Here's a curated, chronological list of most of the big concerts happening around Central and Western New York and the Finger Lakes region in January, including a look ahead to the rest of the winter season and beyond!
Be sure to check in with the venues to purchase tickets, or for updates on each show.
Jan. 6, Emorfik, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Jan. 7, Lez Zeppelin, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
Jan. 12, Greensky Bluegrass, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Jan. 13, Brian Regan, Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse
Jan. 13, Sirsy, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
Jan. 14, Howie Mandel, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Jan. 14, Peter Mulvey, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
Jan. 14, Travis Denning, Touch of Texas, Binghamton
Jan. 15, Greensky Bluegrass, The Stanley Theatre, Utica
Jan. 18, Plastic Picnic, The 9th Ward at Babeville, Buffalo
Jan. 19, Disco Biscuits, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Jan. 19, Circles Around the Sun, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Jan. 20, Max Creek, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Jan. 23-24, Albert Lee, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Jan. 24, BoomBox, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
Jan. 26, The Arcadian Wild and Oshima Brothers, The 9th Ward at Babeville, Buffalo
Jan. 26, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Center for the Arts, Homer
Jan. 27, Juice, Lark Hall, Albany
Jan. 27, Chris Young, Turning Stone Event Center, Verona
Jan. 27, Greg Townson, Abilene Bar and Lounge, Rochester
Jan. 27, Twiddle, State Theatre, Ithaca
Jan. 27, Dead to the Core, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
Jan. 28, Sim Redmond Band, Geneseo Theatre, Geneseo
Jan. 28, Donna the Buffalo, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Jan. 28, Colorblind James Experience, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Jan. 28, Marisa Mulder, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
Jan. 28, The Brothers Blue, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
Jan. 29, Jon Spencer & The HITmakers, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Jan. 29, Kate Taylor, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Jan. 29, Dan Bern, The 9th Ward at Babeville, Buffalo
Jan. 30, Gregory Alan Isakov, The 9th Ward at Babeville, Buffalo
Jan. 31, Patty Griffin and Raul Malo, The 9th Ward at Babeville, Buffalo
Jan. 31, Jon Spencer & The HITmakers, Lark Hall, Albany
Jan. 31, Spafford, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
Feb. 1, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 1, Papa Roach, Main Street Armory, Rochester
Feb. 2, Shemekia Copeland, Center for the Arts, Homer
Feb. 3, Disco Biscuits, Palace Theatre, Albany
Feb. 4, Get The Led Out, Stanley Theatre, Utica
Feb. 4, Angel Olsen, Asbury Hall, Buffalo
Feb. 4, Mark Doyle and the Maniacs, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 5, Get the Led Out, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Feb. 9, Tyler Rich, The L, Horseheads
Feb. 9, Jarrod Dickenson, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
Feb. 10, Alter Bridge, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 11, Sawyer Fredericks, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
Feb. 11, Bush, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 15, Natalie McMaster, UB Center for the Arts, Buffalo
Feb. 15, Alan Doyle, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Feb. 16, Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 16, Our Lady Peace, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 16, The Mountain Goats, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Feb. 17, Flogging Molly, Main Street Armory, Rochester
Feb. 17, Matt Nakoa, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 17, Dokken and Lynch Mob Reunion Tour, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 18, Mike Powell, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 19, Tab Benoit and JD Simo, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
Feb. 23, That 1 Guy, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 23, Soulfly, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
Feb. 23, The Dip and Stephen Day, Lark Hall, Albany
Feb. 24, Gin Blossoms, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 24, The Bad Plus, Center for the Arts, Homer
Feb. 25, Raul Midon, Corning Museum of Glass
Feb. 25, The McKrells, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
Feb. 25, The National Reserve, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
Feb. 26, Badflower, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 26, Steve Grills and the Roadmasters, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 28, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 1, Regina Spektor, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 1, Skillet, Main Street Armory, Rochester
March 1, Flogging Molly and Anti-Flag, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
March 2, Cremona Quartet, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
March 3, Sunny War, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
March 3, Creed Bratton, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
March 4, The Wood Brothers, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 4, Larry the Cable Guy, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
March 4, Sean Rowe, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 5, DakhaBrakha, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 8, Vanessa Carlton, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 9, Nikki Glaser, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 10, Canadian Brass, Corning Museum of Glass
