WNY Live Music Guide: Concerts in Buffalo & Western New York This Week

Western New York has another busy week of live music, with local rooms, outdoor concert series, tribute bands, singer-songwriters, country, jazz, rock, blues, and several festival-style events happening around Buffalo and the surrounding area.

This week’s guide covers shows happening from Monday, June 22 through Sunday, June 28, 2026. As always, please double-check the venue’s website or ticket page before heading out, because times, ticket availability, and lineups can always change.

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This Week’s Live Music Highlights

This week has a nice mix of club shows, outdoor music, and festival-style events.

The week starts with Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band at Babeville, Midnight Cowgirls at Buffalo Iron Works, Leftover Crack at Rec Room, and multiple Bello Voice Studio showcases at The Caz.

Midweek brings outdoor music with Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square, KeyBank Live at Larkin, Gateway Harbor’s Wednesday Night Concert Series, Thursday & Main, and Music in the Park at Cazenovia Park.

The weekend has a lot going on too, including WYRK Taste of Country at Sahlen Field, of Montreal at Babeville, James McMurtry at Sportsmens Park, Hurricane with Hot Daddy Rocks at The Sound Ground at Chick’s in Angola, Taste of Diversity, Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival, Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival, and the final weekend of the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

Festival-Style & All-Day Live Music Events This Week

This week has several events that feel bigger than a regular one-show night.

Rochester International Jazz Festival — Rochester
The Rochester International Jazz Festival continues this week and runs through Saturday, June 27. It is one of the biggest festival-style music events in New York State, with concerts spread across downtown Rochester. If you are up for a regional music road trip, this is one of the major live music events happening nearby.

WYRK Taste of Country — Sahlen Field, Buffalo
Taste of Country returns Friday at Sahlen Field with Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, LoCash, Corey Kent, and Preston Cooper. This is one of the major country music events of the week in Buffalo. There is also a Taste of Country tailgate earlier in the day at Buffalo Iron Works with Noah Lee & The Stetsons.

Taste of Diversity Festival — Grant Street, Buffalo
Taste of Diversity takes place Saturday from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Grant Street. This is a full-day cultural festival with food, music, art, family activities, and live performances. It belongs in the guide because live music and performance are a big part of the event.

Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival — Grant Street, Buffalo
Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival also takes place Saturday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Grant Street. The event includes traditional Burmese dances, ethnic dances, music by local Burmese bands, New Year songs, food vendors, and a full community celebration.

Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival — Lockport
The Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival runs Saturday and Sunday along Main Street in Lockport. It features artists, crafts, food vendors, and live music, making it another festival-style option for the weekend.

Rockabilly Steve & BR3 Weekend Shows
Rockabilly Steve & BR3 have a busy weekend listed, including Talty’s Tavern on Friday, West End Inn on Saturday afternoon, and Gene McCarthy’s Old First Ward Brewing Company on Saturday night. If you like roots, blues, rockabilly, swing, and good local music, they are always worth keeping on your radar.

Monday, June 22, 2026

Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band with Elizabeth Moen — Asbury Hall at Babeville
Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band play Asbury Hall on Monday night with special guest Elizabeth Moen. This is a good way to start the week if you like songwriter-driven rock, Americana, and a more intimate concert room.

Midnight Cowgirls with VOYAGR — Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works has Midnight Cowgirls with VOYAGR listed for Monday night. This gives downtown Buffalo another live music option to start the week.

Leftover Crack with Sadplant, The Dollheads, and World’s Scariest Police Chases — Rec Room
Rec Room has Leftover Crack listed for Monday night with Sadplant, The Dollheads, and World’s Scariest Police Chases. This is one of the louder, punk-leaning options of the week.

Bello Voice Studio JUNIOR’s Show — The Caz
The Caz has Bello Voice Studio’s junior showcase listed for Monday. This features young vocal performers and gives the week a nice local student-music option.

Bello Voice Studio Mixed Teen/Adult Show — The Caz
The Caz also has a mixed teen/adult Bello Voice Studio showcase listed for Monday night.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Food Truck Tuesday with Dead Alliance Buffalo — Larkin Square
Food Truck Tuesday at Larkin Square has Dead Alliance Buffalo listed this week. This is a great outdoor summer option with food trucks, live music, drinks, and free admission.

Watch Your Step: Road To The Rodeo ’26 — Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works has Watch Your Step listed Tuesday night as part of the Road To The Rodeo ’26 show. This gives the week another downtown live music option.

