WannaGoSee — Live Music in New England

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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Pentagram, Covered in Bees, One Hundred Thorns at Geno's Rock Club to These Walls Speak: A Benefit for Maine Solidarity Fund at SPACE Gallery and The Bad Plus Farewell Tour at One Longfellow Square.

MONDAY - 5/4

Deertrees Theatre, Harrison — TBA at - name: Sebago Long Lake Music Festival music fest
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Pentagram, Covered in Bees, One Hundred Thorns at 6:00 PM tix
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — TBA at - name: Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass get jazzy
One Longfellow Square, Portland — The Bad Plus Farewell Tour at 8:00 PM farewell tour
SPACE Gallery, Portland — These Walls Speak: A Benefit for Maine Solidarity Fund at 7:00pm get involved
State Theatre, Portland
  • - name: Lucy Darling — TBA jazz vibes
  • - name: Social Distortion — TBA let's go

TUESDAY - 5/5

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Ossuary, Dead Void, Wormface, Worm Altar at 7:00 PM rock out
Good Theater, Portland
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 6:30pm — Bill Frisell with Tim Angulo and Luke Bergman [early show] jazz vibes
  • 7:00pm — Maintenance Artist check it out
  • 9:00pm — Bill Frisell with Tim Angulo and Luke Bergman [late show] guitar magic
State Theatre, Portland
  • - name: Dashboard Confessional — TBA rock out
  • - name: Searows — TBA get loud
Thompson's Point, Portland — State Theatre presents Claypool Gold at 6:00pm, 11:00pm get funky

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

Deertrees Theatre, Harrison — TBA at - name: Nashville Revue with Jonathan Sarty country vibe
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Brujeria at 6:00 PM let's go
Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Maine Inside Out’s Creative Ensemble at 7:00pm creative ensemble
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM — May Open Mic Night hosted by Thomas Clukey feat. Doug Kolmar open mic vibes
  • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM — June Open Mic Night hosted by Lollabelle open mic night
  • 8:00 PM — May Erlewine folk tunes
SPACE Gallery, Portland — King Tuff with Mod Lang and Crazy Déjà Vu at 8:00pm rock on
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Liz Phair rock out
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
The Hill Arts, Portland — PATHS Annual Student Showcase 2026 at 6:30pm discover talents
Thompson's Point, Portland — FORTE: A Night of Music to Benefit Portland Symphony Orchestra at 7:00pm, 10:00pm music for good

THURSDAY - 5/7

Aura, Portland — TBA at - name: Anberlin get loud
Bayside Bowl, Portland
Deertrees Theatre, Harrison
  • - name: Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell Tribute — TBA taxi tunes
  • - name: Tartan Terrors — TBA celtic rock
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 6:00 PM — Death Before Dishonor, Bad Move, Hindsight, Suicide Eyes, Last Embrace get loud
  • 7:00 PM — Burstng, Ezra Cohen and The Big City Band, Qualms, Beers Brosnan jazz vibes
Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Traditional Irish Song and Dance with Fódhla at 7:00pm dance along
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — TBA at - name: Theresa Caputo soul session
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 8:00 PM — Brett Dennen – Art is Life folk it up
  • 8:00 PM — Discovery Series Feature: Joe Pug singer-songwriter
  • 8:00 PM — Portland Jazz Orchestra feat. Westbrook High School school jazz
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • 8:00pm — Secret Chiefs 3 with Vivisectionist let's rock
  • 8:00pm — Natural Information Society explore sounds
  • 8:00pm — Oranssi Pazuzu with Wayfarer metal vibes
  • 8:00pm — The Fiery Furnaces rock out
  • 8:00pm — mekons with after show mekonic disco indie fun
  • 8:00pm — Greg Mendez with Scarlet Rae local sounds
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Blackberry Smoke get loud
The Hill Arts, Portland — PATHS Annual Student Showcase 2026 at 6:30pm show tunes
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 5:30pm, 8:30pm — Paint the Town Read – The Telling Room read it loud
  • 5:30pm, 9:30pm — Camp Susan Curtis: Campfire Under The Stars 2026 Gala starry night

FRIDAY - 5/8

Aura, Portland
  • - name: Cinderella's Tom Keifer With Special Guests Buckcherry — TBA let's rock
  • - name: Dirty Deeds — TBA rock on
Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 6:00pm — Micromassé chill vibes
  • 8:00pm — Rustic Overtones get loud
  • 8:00pm — R.A. The Rugged Man rock out
  • 8:00pm — Fetch Tiger w/s/gs Milk St. & Favorite Haunt get loud
Deertrees Theatre, Harrison
  • - name: Camp Encore Coda Concert — TBA summer concert
  • - name: Slane: U2 Tribute — TBA u2 vibes
  • - name: The Shadow Riders – A Marshall Tucker Tribute — TBA southern rock
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 7:00 PM — All Roads Festival let's go
  • 7:00 PM — The Fur, Divine Angel Awakening, Freak Phone sing along
  • 7:00 PM — Necrot get loud
  • 8:00 PM — Fat Joy! Big Potential rock out
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Bradley Backstage: Jed Wilson featuring Noah Fishman and Brian Shankar Adler at 7:00 PM get jazzy
Mayo Street Arts, Portland
  • 7:00pm — Veeva Banga's Cesaria Feels the Beat feel the beat
  • 7:00pm — Mel Carter's Bitch Eat Dog get wild
  • 7:00pm — Grumbo’s Princess Dream dream big
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 8:00 PM — Genticorum let's groove
  • 8:00 PM — Big Yellow Taxi – The Music of Joni Mitchell: Miles of Aisles Remix pay tribute
SPACE Gallery, Portland
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Bop To The Top let's groove
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
The Hill Arts, Portland — An Evening with Peter Gallway at 7:00pm get cozy
Thompson's Point, Portland — State Theatre Presents: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at 5:30pm, 10:00pm jam session

