By Allen Halas OnMilwaukee Staff Writer Published Aug 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM

Want to catch a concert near you? Don't forget to check out our monthly concert listings!

There's music all over Milwaukee – with tons of venues throughout the city to check out national acts as well as the city's thriving music scene. August features nearly 150 concerts coming to Milwaukee venues, including Linkin Park, Neil Young, LCD Soundsystem and many more. Not to mention all of the free music series happening around Milwaukee, as well. We'll see you in the crowd!

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August 5 - Galactic Empire, Nini, Arcade Mode at X-Ray Arcade

August 5 - Iration at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 6 - Cameron Whitcomb at The Pabst Theater

August 6 - Wanda Chrome and the Leather Pharaohs, The Strains at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 6 - Lifeguard, Autobahn, TV Buddha at X-Ray Arcade

August 7 - Father Sky, John Davey at The Cooperage

August 7 - Worst Party Ever, Good Sleepy, If Kansas Had Trees, Barely Civil, New Age Thief at X-Ray Arcade

August 7 - Run Along Forever Presents: 414bigfrank, Kill.Dawn, Superstar Sel, Sabbath, TTG Rio at Cactus Club

August 8 - Billy Strings at Fiserv Forum

August 8 - Clay Fulton & The Lost Forty at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 8 - Broncho at Cactus Club

August 8 - Shadeseeker, Milou Moon, Fuzzysurf at Linneman's

August 8 - Zao, Balmora, Girl of Glass, Godseyes at X-Ray Arcade

August 8 - Bloom The Arctic, Sheebie, Pretoria, Ur Mom at Falcon Hall

August 9 - Twiztid at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 9 - Earth, Wind and Fire at Miller High Life Theatre

August 9 - Shoobie, Waterspouts, Samwise Baker, Her Haunting Melody, secret band at Linneman's

August 9 - Mal Blum, Charlie Mtn. at X-Ray Arcade

August 9 - Fellow Kinsman, Ladybird, Mol Sullivan at Cactus Club

August 9 - Reign of Ferns, Lorna Dune, Mahlmeister / Schoenecker, Wavefiler at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 9 - The Judge, Dead Feathers, Adorner, High Gallows at Falcon Hall

August 9 - Androids Dungeon Radio Label Showcase at The Miramar Theatre

August 9 - Big Time Rush at American Family Insurance Amphitheater

August 10 - Ramirez at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 10 - Jeff Dye at Vivarium

August 10 - Claudia Russell, Bruce Kaplan at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 10 - Kiesza, Bonnie McKee at X-Ray Arcade

August 10 - Eli White & The Art Of, *aya, Nzinga, Sau! at Cactus Club

August 11 - Febuary, Cash Only Tony's, Excuse Me, Who are You?, Snag at X-Ray Arcade

August 12 - Chain Gang, Boltcutter, Gored Embrace, Horrid Mass, World of Fear at X-Ray Arcade

August 13 - Lily Matteson at Linneman's

August 14 - Clutch at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 14 - America at The Riverside Theater

August 14 - Pretend Friend, Joe Wais, Jordan Kroeger at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 14 - Hayley Elizabeth, Anne Helen Wells, LIIAN, OnlyFerns at Cactus Club

August 14 - Silvertone, The Hypnic Jerks, Bloom the Arctic, Mas Verde at X-Ray Arcade

August 15 - LCD Soundsystem at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 15 - Sunday Cruise, Scam Likely, Pleaser at Turner Hall Ballroom

August 15 - Tommy Oeffling Band at Vivarium

August 15 - Nathan Graham at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 15 - Bearly Dead at Shank Hall

August 15 - Known Moons, Shontrail, Heavy Bend, Online Blunt at Cactus Club

August 15 - Addison Del Rey at Cactus Club

August 15 - Dusk, Obscene, Cryptual, Carcinolith at X-Ray Arcade

August 15 - MKE Music Night 100 at The Cooperage

August 16 - LCD Soundsystem at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 16 - Dusty Slay: The Night Shift Tour at The Pabst Theater

August 16 - Sleepersound, Deep Tunnel Project, Human Ant Farm, Glowingtide at X-Ray Arcade

August 16 - Yoko, Skinny Limbs at The Miramar Theatre

August 16 - Rap J at Shank Hall

August 16 - I H8 It Here, Star Student, Anita Velveeta, Ellee Grim at Cactus Club

August 17 - Clipse at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 17 - Lettuce at Turner Hall Ballroom

August 17 - Anne Heaton, Edie Carey at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 17 - GA-20 at Falcon Hall

August 17 - Modern Tigers, Faded Places, Offtide, Rare Visions at X-Ray Arcade

August 18 - Ultra Deluxe, Killer High Life, Courtesy, Disposable Thumbs at X-Ray Arcade

August 19 - The Dead South at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 19 - Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge at BMO Pavilion

