Live music in Portland

141 upcoming shows at 33 venues in Portland from Tue, Nov 3, 2026 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026.

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In Portland: Live music tonight · This weekend · This month

The State Theatre's marquee on Congress Street in Portland, Maine

Upcoming shows

— Music Open Mic at Blue Portland Maine
— Blue October (94.3 WCYY presents) at State Theatre Portland
— Blue October & Danny Malone at State Theatre Portland
— Blue October - Foiled 20th Anniversary Tour at State Theatre Portland
— Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble at Blue Portland Maine
— November Open Mic Night, hosted by Melvin Gradiz at One Longfellow Square
— Kylie Morgan at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Hot Mulligan — North American Fall Tour (with One Step Closer, Riley!, Wakelee) at State Theatre Portland
— Together for Sage at The Apohadion Theater
— Casual Karaoke at Blue Portland Maine
— Palaver Strings: Inside the Process at Mechanics' Hall Portland
— WMPG 21st Annual Bluegrass Spectacular (Cumberland Union String Band, White Mountain Ramblers, Maine Coon Cats) at One Longfellow Square
— Love, Life, Music - Tribute to Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind and Fire at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Old Saw with The Starlight Hexing Family and Haven's Den at SPACE Gallery
— The Knocks at Aura
— Süpernørmål + Sonomatics + El Malo at Blue Portland Maine
— Willi Carlisle & The Resonant Rogues at First Parish Church Portland
— Willi Carlisle – The Universal Bubba Tour with Sparrow Smith & the Resonant at First Parish Church Portland
— Connor Garvey & Ben Cosgrove — Together in Concert at One Longfellow Square
— Y2K Night 3.0 at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Emo Night Portland at Aura
— Grime Studios Benefit Show at Bayside Bowl
— Gnocchi + Isaac Raven + Robert Samantha + Gaileish at Blue Portland Maine
— “Twin Keys”: A Love Story with Thomas Wolf with Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn, duo-pianists at Crewe Center For the Arts
— Travis James Humphrey In Concert at The Hill Arts
— Hank Heaven at One Longfellow Square
— Wake Up Mama - The Allman Brothers Tribute Band at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— MJFF presents: Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls — Another Side of Woody Guthrie, with special appearance by Sarah Lee Guthrie (two shows) at One Longfellow Square
4:00 PM and 8:00 PM · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Fruit Bats (with Sarah Klang) at State Theatre Portland
— Pocketboy Solid at Blue Portland Maine
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Midori Plays Shostakovich — Eckart Preu, music director; Midori, violin (Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead; Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1) at Merrill Auditorium
— Trey Anastasio Band at State Theatre Portland
— Olivia Barton with special guest Midge at One Longfellow Square
— Sadurn with Kitchen at SPACE Gallery
— Punch Brothers at State Theatre Portland
— Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime — The Final Chapter at Aura
— John Gorka at One Longfellow Square
— Dueling Pianos With Jim Ciampi & Seth Holbrook at Saltwater Grille South Portland
— MEMPHIS LIGHTING | PERSONAL OBSESSION TOUR Featuring Sean Mencher at The Hill Arts
— Sam Shackleton at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Big Head Todd and the Monsters — Winter Tour 2026 (rescheduled from 2026-02-21) at State Theatre Portland
— Chris Tomlin, TobyMac, Third Day at Cross Insurance Arena
— Emo Night Karaoke at Geno's Rock Club
— Breakin' Strings at One Longfellow Square
— StateBirds at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— The Orrs & Ezra Cohen & State Birds at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— Knorrwood at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Dweezil Zappa — DZ20: Like Father, Like Son at State Theatre Portland
— The Rush Tribute Project at Westbrook Performing Arts Center
— Flor Cuadro Flamenco with Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble at The Apohadion Theater
— An Evening With Goose at Cross Insurance Arena
— Kelsey Waldon with special guest The Clements Brothers at One Longfellow Square
— Surprise Chef at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— Real Young and Lazy Horse - Matinee Show at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— The War And Treaty w/ with Blank Page & Jordan Babbs at State Theatre Portland
— USM Student Jazz Combo Night at One Longfellow Square
— Hadestown — Broadway National Tour (Portland Ovations) at Merrill Auditorium
— West 22nd at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Motionless In White: The Sweat and Blood Tour (with Dayseeker, The Devil Wears Prada, Dark Divine) at Cross Insurance Arena
— Hadestown — Broadway National Tour (Portland Ovations) at Merrill Auditorium
— AJ Lee & Blue Summit with special guests The Cody Sisters at One Longfellow Square
— Hadestown — Broadway National Tour (Portland Ovations) at Merrill Auditorium
— Def Leppard's Journey: Featuring Keith Carmichael (tribute) at Aura
— Hanneke Cassel Band (with Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy) at One Longfellow Square
