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Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 6 • 7:30PM
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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A man with long hair and a beard sings into a microphone on a stage with a colorful, striped background.
Tame Impala
Aug 25 • 7:00PM
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
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Punk band performs on stage. The singer is front and center with the bass player to his left, guitarist to his right, and drummer behind.
Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook & Glen Matlock)
Oct 4 • 8:30PM
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & Almost Monday
Jun 26 • 6:30PM
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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The Black Keys
May 5 • 7:30PM
Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts
Columbus, OH
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Taking Back Sunday & Bayside
Jun 9 • 8:00PM
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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The Black Keys
May 4 • 7:30PM
Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts
Columbus, OH
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A woman in a sparkly dress sings into a microphone on stage, while a man plays guitar beside her.
Lake Street Dive
Apr 15 • 7:30PM
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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A male guitarist with long brown hair and sunglasses plays a white electric guitar on stage, with a microphone stand visible.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Sep 16 • 8:00PM
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Columbus Alternative Schedule

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Mar 14
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
Mar 14
6:30 PM
Siamese
Ace of Cups
Columbus, OH
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Mar 17
Tue • 6:30 PM
Tue
Mar 17
6:30 PM
Saturdays At Your Place
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Mar 18
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Mar 18
7:00 PM
Yonder Mountain String Band
Woodlands Tavern
Columbus, OH
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Mar 18
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Mar 18
7:30 PM
Twen
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Mar 18
Wed • 9:00 PM
Wed
Mar 18
9:00 PM
Sad Boyz
Ace of Cups
Columbus, OH
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Mar 19
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Mar 19
7:00 PM
BJ Barham
Skully's Music Diner
Columbus, OH
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Mar 19
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Mar 19
8:00 PM
The Dollyrots
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Mar 21
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Mar 21
7:00 PM
Dan Deacon
Woodlands Tavern
Columbus, OH
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Mar 23
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Mar 23
7:00 PM
Aaron Gillespie
Woodlands Tavern
Columbus, OH
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Mar 24
Tue • 7:30 PM
Tue
Mar 24
7:30 PM
Patterson Hood & John Moreland
Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
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Mar 25
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Mar 25
7:30 PM
Moontower
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Mar 26
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Mar 26
7:00 PM
Jettee
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Mar 27
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Mar 27
7:00 PM
Caiola
Ace of Cups
Columbus, OH
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Mar 27
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Mar 27
8:00 PM
Circle Jerks & Gorilla Biscuits
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Mar 29
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Mar 29
6:30 PM
Filter & Finger Eleven
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Mar 29
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Mar 29
7:00 PM
Two Feet
The Bluestone
Columbus, OH
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Mar 31
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Mar 31
8:00 PM
Midnight 'Til Morning
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Apr 4
Sat • 6:00 PM
Sat
Apr 4
6:00 PM
Hollow Crown Tour: ThxSoMch
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Apr 5
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Apr 5
8:00 PM
Bad Suns
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Apr 9
Thu • 6:30 PM
Thu
Apr 9
6:30 PM
Lynch Mob
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Apr 11
Sat • 5:00 PM
Sat
Apr 11
5:00 PM
Califone
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 11
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Apr 11
7:00 PM
Bobaflex
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Apr 11
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Apr 11
8:00 PM
Krooked Kings
A and R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
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Apr 12
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Apr 12
6:30 PM
The Antlers
Ace of Cups
Columbus, OH
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Apr 12
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Apr 12
6:30 PM
The Maine
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Apr 13
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Apr 13
7:00 PM
Clarion
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 14
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Apr 14
7:00 PM
The Queers
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 15
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Apr 15
7:30 PM
Lake Street Dive
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Apr 15
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Apr 15
7:30 PM
Matt Pryor
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 15
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Apr 15
8:00 PM
Broncho
A and R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
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Apr 16
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Apr 16
7:00 PM
The Silos
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 17
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Apr 17
8:00 PM
Des Rocs
Skully's Music Diner
Columbus, OH
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Apr 22
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Apr 22
7:00 PM
Cheerleader Roadkill
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 24
Fri • 7:30 PM
Fri
Apr 24
7:30 PM
Thursday
Skully's Music Diner
Columbus, OH
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Apr 25
Sat • 9:00 PM
Sat
Apr 25
9:00 PM
Vacation Manor
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Apr 30
Thu • TBD
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Apr 30
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He is Legend
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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May 1
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
May 1
8:00 PM
West 22nd - Band
A and R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
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May 4
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
May 4
7:00 PM
Yungblud
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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May 4
Mon • 7:30 PM
Mon
May 4
7:30 PM
The Black Keys
Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts
Columbus, OH
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May 5
Tue • 7:30 PM
Tue
May 5
7:30 PM
Jake Ewald
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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May 5
Tue • 7:30 PM
Tue
May 5
7:30 PM
The Black Keys
Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts
Columbus, OH
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May 5
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
May 5
8:00 PM
The Lemon Twigs
A and R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
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May 6
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
May 6
7:30 PM
Wes Parker
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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May 9
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
May 9
6:30 PM
Phoneboy & Heart Attack Man
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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May 9
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
May 9
6:30 PM
Puddle Of Mudd
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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May 13
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
May 13
8:00 PM
Troy Doherty
A and R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
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May 14
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
May 14
8:00 PM
Searows
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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May 16
Sat • 9:00 PM
Sat
May 16
9:00 PM
High Fade
The Summit - OH
Columbus, OH
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May 20
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
May 20
8:00 PM
Courtney Barnett
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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May 21
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
May 21
7:00 PM
Diana Chittester
Midland Theatre - OH
Newark, OH
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May 21
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
May 21
8:00 PM
The Mountain Goats
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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May 22
Fri • 9:00 PM
Fri
May 22
9:00 PM
Mark William Lewis
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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May 23
Sat • 6:30 PM
Sat
May 23
6:30 PM
Red - The Band
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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May 29
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
May 29
8:00 PM
New Modern
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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May 31
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
May 31
6:30 PM
COLD
The King of Clubs - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Jun 6
Sat • 7:30 PM
Sat
Jun 6
7:30 PM
Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Jun 9
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Jun 9
8:00 PM
Taking Back Sunday & Bayside
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Jun 10
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jun 10
8:00 PM
Satsang
Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
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Jun 26
Fri • 6:30 PM
Fri
Jun 26
6:30 PM
Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & Almost Monday
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Jun 28
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Jun 28
8:00 PM
Spoon & The Beths
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Jul 21
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Jul 21
8:00 PM
RX Bandits
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Jul 25
Sat • 7:30 PM
Sat
Jul 25
7:30 PM
Slightly Stoopid
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Aug 3
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Aug 3
7:00 PM
For King and Country
Celeste Center at Ohio Expo Center & State Fair
Columbus, OH
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Aug 25
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Aug 25
7:00 PM
Tame Impala
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
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Sep 10
Thu • 6:30 PM
Thu
Sep 10
6:30 PM
O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Sep 16
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Sep 16
8:00 PM
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Sep 18
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Sep 18
7:00 PM
Bilmuri
KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Oct 4
Sun • 8:30 PM
Sun
Oct 4
8:30 PM
Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook & Glen Matlock)
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Oct 21
Wed • 6:45 PM
Wed
Oct 21
6:45 PM
Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks & Eva Under Fire
Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
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Find the Best Alternative Concerts in Columbus for 2026

