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Rock shows in Milwaukee
Upcoming rock concerts across the Milwaukee metro. 200+ shows on the calendar.
Today · Monday, August 3 · 1 show
Tomorrow · Tuesday, August 4 · 2 shows
naomi 10 million (CHI); my house walkthrough (CHI); frantic repair; araf
Art rock · Experimental Rock · Post-hardcore
Doors 6:30pm
$10 ADV; $15 DOS
Wednesday, August 5 · 4 shows
Thursday, August 6 · 4 shows
Friday, August 7 · 2 shows
Tracy Bonham
Alternative · Singer-songwriter · Rock
Saturday, August 8 · 2 shows
Sunday, August 9 · 3 shows
Holy Joke + Queen Quail + Max and the Fellow Travelers (solo)
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Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
2026 Girls Rock Camp Session 2 Showcase
Girl campers perform original songs they created during rock camp
Doors 11:30am
$10-20 sliding scale (Kids 10 and under free)
Wednesday, August 12 · 3 shows
Thursday, August 13 · 6 shows
Friday, August 14 · 5 shows
Good Grief w/ Wonderful Bluffer (8-11PM)
Rock with fiery guitar-driven sound
Modest Mouse
Indie rock · Indie · Alternative
Dogs In A Pile
Jam · Psychedelic · Jam band
Saturday, August 15 · 7 shows
@ THE ARGO: Pinkshift
Pinkshift are headed to The Argo!
Tori Amos
Singer-songwriter · Alternative · Piano
The Championship · Lessons
MKE's The Championship reunite w/ Lessons (ft. ex. The Promise Ring, Maritime, Decibully)
Sunday, August 16 · 2 shows
Bryan Adams: Roll with the Punches w/ guest Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Rock · Classic rock · 80s
Sunday Sessions Music Series
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Presented by Radio Milwaukee, features Alyssia Domingues, Social Cig & Radio Milwaukee DJ Dori Zori
Monday, August 17 · 1 show
Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards
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FFO: The Happy Fits · I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME · Jukebox The Ghost
Tuesday, August 18 · 3 shows
Empire of the Sun - Ask That God: Afterlife North American Tour
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Electronic · Synthpop · Electronica
Theory of a Deadman w/ Sevendust
Alternative rock · Rock · Post-grunge
Wednesday, August 19 · 1 show
Thursday, August 20 · 5 shows
Friday, August 21 · 4 shows
X-Ray Arcade presents... VACATION MANOR · NOLEN DURHAM
Indie pop · Alternative · Indie
Colt and the Gunners
Outlaw country soul with rock-and-roll edge
Saturday, August 22 · 1 show
LIVE @ Mad Planet: Social Cig, Headband Henny, Bowvee, and Sulestial.
Special end of summer live show featuring Midwest indie skate rock, R&B/hip-hop, indie rock, and galaxy funk
Doors 9:00pm
$15
Sunday, August 23 · 2 shows
Jesse James DeConto (The Pinkerton Raid) + Brandon Reisdorf (Chicago) & Ben Mulwana (MKE)
Rock · Folk / Americana
Tuesday, August 25 · 1 show
Wednesday, August 26 · 3 shows
Todd Rundgren
Classic rock · Progressive rock · Rock
DEVILDRIVER ??? STRIKE AND KILL TOUR w/ Ov Sulfur
Groove metal · Metalcore · Death metal
Thursday, August 27 · 5 shows
starved (IA); parasite (WI); oroboros (IA); drillbit (WI)
Metalcore · Black metal · DSBM
Doors 6:30pm
$10 ADV; $15 DOS
The Soapgirls · Feral Opposition
French-born, South African-raised alt rock that's gonna rock yer world.
Friday, August 28 · 4 shows
blind hill; naked eye (OH); the dirty pretty (MPLS); gnatiform
Rock · Metal
Doors 7:00pm
$10 ADV; $15 DOS
The Devon Allman Project
Rock · Rock & Roll
Saturday, August 29 · 3 shows
Summer Song Swap Alex Salcido(Cin)
Rock · Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana
The Deep Blue Crew
Rock · Blues · Soul / R&B / Funk
Smooth Sailing: Yacht Rock Party at Upper Bar
Yacht Rock classics, live music, nautical-inspired experiences, Labor Day Weekend
Wednesday, September 2 · 1 show
Thursday, September 3 · 4 shows
Friday, September 4 · 1 show
Saturday, September 5 · 1 show
Sunday, September 6 · 2 shows
The Wallflowers
Rock · Alternative rock · Alternative
Monday, September 7 · 1 show
Tuesday, September 8 · 1 show
Wednesday, September 9 · 1 show
Turnstile w/ Texas Is the Reason
Hardcore · Hardcore punk · Punk
Thursday, September 10 · 2 shows
American Aquarium
Country · Alt-country · Americana
Friday, September 11 · 3 shows
Saturday, September 12 · 4 shows
sex mex (TX); plowshares; temporal autonomy
Egg punk · Garage Rock · Garage Punk
Doors 7:00pm
$10 ADV; $15 DOS
LP
Indie · Rock · Synthpop
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Pleasantries · Snooze · Go Hang
Fire up your calculator and head over to Sugar Maple for some math rock!
