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Akron Alternative Tickets

Akron Alternative Schedule

Thu • 8:00 PM

Fri • 7:00 PM

Sat • 6:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Sat • 7:30 PM

Between The Buried and Me

Sun • 6:00 PM

Mercury Music Lounge

Sun • 6:00 PM

The Foundry - Cleveland

Tue • 6:00 PM

Mercury Music Lounge

Wed • 6:30 PM

Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & Almost Monday

Jacobs Pavilion

Thu • 7:00 PM

The Roxy At Mahall's

Thu • 8:00 PM

Toadies & Vandoliers

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Fri • 7:00 PM

The Black Queen

Mercury Music Lounge

Sat • 8:00 PM

Beachland Ballroom

Tue • 7:30 PM

Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium

Jacobs Pavilion

Wed • 8:00 PM

Cambridge Room At The House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 8:00 PM

Akron Civic Theatre

Fri • 8:00 PM

The Winchester Music Tavern

Fri • 8:00 PM

Treelawn Social Club

Sat • 8:00 PM

Tue • 7:00 PM

The Roxy At Mahall's

Wed • 7:00 PM

Taking Back Sunday & Bayside

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Thu • 7:00 PM

Mercury Music Lounge

Thu • 7:00 PM

Thu • 8:00 PM

Beachland Ballroom

Fri • 7:00 PM

A Flock of Seagulls

The Celestia Theater At Wadsworth Square

Fri • 8:00 PM

Augustana & Phantom Planet

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Sat • 8:00 PM

Josiah and the Bonnevilles

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Sun • 8:00 PM

Beachland Tavern

Mon • 7:00 PM

Echo and the Bunnymen

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Tue • 8:00 PM

Beachland Ballroom

Tue • 8:00 PM

Fri • 7:00 PM

The Strokes, Thundercat & Hamilton Leithauser

Blossom Music Center

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Fri • 7:30 PM

Jacobs Pavilion

Sat • 8:00 PM

15-60-75 (The Numbers Band)

Treelawn Music Hall

Sun • 8:00 PM

Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band

Tue • 8:00 PM

Wed • 7:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 8:00 PM

Thu • 7:30 PM

Larkin Poe & The Record Company

Evans Amphitheatre At Cain Park

Thu • 8:00 PM

Beachland Tavern

Thu • 8:00 PM

Teenage Bottlerocket

Fri • 7:00 PM

Black Country, New Road

The Roxy At Mahall's

Fri • 7:00 PM

Wed • 7:30 PM

The Human League, Soft Cell & Alison Moyet

Northfield Park Racino - Center Stage

Thu • 8:00 PM

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Thu • 7:30 PM

Collective Soul

Northfield Park Racino - Center Stage

Sat • 7:00 PM

Mercury Music Lounge

Mon • 7:00 PM

Stabbing Westward

The Roxy At Mahall's

Wed • 7:00 PM

Death Cab for Cutie & Jay Som

Jacobs Pavilion

Thu • 7:00 PM

Cambridge Room At The House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 7:30 PM

Second Hand Embarrasment

Thu • 7:30 PM

Slightly Stoopid

Jacobs Pavilion

Thu • 8:00 PM

Fri • 7:00 PM

Jacobs Pavilion

Fri • 8:00 PM

Tue • 8:00 PM

Beachland Ballroom

Thu • 6:30 PM

Evanescence, Spiritbox & Nova Twins

Blossom Music Center

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Sat • 7:00 PM

Sun • 6:00 PM

Sun • 7:30 PM

The Expendables

Mon • 5:30 PM

Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age & Mannequin Pussy

Huntington Bank Field

Tue • 6:00 PM

The Dear Hunter

The Roxy At Mahall's

Tue • 6:45 PM

Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks & Eva Under Fire

Blossom Music Center

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Tue • 8:00 PM

Courtney Barnett

Thu • 7:00 PM

Simple Plan, Bowling For Soup & 3OH!3

Jacobs Pavilion

Sat • 8:00 PM

Evans Amphitheatre At Cain Park

Sat • 7:00 PM

Sun • 6:30 PM

Sun • 8:00 PM

Peter Hook and The Light

Tue • 7:00 PM

Cambridge Room At The House Of Blues - Cleveland

Tue • 8:00 PM

Thu • 8:00 PM

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Sun • 8:00 PM

Magnolia And Johnson Electric Co.

