Rock in Columbus.
Indie rock, alt rock, classic rock — all the guitar-in-hand shows in Columbus.
110 events
Phoebe Bridgers
TUE · SEP 22, 7:30 PM
Nationwide Arena
Tame Impala
TUE · AUG 25, 7:00 PM
Nationwide Arena
Weezer
TUE · OCT 6, 7:00 PM
Nationwide Arena
Sombr
SUN · NOV 8, 7:00 PM
Nationwide Arena
Amy Grant
FRI · NOV 27, 7:00 PM
Schottenstein Center
Slightly Stoopid
SAT · JUL 25, 7:30 PM
KEMBA Live!
Sam Bush
SUN · JUL 12, 7:00 PM
Woodlands Tavern
$58
Caamp
SAT · AUG 29, 7:00 PM
Schottenstein Center
The Smashing Pumpkins
WED · SEP 30, 8:00 PM
Schottenstein Center
Johnny Blue Skies
WED · OCT 7, 8:00 PM
Nationwide Arena
Niall Horan
SAT · MAR 20, 7:30 PM
Nationwide Arena
Rx Bandits
TUE · JUL 21, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Band Of Horses
SUN · JUL 26, 8:00 PM
KEMBA Live!
A Very Special Paul Painter Happy Hour W/ Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk At Woodlands Tavern
SUN · JUL 12, 6:00 PM
Woodlands Tavern
Bricknasty
WED · JUL 15, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Felicity
THU · JUL 16, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Toadies
SUN · AUG 16, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
O.a.r.
THU · SEP 10, 6:30 PM
KEMBA Live!
The Home Team
WED · SEP 16, 7:30 PM
Newport Music Hall
Pennywise
WED · SEP 23, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Two Door Cinema Club
FRI · SEP 25, 7:30 PM
KEMBA Live!
Sex Pistols
SUN · OCT 4, 8:30 PM
Newport Music Hall
The Format
TUE · OCT 6, 7:30 PM
Newport Music Hall
Interpol
SAT · OCT 10, 8:00 PM
KEMBA Live!
Failure
SUN · OCT 11, 7:30 PM
A&R Music Bar
Silly Goose
THU · OCT 22, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
The Menzingers
FRI · NOV 6, 7:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Red Wanting Blue
FRI · NOV 20, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Streetlight Manifesto
SUN · NOV 22, 8:00 PM
KEMBA Live!
Catch Your Breath
TUE · NOV 24, 7:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
State Champs
WED · NOV 25, 7:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
American Football
MON · AUG 10, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Cole Chaney
SAT · JUL 11, 8:00 PM
Natalie's Grandview
Hoodoo Soul Band
SUN · JUL 12, 9:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$12
St. Lucia
SAT · AUG 15, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Chance Peña
WED · AUG 19, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Goldford
SAT · AUG 29, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Joe Jordan
THU · SEP 10, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Yacht Rock Revue
THU · SEP 17, 8:00 PM
The Bluestone
Swmrs
THU · SEP 17, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
Afi
WED · OCT 14, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
Red Leather
TUE · OCT 20, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
Friko
SAT · OCT 31, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
The Paradox
WED · NOV 4, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
Medium Build
MON · NOV 16, 8:00 PM
Newport Music Hall
The Gringos
WED · NOV 18, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
Bird And Byron
FRI · DEC 11, 8:00 PM
A&R Music Bar
10 Years
TUE · JUL 21, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
School Of Rock All Stars
FRI · JUL 24, 5:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Until I Wake
SUN · JUL 26, 6:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Villagerrr
SAT · AUG 8, 6:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Bbmak
WED · JUL 22, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$40
Joyce Manor
SUN · AUG 16, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Atta Boy
THU · AUG 27, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Ben Quad
FRI · SEP 4, 6:30 PM
Ace of Cups
Punchline
SAT · SEP 12, 6:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Wolves Of Glendale
WED · SEP 16, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Surf Hat
WED · OCT 7, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Big D And The Kids Table
WED · OCT 21, 7:00 PM
Ace of Cups
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water
