new england's live music guide
GREATER PORTLAND
29 VENUES
Bar Mills
Biddeford
Brownfield
Brunswick
Freeport
Fryeburg
Harrison
Old Orchard Beach
Portland
Waterford
Westbrook
BAR MILLS
Saco River Theatre
Wednesday
- 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM — Novel Jazz Septet dance time
Thursday
- 2:00 PM, 3:30 PM — Hiroya get lost
BIDDEFORD
City Theater
— No shows this week
BROWNFIELD
Stone Mountain Arts Center
Monday
- Bill Kirchen Trio get twangy
Tuesday
- Patty Griffin feel deep
- Josh Ritter storyteller
Wednesday
- Noam Pikelny & Stuart Duncan picker pals
Friday
- Natalie & Brittany Haas sister strings
Saturday
- Shovels & Rope rock on
- Freddy and Francine get froggy
- Juanito Pascual Trio flamenco fire
- Judy Collins farewell tour
BRUNSWICK
Maine State Music Theatre
— No shows this week
Pickard Theater (Bowdoin College)
— No shows this week
FREEPORT
Cadenza
— No shows this week
FRYEBURG
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center
— No shows this week
HARRISON
Deertrees Theatre
— No shows this week
OLD ORCHARD BEACH
The Seaside Pavilion
Thursday
- 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays spectacular
- 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays get lit
- 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays boom boom
- 9:00pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays fireworks!
Saturday
- 2:00pm - 10:30pm — Ocean Park Association Illumination Night shine bright
- 6:00pm, 9:45pm — Ocean Park Association Square and Line Dancing get down
- 9:45pm — Palace Playland and the Pier Fireworks Displays light it up
PORTLAND
Aura
Wednesday
- Jump: America's Van Halen Experience rock out
Friday
- Chris Webby get loud
- Donavon Frankenreiter let's go
- Joanne Shaw Taylor blues vibes
- Portland Yacht Rock Festival 2026 smooth vibes
Saturday
- Jake Shimabukuro ukulele magic
Sunday
- Vanna sing along
Bayside Bowl
Thursday
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Saturday
Sunday
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
- 3:00pm — Mainely Reggae Sundays jazz vibes
Cross Insurance Arena
Wednesday
- 3:30pm — The Princess Concert join the fun
Thursday
- 7:00pm — Brandi Carlile let's rock
Friday
- 7:30pm — Billy Strings get your tickets
Saturday
- 4:00pm — Portland Bulls N' Broncs wild ride
- 7:30pm — Billy Strings grab a seat
Geno's Rock Club
Monday
Tuesday
- 6:00pm — Homewrecker // A Home Beneath // Serling // Hesper rock on
Wednesday
- 7:00pm — Qualms // Zinc // Eudora // Self Love // Dragger rock on
Thursday
- 6:00pm — XSpit My RageX // Defcon 1 // Corrective Measure // Half Step let's go
Friday
Saturday
- 6:00pm — Downeast Hardcore Stories From The Kave hardcore tales
- 7:00pm — Marianne Toilet and the Runs // Horse Breakfast // East End Redemption // Even Defeat punk vibes
- 7:00pm — Gang Green // F.U.’s // Tree // Worm punk vibes
- 8:00pm — Queer Club dance now
Good Theater
Monday
- Mark Brady get loud
Tuesday
- Soggy Po' Boys rock out
Wednesday
- Primo Cubano let's go
Thursday
- Kouchera jazz vibes
Friday
- Chances Are, Johnny Sings It sing along
Hannaford Hall
— No shows this week
Mad Horse Theatre
— No shows this week
Maine State Pier
— No shows this week
Mayo Street Arts
Thursday
- 7:00pm — Kouchera's Haitian Konpa, Soul, and R&B get loud
- 7:00pm — Clio Berta with Madeleine's Puppets' Elemental Poetry and Shane Justice McCord sing along
- 7:00pm — Clay Camero with Kafari and Crazy Déjà Vu rock out
Merrill Auditorium
Wednesday
- Tori Amos let's go
Friday
- Guster & The Portland Symphony Orchestra rock out
Saturday
- Herbie Hancock jazz vibes
One Longfellow Square
Tuesday
- 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo - NIGHT 1 let's groove
- 7:00pm, 9:30pm — September Open Mic Night hosted by Lollabelle open mic
Wednesday
- 7:30pm — OLS presents: Springtide at the Western Prom join us
- 7:30pm — State Theatre presents: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo - NIGHT 2 two nights
- 8:00pm — Jim Lauderdale country vibes
- 8:00pm — Jackie Greene rock out
Thursday
