Here's a curated, chronological list of most of the big concerts happening around Central New York and the Finger Lakes region (and beyond) in August, including a roundup of the remaining shed shows and a look ahead into the fall season!
August 1, Khruangbin, Art Park, Lewiston
August 2, Incubus, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 2, Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine with Meshell Ndegeocello, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 3, Sad Summer Festival with Waterparks, Neck Deep, Mayday Parade, State Champs, Hot Mulligan, The Summer Set, Hot Milk and LØLØ, Art Park, Lewiston
August 4, Rockzilla Tour with Papa Roach and Falling in Reverse, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 4, Sam Hunt, CMAC, Canandaigua
August 5, Ghost Light, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 5, Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, Spiedie Fest, Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
August 6, Lou Gramm, Spiedie Fest, Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
August 6, Roots & Boots Country Music Fest with T. Graham Brown, Radney Foster, Mike Younger and Claudia Hoyser, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 6, Gov’t Mule, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 7, Chris Isaak, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
August 7, The Brother Brothers, Big Sky Studio, Trumansburg
August 7, Gary Levox of Rascal Flatts, Spiedie Fest, Otsiningo Park, Binghamton
August 8, Journey, CMAC, Canandaigua
August 9, Trevor Hall, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 9, Elvis Costello, Art Park, Lewiston
August 9, Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 10, Ziggy Marley, Art Park, Lewiston
August 10, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett, Highmark Stadium, Buffalo
August 11, Metallica, Highmark Stadium, Buffalo
August 11, Kenny Chesney, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 12, Ace Frehley, Turning Stone Showroom Verona
August 12, Martina McBride, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
August 12, The Guess Who, Anderson Center for the Arts, Binghamton
August 12, Croce Plays Croce, Center for the Arts, Homer (SOLD OUT!)
August 13, Hiss Golden Messenger and Aiofe O’Donovan, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
August 13, Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin and Bush, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 13, Tim Reynolds, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 14, Adrian Belew, Center for the Arts, Homer
August 14, Here and There Festival with Courtney Barnett, Snail Mail, Faye Webster and Hana Vu, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 14, Outlaw Festival with Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Charley Crockett, Zach Bryan, The War and Treaty, and Particle Kid, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center
August 16, The Wild Hearts Tour with Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker and Angel Olson, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 16, Backroads Blues Festival with Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Art Park, Lewiston
August 17, Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 17, Chris Stapleton, CMAC, Canandaigua
August 17, Matisyahu, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 18, Brantley Gilbert, Art Park, Lewiston
August 19, Anthrax, Main Street Armory, Rochester
August 19, Andy Frasco and the UN, Organ Fairchild, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 19, Zac Brown Band, Blue Moon Soundstage, Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, Endicott
August 20, The Steeldrivers, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
August 20, The Decemberists, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 21, The Village People, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
August 21, The Hi-Jivers, Auburn Public Theatre, Auburn
August 21, Wilco, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
August 22, Rob Benton, ONCO Fermentations, Tully
August 23, Lord Huron, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
August 23, Dispatch and O.A.R., Art Park, Lewiston
August 23, Wilco, Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
August 24, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Smith Opera House, Geneva
August 24, PLUSH, New York State Fair
August 24, Steven Page, New York State Fair
August 24, Jimmie Allen, New York State Fair
August 24, Chevelle, New York State Fair
August 25, Brad Paisley, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
August 25, Kathleen Edwards, Center for the Arts, Homer
August 25, Wiz Khalifa and Logic, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center
August 25, Great White, New York State Fair
August 25, David Nail, New York State Fair
August 25, The Art of Rap Featuring Ice-T, New York State Fair
August 26, Iya Terra with Mike Love and Nattali Rize, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
August 26, Sawyer Brown, Tioga Downs, Nichols
August 26, Jeff Rosenstock, New York State Fair
August 26, Niko Moon, New York State Fair
August 26, TLC, New York State Fair
August 27, Jason Aldean, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center
August 27, Dwight Yoakam and Old Crow Medicine Show, CMAC, Canandaigua