Bello Voice Studio Adult Show — The Caz
The Caz has Bello Voice Studio’s adult show listed for Tuesday. If you are looking for local vocal performances, this is another one to know about.

Falk, LoTempio, George — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens Tavern has Falk, LoTempio, George listed for Tuesday afternoon.

Twang Gang — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens also has Twang Gang listed for Tuesday evening. Sportsmens continues to be one of the easiest places in Buffalo to find live music during the week.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

KeyBank Live at Larkin with Songbirds: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac — Larkin Square
KeyBank Live at Larkin continues Wednesday with Songbirds: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. This is a free outdoor show from 5:00–8:00 PM with music, food, and that early-summer Buffalo feel.

Gateway Harbor Concert Series: Black Root and Hair Nation — North Tonawanda
Gateway Harbor’s Wednesday concert series has Black Root listed at 6:00 PM and Hair Nation listed at 8:00 PM. This is a free outdoor North Tonawanda option right on the water.

Spafford — Buffalo Iron Works
Spafford comes to Buffalo Iron Works on Wednesday night. This is a good one for jam-band fans looking for a midweek show.

Sean Chambers with The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section — The Caz
The Caz has Sean Chambers with The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section listed for Wednesday night. This is a strong blues and blues-rock option in South Buffalo.

Ben Lapidus — Electric City
Electric City has Ben Lapidus listed for Wednesday night. This gives Buffalo another midweek club show option.

Joe Baudo Jazz — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens Tavern has Joe Baudo Jazz listed for Wednesday afternoon.

Ron LoCurto Band — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens also has Ron LoCurto Band listed for Wednesday evening.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Thursday & Main: The Black Rock Beatles with The Shakermakers — Fountain Plaza, Buffalo
Thursday & Main continues downtown at Fountain Plaza with The Black Rock Beatles and The Shakermakers. This is a free outdoor happy hour concert series and a great way to catch live music in downtown Buffalo.

Music in the Park: Sydney Sterlace and Crikwater — Cazenovia Park
Music in the Park continues Thursday at Cazenovia Park with Sydney Sterlace and Crikwater. This is a free, family-friendly South Buffalo concert series with live bands, food, drinks, and a neighborhood summer feel.

Judy Collins — Asbury Hall at Babeville
Judy Collins brings her Sweet Judy Blue Eyes farewell show to Asbury Hall on Thursday night. This is one of the more classic singer-songwriter shows of the week.

Dreamer: The Supertramp Experience — Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda
The Riviera Theatre has Dreamer: The Supertramp Experience listed for Thursday night. This is a good option for fans of classic rock and tribute shows.

The Shadows 35th Anniversary Celebration — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens has The Shadows 35th Anniversary Celebration listed for Thursday night.

Lenny White & Rachel Z Generations Deconstructed Tour with The Rock n Roll Collective — The Cave
The Cave has Lenny White and Rachel Z listed Thursday night with The Rock n Roll Collective. This is a strong option for fans of jazz, fusion, and serious musicianship.

Lunch Bunch — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens also has Lunch Bunch listed for Thursday afternoon.

Friday, June 26, 2026

WYRK Taste of Country — Sahlen Field, Buffalo
Taste of Country returns to Sahlen Field on Friday with Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, LoCash, Corey Kent, and Preston Cooper. This is one of the major country music events happening in Buffalo this week.

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WYRK Taste of Country Tailgate with Noah Lee & The Stetsons — Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works has the Taste of Country tailgate listed for Friday afternoon with Noah Lee & The Stetsons. This is a fun local way to start the day before the big country show at Sahlen Field.

of Montreal with CorMae — Asbury Hall at Babeville
of Montreal plays Asbury Hall on Friday night with CorMae. This is one of the week’s indie/alternative options and a good fit for Babeville’s room.

James McMurtry & The Martial Law Review with BettySoo — Sportsmens Park
James McMurtry comes to Sportsmens Park on Friday night with BettySoo. This is a strong songwriter/Americana option and a nice outdoor Sportsmens Park show for the weekend.

Grub featuring Sophistafunk — Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works has Grub featuring Sophistafunk listed for Friday night. This is a good downtown option if you want something funky, energetic, and more groove-driven.

Hells Bells: The Music of AC/DC with Bad Kitty — The Caz
The Caz has Hells Bells listed Friday night with special guest Bad Kitty. For AC/DC fans, this is one of the tribute shows to know about this week.

