Live Music in Santa Barbara

Check out happening live music events all around Santa Barbara, CA

James Taylor & His All-Star Band

 Tue, 05 May at 04:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

James Taylor & His All-Star Band

 Thu, 07 May at 02:30 am Santa Barbara Bowl

Santana // show 2

 Sun, 13 Sep at 07:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Charlie Puth, Daniel Seavey & Ally Salort Tickets

Sat, 25 Apr at 06:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Charlie Puth with Daniel Seavy and Ally Salort

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:30 am Santa Barbara Bowl

Bob Dylan at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

James Taylor And His All-Star Band

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

2026 California Wine Festival - Santa Barbara - July 17-18

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:30 pm FRIDAY - Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort / SATURDAY Chase Palm Park USD 75 to 219

Earth, Wind & Fire at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Fri, 18 Sep at 07:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Train at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Sat, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Pat Metheny, Chris Fishman, Jermaine Paul, Joe Dyson in Santa Barbara

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

Alabama Shakes at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and KennyHoopla

 Sun, 19 Jul at 01:00 am Santa Barbara Bowl

Young The Giant Cold War Kids & KennyHoopla

 Fri, 17 Jul at 04:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Wynton Marsalis Septet at Lobero Theatre

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

James Taylor Tickets

Wed, 06 May at 10:30 am Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA

Jungle, RIO KOSTA in Santa Barbara

 Fri, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

The Black Keys Tickets

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara beach, California

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Lukas Nelson

 Fri, 14 Aug at 01:00 am Santa Barbara Bowl

The Black Keys with Fai Laci

 Sun, 14 Jun Santa Barbara Bowl

Brandi Carlile & CMAT

 Sat, 19 Sep Santa Barbara Bowl

311, Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, Rome in Santa Barbara

 Sun, 16 Aug at 04:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Santana Tickets

 Sat, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm Santa Barbara beach, California

Jack Johnson Tickets

 Sun, 04 Oct at 06:30 pm Waterfront, Santa Barbara, California

Jack Johnson Tickets

 Sat, 03 Oct at 06:30 pm Downtown, Santa Barbara, California

Young The Giant Tickets

 Sat, 18 Jul at 06:00 pm Santa Barbara beach, California

Sierra Ferrell at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Thu, 06 Aug Santa Barbara Bowl

Young the Giant at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Sat, 18 Jul at 06:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Jack Johnson w/ G. Love

 Sat, 03 Oct at 06:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Christopher Cross at Lobero Theatre

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 pm Lobero Theatre

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele

 Thu, 07 May at 04:00 pm Music Academy of the West

Tedeschi Trucks Band at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Thu, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Tedeschi Trucks Band – Santa Barbara

 Thu, 13 Aug at 06:30 pm Tedeschi Trucks Band – Santa Barbara, CA – August 13

Candlelight - Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at Music Academy of the West

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:15 pm Music Academy of the West

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA Tribute

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:00 pm Music Academy of the West

Atmosphere in Santa Barbara

 Sun, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Judy Collins, Oakland Rain in Santa Barbara

 Sun, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm Lobero Theatre

Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds

 Tue, 08 Sep Santa Barbara Bowl

311 in Santa Barbara

 Sun, 16 Aug at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

George Thorogood & The Destroyers in CA

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm ONE805LIVE! / MONTECITO

Pat Metheny

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm The Lobero

Tedeschi Trucks Band Tickets

 Thu, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm Santa Barbara beach, California

Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More | Santa Barbara

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:15 pm Music Academy of The West

Santa Barbara Sunset Sips

Sun, 10 May at 06:00 pm Condor Express Whale Watching

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele - Music Academy of the West

 Fri, 08 May at 06:15 pm Music Academy of The West

Candlelight: Tribute to Adele | Santa Barbara

 Thu, 19 Mar Music Academy of The West

Kronos Quartet: Three Bones

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm UCSB Arts & Lectures

Sierra Ferrell

 Thu, 06 Aug at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Locals & Legends - Celebrating the Music of James Taylor at Granada Theater Santa Barbara

