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Newark's live-music picture is shaped by two venues at opposite ends of the scale. The Midland Theatre, built in 1928 in the Newark Downtown Historic District and used as a performance venue since reopening in 2000, seats 1,200. It books a wide range of genres, with past and upcoming acts including Christopher Cross, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Pat Metheny, and George Thorogood and The Destroyers. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has also played the Midland, bringing horn-fueled swing to the room. On the smaller end, West Church Social opened in mid-December 2023 and has quickly become the city's primary weekend bar venue for live music. Located at 1650 W. Church Street with a capacity of 300 and a 21+ door, it books acoustic, classic rock, country, pop, rock, and top 40. It runs live music every weekend and describes itself as the largest performance space in Newark. The venue also serves food and drinks, has an outdoor patio, and includes a speakeasy.

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Upcoming shows31

Tomorrow · Friday, September 18 · 1 show

Saturday, September 19 · 2 shows

Big Head Todd & the Monsters
8:00pm

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

Blues-drenched rock from one of Colorado's most beloved bands. Big Head Todd and The Monsters have been lighting up stages for nearly 40 years, and they're bringing that same energy to Newark. Expect

$39 - $85*

Thursday, September 24 · 2 shows

Friday, September 25 · 1 show

Thursday, October 1 · 1 show

Friday, October 2 · 2 shows

That Arena Rock Show
8:00pm

That Arena Rock Show

Big hair, bigger hooks, and the loudest sing-along in Newark. That Arena Rock Show is the ultimate high-energy tribute to ‘70s and ‘80s rock, ripping through anthems from Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Bon Jovi

$24 - $49*

Saturday, October 3 · 1 show

Friday, October 9 · 1 show

Saturday, October 10 · 1 show

Thursday, October 15 · 1 show

Richard Shindell
7:00pm

Richard Shindell

Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monas

$35*

Friday, October 16 · 1 show

Saturday, October 17 · 1 show

Friday, October 23 · 1 show

Saturday, October 24 · 1 show

Friday, October 30 · 1 show

Saturday, October 31 · 1 show

Sunday, November 1 · 1 show

The Robert Cray Band
7:00pm

The Robert Cray Band

Five-time Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Fame legend, Robert Cray has spent five decades sharing stages with B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones. Stinging guitar, soulful vo

$25 - $70*; VIP Ticket + Merchandise Package $145*

Thursday, November 12 · 1 show

David Wilcox
7:00pm

David Wilcox

David Wilcox is a musician's musician and a writer's writer, a quiet force in American folk music for more than 30 years. His latest album, The Way I Tell the Story, shimmers with hard-won wisdom and

$35*

Saturday, November 14 · 1 show

Friday, November 27 · 1 show

Midland Theatre
Time TBA

The Nutcracker

Central Ohio Youth Ballet brings their spectacular production of The Nutcracker to our historic stage this Thanksgiving weekend.

$24-$29*

Sunday, November 29 · 1 show

Midland Theatre
Time TBA

The Nutcracker

Central Ohio Youth Ballet brings their spectacular production of The Nutcracker to our historic stage this Thanksgiving weekend.

$24-$29*

Saturday, December 5 · 1 show

Midland Theatre
Time TBA

Luminare Christmas!

Luminare Christmas turns the holidays all the way up. Led by a former Mannheim Steamroller keyboardist and the longtime musical director for Dennis DeYoung of Styx, this all-ages concert blends reimag

$25 - $45*

Friday, February 5 · 1 show

Saturday, February 6 · 1 show

Midland Theatre
8:00pm

Get the Led Out

The American Led Zeppelin returns to OUR stage for two nights. Six Philadelphia musicians recreate the mightiest riffs in rock note for note, overdubs and all. No wigs. No gimmicks. Pure Zeppelin, don

$39 - $59*

Thursday, February 18 · 1 show

Thursday, March 11 · 1 show

Thursday, April 8 · 1 show

Brandy Clark
Time TBA

Brandy Clark

Grammy winner. CMA Song of the Year writer. One of The New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Brandy Clark wrote "Follow Your Arrow," "Mama's Broken Heart," and the music for Broadwa

$35 - $55*

Thursday, April 29 · 1 show

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