▲

The CLT music scene, ranked by signal — not by spend.

Top picks are weighted by venue cred, recurring sellouts, and local critic chatter — never by who paid to promote.

How we rank →

The Underground· UPTOWN

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

SAT, OCT 17 · 8:00 PM EDT

Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss

w/ Devil's Cut, Butcher Babies

The Evening Muse· 110-CAP · NODA

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

MON, OCT 19 · 7:30 PM EDT

Find Your Muse Open MIC featuring YOU and your original tunes!

8.31

THU, OCT 22 · 7:30 PM EDT

Adam Paddock with Willingdon and Lauryn Hobbins

w/ Willingdon, Lauryn Hobbins

20.57

FRI, OCT 23 · 7:30 PM EDT

Fo Daniels with Gavin Kelly

w/ Gavin Kelly

20.57

SAT, OCT 24 · 7:30 PM EDT

TRIPPP with Matthew Goodnough

w/ Matthew Goodnough

26.68

The Fillmore Charlotte· 2,000-CAP · UPTOWN

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

SAT, OCT 17 · 8:00 PM EDT

Waylon Wyatt - Dustpiles World Tour

w/ Noah James

SAT, OCT 17 · 8:00 PM EDT

Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome Tour

SUN, OCT 18 · 7:00 PM EDT

The Story So Far

w/ The Starting Line, Ultra Q

SUN, OCT 18 · 7:00 PM EDT

Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss

Neighborhood Theatre Main Room· 750-CAP · NODA

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

SUN, OCT 18 · 7:00 PM EDT

bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR

w/ crayon, Dear Cincinnati

MON, OCT 19 · 8:00 PM EDT

L7: The Last Hurrah Tour 2026

w/ VIAL

TUE, OCT 20 · 7:00 PM EDT

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano SOLD OUT

w/ Ivory Layne

WED, OCT 21 · 7:30 PM EDT

Abbie Gamboa: Have You Ever Looked Around Tour Sold Out

w/ Chelsea Plank

Blackbox Theater· NODA

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

FRI, OCT 23 · 10:00 PM EDT

Level Up (18 and Over)

SAT, OCT 24 · 10:00 PM EDT

Level Up (18 and Over)

FRI, OCT 30 · 10:00 PM EDT

Ray Volpe (18+ Event)

SAT, OCT 31 · 10:00 PM EDT

Ray Volpe (18+ Event)

Ovens Auditorium· 2,400-CAP

4 upcomingSEE VENUE →

THU, OCT 22 · 7:00 PM EDT

The Carpenters Songbook - A Live Celebration

FRI, OCT 23 · 8:00 PM EDT

Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour

TUE, OCT 27 · 7:30 PM EDT

Sonic Live In Concert

SAT, NOV 7 · 7:30 PM EST

Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour

w/ Waylon Payne

Music in Charlotte.

Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour

KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR

Sullivan King - Night 2 - Ages 18+

Waylon Wyatt - Dustpiles World Tour

Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome Tour

The Story So Far

Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss

Find Your Muse Open MIC featuring YOU and your original tunes!

Adam Paddock with Willingdon and Lauryn Hobbins

Fo Daniels with Gavin Kelly

TRIPPP with Matthew Goodnough

Waylon Wyatt - Dustpiles World Tour

Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome Tour

The Story So Far

Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss

bunii - BUNIIVERSITY TOUR

L7: The Last Hurrah Tour 2026

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano *SOLD OUT*

Abbie Gamboa: Have You Ever Looked Around Tour *Sold Out*

Level Up (18 and Over)

Level Up (18 and Over)

Ray Volpe (18+ Event)

Ray Volpe (18+ Event)

The Carpenters Songbook - A Live Celebration

Undertale - The Determination Symphony World Tour

Sonic Live In Concert

Little Big Town - For The Art Of It Tour

An evening with Andrew McMahon and his piano SOLD OUT

Abbie Gamboa: Have You Ever Looked Around Tour Sold Out