 Sat, 25 Apr Granada Theater Santa Barbara

Lizz Wright at Lobero Theatre

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

Santa Barbara Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Unbearable Skee Lodge USD 7 to 31

Snatam Kaur in Santa Barbara

 Sun, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm

You Should Be Dancing - A Tribute to the Bee Gees in Santa Barbara

 Sat, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm The Granada Theatre Santa Barbara

Friday Night Ecstatic Dance Beltane Beats

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Yoga Soup Free

Motown Under the Stars at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort | Santa Barbara

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA)

Peña Flamenca la Maria

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Historical Museum USD 0 to 2,500

The Billie Holiday Project

 Sat, 05 Sep at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

Candlelight: Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons - Music Academy of the West

 Thu, 23 Apr at 03:15 pm Music Academy of the West Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Ensembles Season Finale Concert

Sun, 24 May at 04:00 pm Lobero Theatre

Santa Barbara Symphony: Nir Kabaretti - Mahler's Resurrection

 Fri, 15 May at 04:00 pm Granada Theatre - Santa Barbara

Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Wed, 09 Sep Santa Barbara Bowl

Lucía

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Music Academy of the West

Literature, Music & Cocktails at Roy’s

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Roy USD 5 to 25

Freya Skye at Santa Barbara Bowl

 Sat, 19 Sep Santa Barbara Bowl

K-lite Presents A Night at the Red Piano benefiting DSASBC

 Thu, 21 May at 05:00 pm The Red Piano USD 0 to 2,670

British Beat: The Legends of 60's British Rock

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

The District House (Wed. 05/21 Workshop with Zendo Stereo Music Journey)

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm LoDo Studios USD 45

The Heavy Heavy with Lou Hazel

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm 1221 State St, Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

The Magical Music of Motown

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 pm 33 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

A.J. Croce Tickets

 Wed, 23 Sep at 07:30 pm Lobero Theater Santa Barbara Ca

We the Beat Presents: JMSN

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm 1221 State St, Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA

GALLERY ROW - 3rd FRIDAY ART WALK - LA CUMBRE PLAZA, Santa Barbara

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:00 pm La Cumbre Plaza Free

Sam Grisman Project at Lobero Theatre

 Thu, 04 Jun Lobero Theatre

KoMaGa Trio concert presented by SBAcoustic

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm SOhO Restaurant & Music Venue

Peace in a Pod Montessori Spring Benefit Concert featuring Adam Phillips

 Sat, 09 May at 05:00 pm El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park USD 39

The Heavy Heavy with Lou Hazel (18+)

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 am Soho Restaurant and Music Club

The Mother Hips with Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:00 pm 1221 State St, Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

CROCE PLAYS CROCE: Where The Songbook Ends, The Story Begins.

 Wed, 23 Sep at 07:30 pm The Lobero

The Magic of SBSOS

 Fri, 24 Apr at 05:30 pm 1114 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2700, United States

OPEN AIR with Tim Green

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:00 pm EOS Lounge USD 25

The Rush Tribute Project

 Mon, 12 Oct at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

Gerald Clayton Trio

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm The Lobero

Sam Grisman Project

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm The Lobero

Solomon King at Institution Ale SB

 Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Institution Ale Co. - Santa Barbara Free

Billie Holiday Project

 Sat, 05 Sep at 07:30 pm The Lobero

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 27 Nov at 05:00 pm Santa Barbara Free

Charlie Puth Santa Barbara Tickets

 Sat, 25 Apr Santa Barbara Bowl EUR 55

MUSIC & MEDITATION in Santa Barbara - 2026 Season

 Tue, 10 Feb at 02:00 pm Weinman Hall - Music Academy of the West USD 30 to 173