Rockabilly Steve & BR3 — Talty’s Tavern
Rockabilly Steve & BR3 are listed at Talty’s Tavern on Friday night. If you like roots, blues, rockabilly, swing, and old-school rock-and-roll energy, this is a good local option.

Standard Of Living, Common Kings, Airview, Mixtape & Dan Erickson — Rec Room
Rec Room has Standard Of Living, Common Kings, Airview, Mixtape, and Dan Erickson listed for Friday evening.

Emo Nite Live Edition — Rec Room
Rec Room also has an Emo Nite Live Edition listed later Friday night.

Live Band Karaoke: 90s Rock and Pop Edition — Rec Room
Rec Room has Live Band Karaoke listed Friday night too, giving the weekend another fun music/nightlife option.

Jefferson Avenue Friday Night Live — Buffalo
Jefferson Avenue Friday Night Live is also listed for Friday evening. This is another outdoor community-style event to keep an eye on if you are looking for something around the city.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Taste of Diversity Festival — Grant Street, Buffalo
Taste of Diversity takes over Grant Street on Saturday from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The festival celebrates Buffalo’s West Side with food, music, art, kids’ activities, and live performances.

Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival — Grant Street, Buffalo
Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival also takes place Saturday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The event includes traditional Burmese dances, ethnic dances, local Burmese bands, New Year songs, food vendors, and a full cultural celebration.

Rochester International Jazz Festival — Rochester
The Rochester International Jazz Festival continues Saturday and wraps up its nine-day run. If you are willing to make the drive, this is one of the biggest music festival options in the region.

Hurricane featuring Hot Daddy Rocks — The Sound Ground at Chick’s, Angola
The Sound Ground at Chick’s in Angola has Hurricane with Hot Daddy Rocks listed for Saturday night from 7:00–10:00 PM. This is a strong Southtowns option if you are in Angola, Derby, Evans, Lake View, Hamburg, or the surrounding area.

Rockabilly Steve & BR3 — West End Inn
Rockabilly Steve & BR3 are listed at West End Inn on Saturday afternoon. This gives fans another chance to catch them during a busy weekend of local music.

Rockabilly Steve & BR3 — Gene McCarthy’s Old First Ward Brewing Company
Rockabilly Steve & BR3 are also listed at Gene McCarthy’s on Saturday night. This is a great fit for anyone looking for a local bar-room show with roots, blues, and rockabilly energy.

Mr. Brightside: The Music of The Killers — The Caz
The Caz has Mr. Brightside: The Music of The Killers listed for Saturday night. This is a good tribute show option for fans of The Killers and modern rock sing-alongs.

The Informers — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens Tavern has The Informers listed for Saturday afternoon.

The Fredtown Stompers — Sportsmens Tavern
Sportsmens also has The Fredtown Stompers listed for Saturday night.

Geno McManus Birthday Bash for Charity — The Cave
The Cave has Geno McManus Birthday Bash for Charity listed Saturday night.

Underground Blo — Rec Room
Rec Room has Underground Blo listed for Saturday night.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival — Lockport
The Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival continues Sunday in Lockport. If you want a daytime festival option with art, vendors, food, and live music, this is one of the weekend events to know about.

DREAMVILLE Celebrating The Music of Tom Petty — Sportsmens Park
Sportsmens Park has DREAMVILLE Celebrating The Music of Tom Petty listed for Sunday afternoon. This is a nice outdoor Sunday option for Tom Petty fans.

Caitlynne Curtis with Voyagr Duo — The Caz
The Caz has Caitlynne Curtis with Voyagr Duo listed for Sunday. This gives the week another local-room music option before the weekend wraps up.

A Few Ways to Plan Your Live Music Week

If you want outdoor summer music, there are plenty of options this week with Food Truck Tuesday, KeyBank Live at Larkin, Gateway Harbor, Thursday & Main, Music in the Park at Cazenovia Park, and The Sound Ground at Chick’s.

If you want festival-style events, keep Taste of Country, Taste of Diversity, Buffalo Myanmar Water Festival, Lockport Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival, and Rochester International Jazz Festival on your radar.

If you want a smaller-room show, there are options all week at Babeville, Buffalo Iron Works, Rec Room, The Caz, Sportsmens Tavern, The Cave, Electric City, and the Riviera Theatre.

And if you want to support local music, this is another strong week for Buffalo and Western New York. Between student showcases, local bands, tribute shows, outdoor series, and community festivals, there are a lot of ways to get out and hear live music.

No matter what kind of music you are into, this is a great week to get out, see a show, and support live music.

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