Here's a curated, chronological list of most of the big concerts happening around Central New York and the Finger Lakes region in October, including a look ahead further into the fall season and into 2023!
Be sure to check in with the venues to purchase tickets, or for updates on each show.
Oct. 1, Disco Biscuits, Saranac Brewery, Utica
Oct. 1, Ferd Moyse and Friends, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 1, Organ Fairchild, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 1, Mike Epps, Auditorium Theatre, Rochester
Oct. 1, Jose Feliciano, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 2, Robert Finley, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Oct. 5, Rivers of Nihil, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 5, Greta Van Fleet, MVP Arena, Albany
Oct. 5, Nick Dittmeir and the Sawdusters with Daphne Parker Powell and Freight, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 6, Toubab Krewe Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 6, Jordyn Zaino, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 7, Kathleen Madigan, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 7, Kip Alexander & the Darlingtones, The Salinas, Approaching Gold, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 7, Dead to the Core, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
Oct. 7, Jeff Plankenhorn, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Oct. 7, Bob Holz and a Vision Forward, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 7, Nick Cory Young, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 7, John Prine Tribute Show, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 8, Desmond Jones, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Oct. 8, Beatle Legacy, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 8, Agent Orange, Montage Music Hall, Rochester
Oct. 8, Langhorne Slim with Charlotte Rose Benjamin, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 8, The Wonder Years, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Oct. 8, Joe Pera, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 8, Kids in the Basement, The Wily Tycoons, Jaycoh, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 8, Kittle & Co., Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 8, Bob Halligan Jr., 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 9, Rufus Wainwright, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Oct. 9, David Sedaris, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 9, Disease, Vicious Intent, Bloat, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 9, Mimosa Fest with Ryan Cabrera, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 11, Cha Wa, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 11, SG Lewis, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 11, Mega Ran with Small Signals and Worm Quartet, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 12, Jarrod Dickenson, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 12, Marielle Kraft, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 13, Max and Iggor Cavalera, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 13, Jo Koy, Auditorium Theatre, Rochester
Oct. 13-16, Stephane Wrembel, Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Oct. 13, Warrant, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 13, The Lucky Losers, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 14, Regina Spektor, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 14, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Oct. 14, Great White and Slaughter, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 14, Loren Barrigar, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 15, Three Dog Night, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 15, Judas Priest and Queensrÿche, MVP Arena, Albany
Oct. 15, Charlie Burg, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 15, YYKnot, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 15, Slift with Ginger Faye Baker and Haishen, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 15, Paula Poundstone, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 15, Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Nicola Benedetti, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
Oct. 15, Clem Snide and Jill Andrews, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 15, Upstate, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 15, Annie in the Water and Armchair Boogie, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 18, Sunny Sweeney, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 18, Lilli Lewis Trio, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 19, Slothrust, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
Oct. 19, Nurse Blake, Kodak Center, Rochester
Oct. 19, Ali McGuirk, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 20, Lilly Winwood, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 20, Lilli Lewis and Crys Matthews, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 20, Thunderstorm Artis, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 21, Cypress Hill, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 21, Peter Mulvey and Abbie Gardner, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 21, Sophistafunk and Balkun Brothers, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Oct. 21, Mikaela Davis and Babehoven, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 21, Carolann Solebello, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
Oct. 21, Danielle Ponder, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Oct. 21, Muriel Anderson, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 22, Ali McGuirk, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 22, Del McCoury and the Travelin’ McCourys, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Oct. 22, Danielle Ponder, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Oct. 22, Rebecca Davis Band, The Ribbon Project, The Revelators, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 22, Mikaela Davis, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 22, Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to Paul McCartney, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Oct. 22, Steven Wright, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 22, Jonathan Richman, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 23, Maybird, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 23, Janis Ian, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca CANCELED
Oct. 23, CNY Songbirds sing Steely Dan, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 23, Mark O’Connor Duo, Smith Opera House, Geneva
Oct. 25, The Unlikely Candidates, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Oct. 25, Hatebreed, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 26, Home Free, Kodak Center, Rochester
Oct. 26, Chip Taylor, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 26, Renaissance: The Legacy Tour, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 27, Hari Kondabolu, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 27, NYC Other Side of Comedy with Johnny Dowd and djGOURD, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 27, Amarionette and I Met a Yeti The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 27, Whose Live Anyway, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Oct. 27, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
Oct. 27, Quiet Riot, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 27, Mania: The ABBA Tribute, State Theatre, Ithaca
Oct. 27, Mark Doyle and The Maniacs, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 27, The Mighty High and Dry, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 27, Mephiskapheles, 5 Head, Turkey Blaster Omega, The Club at Water St., Rochester
Oct. 28, Zach Williams, Kodak Center, Rochester
Oct. 28, Little River Band, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 28, The BobCats, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 28, LUPIS, Grease Creepers, Zero Level, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Oct. 29, Bonfire: A Tribute to AC/DC, The L, Horseheads
Oct. 29, Eric Andersen, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 29, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Cedric Burnside, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
Oct. 29, Resurrection Of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Oct. 29, Three Doors Down, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Oct. 29, Zach Williams, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Oct. 29, Donal Fox Inventions Trio, Corning Museum of Glass
