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 February, 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.
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. 3, Buried Alive, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Feb. 3, Crys Matthews, May Memorial UU Society
Feb. 4, Get The Led Out, Stanley Theatre, Utica
Feb. 4, Angel Olsen, Asbury Hall, Buffalo
Feb. 4, Lainey Wilson, Kegs Canalside, Jordan (SOLD OUT!)
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 (SOLD OUT!)
Feb. 11, Dark Hollow + Organ Fairchild, The Upstairs, Ithaca
Feb. 11, RED, The L, Horseheads
Feb. 12, GIFT and Hooveriii, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Feb. 15, Natalie McMaster, UB Center for the Arts, Buffalo
Feb. 15, Alan Doyle, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Feb. 16, The Mountain Goats and Lilly Hiatt, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
Feb. 16, Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 16, Our Lady Peace, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 17, Flogging Molly, Main Street Armory, Rochester
Feb. 17, The Honey Dew Drops, May Memorial UU Society
Feb. 17, Matt Nakoa, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 17, Dokken and Lynch Mob Reunion Tour, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 17, Brule County Bad Boys and Dangerbyrd, Lux Bar, Rochester
Feb. 18, Mike Powell, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 18, Studio89, Lost Horizon, 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. 23, Erin Harkes, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 24, Loren Barrigar, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 24, Sponge, The L, Horseheads
Feb. 24, Gin Blossoms, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
Feb. 24, The Bad Plus, Center for the Arts, Homer
Feb. 24, Borgore, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Feb. 24, The Hi-Risers, Lux Bar, Rochester
Feb. 24, moe., Palace Theatre, Albany
Feb. 24, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Deep Dive, Ithaca
Feb. 25, Raul Midón, Corning Museum of Glass
Feb. 25, The McKrells, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
Feb. 25, Fuzzrod, The Bug Jar, Rochester
Feb. 25, The National Reserve, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
Feb. 25, Golden Oak, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
Feb. 25, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
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 2, Wolves at the Gate, The L, Horseheads
March 2, Sean Rowe, Abilene Bar and Lounge, Rochester
March 3, Sunny War, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
March 3, Jude Roberts, May Memorial UU Society
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 4, Aqueous and Litz, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
March 5, DakhaBrakha, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 6, Emily Scott Robinson and Alisa Amador and Violet Bell, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 8, Vanessa Carlton, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 9, Nikki Glaser, State Theatre, Ithaca
March 9, Quiet Riot and Hair Nation, The L, Horseheads
March 9, Karan Casey, Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca
March 10, Canadian Brass, Corning Museum of Glass
March 10-11, Driftwood, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
March 10, Adawagin Pratt with Symphoria, Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 10, Ichi-Bons and The Televisionaries, Lux Bar, Rochester
March 11, Guy Davis, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
March 11, Thank You Scientist, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
March 11, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Main Street Armory, Rochester
March 11, America, Kodak Center, Rochester
March 11, Jeffrey Gaines, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 11, Club d’Elf, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 11, Wings: A Celtic Dance Celebration, Anderson Center, Binghamton
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 13, Adam Ezra Group, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 14, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, MVP Arena, Albany
March 15, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 15, Chasity Brown, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 15, Dogs in a Pile, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
March 15, Enter the Haggis, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
March 16, Journey and Toto, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
March 16, Enter the Haggis, Center for the Arts, Homer
March 16, Dervish, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 17, Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem, May Memorial UU Society
March 17, Cooper Alan, The L, Horseheads
March 17, Cold, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
March 17, Red Devil Ryders, Lux Bar, Rochester
March 18, Diamond Rio, Touch of Texas, Binghamton
March 18, Jimkata, Photo City Music Hall, Rochester
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 19, Curley Taylor, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 20, Desmond Jones, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
March 22, Blue October, The L, Horseheads
March 22, Baked Shrimp, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
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 23, Hawthorne Heights, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
March 23, Bella’s Bartok, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 23-28, 1st Annual Scott Lafaro Geneva Jazz Fest, various locations, Geneva
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, Spafford, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 26, Yarn, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
March 28, Christian McBride’s New Jawn, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
March 28, Young Nudy, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
March 28, Melt, Deep Dive, Ithaca
March 29, Scott Bradlee’s Post-Modern Jukebox, Anderson Center, Binghamton
March 29, Drug Church and Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
March 31, Scott Bradlee’s Post-Modern Jukebox, Turning Stone Showroom, Verona
March 31, Joshua Hyslop, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
March 31, Almost Queen, Forum Theatre, Binghamton
March 31, Florence Dore Band, Mohawk Place, Buffalo
April 1, Florence Dore Band, Abilene Bar and Lounge, Rochester
April 1, Stryper and Vixen, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 1, The Moxie Strings, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 1, Earth Crisis, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
April 2, Twiddle and Yam Yam, State Theatre, Ithaca (postponed from Jan. 27)
April 2, The Queers, The Bug Jar, Rochester
April 4, Tennis, Center for the Arts, Homer
April 5, Bass Drum of Death, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
April 6, Snarky Puppy, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
April 8, Aaron Lewis, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 8, Papadosio and Space Bacon, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
April 13, Stillhouse, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 13, The Nth Power, Deep Dive, Ithaca
April 13, Pink Talking Fish, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
April 14, Alice Howe and Freebo, May Memorial UU Society
April 14, Old Dominion, Palace Theatre, Albany
April 14, Jeff Dunham, Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton
April 14, Red Hot Chili Peppers with The Strokes and King Princess, JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
April 15, Fozzy, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
April 15, Naked Noise, #11 Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca
April 15, Brandon Santini, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 15, Jonathan Byrd, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
April 15, Skid Row, Great White, and Kip Winger, Turning Stone Event Center, Verona
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 16, Dane Cook, Turning Stone Event Center, Verona
April 16, Clutch and Amigo the Devil, Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls
April 17, Bleed From Within, The L, Horseheads
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 18, Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 18, August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
April 18, Sepultura and Kreator, Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls
April 19, Father John Misty, State Theatre, Ithaca
April 20, Chase Matthew, The L, Horseheads
April 20, Zach Nugent and Dead Set, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
April 20, Carolyn Wonderland, 443 Social Club, Syracuse (SOLD OUT!)