March 10-11, Driftwood, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
March 11, Guy Davis, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
March 11, America, Kodak Center, Rochester
March 11, Robert Cray Band, Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 12, Dogs in a Pile, Buffalo Iron Works
March 13, Wishbone Ash, Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo
March 14, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, MVP Arena, Albany
March 15, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 15, Dogs in a Pile, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
March 16, Journey and Toto, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
March 16, Dervish, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 18, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 18, Keller Williams, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
March 18, Aztec Two-Step, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 19, James McMurtry, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca
March 22, Blue October, The L, Horseheads
March 23, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
March 23, Amadou and Mariam, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
March 23, Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
March 25, Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
March 25, Blake Shelton, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
March 25, Pop Evil, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
March 26, Yarn, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
March 28, Christian McBride’s New Jawn, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 31, Scott Bradlee’s Post-Modern Jukebox, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
April 1, Stryper and Vixen, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 4, Tennis, Center for the Arts, Homer
April 6, Snarky Puppy, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
April 8, Aaron Lewis, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 14, Old Dominion, Palace Theatre, Albany
April 14, Red Hot Chili Peppers with The Strokes and King Princess, JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
April 15, Fozzy, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
April 15, Jonathan Byrd, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
April 16, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
April 16, William Elliott Whitmore, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 16, Trevor Hall, Center for the Arts, Homer
April 17, Little Feat, Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse
April 18, Nu Metal Madness Tour 2 with Adema, Hed(pe), Crazytown, and Tantric, The L, Horseheads
April 20, Carolyn Wonderland, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
April 21, Ryan Montbleu Band, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
April 21, Rhett Miller, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
April 22, House of Hamill, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 22, Ryan Montbleau Band, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
April 26, Selwyn Birchwood, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 27, Hot Tuna, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
April 27, Indigo Girls, State Theatre, Ithaca (postponed from Dec. 7)
April 28, Marlon Wayans, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 29, The Burns Sisters Band, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
May 5, Belle and Sebastian, State Theatre, Ithaca
May 13, Travis Knapp and Annie Sumi, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
May 14, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
May 18, Cody Johnson, Upstate Medical Arena at OnCenter
May 19, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
May 19-20, The Avett Brothers, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
May 26, Mt. Joy, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
May 20, Donna the Buffalo, Center for the Arts, Homer
June 3, Noah Kahan, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
June 8, Thomas Rhett, MVP Arena, Albany
June 13, John Mellencamp, Palace Theatre, Albany
June 14, John Mellencamp, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
June 15-17, New York State Blues Festival, Chevy Court, State Fairgrounds, Syracuse
June 16, John Mellencamp, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
June 23, Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester
June 24, The Murder Junkies, Bug Jar, Rochester
June 27, Bonnie Raitt, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester
July 6, Thomas Rhett, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
July 8, Shania Twain, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
July 9, Kane Brown, CMAC, Canandaigua
July 13, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, CMAC, Canandaigua
July 20-23, Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg
July 28, Foreigner and Loverboy, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center
July 29, matchbox twenty, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 1, matchbox twenty, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center
Aug. 5, Def Leppard and Motley with Alice Cooper, JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
Aug. 11, Zac Brown Band with Marcus King and King Calaway, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 16, Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R., St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 19, Parker McCollum, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 24-27, Pickin’ in the Pasture Bluegrass Festival, Alexander Farm, Lodi
Sept. 2, Foreigner and Loverboy, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Sept. 26, Eric Johnson, Center for the Arts, Homer