold at KEMBA LIVE!

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

Blues Traveler Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors

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

American Football at Newport Music Hall

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

String Cheese Incident at KEMBA LIVE!

 Wed, 12 Aug KEMBA LIVE!

Taking Back Sunday at Newport Music Hall

 Tue, 09 Jun Newport Music Hall

Blues Traveler with Gin Blossoms at Ohio Expo Center

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

The Early November, Hellogoodbye in Columbus

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:30 pm Skully's Music Diner

Thursday, Saves The Day, Chris Conley in Columbus

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

Circle Jerks and Gorilla Biscuits

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

Wish You Were Here - The Sight & Sound of Pink Floyd

 Sat, 16 May KEMBA Live!

High Fade ~ Twice As Nice Tour ~ The Summit Music Hall - Saturday, May 16th

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 24

Silkworm w/ The Kyle Sowashes @ Spacebar May 7

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm The Spacebar USD 29

Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles

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

Donna The Buffalo in Columbus

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

Clan of Xymox w/ Past Self

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm Rumba Cafe USD 40

FIRST FRIDAYS: AN EVENING WITH HAPPY CHICHESTER

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Used Kids Records

Clan Of Xymox

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Rumba Cafe

Miles Kane in Columbus

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts

Uli Jon Roth

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm The King of Clubs - Columbus

Great White with Slaughter

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 am The Event Center at Hollywood Casino - Columbus

J Roddy Walston

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Rumba Cafe

Great White and Slaughter at Hollywood Casino Columbus

 Fri, 10 Apr Hollywood Casino Columbus

Nirvana GrungeFest + Seven Circle Sunrise

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Rumba Cafe

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Mershon Auditorium

Bobaflex

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Newport Music Hall

ShamROCK 2026: A Pagan Celtic Celebration

Sun, 15 Mar at 04:30 pm Ohio Brewing Company Columbus

Peter Case

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Miles Kane in Columbus

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts

Glenn Hughes

 Fri, 03 Apr at 10:30 pm The King Arts Complex

Yachtopia's Live Band Yacht Rock Party!

 Fri, 06 Mar at 09:00 pm Rumba Cafe USD 19

Phoneboy with Heart Attack Man

 Sat, 09 May at 10:30 pm Newport Music Hall

TAKAAT (of Mdou Moctar) @ Cafe Bourbon Street 3/8 @ Cafe Bourbon St.

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm Cafe Bourbon Street USD 18

Des Rocs

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 am Skully's Music-Diner

Nick Hexum w/ Water Tower

 Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 pm A&R Music Bar

THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE: The Dead Ones Record Release Tour

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm The Summit Music Hall

Great White and Slaughter

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm The Event Center at Hollywood Casino Columbus

STICK MEN ft. Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson & Markus Reuter at Woodlands Tavern

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 47

McGuffey Lane @ The Summit Music Hall - 4/18/26

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 31

Any Colour: PINK FLOYD Tribute - Friday, April 17th

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 18

Dropout Kings: Yokai North American Tour @ The Summit Music Hall

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm The Summit Music Hall

The Brokes - The Strokes Experience

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern

Prince Daddy and The Hyena at A and R Music Bar

 Sat, 30 May A and R Music Bar

Kash'd Out w/ Beach Fly at Woodlands Tavern

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 26

Mas Bagua - "Ghost Town Tumble W**d" Release Party

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm Spacebar

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

Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm Nationwide Arena

Dexter and the Moonrocks at The Bluestone

 Thu, 18 Jun at 08:00 pm The Bluestone

Neo Rock From Outer Space: Divine Timing, MitcheeVan, 12 O' Clock Tribe

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm The Dallas USD 18

Jeris Johnson w/ Butcher Babies

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm A&R Music Bar

Grateful Dead Super Jam - Weird Wednesday @ The Summit Music Hall

 Wed, 11 Mar at 08:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 0 to 13

Chad Kroeger

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Funny Bone Comedy Club - Columbus

Matchbox Twenty

 Wed, 18 Mar at 11:30 pm Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH

March Cool Britannia

 Fri, 20 Mar at 09:00 pm 1159 Oak St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43205

Still Not Okay Tour

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Skully's Music Diner USD 26

Clay Street Unit - Sin & Squalor Tour

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:00 pm The Summit Music Hall USD 22

ANGEL MEET AND GREET

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm The KING of CLUBS USD 93

Tenacious D's KYLE GASS w/ Mt. Air

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm Rumba Cafe USD 26

Reverend Horton Heat w/ Black Joe Lewis & Piñata Protest

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Skully's Music Diner USD 48

feeble little horse at Ace of Cups

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm 2619 N. High St. Columbus OH 43202

Des Rocs

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Skully's Music Diner USD 37

Natalie’s and Bob Teague Present Bill Toms and Hard Rain

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Natalie's - Grandview

Haggis X-1

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Fishbone - In Your Face 40th Anniversary Tour

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Skully's Music Diner USD 35

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Columbus Museum of Art

The Broken Hearts: A Tribute To Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 20

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

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

Fantastic Negrito w/ Nat Myers

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Rumba Cafe USD 40

Folquinox Live at Dick's Den

 Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Dick's Den - 2417 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202

Open up the F****** pit Columbus

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm The Bluestone USD 23

CONCRETE with Unholy Swarm at Spacebar

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm The Spacebar USD 20

Joe Stamm Band at Woodlands Tavern

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 26

Brood X (Cleveland), Pink Owl's Fruitful New Act, Comrade Question @ Bobo

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 pm Cafe Bourbon Street USD 13

Heet Death (Chicago), Cellar Dwellar, TBA @ Cafe Bourbon Street

 Sun, 01 Mar at 06:00 pm Cafe Bourbon Street USD 13

Steely Dead at Woodlands Tavern

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Woodlands Tavern USD 31