The Grand, Ellsworth · Downeast
Maine songwriter Griffin William Sherry, founder of The Ghost of Paul Revere and writer of the official Maine State Ballad, returns to The Grand's Stanley Subaru Stage mixing folk, country and rock, with Boston Americana band Jake Swamp and the Pine.
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2026
Venue: The Grand, 165 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME
With: Jake Swamp and the Pine
Show: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 at the door (general admission)
Info and tickets: https://yourgrand.org/upcoming-events/live-music-griffin-william-sherry
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The Old Town Theatre, Old Town · Bangor area
Wells, Maine rapper Spose, of the 2010 hit "I'm Awesome," headlines Black Market Soup Kitchen's third Halloween-night Black Market Monster Mash at the Old Town Theatre, with BMSK, Treelock and Lord T Double also on the bill.
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2026
Venue: The Old Town Theatre, 261 Main Street, Old Town, ME
With: Black Market Soup Kitchen, Treelock, Lord T Double
Ages: All ages
Info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-market-monster-mash-3-wspose-tickets-1996519177605
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First Parish Church (presented by SPACE), Portland · Greater Portland
Arkansas folksinger-poet Willi Carlisle brings The Universal Bubba Tour, behind his Tyler Childers-produced double album, to First Parish Church in a SPACE presentation, with Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues.
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2026
Venue: First Parish Church, Portland, ME (presented by SPACE)
With: Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 day of show ($2 off for SPACE members)
Info and tickets: https://space538.org/event/willi-carlisle-universal-bubba-2026/
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Waterville Opera House, Waterville · Augusta / Waterville
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra carries the swing-era big band's book, from Opus One to Song of India, into the Waterville Opera House for a Sunday matinee, with crooner Hayden Grove of The Voice on vocals.
Date: Sun Dec 20, 2026
Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME
Show: 3:00 PM
Tickets: $45-$55 (includes handling fee)
Info and tickets: https://www.watervillecreates.org/shows/tommy-dorsey-2026/
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Franco Center, Lewiston · Lewiston / Auburn
Fiddle-icious, the Maine community fiddle orchestra of 100-plus musicians from Kittery to Augusta, brings Irish, Scottish, Quebecois and Acadian reels, jigs and waltzes to the Franco Center for a Sunday matinee with special guest Denny Breau.
Date: Sun Nov 1, 2026
Venue: Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME
With: Denny Breau (special guest)
Doors: 1:00 PM
Show: 2:00 PM
Tickets: $25 advance / $30 at the door
Info and tickets: https://francocenter.org/event/fall-favorite-fiddle-icious-at-franco-nov-1/
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Camden Opera House, Camden · Midcoast
Hancock, Maine singer-songwriter Chris Ross, the New England Music Awards' 2014 Songwriter of the Year, returns to the Camden Opera House's third-floor Blue Café for an intimate, hour-long acoustic set of story-driven Americana.
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2026
Venue: Camden Opera House (Blue Café, 3rd floor), 29 Elm St, Camden, ME
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Tickets: Free; donations to the Community Arts Fund welcome; seating limited
Info and tickets: https://www.camdenoperahouse.com/events/blue-cafe-chris-ross
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Collins Center for the Arts – Minsky Recital Hall (UMaine), Orono · Bangor area
Grammy-winning Brazilian guitarist, composer and singer Toninho Horta, a longtime collaborator of Milton Nascimento and Pat Metheny, brings his quartet to Minsky Recital Hall with pianist Tyler Henderson, bassist Alex Claffy and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca.
Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026
Venue: Collins Center for the Arts – Minsky Recital Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME
With: Tyler Henderson, Alex Claffy, Duduka da Fonseca (quartet)
Show: 7:00 PM
Tickets: Adult $36 / K-12 $17 (all fees included)
Info and tickets: https://www.collinscenterforthearts.com/event/toninho-horta/
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Live at Madrid's, Portland · Greater Portland
Maine's own Sparks the Rescue, the pop-punk/alt-rock band born from a merger of three Maine high school bands, headline a four-band bill at Madrid's with Too Late The Hero, Broadwing and Slim Jim Carrey.
Date: Sat Dec 12, 2026
Venue: Live at Madrid's, 144 Fore Street, Portland, ME
With: Too Late The Hero, Broadwing, Slim Jim Carrey
Doors: 6:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $25 general admission
Info and tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liveatmadrids/events/sparks-the-rescue-too-late-the-hero-broadwing-slim-jim-carrey-209350
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Aura, Portland · Greater Portland
Former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate brings Operation: Mindcrime - The Final Chapter to Aura, performing the 1988 progressive metal concept album that made his name.
Date: Thu Nov 12, 2026
Venue: Aura, 121 Center Street, Portland, ME
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Ages: 18+
Tickets: From $45.50 (standard ticket)
Info and tickets: https://auramaine.com/event/111226/
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Live at Madrid's, Portland · Greater Portland
Boston hardcore punk mainstays Blood For Blood, formed in 1994 out of the Boston and New York hardcore scenes, bring their gritty sound to Madrid's on Fore Street in a Cheap Life Records presentation.