April 21, Ryan Montbleu Band, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
April 21, Dan Navarro and Just Joe, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 21, Rhett Miller, Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester
April 21, Sloan, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
April 21, Joywave, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
April 22, Chicago, Turning Stone Event Center, Verona
April 22, House of Hamill, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 22, Ryan Montbleau Band, Water Street Music Hall, Rochester
April 23, NYChillharmonic, Deep Dive, Ithaca
April 23, Ryan Montbleau Band, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
April 26, Selwyn Birchwood, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 26, The Slackers, Mohawk Place, Buffalo
April 27, Hot Tuna, The Smith Opera House, Geneva
April 27, Indigo Girls, State Theatre, Ithaca (postponed from Dec. 7)
April 27, Upstate, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 28, Upstate, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo
April 28, Marlon Wayans, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
April 29, The Burns Sisters Band, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
April 28, Phoneboy, Mohawk Place, Buffalo
April 29, Jimkata, Westcott Theatre, Syracuse
April 29, Robinson Treacher, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
April 29, Annie in the Water, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
April 29, Upstate, Flour City Station, Rochester
April 30, Professor Louie and Crowmatix, 443 Social Club, Syracuse
May 2, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Sounds with Kayleigh Goldsworthy, The Montage, Rochester
May 3, Elder, Mohawk Place, Buffalo
May 5, Belle and Sebastian, State Theatre, Ithaca CANCELED!
May 5, Big Eyed Fish and Hello City, Westcott Theater, Syracuse
May 6, Chris Destefano, State Theatre, Ithaca
May 6, Gary Gulman, Hangar Theatre
May 6, The Color Fred, Funk N Waffles, Syracuse
May 9, Beartooth and Trivium, Buffalo River Works, Buffalo
May 9, Adelita’s Way, Lost Horizon, Syracuse
May 13, Travis Knapp and Annie Sumi, Oswego Music Hall, Oswego
May 14, Sepultura and Kreator, Rapids Theatre, Niagara Falls
May 14, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca
May 18, Cody Johnson, Upstate Medical Arena at OnCenter
May 19, Dar Williams, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
May 19, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Del Lago Resort, Waterloo
May 19-20, The Avett Brothers, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
May 20, RootStock, Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca
May 20, The Revelers, Harmony House, Rochester
May 21, City and Colour and Courtney Marie Andrews, State Theatre, Ithaca
May 25, Creed Fisher, The L, Horseheads
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 (SOLD OUT!)
June 8, Thomas Rhett, MVP Arena, Albany
June 10, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Carol Ades, Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, LaFayette
June 10, Luke Bryan, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
June 11, Little River Band, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
June 13, John Mellencamp, Palace Theatre, Albany
June 13, Young the Giant and Milky Chance, Artpark, Lewiston
June 13, Bryan Adams and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
June 14, John Mellencamp, Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
June 14, Dave Matthews Band, Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien
June 15-17, New York State Blues Festival, Chevy Court, State Fairgrounds, Syracuse
June 16, John Mellencamp, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
June 21, Chicago, Kodak Center, Rochester
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
June 28, Jimmie Vaughan, Center for the Arts, Homer
July 6, Thomas Rhett, KeyBank Center, Buffalo
July 8, Eilen Jewell, Center for the Arts, Homer
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 14-15, Dave Matthews Band, SPAC, Saratoga Springs
July 20-23, Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Trumansburg
July 22, Blood Sweat & Tears, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
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. 4, Fall Out Boy with Bring Me the Horizon, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center
Aug. 5, Def Leppard and Motley Crue with Alice Cooper, JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse
Aug. 5, The Oak Ridge Boys, Point of the Bluff Vineyards, Hammondsport
Aug. 8, Pantera with Lamb of God, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 11, Zac Brown Band with Marcus King and King Calaway, St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 13, Mastodon and Gojira, Upstate Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial, Syracuse
Aug. 16, Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R., St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse
Aug. 16, Nickelback, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center
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
Sept. 28, Clannad, Center for the Arts, Homer
Oct. 20, John McCutcheon, May Memorial Society, Syracuse