Sunday, September 13 · 4 shows
Bikini Kill
Riot grrrl · Punk · Punk rock
Bob Log III
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Worldwide guitar & drums one-man-band the X stage on fire (literally? not literally? who's to say)
Tuesday, September 15 · 3 shows
Wednesday, September 16 · 2 shows
Violet Grohl - Be Sweet To Me Tour
Alternative rock · Rock · Grunge
Friday, September 18 · 3 shows
Twist of Fate
High-energy five-piece cover band blending rock, country, and pop
underscores w/ Umru
Hyperpop · Indie pop · Electronic
Saturday, September 19 · 2 shows
Gable Price And Friends
Alternative · Indie rock · Christian rock
Sunday, September 20 · 3 shows
Monday, September 21 · 2 shows
Wind Walkers
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Wind Walkers, If Not For Me, and True North are coming through, which is a lot of directional language for one night, but it'll be worth it.
Tuesday, September 22 · 1 show
Wednesday, September 23 · 3 shows
Patti Smith
Rock · Alternative Rock
Shearling
with ,
An hour-long song called Motherfucker, I am Both: "Amen" and "Hallelujah" is either a warning or a dare. You decide.
Thursday, September 24 · 4 shows
Big Shrimp with Modern Joey
High-octane progressive improvised rock quartet with funk and jam
They Might Be Giants
Alternative · Geek rock · Indie
Friday, September 25 · 1 show
They Might Be Giants
Alternative · Geek rock · Indie
Saturday, September 26 · 4 shows
The Appleseed Cast w/ The Casket Lottery
Post-rock · Indie · Emo
Unsane · The Crosses
Seminal 80's NYC noise rock trio comin' atcha!
Sunday, September 27 · 2 shows
Monday, September 28 · 1 show
Amigo the Devil w/ Liam St. John
Folk · Gothic country · Folk punk
Tuesday, September 29 · 1 show
Thursday, October 1 · 4 shows
Friday, October 2 · 4 shows
X-RAY ARCADE Presents: girl in a coma (TX); lunar moth (MAD); home going
Indie · Rock · Alternative
Doors 6:30pm
$15 ADV; $18 DOS
Taking Back Sunday w/ Thrice
Emo · Alternative · Rock
@ MKE ULTRA: Girl in a Coma · Lunar Moth · Home Going
Wake up! Girl in a Coma demands your presence.
Saturday, October 3 · 4 shows
TASTE OF CHAOS PRESENTS: In This Moment, Hollywood Undead, I See Stars, Vana, and Melrose Avenue
Metalcore · Melodic metalcore · Female fronted metal
Militarie Gun
Post-hardcore · Hardcore · Alternative rock
Sunday, October 4 · 1 show
Monday, October 5 · 1 show
Kowloon Walled City · Great Falls
Heavy riffs.
Tuesday, October 6 · 1 show
Wednesday, October 7 · 3 shows
Friday, October 9 · 3 shows
Saturday, October 10 · 2 shows
Sunday, October 11 · 1 show
Holywatr w/ Mercury
Alternative metal · Alternative rock · Grunge
Tuesday, October 13 · 3 shows
X-Ray Arcade presents... ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE · MAGICK POTION
Psychedelic · Psychedelic Rock · Experimental
Wednesday, October 14 · 2 shows
HEY, NOTHING ??? THE HOUND TOUR
Folk · Indie rock · Emo
Thursday, October 15 · 1 show
Friday, October 16 · 4 shows
W.A.S.P.
Heavy metal · Hard rock · Hair metal
AFI
Punk rock · Punk · Alternative
The Toxhards
Better a toxhard than a tryhard, yanno what we're sayin'?
Saturday, October 17 · 4 shows
Saturday Matinee
Melodic · Punk rock · Pop punk
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour
Comedy · Parody · Rock
Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour
Alternative rock · Christian rock · Rock
Doors 6:00pm
The Deep Blue Crew
Rock · Blues · Soul / R&B / Funk
Sunday, October 18 · 2 shows
Monday, October 19 · 1 show
Tuesday, October 20 · 1 show
Wednesday, October 21 · 2 shows
Ryan Bingham w/ The Texas Gentlemen
Country · Alt-country · Singer-songwriter
Thursday, October 22 · 2 shows
@ FALCON HALL: Ian Sweet · Meg Elsier
Her name isn't Ian…and don't call her Sweet!
The Tubs · Mopar Stars
Indie rock experience.
Friday, October 23 · 1 show
Saturday, October 24 · 1 show
Sunday, October 25 · 1 show
Monday, October 26 · 2 shows
Tuesday, October 27 · 1 show
Wednesday, October 28 · 2 shows
Blue October
Alternative rock · Alternative · Rock
Thursday, October 29 · 2 shows
New Constellations
Indie pop · Synthpop · Trip-hop
Friday, October 30 · 1 show
Monday, November 2 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 3 · 2 shows
Wednesday, November 4 · 1 show
Thursday, November 5 · 1 show
Friday, November 6 · 1 show
Saturday, November 7 · 1 show
Tuesday, November 10 · 2 shows
Andrew Bird w/ Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Folk · Singer-songwriter · Indie
Thursday, November 12 · 1 show
Patrick Wolf
Rock · Pop