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Portland Jazz Orchestra in the Park! jazz vibes
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Sunburned Sharks get funky
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Tricky Britches folk fun
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Sigrid Sibley + Thomas Charles Clukey new sounds
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds bluegrass fun
- 6:00pm, 8:00pm — Square to Square Outdoor Concert Series: Heather Lynn + Melvin Gradiz Band soul night
- 8:00pm, 10:00pm — Karaoke After Party! sing along
- 8:00pm — 98.9 WCLZ presents: Madi Diaz with special guest Dead Gowns indie night
Friday
- 7:00pm — Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s 2026 “Most Wanted” Tour: The Twangtown Paramours, High Tea, and Bryan Titus folk fest
- 8:00pm — Sam Burchfield let's groove
- 8:00pm — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience get zydeco
- 8:00pm — Loudon Wainwright III get folked
- 8:00pm — Alexandr Misko guitar magic
Saturday
- 8:00pm — The Bean Tones chill night
Sunday
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears get loud
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Livestream join in
- 7:00pm, 8:00pm — Alash get mystical
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME)
— No shows this week
Portland Players
— No shows this week
Portland Stage Company
— No shows this week
SPACE Gallery
Wednesday
- 6:30pm — Tre. Charles @ The Western Promenade good times
- 7:00pm — Barrio Triste chill tunes
- 7:00pm — Onda Nova vibe check
- 8:00pm — Spirit of the Beehive with Dari Bay and The Infinity Ring buzzing sounds
Thursday
- 7:30pm — Darksoft, Cigarettes for Breakfast, Crystal Canyon, XO punk night
- 8:00pm — Chris Acker & The Growing Boys with Creekbed Carter Hogan music night
- 8:00pm — Lolabelle Album Release with Freak Phone and Pond 1000 album drop
- 8:00pm — Winged Wheel Trio (Steve Shelley, Fred Thomas, Cory Plump) jazz night
- 8:00pm — Runnner with Pleasure Systems new tunes
Friday
- 8:00pm — Twen with Gymshorts and Otis rock out
Saturday
- 9:00pm-2:00am — Eli Escobar with Ben Spalding party time
- 7:30pm — Biz Turkey, Honey Radar, Gum Parker, Phantom Buffalo music vibes
- 8:00pm — Dan Deacon with id m theft able dance party
Sunday
- 8:00pm — Hannah Frances singer vibes
- 8:00pm — Undertow Brass Band (fka What Cheer? Brigade) brass vibes
State Theatre
Tuesday
- Hiss Golden Messenger get ready
Wednesday
- Hiss Golden Messenger feel the vibe
Thursday
- Concerts On Congress with Melissa Ferrick join us
Friday
- ROLE MODEL let's go
- Talib Kweli hip hop night
The Hill Arts
Thursday
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — Owen Kennedy and Seán Heely Live celtic vibes
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — The Amazing Acro-Cats cat show
Friday
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — Memphis Lightning rock on
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — The Amazing Acro-Cats cat action
Saturday
- 2:00pm, 4:00pm — The Amazing Acro-Cats feline fun
- 7:00pm, 9:00pm — The Amazing Acro-Cats cat rock
Sunday
- 2:00pm, 4:00pm — The Amazing Acro-Cats purrformance
Thompson's Point
Tuesday
- 6:00pm, 10:00pm — State Theatre presents Djo Summer Tour 2026 with Pond get tickets
Wednesday
- 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point get vibin'
- 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point get vibin'
- 5:00pm, 8:00pm — Good Vibes Wednesdays at Thompson's Point get vibin'
Thursday
- 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! sunset tunes
- 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! sunset tunes
Friday
- 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! sunset tunes
- 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! sunset vibes
- 5:00pm, 9:00pm — Summer Sunsets Live! sunset vibes
Saturday
- 5:00pm, 11:00pm — State Theatre presents Shakey Graves & Dope Lemon with Texino rock out
WATERFORD
Bear Mountain Music Hall
— No shows this week
WESTBROOK
Westbrook Performing Arts Center
— No shows this week