— Tom Hamilton at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— John Brown's Body w/s/gs Royal Hammer live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages at Bayside Bowl
— Architrave / BloodX3 / Rhys / Goiter at Blue Portland Maine
— The Half Moon Jug Band at Mayo Street Arts
— Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops: America the Beautiful — Byron Stripling, guest conductor & trumpet; Bobby Floyd, keyboard at Merrill Auditorium
— Sorcha Cribben-Merrill — MAKING TIME EP Release at One Longfellow Square
— Dead Gowns at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— Nova One at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— Too Many Zooz at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT at SPACE Gallery
— Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops: America the Beautiful — Byron Stripling, guest conductor & trumpet; Bobby Floyd, keyboard at Merrill Auditorium
— Mason Jennings at One Longfellow Square
— 2026 Portland Fiddle Funk Fest - Sunday at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— STUFF'D — a Thanksgiving Eve Dance Party with Cherry Lemonade & Friends at Aura
— Shut Down Brown at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— A Band Beyond Description at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— The Walrus — Beatles Night: Magical Mystery Tour at State Theatre Portland
— Elanei — presented by Portland Chamber Music Festival at One Longfellow Square
— Zootz Reunion at SPACE Gallery
— Zootz Reunion with DJ Deb, Mike Said, and Chris Gauthier at SPACE Portland
— The Walrus — Beatles Night: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at State Theatre Portland
— Temples at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— The Walrus — Beatles Night Family Matinee at State Theatre Portland
— Bonobo — Distance In Static Live North American Tour (with Anish Kumar) at State Theatre Portland
— Karina Rykman at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Tall Heights 'Neptune 10 Year Anniversary Tour' at Mechanics' Hall Portland
— GoldenOak (Night 1) at One Longfellow Square
— Carbon Leaf at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Higher Ground: Family of Soul (listed as 'High Ground: Family of Soul' on Aura's site) at Aura
— GoldenOak (Night 2) at One Longfellow Square
— Portland Plays Wilco - Jeff Beam + Friends at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Gary Hoey at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Advance Base with Karima Walker and Lisa/Liza at SPACE Gallery
— The Mallett Brothers Band at State Theatre Portland
— Heather Pierson — A Charlie Brown Christmas (4PM show) at One Longfellow Square
— Heather Pierson — A Charlie Brown Christmas (7PM show) at One Longfellow Square
— Mihali at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
— Old Crow Medicine Show: Holiday Hootenanny at State Theatre Portland
— Lily Seabird with Eliza Niemi at SPACE Gallery
— Portland Jazz Orchestra — Holiday Show (Night 1) at One Longfellow Square
— Daily Bread — Vanishing Point Tour (with Steller, Motifv) at State Theatre Portland
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas (Eckart Preu; Nick Ziobro, guest vocalist) at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas — PREVIEW (Eckart Preu; James Kennerley, organ; Nick Ziobro, guest vocalist; Magic of Christmas Chorus & PSO Children's Chorus) at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Jazz Orchestra — Holiday Show (Night 2) at One Longfellow Square
— Benny The Butcher at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Spose — Pdank Xmas 12 (Spose & Friends) at Aura
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Strut Krampus: Portland's Queer Holiday Ritual at SPACE Gallery
— The Fogcutters Big Band Superfantastic Christmas Extravaganza! at State Theatre Portland
— Homeboy Sandman at Blue Portland Maine
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas — Family Friendly (60 min, no intermission) at Merrill Auditorium
— S. Carey with special guest Hrishikesh Hirway at One Longfellow Square
— Deaf Club (with Mouth Washington, Qualms) at Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Home Free: Coming Home For The Holidays at State Theatre Portland
— Lúnasa (Night 1) at One Longfellow Square
— Lúnasa (Night 2) at One Longfellow Square
— Welcome Home: New Mainers' Stories in Song at Mayo Street Arts
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Bucks Harbor at SPACE Gallery
— Start Making Sense — a Tribute To Talking Heads at State Theatre Portland
— A Glezele Tey (klezmer) at Mayo Street Arts
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Talib Kweli & Graphic Melee at Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
— Yiddish Song Workshop with A Glezele Tey at Mayo Street Arts
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Portland Symphony Orchestra: Magic of Christmas at Merrill Auditorium
— Windborne at One Longfellow Square
— A Love Letter to Bonnie Raitt — Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things (Night 1) at One Longfellow Square
— A Love Letter to Bonnie Raitt — Katie Matzell & The Fundamental Things (Night 2) at One Longfellow Square
— NYE: THE AWESOME at Bayside Bowl
— NYE with Primo Cubano at One Longfellow Square
— Kitchen Dwellers (with Neighbor) — New Year's Eve at State Theatre Portland
— Stolen Mojo and Checkered Past New Year's Eve Bash at The Double Tree! at The Double Tree!