SUN · NOV 22, 6:00 PM
Ace of Cups
Ben Nichols
FRI · AUG 21, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$44
Icon For Hire
FRI · SEP 18, 7:30 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$35
Buddha Trixie W/ Flight By Nothing & Pleaser
SUN · OCT 11, 5:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$26
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
WED · OCT 14, 7:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$36
Michigander
SUN · NOV 15, 7:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$27
The Bouncing Souls
THU · DEC 3, 7:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$50
Alejandro Escovedo
WED · JUL 15, 8:00 PM
Natalie's Grandview
Crashing Wayward
SAT · JUL 18, 9:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$12
Headmasters 'the Smiths' Tribute Show Ft. Joe Peppercorn & Friends
SAT · JUL 11, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$12
Pure Prairie League
FRI · JUL 31, 7:00 PM
Woodlands Tavern
$52
Bit Brigade
WED · AUG 5, 7:30 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$26
Lip Critic
THU · AUG 6, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$20
Emo Night Brooklyn
SAT · AUG 8, 9:30 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$21–$26
Save Ferris
TUE · AUG 18, 7:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$32
The Soapgirls
MON · AUG 24, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$20
Pump Action
WED · SEP 9, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$20
The 4411
TUE · SEP 15, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$20
Briscoe
SUN · SEP 20, 7:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$26
Whitney
SAT · OCT 10, 8:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$38
Cyanotic
TUE · OCT 13, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$32
William Elliott Whitmore
MON · OCT 19, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$28
Dice
WED · OCT 21, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$26
The Wldlfe
SUN · NOV 8, 7:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$32–$112
Ha Ha Tonka
THU · NOV 19, 7:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$26
Aaron Lee Tasjan
FRI · NOV 20, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$32
Left Lane Cruiser
TUE · NOV 24, 7:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$20
David Cook
WED · JUL 22, 7:30 PM
Natalie's Grandview
First Day Back
SAT · JUL 25, 6:30 PM
Dirty Dungarees
Styx
WED · JUL 29, 7:00 PM
Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
Blues Traveler
SAT · AUG 8, 7:00 PM
Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
Ink Farewell Show W/ Off-leash & Jerry Big's World Famous Band
SAT · AUG 8, 9:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$12
Karate Coyote
FRI · AUG 14, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$15
9million, The Sissy Boys
TUE · SEP 15, 6:00 PM
Dirty Dungarees
Ray Lamontagne
FRI · SEP 18, 7:00 PM
Mershon Auditorium
Joe Pug
SAT · SEP 26, 8:00 PM
Natalie's Grandview
Twenty One Pilots
SAT · OCT 17, 6:00 PM
Ohio Stadium
The Great Transparency 20th Anniversary Show W/ Cold Streets & Andrew J Nielsen
FRI · NOV 13, 7:30 PM
Rumba Cafe
$12
The Spikedrivers
FRI · JUL 31, 7:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$15
The Floorwalkers
SAT · AUG 1, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$19
Frail Talk
WED · AUG 12, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$19
Slow Teeth
SAT · AUG 29, 8:00 PM
Classics Victorys
$12
Rug
SUN · AUG 30, 6:30 PM
Skully's Music Diner
$12
Grand Funk Railroad
FRI · SEP 18, 8:00 PM
The Event Center at Hollywood Casino Columbus
Clem Snide
SAT · SEP 19, 8:00 PM
Natalie's Grandview
Thesaurus Rex
SUN · SEP 20, 6:00 PM
Woodlands Tavern
$20
Jammy Buffet
THU · SEP 24, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$19
Horse Feathers
FRI · SEP 25, 8:00 PM
Natalie's Grandview
Robert Ellis
WED · OCT 7, 7:30 PM
Natalie's Grandview
King Buffalo
FRI · DEC 18, 8:00 PM
Skully's Music Diner
Emo Night Ft. Loudernow Emo & Pop-punk Tribute
THU · AUG 20, 8:00 PM
Rumba Cafe
$19
That's the list.
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