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2026
Venue: Live at Madrid's, 144 Fore Street, Portland, ME
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $25 general admission
Info and tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liveatmadrids/events/cheap-life-records-presents-blood-for-blood-204768
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SPACE, Portland · Greater Portland
Burlington, Vermont songwriter Lily Seabird returns to SPACE with her new album Lightspheres On Their Way, pairing troubadour folk with grungy rock, with Eliza Niemi opening.
Date: Wed Dec 9, 2026
Venue: SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland, ME
With: Eliza Niemi
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 day of show ($2 off for SPACE members); cash, no-fee tickets at the 534 Congress St box office
Info and tickets: https://space538.org/event/lily-seabird-eliza-niemi-2026/
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State Theatre, Portland · Greater Portland
Portland's own Mallett Brothers Band, the group brothers Luke and Will Mallett founded in 2009, headline the State Theatre behind their new album Higher Up in the Hills.
Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026
Venue: State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Ages: All ages
Tickets: $25 advance / $30 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/the-mallett-brothers-band/
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Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft · Bangor area
Maine's Celtic-American four-piece Bailey's Mistake bring their bagpipe-and-harmony mix of Irish, Scottish and Newfoundland tunes and new songs to Dover-Foxcroft for a festive Celtic Christmas concert.
Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026
Venue: Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, 20 East Main St, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Show: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $25 advance / $30 at the door
Info and tickets: https://centertheatrefortheperformingarts.thundertix.com/events/273090
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SPACE, Portland · Greater Portland
Oakland experimental black metal trio Sutekh Hexen headline a heavy night of black metal, power electronics and harsh noise at SPACE, with Sin Pavilion, New England duo Valediction and The Vomit Arsonist. Co-presented with Contemn Light.
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2026
Venue: SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland, ME
With: Sin Pavilion, Valediction, The Vomit Arsonist
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $15 general admission ($13 SPACE members); cash, no-fee tickets at the 534 Congress St box office
Info and tickets: https://space538.org/event/sutekh-hexen-sin-pavilion-valediction-vomit-arsonist-2026/
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State Theatre, Portland · Greater Portland
Montana progressive bluegrass quartet Kitchen Dwellers ring in the new year at the State Theatre with their mix of bluegrass, folk and psychedelic jams, with Neighbor also on the bill.
Date: Thu Dec 31, 2026 (New Year's Eve)
Venue: State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME
With: Neighbor
Doors: 7:30 PM
Show: 8:30 PM
Ages: All ages
Tickets: $39.50 advance / $49 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/kitchen-dwellers/
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State Theatre, Portland · Greater Portland
Atlanta producer Daily Bread (Rhett Whatley), known for bass-heavy electro-soul built on vintage soul and hip-hop samples, brings his Vanishing Point Tour to the State Theatre, with Steller and Motifv.
Date: Thu Dec 10, 2026
Venue: State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME
With: Steller, Motifv
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Ages: All ages
Tickets: $26-$31 advance / $36 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/daily-bread/
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Mechanics' Hall, Portland · Greater Portland
Boston guitar-and-cello duo Tall Heights (Tim Harrington and Paul Wright) mark ten years of their album Neptune with a harmony-rich indie-folk set at Mechanics' Hall. Presented by State Theatre.
Date: Fri Dec 4, 2026
Venue: Mechanics' Hall, Portland, ME
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Ages: All ages
Tickets: $28 advance / $32 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/tall-heights/
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Portland House of Music and Events, Portland · Greater Portland
NYC bassist and singer Karina Rykman, known for her high-energy mix of jam rock and psychedelic indie pop, brings her Late Checkout Tour to HOME, with The Chops opening. Presented by State Theatre.
Date: Thu Dec 3, 2026
Venue: Portland House of Music and Events (HOME), 25 Temple St, Portland, ME
With: The Chops
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Ages: 21+
Tickets: $25 advance / $30 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/karina-rykman/
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Portland House of Music and Events, Portland · Greater Portland
Portland's own Weakened Friends, the loud, fuzzed-out indie rock trio led by Sonia Sturino, ring in the new year at HOME, with Boston punk-rockers Rebuilder and Freak Phone on the bill.
Date: Thu Dec 31, 2026 (New Year's Eve)
Venue: Portland House of Music and Events (HOME), 25 Temple St, Portland, ME
With: Rebuilder, Freak Phone
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Ages: 21+
Tickets: $30 advance / $40 day of show
Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/weakened-friends/
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Penobscot Pour House, Bangor · Bangor area
Central and Southern Maine rock band Mean Streak returns to downtown Bangor for a Friday night of high-energy rock favorites.
Date: Fri Dec 18, 2026
Venue: Penobscot Pour House, Bangor, ME
Time: 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Info: https://penobscot.pourhousemaine.com/bangor-penobscot-pour-house-live-music-and-events
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