What live music is playing in New Orleans this weekend?

Every weekend New Orleans has live music at dozens of venues across the city: the Frenchmen Street clubs, Tipitina's and the Maple Leaf Uptown, the Bywater and Treme neighborhood rooms, the French Quarter jazz clubs, and the big theaters. This page lists the shows booked from Friday afternoon through Sunday night, updated daily from our citywide calendar.

Do weekend shows in New Orleans sell out?

Neighborhood bars and clubs rarely require advance tickets; you walk in. Ticketed rooms like Tipitina's, the Fillmore, the Civic Theatre, the Orpheum, and Preservation Hall can and do sell out on weekends, especially for touring acts. Buy ahead where a ticket link is listed.

What is the best night for live music in New Orleans?

There is no bad night. Fridays and Saturdays have the most shows and the biggest bookings; Sunday has its own tradition, from evening brass band sets to the long-running Sunday night residencies. Some of the city's best regular gigs land on weeknights, so if you are here past the weekend, keep looking.

Live Music in New Orleans This Weekend

Friday afternoon through Sunday night, from our citywide calendar

Updated daily. All times are New Orleans local time (Central). Shows after midnight belong to the night before; the night runs until 6am here.

Weekends in New Orleans are not one music scene but a dozen running in parallel: touring acts in the theaters, brass bands in the clubs, traditional jazz in the Quarter, and neighborhood rooms all over the city with no cover and a tip jar. This page lists what's booked this weekend across all of them. Covers and ticket links are shown where venues publish them; when a show is free, tip the band.

226 shows on the calendar this weekend

Friday, September 18, 2026

4:00 PM April Spain at Bourbon O Bar

4:00 PM Richard "piano" Scott Trio at Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone

4:00 PM Cricket and The 2:19 at House of Blues Voodoo Garden

4:00 PM Al "lil' Fats" Jackson Trio at Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone

5:00 PM Shotgun Jazz Band at Maison

5:00 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Mark Braud at Preservation Hall

5:00 PM Henrietta's Baudy Brothel Sing A-Long at Allways Lounge & Cabaret $10.00

5:00 PM Decaturadio at 30/90

6:00 PM New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings at Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM Cecil Edwards- Gumbo Funk at Three Maries Jazz Club @ Omni Royal Orleans

6:00 PM Bubbles Brown at Apple Barrel Free

6:00 PM Woody's Rampage at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

6:00 PM Michael Watson & The Alchemy at d.b.a.

6:15 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Mark Braud at Preservation Hall

6:30 PM The Dana Abbott Band at Cafe Negril

7:00 PM The Black Orchid Room at The Tigermen Den

7:00 PM Victor Campbell and Son del Sur at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

7:00 PM Willie Green at Bacchanal

7:00 PM Pink Show (burlesque) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret $25.00

7:00 PM Rare Seed, The Hand Grenades & Vienna Notarianni at The Rabbit Hole

7:00 PM Bogue Chitto at House of Blues Voodoo Garden

7:00 PM Dead Magnolia String Band at NOLA Brewing Free

7:00 PM Autumn Dominguez at House of Blues Foundation Room

7:00 PM Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series Present Kristin Diable at New Orleans Jazz Museum

7:30 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Mark Braud at Preservation Hall

7:30 PM James Jordan & Lawrence Sieberth Trio at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $41.30

8:00 PM JuJu & Odd Corey's Big Damn Show! (burlesque/comedy/sideshow) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

8:00 PM Kid Merv at Bourbon O Bar

8:00 PM The Rozes at Blue Nile

8:00 PM OBSIDIAN CULT RECORDS PRESENTS: EMO NIGHT at Santos Bar $10.00

8:00 PM Club 1BD ft. Arty Furtado, Legatron Prime & Chinola at House of Blues

8:00 PM The Hawtsies, Derek W. Dooms at Chickie Wah Wah $26.96

8:00 PM The Dana Abbott Band at Cafe Negril

8:00 PM Trixie Minx's Burlesque Ballroom, feat. Romy Kaye at The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta

8:00 PM VACILLATOR / THE PAUSE / MALEVITUS at Holy Diver

8:00 PM Oh Yeah! ft. Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Joe Ashlar, and Gerald Watkins at Bayou Bar

8:00 PM Strange Roux at 30/90

8:45 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Mark Braud at Preservation Hall

9:00 PM Tropical Gems with C'est Funk at Anna's

9:00 PM SLAAP Cabaret at Saturn Bar $6.23

9:00 PM Wedding Jam w/James & Rachel at Carrollton Station

9:00 PM Ty Ellender at Three Maries Jazz Club @ Omni Royal Orleans

9:00 PM Jamogi & the Jammers, Sweet Magnolia, Left Hook at Gasa Gasa

9:00 PM Zehrin Sims at Good Measure @ The Barnett

9:00 PM Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express + T-Marie & Bayou Juju at BJ's Lounge

