Live music in the DMV
79 upcoming. Live music across the DMV: concerts and gigs at clubs, theaters, parks and wineries. All genres.
TodayFriday, October 16
9pm$18
Falls ChurchSaved By The 90's returns to the State Theatre with the Bayside Tigers for a full-throttle 90s dance party, playing the decade's biggest hits live. Tickets from about $18. 9 PM.
10pm
WashingtonGrammy-winning singer-songwriter Allison Russell headlines a late show at 9:30 Club, touring her forthcoming third album after Outside Child and The Returner. Folk and Americana with her Rainbow Coalition ensemble; Autumn Nicholas opens. $1 per ticket supports the ACLU. Doors 10 PM.
TomorrowSaturday, October 17
8pm$17
State TheatreUrgent recreates the arena-rock anthems of Foreigner, from Cold as Ice to I Want to Know What Love Is, at the State Theatre. Tickets from about $17. 8 PM.
10pm
WashingtonAvant-garde art rock collective The Residents perform their Eskimo Live show, a staging of their 1979 concept album, as a late-night 9:30 Club set. Expect costumes, surreal visuals, and the group's trademark anonymous theatricality. Doors 10 PM.
SundayOctober 18
3pm
Gildenhorn Recital HallThe Grammy-winning Takács Quartet plays Haydn, Carlos Simon, and Schubert in the Clarice's Dekelboum Concert Hall. A Sunday afternoon of top-tier chamber music. Student tickets available for $15.
7pm$45
Merchant HallGrammy winner Kathy Mattea hosts a live on-the-road taping of NPR's Mountain Stage in Merchant Hall, with featured artists Mary Gauthier, Ruthie Foster, and Scythian spanning roots, folk, blues, and country. Tickets from about $45. 7 PM.
7:30pm
North BethesdaThe Cuban jazz piano legend marks his 85th birthday with guests Joe Lovano and Etienne Charles at the Music Center. Expect an evening of Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin big-band energy from one of the genre's most decorated living masters.
8pm$63.50
Warner TheatreWelch and Rawlings play an acoustic Grateful Dead program at the Warner Theatre. JamBase lists tickets from $63.50.
WednesdayOctober 21
6:30pm
The AnthemArkansas folk singer Jesse Welles, who broke out with viral one-take protest songs in 2024, brings his guitar-and-truth-telling show to The Anthem behind his 2025 album Middle. Hudson Freeman opens. Doors 6:30 PM.
7pm
WashingtonUK punk pioneers The Damned bring their Final Damnation 50 tour to 9:30 Club, celebrating 50 years with a career-spanning set. Flamin' Groovies and The Courettes open. The band has billed this as likely their last extensive US run. Doors 7 PM.
8pm
Lincoln TheatreAlt-country pioneers The Jayhawks celebrate 40 years with the Sanctuary Park Tour stop at Lincoln Theatre, joined by The Cactus Blossoms. Expect harmony-heavy classics from Hollywood Town Hall through XOXO. 8 PM.
FridayOctober 23
7pm$41
Black CatHelado Negro (Roberto Carlos Lange) brings his bilingual dream-pop and ambient Latin songcraft to Black Cat with Reyna Tropical. A warm, intimate night from one of indie music's most distinctive voices. Tickets from about $41. 7 PM.
7:30pm
Capital One HallToad the Wet Sprocket strips its 90s alternative catalog down for an acoustic tour stop at Capital One Hall, with Wisconsin fingerstyle guitarist Willy Porter opening. 7:30 PM.
8pm
Kay Theatre, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts CenterColombian cumbia star Yeison Landero, grandson of the legendary Andrés Landero, brings accordion-driven vallenato and cumbia to College Park. Expect a dance-floor-ready night. Student tickets $15.
SaturdayOctober 24
7pm
Songbyrd Music HouseIndie rockers Swapmeet play Songbyrd Music House in the Union Market area. Guitar-driven songs in the intimate listening room. 7 PM.
SundayOctober 25
7:30pm
The AnthemBeck brings his Ride Lonesome Tour to The Anthem with support from Ioanna Gika. Expect a career-spanning set from the genre-hopping veteran of Odelay, Sea Change, and Morning Phase. Doors 6 PM, show 7:30 PM.
8pm
Pearl Street WarehouseDent May brings his breezy, yacht-adjacent indie pop to Pearl Street Warehouse on the Wharf. A Sunday-night set of sun-faded melodies and deadpan charm in the intimate waterfront room. 8 PM.
MondayOctober 26
6:30pm
The AtlantisChicago art-punk duo Friko brings their Something Worth Waiting For tour to The Atlantis, the 450-cap I.M.P. room. String-laden indie rock with an orchestral streak. Doors 6:30 PM.
ThursdayOctober 29
8pm
StrathmoreJuan de Marcos González's Afro-Cuban All Stars bring the full Buena Vista-era big-band sound to Strathmore. Sixteen musicians of Cuban son, jazz, and traditional rhythms in one sweeping show.
FridayOctober 30
7:30pm
Capital One HallRock and Roll Hall of Famer Art Garfunkel brings his crystalline tenor to Capital One Hall in a Wolf Trap-presented evening of Simon and Garfunkel classics and solo material. 7:30 PM.
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