Live Music in Portsmouth

Check out happening live music events all around Portsmouth, NH

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm The Music Hall - Portsmouth

Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Historic Theater at The Music Hall

Lake Street Dive at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm The Music Hall - Portsmouth

Talib Kweli

 Fri, 03 Apr at 11:00 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

The Fabulous Thunderbirds at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Talib Kweli

 Thu, 02 Apr Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Parking Lyle Lovett with John Hiatt

 Sun, 01 Mar at 12:30 am The Historic Theater at The Music Hall

Eliane Elias at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Bettye LaVette

 Fri, 20 Mar at 11:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Fitz and The Tantrums at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm The Music Hall - Portsmouth

Shemekia Copeland at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Adam Weiner aka LOW CUT CONNIE (solo)

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm The Press Room - Upstairs USD 22 to 28

Vundabar, Slow Fiction in Portsmouth

 Sun, 10 May at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace

JJ Grey & Mofro in Portsmouth

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm Music Hall

Lee Ritenour in Portsmouth

 Tue, 21 Apr at 09:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Makaya McCraven

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

The Jive Aces

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Shemekia Copeland in Portsmouth

 Sun, 19 Apr at 09:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers at Portsmouth Music Hall

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm The Music Hall, Portsmouth, Nh

Hear & There: A Weekend of Music all over Portsmouth (& Kittery!)

 Thu, 05 Mar at 11:00 am Portsmouth, NH

Emmet Cohen at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Straight No Chaser in Portsmouth

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 pm The Music Hall Lounge

Lee Ritenour in Portsmouth

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Blues on the Corner

Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Madeleine Peyroux

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Mo Lowda & the Humble in Portsmouth

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace

Anders Osborne in Portsmouth

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Makaya McCraven - Portsmouth

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Tito Puente Jr & Nestor Torres

Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

 Thu, 19 Feb Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Charlie Hunter in Portsmouth

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Local Artist Series: WolffeHouse

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Deer Tick

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 42

JW-Jones

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Local Artist Series: Dave Gerard & Truffle

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Emmet Cohen: Miles and Coltrane at 100 

 Sun, 29 Mar at 09:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Brandon "Taz" Niederauer at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Mean Girls - The Musical at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Local Artist Series: Dave Gerard & Truffle

Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Seacoast Last Waltz Band at the Press Room - Night One

 Sat, 14 Mar at 05:00 pm The Press Room

Olive Klug in Portsmouth

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Press Room

Local Artist Series: Undercover

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Larry Fleet at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm The Music Hall - Portsmouth

Menopause - The Musical 2

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm The Historic Theater at The Music Hall

DK Harrell at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Strange Machines w/ special guests Terrafunk

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 pm The Press Room

Battle of the B3s at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Old 97's, Lizzie No in Portsmouth

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 3S Artspace

Nick Bosse & The Northern Roots w/ April Cushman

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm The Press Room

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:30 pm The Music Hall Lounge

S.G. Goodman

 Sun, 28 Jun at 07:30 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 36

Matthew Whitaker

 Sun, 08 Mar at 12:30 am Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Chrissi Poland Forever Muscle Shoals

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Menopause The Musical 2 at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm The Music Hall - Portsmouth

ZZ Ward

 Tue, 24 Mar at 11:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Seacoast Last Waltz Band at the Press Room - Day Two

 Sun, 15 Mar at 11:00 am The Press Room

Takuya Kuroda at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

 Thu, 26 Mar at 11:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Anthony Gomes at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Fri, 15 May Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

A Queen Candlelight Experience In Portsmouth, NH🕯️Friday, April 10th

 Fri, 10 Apr at 10:00 pm North Church-Portsmouth UCC

Larry Fleet

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm The Music Hall-NH

LUCÍA

Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Ronstadt Rewind

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Southern Culture on the Skids

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 40

The Barr Brothers

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm 3S Artspace

The Featherweight - Dance & Live Music w/ Exit Dance Theatre & Tiger Saw

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 28

The Cold Stares

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - The Musical at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Scott Sharrard

 Thu, 12 Mar at 11:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Wolfman Jack Primal Dead at The Press Room

 Sun, 29 Mar at 05:00 pm The Press Room

Juice

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 31

The Music Of Laurel Canyon

 Tue, 17 Mar Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

The Barr Brothers (Rescheduled from 11/5/2025)

 Wed, 25 Feb at 01:00 am 3S Artspace

Not Fade Away Band plays Dead-Zeppelin at The Press Room, Portsmouth NH

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm The Press Room

Mardi Gras @ the Press Room

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm The Press Room

Earthkit w/ Cursed On Earth, Kong Moon, & Creator DGM

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm The Press Room

The Mercy Brothers

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm The Press Room

Free Guitar Sundays Concert: The Tedesco Duo, classical guitar and flute

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Portsmouth Public Library

World Rock Symphony Orchestra - Portsmouth

 Tue, 05 May The Historic Theater at The Music Hall

Maddoc Johnson Band & Eric Klaxton Duo

 Sun, 22 Feb at 06:00 pm The Press Room

Local Artist Series: Corduroy

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club

Alchemy w/ Louzy, BILLY, & Mother Nimbus

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm The Press Room

Lesser Birds w/ Sinnet & Watson Park

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:00 pm The Press Room

Sunny Jain

 Mon, 23 Feb at 12:30 am Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Sarah Blacker & the Light

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm The Music Hall Lounge

Chrissi Poland at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Taz

 Sat, 07 Mar Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Drunk Opera History: Mozart Edition

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm 3S Artspace USD 0 to 31

Goldford at The Sinclair Music Hall

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:00 pm The Music Hall

D.K. Harrell

 Fri, 06 Mar at 12:30 am Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at The Music Hall - Portsmouth

 Sat, 28 Feb The Music Hall - Portsmouth

Colin James at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Gutted Twice, Granite Tomb's Local Showcase February 2026

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm WSCA Radio

Category 5

Sat, 14 Feb at 09:30 pm Thirsty Moose Taphouse - Portsmouth

James and Joni at Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:30 pm Jimmys Jazz and Blues Club

Alejandro Escovedo

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club