9:00 PM Andre Lovett Band at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

9:00 PM Paperchase at Rock N Bowl $17.43

9:00 PM The Satin Strings at Double Dealer

9:00 PM Electric Feels + Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party at Republic NOLA

9:00 PM Nayo Jones Experience at Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone

9:30 PM Mahogany Jazz Hall All Stars featuring Mike Fulton with Midnight Burlesque Pop Up at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

9:30 PM Trixie Minx's Burlesque Ballroom, feat. Romy Kaye at The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta

9:30 PM James Jordan & Lawrence Sieberth Trio at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $41.30

10:00 PM Kid Chocolate & The Free POC at Spotted Cat Music Club

10:00 PM Ashton Hines & Big Easy Brawlers at d.b.a.

10:00 PM Steve Kelly at Maple Leaf Bar $18.00

10:00 PM Joey Houck at Apple Barrel Free

10:00 PM DJ FTK at Blue Nile

10:00 PM LAST FRIDAY NIGHT (Y2K-2010's Throwbacks All Night Long!) at The Rabbit Hole $13.76

10:00 PM Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers at Blue Nile

10:00 PM Pour Taste at Ohm Lounge

10:00 PM DJ Derrick Smoker at House of Blues Foundation Room

10:00 PM Fridays UNFILTERED at Hide/Seek

10:00 PM Club Hex at Siberia $12.47

10:00 PM Kpop Club Night at Arora $20.00

10:00 PM Emo Night: Special Guest Sueco (DJ Set) at Southport Hall $17.40

10:00 PM Oh Yeah! ft. Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Joe Ashlar, and Gerald Watkins at Bayou Bar

10:15 PM Higher Heights Reggae at Cafe Negril

10:30 PM Burning Hell Burlesque at Allways Lounge & Cabaret $25.00

10:30 PM ELECTRIQUE CIRCUS (BOTH FLOORS!) at Santos Bar

11:00 PM Jon Sheckler at Le Bon Temps Roule $10.00

11:00 PM Tears&Tassels: An Emo Cabaret at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

11:00 PM Street LYFE at 30/90

11:30 PM Bad Penny Pleasuremakers at Three Muses

11:55 PM Higher Heights Reggae at Cafe Negril

Saturday, September 19, 2026

10:00 AM Audrey LeCrone at Public Service Bar @ NOPSI Hotel

11:30 AM Jena Guidry & Hunter at Paulie's

12:00 PM Oktoberfest @ Parleaux ft. Bogue Chitto at Parleaux Beer Lab

1:00 PM NOLA Axe Men at Maison

1:00 PM Miles Berry Duo at Bacchanal

2:00 PM Big Joe Kennedy at Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone

2:00 PM Twerk Thomson Band at Spotted Cat Music Club

2:00 PM Orphaned in Storyville at Cafe Negril

2:30 PM Young Lion Showcase at d.b.a.

3:00 PM Tropical Weather at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

3:00 PM Stephen Walker N'em at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

3:00 PM Kyle Walker Outdoor Show at The Rabbit Hole

4:00 PM Brian Wingard at Bourbon O Bar

4:00 PM Smoking Time Jazz Club at Maison

4:00 PM Or Shovaly at House of Blues Voodoo Garden

4:00 PM Orphaned in Storyville at Cafe Negril

4:30 PM Faith Tutu and Mallay Blessing at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

5:00 PM Garden Variety- A Botanical Cabaret at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

5:00 PM Preservation All-Stars at Preservation Hall

5:00 PM Carson Lewis at 30/90

6:00 PM P.U.D.G.E at XCAPE

6:00 PM Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers at Kermit Ruffins Treme Mother In Law Lounge

6:00 PM Panorama Jazz Band at Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM Hobo Gadget at Apple Barrel Free

6:00 PM Sugar & The Daddies at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

6:00 PM Tuba Skinny at d.b.a.

