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Live Music This Week in Maine

WEEK OF OCTOBER 12, 2026

62 events at 24 venues across 8 hubs this week · Full stats →

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This week in Maine: Thundercat: Distracted AF Tour at State Theatre, Trey Anastasio Band at State Theatre, and Natalie Merchant – A Special Acoustic Performance with Erik Della Penna at Criterion Theatre. 62 shows across 24 venues.

MONDAY - 10/12

Cadenza, Freeport — The Marc Chillemi Quintet - Blue Note Records Tribute at 7:00 PM groove vibes
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — Natalie Merchant – A Special Acoustic Performance with Erik Della Penna music magic
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Punk Rock Karaoke at 8:00pm get loud

TUESDAY - 10/13

Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — You Had To Be There live vibes
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:00am — The Little Star That Could details
  • 12:30pm — University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at Little East Conference Championship – Hosted by Eastern Connecticut State – Note New Start Time and Venue details
  • 1:00pm — Seeing details
  • 3:30pm — University of Southern Maine Women’s Tennis at UMass Boston details
SPACE Gallery, Portland — Wishy – Nature's Pill Tour with youbet at 8:00pm get loud

WEDNESDAY - 10/14

Aura, Portland — Mushroomhead/Fear Factory get loud
Camden Opera House, Camden — Abbie Gardner at 7:30pm join the vibe
Hannaford Hall, Portland
  • 10:30am — University of Southern Maine Men’s Golf at Little East Conference Championship – Hosted by Eastern Connecticut State – Note New Start Time and Venue details
  • 1:00pm — Fragile Planet details
  • 3:00pm — The Little Star That Could details
SPACE Gallery, Portland — Baby Doe at 7:00pm let's go

THURSDAY - 10/15

Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Floor 13 // XDerisionX // Sound out the Braille // XBeaconX at 6:00pm rock out
Johnson Hall, Gardiner — Johnson Hall Open Mic Night at 6:00pm details
One Longfellow Square, Portland — Portland Jazz Orchestra – October at 8:00pm details
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — State Theatre Presents: Sneaky Miles w / Jake Swamp & The Pine tix
State Theatre, Portland — Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at 7:00pm tix
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — Josh Ritter get inspired
The Dance Hall, Kittery — Bad Penny Pleasuremakers at 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM get groovy

FRIDAY - 10/16

Aura, Portland — Ripe rock out
Bayside Bowl, Portland — Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at 8:00pm get loud
Boothbay Opera House, Boothbay Harbor — The Future is Here – Halcyon Strings & Alisa Amador at 7:00pm details
Cadenza, Freeport — Unknown at - name: The Marc Chillemi Quintet - Blue Note Records Tribute details
Johnson Hall, Gardiner — Lambo Law at 7:30pm details
Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Tophat Productions' Phantom of the Opera at 7:00pm, 9:15pm let's go
Merrill Auditorium, Portland — Wild Kratts - Live at 12:00am details
One Longfellow Square, Portland — Howley (of We Banjo 3) at 8:00pm details
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — What The Dance Presents CRIMEWAVE: A GOTH, POST-PUNK & DARKWAVE PARTY tix
State Theatre, Portland — Sylvan Esso at 8:00pm tix
Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield — The Clements Brothers let's groove
The Dance Hall, Kittery — The Metabeat at 7:30 PM, 9:00 PM beatles night
The Hill Arts, Portland — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio at 11:00pm details
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — Journeyman - Celebrating 60 Years of Cream get loud

SATURDAY - 10/17

Alumni Hall (Snow Pond), Sidney — Being Petty tix
Aura, Portland — The Great Noontide EDM Party at 8:00pm dance party
Bayside Bowl, Portland — Milk St. & Alma June & The Persian Cats at 8:00pm rock out
Bowl in the Pines, Sidney — Being Petty – The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience at 6:30pm details
Cadenza, Freeport
  • - name: Anni Clark — Unknown details
  • 7:00 PM — Anni Clark let's go
Camden Opera House, Camden — The Twelve Wild Geese, presented by Ensemble Galilei at 3:00pm details
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Deadly Dames at 8:00pm let's go
Mayo Street Arts, Portland — Tophat Productions' Phantom of the Opera at 7:00pm, 9:15pm let's go
One Longfellow Square, Portland — James Montgomery at 8:00pm details
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — Twin Fin - The California Sober Tour w / John Wood Band tix
Snow Pond Center for the Arts, Sidney — Being Petty tix
State Theatre, Portland — BERTHA: Grateful Drag at 8:00pm tix
The Dance Hall, Kittery — Truffle (electric) at 7:30 PM, 9:00 PM dance party
The Hill Arts, Portland
  • 11:00pm — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio details
  • 7:00pm — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio details
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — Sweet Baby James: The #1 James Taylor Tribute sing along

SUNDAY - 10/18

Collins Center for the Arts, Orono — BSO - Masterworks I - Force of Nature at 3:00pm orchestra vibes
Criterion Theatre, Bar Harbor — Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble get funky
Geno's Rock Club, Portland — Thumper Line Dancing at 7:00pm dance time
One Longfellow Square, Portland — Jake Blount Band at 7:00pm details
Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME), Portland — The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles + More for Kids tix
The Dance Hall, Kittery — Jazz Casual: Clifford Cameron's Vinyl Quartet at 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM jazz vibes
The Hill Arts, Portland — Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio at 8:00pm details
Thompson's Point, Portland — Maker’s Market at Thompson’s Point! at 10:00am details
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, Arundel — The Wolff Sisters folk vibes

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

Hannaford Hall (7) Geno's Rock Club (4) Cadenza (4) One Longfellow Square (4) Portland House of Music & Events (PHOME) (4) The Dance Hall (4) The Hill Arts (4) Criterion Theatre (3) Aura (3) State Theatre (3) Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (3) SPACE Gallery (2) Camden Opera House (2) Johnson Hall (2) Stone Mountain Arts Center (2) Mayo Street Arts (2) Bayside Bowl (2) Merrill Auditorium (1) Boothbay Opera House (1) Bowl in the Pines (1) Snow Pond Center for the Arts (1) Alumni Hall (Snow Pond) (1) Thompson's Point (1) Collins Center for the Arts (1)

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