August 27, Indigo Girls and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
August 27, Tesla, New York State Fair
August 28, Foreigner, New York State Fair
August 29, Chubby Checker, New York State Fair
August 29, Boyz II Men, New York State Fair
August 29, Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, New York State Fair
August 30, Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, New York State Fair
August 30, Big & Rich, New York State Fair
August 30, Boy George & Culture Club, New York State Fair
August 31, Bass Extremes with Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, Center for the Arts, Homer
August 31, Boy George and Culture Club, Art Park, Lewiston
August 31, 38 Special, New York State Fair
August 31, Nelly, New York State Fair
Sept. 1, Daryl Hall and John Oates, CMAC, Canandaigua
Sept. 1, Alex Miller, New York State Fair
Sept. 1, Riley Green, New York State Fair
Sept. 2, Pink Talking Fish, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
Sept. 2, Tai Verdes, New York State Fair
Sept. 2, Gin Blossoms, New York State Fair
Sept. 2, 24KGoldn, New York State Fair
Sept. 3, COIN, New York State Fair
Sept. 3, Dropkick Murphys, New York State Fair
Sept. 3, Midnight Star, New York State Fair
Sept. 3, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Art Park, Lewiston
Sept. 4, Judy Collins and Richard Thompson, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 4, ERNEST, New York State Fair
Sept. 4, City Girls, New York State Fair
Sept. 5, Resurrection – A Journey Tribute, New York State Fair
Sept. 5, Night Ranger, New York State Fair
Sept. 5, Dire Straits Legacy, New York State Fair
Sept. 6, Sting, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 9, Styx and REO Speedwagon, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 9, Dark Hollow with Dinner and a Movie, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
Sept. 9, Dinosaur Jr., State Theatre, Ithaca
Sept. 10, Michael Glabicki, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
Sept. 10, Elton John, The Dome, Syracuse
Sept. 10, The 5th Dimension, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 11, Robert Cray Band, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 11, The War On Drugs, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
Sept. 12, Sevendust, The L, Horseheads
Sept. 14, Alice Cooper, Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton
Sept. 15, Jason Aldean, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 16, Jon Pardi with Lainey Wilson and Hailey Whitters, Tag’s Summer Stage, Big Flats
Sept. 16, Clint Black, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Sept. 17, Dirty Honey, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Sept. 17, Shinedown, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 17, Glenn Tilbrook, Center for the Arts, Homer
Sept. 17, Dawes and Bahamas, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 18, Sara Evans, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 19, “That Awful Man and His Manager” with Robert Fripp and David Singleton, OnCenter Carrier Theatre, Syracuse
Sept. 19, Amanda Shires, Center for the Arts, Homer
Sept. 20, Five Finger Death Punch, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 20, Shinedown, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center
Sept. 21, They Might Be Giants, State Theatre, Ithaca
Sept. 23, Mud Creek, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
Sept. 23, Gary Clark Jr., State Theatre, Ithaca
Sept. 23, Derek St. Holmes, The L, Horseheads
Sept. 23-24, Disco Biscuits, Saranac Brewery, Utica
Sept. 24, Western Centuries, Big Sky Studio, Trumansburg
Sept. 24, Shakey Graves, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 25, Little Feat, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Sept. 26, Eric Johnson, Center for the Arts, Homer
Sept. 26, The Killers with Johnny Marr, Turning Stone Event Center, Verona
Sept. 27, Five Finger Death Punch, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien Center
Sept. 30, Jonatha Brooke, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Sept. 30, Big Eyed Phish, Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua
Sept. 30, Walker Hayes, Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton
Sept. 30, Miss May I, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 1, Jose Feliciano, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 8, Langhorne Slim, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 9, Rufus Wainwright, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Oct. 9, David Sedaris, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 14, Great White and Slaughter, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 14, Regina Spektor, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 15, Upstate, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 21, Cypress Hill, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 22, Del McCoury and the Travelin’ McCourys, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Oct. 22, Jonathan Richman, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 23, Janis Ian, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 23, Mark O’Connor Duo, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 26, Renaissance: The Legacy Tour, Center for the Arts, Homer
Nov. 4, Donna the Buffalo, The L, Horseheads
Nov. 11, David Sedaris, Center for the Arts, Homer