6:00 PM Chloé Marie at Three Maries Jazz Club @ Omni Royal Orleans

6:00 PM BBQ Beats & Bourbon ft. DJ Chris Styles at Dovetail

6:15 PM Gabe Stillman Band at Cafe Negril

6:15 PM Preservation All-Stars at Preservation Hall

7:00 PM Pete Olynciw Trio at Bacchanal

7:00 PM Penelope Shriver + Life of Riley + Brayden Owens at 7717 St Charles Ave $5.00

7:00 PM Cardboard Cowboy at House of Blues Foundation Room

7:00 PM Morgan Wade - Love's Insane Tour at House of Blues

7:00 PM Van Ella Bordella (burlesque) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

7:00 PM Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at The Jazz & Blues Market

7:00 PM Gerald French Trio at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

7:00 PM Dizzy at House of Blues Voodoo Garden

7:00 PM Mike Doussan Trio featuring Chris Roberts and August Doussan at NOLA Brewing Free

7:00 PM Freakshow New Orleans + After the Fall [EARLY] at Republic NOLA

7:30 PM Preservation All-Stars at Preservation Hall

7:30 PM Mahmoud Chouki Cigar Box Project at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $41.30

7:30 PM Broadville Follies (musical theater variety) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

7:30 PM The Caesar Brothers' FunkBox at Blue Nile

7:30 PM Holy Cross Water Boilers at Three Muses

8:00 PM Krewe du Vieux Season Kick-off featuring Ghalia Volt at Broadside $27.47

8:00 PM Rod Wave: Don't Look Down Tour at Smoothie King Center

8:00 PM The Blues Masters at Bourbon O Bar

8:00 PM The Nayo Jones Experience at The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta

8:00 PM Puro / a latin dance party and fundraiser for Isla ft. Ftk, C'est Funk, Sana, Otto, Legatron, Mikey Offline + Pudge at Anna's

8:00 PM Gabe Stillman Band at Cafe Negril

8:00 PM Carson Station at Maple Leaf Bar $18.00

8:00 PM Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces at 30/90

8:00 PM YYRP ft. Peter Harris, Joe Ashlar, John "Juantigre" Maestas, Joe Ashlar, and Aurelien Barnes at Bayou Bar

8:30 PM Rock Show NOLA: Journey at Rock N Bowl $22.55

8:45 PM Preservation All-Stars at Preservation Hall

9:00 PM Jonté Mayon at Three Maries Jazz Club @ Omni Royal Orleans

9:00 PM Catch The Wiff at Twelve Mile Limit

9:00 PM Victor Campbell's Son del Sur at Good Measure @ The Barnett

9:00 PM Big Red + Abby & The Arsonists at Carrollton Station

9:00 PM RAVE! (ON BOTH FLOORS!) at Santos Bar $10.00

9:00 PM Kam Franklin (of The Suffers) at Chickie Wah Wah $23.67

9:00 PM Tchoup Making Sense at Tipitina's $21.83

9:00 PM Witch Ripper and Friendship Commanders plus Chesticle at Siberia $18.70

9:00 PM Slick Skillet Serenaders at Double Dealer

9:00 PM Kumasi at BJ's Lounge

9:00 PM Stanley Simmons at Gasa Gasa

9:00 PM Fleurtations at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

9:00 PM Black Girl Magic at Cafe Istanbul

9:30 PM Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at The Jazz & Blues Market

9:30 PM Mahogany Jazz Hall All Stars featuring Kid Chocolate with Midnight Burlesque Pop Up at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

9:30 PM Mahmoud Chouki Cigar Box Project at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $41.30

9:30 PM The Nayo Jones Experience at The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta

10:00 PM Smokin' On Some Brass at Spotted Cat Music Club

10:00 PM Smokey Greenwell at Apple Barrel Free

10:00 PM DJ Sunnie at House of Blues Foundation Room

10:00 PM PRIMETIME — with Legatron Prime at Arora $20.00

10:00 PM FAST TIMES with Rusty Lazer, Brookiecita, and Otto at Saturn Bar $12.47

10:00 PM Pure Intentions Presents: Kyle Walker After Party at The Rabbit Hole

10:00 PM AFROBEAT NOLA (BALCONY ROOM) at Blue Nile

10:00 PM You Can't Hide From... SATURDAYS | Virgo Baddie Birthday Edition | Sept 19 at Hide/Seek

10:00 PM Ado Soul and the Tribe at d.b.a.

10:00 PM Timmy Golds @ Ohm Lounge at Ohm Lounge

10:00 PM YYRP ft. Peter Harris, Joe Ashlar, John "Juantigre" Maestas, Joe Ashlar, and Aurelien Barnes at Bayou Bar

10:00 PM FILTH ABYSS WITH DJS MANGE & SCYTHE at Holy Diver

10:15 PM Zena Moses & Rue Fiya Allstars at Cafe Negril

10:30 PM Nouvelle Follies: Parisian Glamour Meets Underworld Burlesque at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

11:00 PM Sábado Gigante - Battle of the DJs with Steve Styles at The Jazz & Blues Market

11:00 PM Joey Houck at Le Bon Temps Roule $10.00

11:00 PM Gimme A Reason ft. D1ME + Amelia Holt + Bouffant Bouffant at Poor Boys

11:00 PM Studio 504 (burlesque) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

11:00 PM The Soul Rebels at Blue Nile

11:00 PM REWIND: 2010s + SNAXX • CHIESA • LAFOURCHE at Republic NOLA

11:00 PM Gov't Majik at Maple Leaf Bar $18.00

11:00 PM Armani Smith at 30/90

11:55 PM Zena Moses & Rue Fiya Allstars at Cafe Negril

Sunday, September 20, 2026

10:00 AM Belinda Moody at Public Service Bar @ NOPSI Hotel

1:00 PM Nahum Zdybel at Bacchanal

2:00 PM Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits at Spotted Cat Music Club

2:00 PM DBA -private event: Fergie's Float-Signature Throw Class at d.b.a.