August 19 - Breaking and Entering's Hip Hop Week Beat Battle featuring 9th Wonder at The Cooperage

August 19 - Dan Navarro, Jessica Willis Fisher at Shank Hall

August 19 - MX Lonely, Okay Omen, Frantic Repair, Shrinestone at Sugar Maple

August 19 - Free Friends, Mighty Vices, Haydentheposer at X-Ray Arcade

August 20 - Benny The Butcher at The Rave

August 20 - Chris Haise at Linneman's

August 20 - Cat Crash, Cricket, Kat and the Hurricane, Hemlock Chaser at X-Ray Arcade

August 21 - Fresh Coast Jazz Festival at The Pabst Theater

August 21 - Simple Plan at BMO Pavilion

August 21 - Me Like Bees, Parrotfish, Bowvee at X-Ray Arcade

August 22 - Cypress Hill, Atmosphere at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 22 - Jessica Kirson at Turner Hall Ballroom

August 22 - Floyd Nation at The Riverside Theater

August 22 - Ozomatli at Vivarium

August 22 - Harmonious Wail at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 22 - Max & the Fellow Travelers, Glass Beagle, Sludge Hawking at Linneman's

August 22 - Riot Ten, Tynan, Hexxa at The Miramar Theatre

August 22 - Ocean Sleeper, Garzi, Vacant Voice, Haunter at X-Ray Arcade

August 22 - Kneafsey, Maximiano, Ellie Jackson at Cactus Club

August 22 - Nox Novacula, World In Action, DT Harm at Club Garibaldi

August 23 - BabyTron at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 23 - Arankai Ekoh at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 23 - Fresh Coast Cruise at The Pabst Theater

August 23 - Fightin’ Bob, The Taxmen, RJ Ziebarth at Linneman's

August 23 - The Spine Stealers, Ross Thorn, Bitch Creek at Falcon Hall

August 23 - Half Moon HideAway, Torcado, Faded Places at Shank Hall

August 23 - Cyanotic, am.psych, Derision Cult at Cactus Club

August 23 - Oliver Francis, JordanxBell, NilexNile at X-Ray Arcade

August 24 - Lizzy & The Triggermen at Vivarium

August 24 - Rap J, Riz, DJ Dscribe at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 24 - Blush, Sunshy, Muted Color, Striped Cow at Sugar Maple

August 24 - Angry Zeta, Little Foot, Dead, Dead Swans, Old Wolves at X-Ray Arcade

August 24 - Styx, Kevin Cronin, Don Felder at American Family Insurance Amphitheater

August 25 - Linkin Park, Jean Dawson at Fiserv Forum

August 25 - Steve Earle at The Pabst Theater

August 25 - Boy Jr., Kopps, Tiny Vamp, Ellee Grim at X-Ray Arcade

August 26 - Leon Bridges, Charley Crockett at BMO Pavilion

August 27 - Gold Label, Deep Dive, Human Ant Farm, Aergo at Cactus Club

August 27 - The Upside at Linneman's

August 27 - Capital Soirée, Alley Eyes at X-Ray Arcade

August 28 - St. Vincent at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 28 - Tyler Ramsey at Vivarium

August 28 - Natalie Sue & The Steed, Derek Pritzl, Valley Fox at Cactus Club

August 28 - Un-Broken, Inherit the Earth, Seilies, Where is the Key, Zammek at X-Ray Arcade

August 29 - Aidan Canfield at Vivarium

August 29 - Ben Mulwana, Wattle & Daub at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 29 - Summer Jam, Hot Like Mars, Modern Joey, Shadeseeker at The Cooperage

August 29 - Dirtnap Records 25th Anniversary Fest Day One at X-Ray Arcade

August 29 - Pierre Bensusan at Shank Hall

August 29 - Cory Waller and The Wicked Things, Bree Morgan at Shank Hall

August 29 - Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts at BMO Pavilion

August 30 - Deftones, Phantogram at Fiserv Forum

August 30 - La Santa Grifa, Dharius at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 30 - Wonderful Bluffer, Rainbow Cobra, Venturer at Linneman's

August 30 - Well + Good, The Night Painters, Mary Don't Care at Anodyne Coffee Roasters

August 30 - Mood Medication at Shank Hall

August 30 - Bleary Eyed, Shamewave at Cactus Club

August 30 - Nuke Plant Chickens, Mourning Star, Charlieboy, Mtn Dew at Falcon Hall

August 30 - Dirtnap Records 25th Anniversary Fest Day Two at X-Ray Arcade

August 30 - $uicideboy$, Bones, Night Lovell, Germ, Joeyy. at American Family Insurance Amphitheater

August 31 - K Camp at The Rave / Eagles Club

August 31 - Dirtnap Records 25th Anniversary Fest Day Three at X-Ray Arcade

August 31 - Billy Idol, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at American Family Insurance Amphitheater