Beachland Ballroom

Thu • 8:00 PM

The Pretty Reckless

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Fri • 6:30 PM

O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall

Blossom Music Center

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Sun • 7:30 PM

Black Label Society

Jacobs Pavilion

Fri • 7:00 PM

Sun • 8:00 PM

Mercury Music Lounge

Wed • 8:00 PM

Squirrel Flower

Thu • 7:00 PM

Sat • 8:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 8:00 PM

Cambridge Room At The House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 8:00 PM

Jacobs Pavilion

Thu • 8:30 PM

Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook & Glen Matlock)

Sat • 8:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Sun • 7:00 PM

Tue • 7:00 PM

Wed • 8:00 PM

Sat • 8:00 PM

Here Come The Mummies

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Fri • 8:00 PM

Beachland Ballroom

Sun • 7:00 PM

Sat • 6:00 PM

Sat • 8:00 PM

Streetlight Manifesto

Wed • 7:00 PM

This Is Lorelei

Sat • 6:30 PM

Mushroomhead & Fear Factory

Tue • 8:00 PM

Sat • 7:00 PM

Easy Street Band

The Celestia Theater At Wadsworth Square

Wed • 8:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Fri • 6:00 PM

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Sun • 7:00 PM

Mon • 7:00 PM

Wed • 7:00 PM

The Bouncing Souls

House Of Blues - Cleveland

Wed • 8:00 PM

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Find the Best Alternative Concerts in Akron for 2026

Akron is a hub for exciting live entertainment. We've analyzed our sales data to bring you the most popular alternative concerts so you can easily plan your next outing.

Top Alternative Concerts in Akron This Weekend

Planning your weekend? There are 6 alternative concerts happening around Akron this weekend! Here are the most popular alternative concerts happening in Akron from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss out on the action!

Event Name	Date	Venue	Lowest Price
Grandview	May 21	Grog Shop	$39
Lilieae	May 22	Grog Shop	$39
Arm's Length	May 23	House Of Blues - Cleveland	$66
Between The Buried and Me	May 23	Globe Iron	$90
Red - The Band	May 24	Mercury Music Lounge	$48
Ventana	May 24	The Foundry - Cleveland	$81

Top 2026 Summer Alternative Concerts in Akron

Summer is the perfect time for live events in Akron! Check out this list of the top alternative concerts happening from May through September.

Event Name	Date	Venue	Lowest Price
Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium	Jun 2	Jacobs Pavilion	$54
A Flock of Seagulls	Jun 12	The Celestia Theater At Wadsworth Square	$50
The Strokes, Thundercat & Hamilton Leithauser	Jun 19	Blossom Music Center	$81
Bleachers	Jun 19	Jacobs Pavilion	$51
Gin Blossoms	Jun 26	Lock 3 Live	$60
Slightly Stoopid	Jul 23	Jacobs Pavilion	$46
Evanescence, Spiritbox & Nova Twins	Jul 30	Blossom Music Center	$51
Violent Femmes	Aug 15	Evans Amphitheatre At Cain Park	$119
Black Label Society	Sep 13	Jacobs Pavilion	$62
Modest Mouse	Sep 30	Jacobs Pavilion	$44

Cheap Things to Do in Akron This Weekend (Under $100)

Looking for fun in Akron that won't break the bank? You've come to the right place. This list features the best-selling alternative concerts this weekend with tickets under $100.

Event Name	Date	Venue	Lowest Price
Grandview	May 21	Grog Shop	$39
Lilieae	May 22	Grog Shop	$39
Arm's Length	May 23	House Of Blues - Cleveland	$66
Between The Buried and Me	May 23	Globe Iron	$90
Red - The Band	May 24	Mercury Music Lounge	$48
Ventana	May 24	The Foundry - Cleveland	$81

Top Venues in Akron, OH

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Blossom Music Center

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

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jacobs pavilion

Jacobs Pavilion

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Hilarities 4th Street Theatre At Pickwick & Frolic

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Huntington Bank Field

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House Of Blues - Cleveland

House Of Blues - Cleveland

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Akron Civic Theatre

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E.J. Thomas Hall

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Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

All Venues Near Akron, OH