2:30 PM Smoking Time Jazz Club at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

3:00 PM Deej Flava & Mother Ruckus at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

3:00 PM Funhouse at 30/90

4:00 PM John Lisi & The Delta Funk at Cafe Negril

4:00 PM Davis Rogan at Bourbon O Bar

4:30 PM Joshua Starkman & Clint Maedgen at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

5:00 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham at Preservation Hall

5:00 PM Rock 101 Showcase at Broadside

5:15 PM Fais Do-Do With Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band at Tipitina's $21.83

5:30 PM John Lisi & The Delta Funk at Cafe Negril

5:30 PM Tiffany Pollack at House of Blues Voodoo Garden

6:00 PM Jam Brass Band at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

6:00 PM Paradise Jazz Band at d.b.a.

6:00 PM Jenavieve and the Winding Boys at Maison

6:00 PM Shwag at Apple Barrel Free

6:00 PM Big Joe Kennedy at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

6:00 PM Treme Brass Band at Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM KreweDeBauchery at 30/90

6:15 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham at Preservation Hall

6:30 PM Noobs (burlesque newbies) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

7:00 PM Noah Young at Bacchanal

7:00 PM John Lisi & The Delta Funk at Cafe Negril

7:00 PM The Iguanas at Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone

7:00 PM Happy talk Leonard Cohen tribute at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

7:30 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham at Preservation Hall

7:30 PM Richard 'Piano' Scott at The Jazz Playhouse at the Royal Sonesta

7:30 PM Kim Prevost & Bill Solley with Amina Figerova at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $35.65

7:30 PM New Orleans Rug Cutters at Three Muses

8:00 PM Mahogany Hall Swingsters featuring Roderick Paulin at Mahogany Jazz Hall Free

8:00 PM King 810, Guerilla Warfare at Gasa Gasa

8:00 PM Double Dealer: Chandler – Is Going On Tour at Orpheum Theater

8:00 PM Justin Donovan at Bourbon O Bar

8:00 PM Swing Night (live music & dance lessons) at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

8:00 PM Siren Night with Anna Laura Quinn and friends at Saturn Bar $12.47

8:00 PM Pastor J & the funky Revival at Maple Leaf Bar $18.00

8:45 PM Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham at Preservation Hall

9:00 PM Iron Lung with The Mall, Paprika, and Heaven Forever at Siberia $18.70

9:00 PM Armani Smith at Balcony Music Club (BMC) Free

9:00 PM James McClaskey & The Rhythm Band at BJ's Lounge

9:00 PM Juice presents Sypher Sundays at Blue Nile

9:00 PM Krewe Debauchery at Maison

9:00 PM Pat Casey & The New Sound at Spotted Cat Music Club

9:00 PM SingleMaltPlease at 30/90

9:15 PM Ado Soul & The Tribe at Cafe Negril

9:30 PM The Jump Hounds at d.b.a.

9:30 PM Kim Prevost & Bill Solley with Amina Figerova at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro $35.65

10:00 PM Steve Mignano at Apple Barrel Free

10:30 PM The Grammy Winning Hot 8 Brass Band at The Howlin' Wolf $24.94

10:30 PM Rocky Horror Striptease Show at Allways Lounge & Cabaret

11:00 PM Lance Gross hosts OVERTIME: SAINTS ON SUNDAYS | SEPT 20 at Hide/Seek

11:00 PM Ado Soul & The Tribe at Cafe Negril

Highlighted times are after midnight. Always confirm times and prices with the venue before heading out.

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Planning the Weekend

Which shows should I buy tickets for?

The ticketed rooms: Tipitina's, the Fillmore, the Civic Theatre, the Orpheum, the Saenger, Preservation Hall. Touring acts and weekend nights sell out. Everything else is mostly walk-in.

Where should I spend a night?

Frenchmen Street if you want a dozen venues in three blocks. Uptown for the institutions. The Bywater, Treme, and Mid-City for neighborhood rooms where the locals go. The listings above cover all of them.

What about Sunday?

Sunday is a real music night here, not an afterthought. Evening brass band sets, long-running residencies, and the occasional second line make it many locals' favorite night of the week.