Live music in Salem this weekend

Fri Nov 6, 2026 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 — 4 shows listed in Salem.

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Gulu-Gulu Cafe — the bohemian Essex Street cafe and listening room at the heart of Salem's live music scene

This Weekend in Salem

— Spike the Punch at Capone's in Peabody at Capone's
8:45 PM · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Innsmouth Look at Bit Bar
8:00 PM · Live music among the arcade cabinets at Bit Bar. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Stephen Brodsky w/ Adam McGrath and Erik Wormwood at Gulu-Gulu Cafe
8:00 PM · Stephen Brodsky of Cave In, Old Man Gloom and New Idea Society, with Adam McGrath (Cave In) and Erik Wormwood (Louder Joy) — solo sets from all three plus a special Brodsky/McGrath duo set. No cover. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Four on the Floor at Waves Restaurant & Bar at Waves Restaurant & Bar
8:00 PM · Tickets / event listing ↗

Weekly series this weekend

Sunday — Diamond's Dine-In with DJ Maxine Harrison at Gulu-Gulu Cafe
2:00 PM · The musical millennial drag revue — singing, dancing and comedy, co-hosted by DJ Maxine Harrison with rotating weekly guests. Every Sunday afternoon ('Sungay') at Gulu-Gulu. No cover; first come, first served.
Friday, Saturday — Live Music at Gulu-Gulu at Gulu-Gulu Cafe
8:00 PM · No-cover live music most Friday and Saturday nights — local and touring acts in the cafe's art-filled listening room, plus songwriter evenings during the week.
Friday — Feel Good Friday Blues Jam at Mercy Tavern
4:00 PM · Friday afternoon blues jam at Mercy Tavern — the Feel Good Friday tradition, 4–7 PM.
Saturday, Sunday — Live Music at Mercy Tavern at Mercy Tavern
9:00 PM · Live bands Saturday and Sunday nights at Mercy Tavern, carrying on Salem's longest-running live music tradition.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday — Weekend Live Music at Brodie's at Brodie's Seaport
7:00 PM · Live music on the Pickering Wharf patio and in the bar room on weekends — local bands Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday Funday afternoon sets.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Late Night Live Music at Village Tavern
9:00 PM · Late-night live entertainment Monday through Saturday at the Village Tavern's two bars.
Saturday — DARQ — Goth & Industrial Night at Koto Asian Fusion
9:30 PM · DARQ is Salem's longest-running gothic club event — goth, industrial, EBM and darkwave with DJ Vudu:DJ and guests, every fourth Saturday at Koto.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday — Live Music at Moon Base One at Moon Base One
6:00 PM · All-ages, sober shows every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Moon Base One on Artist Row — underground and local bands, affordable at the door.