Weekly series

Wednesday — REMEDY (Drum & Bass Night) at Flask Lounge
Every Wednesday · Flask's weekly drum & bass night, from the venue's Facebook weekly lineup post (Oct 13, 2026). Fri/Sat slots at Flask rotate weekly.
Thursday — Karaoke with DJ Cougar at Flask Lounge
8:00 PM · Every Thursday · Karaoke with DJ Cougar, 8 PM–1 AM, no cover — per Flask's Facebook lineup post and a Portland events listing describing the same weekly slot.
Monday — Punk Rock Karaoke at Geno's Rock Club
8:00 PM · Every Monday · Punk Rock Karaoke at Geno's, from the venue's Facebook weekly post (late September 2026); the room's standing Monday night.
Tuesday — Music Open Mic at Blue Portland Maine
7:00 PM · Every Tuesday · Music open mic on Blue's community stage, per the venue's official site; dated instances also appear in the listings.
Wednesday — Open Jazz Sesh at Blue Portland Maine
Every Wednesday · Open Jazz Sesh at Blue — 'anyone can call a tune and play/sing with the house band,' per the venue's official FAQ.
Wednesday — Beginner / Intermediate Irish Session at Maine Irish Heritage Center
6:00 PM · Every Wednesday · Irish session in the MIHC Library, 6:00–7:30 PM, free ($5 suggested donation), per the Center's official series page; dated instances run through Dec 2, 2026.
Sunday — Sunday Tunes'n'Brews with DKR at The Thirsty Pig
2:00 PM · Every Sunday · David Karl Roberts' long-running Sunday afternoon set at The Thirsty Pig, 2 PM, no cover — listed by The Bollard going back to 2024 and still running (Sun Nov 1, 2026).
Wednesday — Custom House Gang at Andy's Old Port Pub
7:00 PM · Every Wednesday · The Custom House Gang at Andy's Old Port Pub, ~7 PM, no cover — Andy's runs live acoustic music seven nights a week; the Wednesday Gang set is its standing institution (Portland Old Port guides, 2026).
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday — Live Music Nights at Three Dollar Deweys
6:00 PM · Mon, Wed, Thu & Sun · Live local acts at $3 Deweys, mostly 6–9 PM per the venue's official homepage and calendar (Sunday brunch sets run 10 AM–1 PM); named acts appear in the dated listings.
Wednesday — Karaoke Wednesdays at The Jewel Box
9:00 PM · Every Wednesday · Karaoke at The Jewel Box from ~9 PM, per Portland Logbook (Aug 2026) and venue reviews; the bar publishes no formal calendar.

Venues in Portland

Cross Insurance Arena
Downtown / Civic Center · Arena · 3 upcoming shows
Merrill Auditorium
Arts District · Theater · 18 upcoming shows
State Theatre Portland
Arts District · Theater · 21 upcoming shows
Aura
Downtown · Bar / Club · 7 upcoming shows
Thompson's Point / The Depot Pavilion
Libbytown · Outdoor · 0 upcoming shows
Geno's Rock Club
Arts District · Bar / Club · 1 upcoming show
Flask Lounge
West End · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
The Apohadion Theater
East Bayside · Theater · 2 upcoming shows
The Jewel Box
Arts District · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Blue Portland Maine
Arts District · Venue · 8 upcoming shows
One Longfellow Square
Arts District · Venue · 28 upcoming shows
SPACE Gallery
Arts District · Venue · 8 upcoming shows
Mayo Street Arts
East Bayside · Venue · 4 upcoming shows
Bayside Bowl
West Bayside · Venue · 3 upcoming shows
The Hill Arts
Munjoy Hill · Theater · 2 upcoming shows
Maine Irish Heritage Center
West End · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Lenny's at Hawkes Plaza (Lenny's Pub)
Westbrook · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
The Thirsty Pig
Old Port · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Oxbow Blending & Bottling (Oxbow Live)
East Bayside / East End · Venue · 9 upcoming shows
Rising Tide Brewing Company
East Bayside · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Andy's Old Port Pub
Old Port / Waterfront · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Three Dollar Deweys
Old Port · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Portland House of Music and Events (PHOME)
Downtown / Arts District · Venue · 18 upcoming shows
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
Live at Madrid’s Portland
· Venue · 0 upcoming shows
First Parish Church Portland
· Venue · 2 upcoming shows
SPACE Portland
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
The Double Tree!
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
Freeport Performing Arts Center Freeport
· Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Mechanics' Hall Portland
· Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Shipyard Brewing Company Portland
· Venue · 0 upcoming shows
· Venue · 1 upcoming show
· Venue · 1 upcoming show