SATURDAY - 5/9

Aura, Portland
  • - name: All Your Friends: Indie Dance Party — TBA dance indie
  • - name: SlipBizkit: A Tribute to Nü Metal — TBA get heavy
Bayside Bowl, Portland
  • 8:00pm — Breakin’ Strings & Stillwater let's go
  • 8:00pm — The Samples w/s/g Sparxsea rock out
  • 8:00pm — Black Uhuru reggae night
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 6:00 PM — Rabid Few, Corrective Measure, Combatant, Stab get loud
  • 7:00 PM — Conjurer, Sadness, Snooze, Pains, Viqueen get loud
  • 8:00 PM — Queer Club jazz vibes
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue at 7:30 PM rock on
Mayo Street Arts, Portland — William P.K. Carter's Beautiful Without Consequence at 7:00pm beautiful vibes
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM — All Roads Music Festival: Portland festival fun
  • 8:00 PM — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Kruger Brothers bluegrass fun
  • 8:00 PM — Bluegrass Music Association of Maine presents: Tricky Britches bluegrass night
  • 8:00 PM — The Last Revel with special guest 40 Thieves rock it out
  • 8:00 PM — House of Hamill let's jam
SPACE Gallery, Portland
  • - name: All Roads Music Festival: Angélica Garcia with Genevieve Stokes, Angelikah Fahray, Savoir Faire, and Nova One — TBA music festival
  • 1:30pm — Subcircle presents Dollop electronic vibes
  • 8:00pm — New Old Timers tune in
  • 8:00pm — Jacob Augustine album release with Pearla and Little Oso album launch
  • 8:00pm — Swamp Dogg soul night
  • 8:00pm — Hannah Cohen chill vibes
State Theatre, Portland — TBA at - name: Streetlight Manifesto get loud
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
  • - name: Amy Helm — TBA jazz vibes
  • - name: Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection — TBA bluegrass fun
  • - name: Honky Tonk with Ward Hayden and the Outliers — TBA dance time
  • - name: Martin Sexton Live Wide Open Tour — TBA get loud
  • - name: Ruth Moody — TBA folk vibes
The Hill Arts, Portland — Blues Prophets Live at 7:00pm blues night
Thompson's Point, Portland — Mast Landing's Wavy Days Beer Fest 2026 at 11:30am, 4:30pm festive vibes

SUNDAY - 5/10

Deertrees Theatre, Harrison — TBA at - name: The Music of The Beatles and The Carpenters beatles night
Geno's Rock Club, Portland
  • 6:00 PM — Strife, Infernal Diatribe, Search Warrant, Retract, Endure tix
  • 6:00 PM — Napalm Death, Primitive Man & Come to Grief rock out
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg — Memorial Day Concert: Seacoast Wind Ensemble at 7:00 PM let's celebrate
Mayo Street Arts, Portland
  • 5:00pm — Eastern European Accordion Concert with Liudmyla Turchekno, Ylli Brekofca & Nancy 3. Hoffman accordion time
  • 7:00pm — Robert Post's My Pathetic Career showtime
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — TBA at - name: Anna Lapwood get inspired
One Longfellow Square, Portland
  • 4:00 PM — Vanessa Collier get jazzy
  • 4:00 PM — Marc Chillemi Quintet: Tribute to Blue Note Records jazz tribute
  • 4:00 PM — Liz Longley with special guest Eleanor Buckland folk session
  • 7:00 PM — Caiola with special guest Steve Rondo good vibes
  • 7:00 PM — Jackie Venson blues rock
SPACE Gallery, Portland
Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills
  • 3:00pm, 4:30pm — Darlin' Corey get loud
  • 3:00pm, 4:30pm — Yard Sauce rock out
State Theatre, Portland
  • - name: Congress The Band — TBA let's go
  • - name: Jordan Davis — TBA get loud
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
  • - name: Darlin' Corey — TBA let's go
  • - name: Judy Collins — TBA act of love
  • - name: Shemekia Copeland — TBA get loud
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 2:00pm — You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine featuring Katie Daggett and Ed DesJardins LIVE prine tribute
  • 7:00pm — You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine featuring Robby Coffin, Ann Holbrook, David Thibodeau and Seth Warner jamming vibes
Thompson's Point, Portland
  • 10:00am, 3:00pm — Maker's Market market vibes
  • 6:00pm, 10:00pm — State Theatre & 98.9 WCLZ present An Evening with Wilco let's rock

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