Oct. 30, Kevin James, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Oct. 30, Tony Trischka, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Oct. 30, Carinae and Sun Parade Deep Dive, Ithaca
Oct. 30, Amigo the Devil and Will Carlisle, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Nov. 1, Patriarchy with Choke Chain and Komrads, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Nov. 2, Ray LaMontagne with Lily Meola, OnCenter Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse
Nov. 2, Clem Snide, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 3, Sean McCann, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 3, Al Olender, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 4, Donna the Buffalo, The L, Horseheads
Nov. 4, Cecily and The Turbulents, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Nov. 4, Hiroya Tsukamoto, Auburn Public Theatre
Nov. 4, Brooks Williams, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
Nov. 5, The Machine performs Pink Floyd (acoustic), Center for the Arts, Homer
Nov. 5, Tionesta, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Nov. 5, Mary Fahl, Auburn Public Theatre
Nov. 5, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Fort Hill Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua
Nov. 5, Starcrawler, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
Nov. 5, Kansas, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 5, Sean McCann, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 6, Jim Messina Center for the Arts, Homer
Nov. 6, Locavore Music Festival, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 6, The Outlaws, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Nov. 8, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 8, Ani DiFranco and the Righteous Babes Revue, State Theatre, Ithaca
Nov. 9, Trampled by Turtles, State Theatre, Ithaca
Nov. 9, Billy Strings, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester
Nov. 9, John Mulaney, Kodak Center, Rochester
Nov. 10, Marshall Tucker Band, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 10, Dan Forsyth album release show, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 10, Champagne Drip, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Nov. 11, Nefesh Mountain, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 11, Ron White, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 11, Cycles, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Nov. 11, Vanessa Collier, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 11, Valerie June, Center for the Arts, Homer
Nov. 11, Smetana Trio, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
Nov. 11, Andy Frasco & The U.N. and Little Stranger, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Nov. 11, Cole Swindell, Turning Stone Events Center, Verona
Nov. 11, The Surfrajettes with Televisionaries, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Nov. 11, Rose and the Bros, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 12, Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 12, Almost Queen, State Theatre, Ithaca
Nov. 12, Juice, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 12, Paul Anka, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 12, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Corning Museum of Glass
Nov. 13, Kameron Marlowe, The L, Horseheads
Nov. 13, MC Lars with Fight Dragons and Schaffer the Darklord, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Nov. 14, Will Hoge and Dave Hause, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 16, Nate Bargatze, State Theatre, Ithaca
Nov. 16, Habib Koité & Bamada, Center for the Arts, Homer
Nov. 16, Dan Novarro, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 17, Sun Dub and Baked Shrimp, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 17, The Rough and Tumble with Annie Sumi, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 17, Breland, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 18, Josh Ritter, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Nov. 18, Syracuse Acoustic Guitar Project, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
Nov. 18, Trey Anastasio Band with Goose, Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial, Syracuse
Nov. 18, Little Texas, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Nov. 18, Schizophonics with The Low Spirits and The Dirty Pennies, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Nov. 18, Black Veil Brides with Ice Nine Kills and Motionless In White, MVP Arena, Albany
Nov. 19, Miss Tess, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Nov. 19, Daryl Hall and the Daryl's House Band with special guest Todd Rundgren, Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse
Nov. 19, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals (with Gene Cornish), Kodak Center, Rochester
Nov. 19, Litz, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Nov. 19, Amy Helm, JCC Hart Theater, Rochester
Nov. 20, Moon Hooch, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Nov. 25, The Old Main, Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse
Nov. 25-26, Hamell on Trial, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Nov. 26, Bret Michaels, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Nov. 29, NYChillharmonic and Aberdeen, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Nov. 30, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, MVP Arena, Albany
Dec. 1, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Blue Cross Arena, Rochester
Dec. 1, Janet Batch and the Four-Bangers, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Dec. 1, Colt Ford, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Dec. 2, LeAnn Rimes “Joy: The Holiday Tour”, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Dec. 2, Mile Twelve, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
Dec. 3, Patterson Hood, Center for the Arts, Homer
Dec. 3, Saving Abel, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Dec. 3-4, Vanessa Collier, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
Dec. 5, Bill Kirchen, Lovin' Cup, Rochester
Dec. 8, Nikki Glaser, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Dec. 8, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
Dec. 9, Blackberry Smoke, State Theatre, Ithaca
Dec. 9, Grand Funk Railroad, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Dec. 9, Veronica Lewis, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Dec. 9, David Bromberg, Center for the Arts, Homer
Dec. 10, Lindsey Stirling, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Dec. 10, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Dec. 16, Sirsy Unplugged, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Dec. 12, Soweto Gospel Choir, Corning Museum of Glass
Dec. 17, Aaron Tippin, The L, Horseheads
Dec. 17, Lita Ford, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Dec. 17, Kenny G “Holiday and Hits” tour, Forum Theatre, Binghamton
Dec. 17, Blue Star Radiation, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Dec. 22, Celtic Women: “A Christmas Symphony”, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
2023
Jan. 7, Lez Zeppelin, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Jan. 13, Brian Regan, Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse
Jan. 29, Jon Spencer & The HITmakers, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Feb. 4, Get The Led Out, Stanley Theatre, Utica
Feb. 10, Alter Bridge, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 25, Raul Midon, Corning Museum of Glass
March 2, Cremona Quartet, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
March 5, DakhaBrakha, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 10, Canadian Brass, Corning Museum of Glass
March 14, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, MVP Arena, Albany
March 23, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
March 23, Amadou and Mariam, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
April 6, Snarky Puppy, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
April 15, Fozzy, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
May 14, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
June 14, John Mellencamp, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
July 29, matchbox twenty, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 26, Eric Johnson, Center for the Arts, Homer