Columbus 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 Columbus This Weekend

Planning your weekend? There are 1 alternative concerts happening around Columbus this weekend! Here are the most popular alternative concerts happening in Columbus from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss out on the action!

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Siamese Mar 14 Ace of Cups $62

Top 2026 Summer Alternative Concerts in Columbus

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

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
The Black Keys May 4 Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts $98
The Black Keys May 5 Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts $98
Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium Jun 6 KEMBA Live! $131
Taking Back Sunday & Bayside Jun 9 Newport Music Hall $80
Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & Almost Monday Jun 26 KEMBA Live! $76
Slightly Stoopid Jul 25 KEMBA Live! $72
Tame Impala Aug 25 Nationwide Arena $176
O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall Sep 10 KEMBA Live! $46
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Sep 16 KEMBA Live! $122
Bilmuri Sep 18 KEMBA Live! $95

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

Looking for fun in Columbus 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
Siamese Mar 14 Ace of Cups $62

Top Venues in Columbus, OH

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Ohio Theatre - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Nationwide Arena
Columbus, OH
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KEMBA Live!
Columbus, OH
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Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center
Columbus, OH
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Funny Bone Comedy Club - Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Palace Theatre Columbus
Columbus, OH
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Mershon Auditorium At Wexner Center For The Arts
Columbus, OH
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Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
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Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
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The Bluestone
Columbus, OH
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