Live music in Boulder

Black Flag

Sep 5, 20268:00 PM

Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St

Punk legends Black Flag play the Fox Theatre in Boulder.

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Liquid Sky Kid Cudi Man on the Moon

Sep 5, 20268:30 PM

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center

Cudder is back! Guided by Kid Cudi’s genre-bending debut studio album, our dome wizards will take you on a psychedelic journey through the cosmos. Explore the depths of your mind as we bend the laws of space and time in our 8k dome and full surround sound. This is the story of the Man on the Moon.

The Marching Band

Sep 5, 20267:30 PM

Boedecker Theater

Sept 2-6 A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother’s exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate. An equally hilarious and affecting crowdpleaser that premiered at Cannes and became a French box office sensation starring Benjamin Lavernhe (My Donkey, My Lover & I) and Pierre Lottin (The Stranger). (Emmanuel Coucol, 2025, Fran…

Family Saturdays: La Camera Presents Boulder Phil

Sep 5, 202611:00 AM

Canyon Theater · Main Library, Theater

Date: Saturday, Sep 5 2026 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Canyon Theater Locations: Main Library, Theater Explore the different instruments of the Orchestra and the stories they tell us. We will talk about characters, ideas and exciting adventures in music. Meet the string family, the percussion instruments and instruments in the brass family for a grand afternoon in music and storytelling. A petting zoo of instruments will be available after the program. The La Camera Concert Series is made…

Molchat Doma

Sep 9, 20268:00 PM

Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St

Belarusian post-punk trio Molchat Doma performs at the Boulder Theater.

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Midday Music Meditation

Sep 9, 202612:00 PM

Meadows Meeting Room · Meadows Library

Date: Wednesday, Sep 9 2026 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Presenter: Victor Mestas, Dexter Payne, James Hoskins, and Michael Stanwood Location: Meadows Meeting Room Locations: Meadows Library Relax and unwind while listening to beautiful, improvised music at Meadows Library. Dexter Payne, James Hoskins, Michael Stanwood and Victor Mestas offer a musical soundscape created by instruments from around the world. Second Wednesday of each month. Want to volunteer to help at this event? Sign up to volunteer…

Live Music Skate Theme Night - Rec Skate

Sep 11, 20267:00 PM

Student Recreation Center

Experience a high-energy night featuring a live DJ, neon lighting, glow effects and a fun social atmosphere on the ice.

Grateful Dead on the Dome Liquid Sky show

Sep 11, 20268:30 PM

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center

Did you see the Grateful Dead at Folsom Field in 1972? 1980? Wish you could have? Or, maybe you want to relive those days. Either way, join us at Fiske for our closest-to-home Grateful Dead show yet! We'll be playing the Dead's Folsom hits from 40+ years ago to mind-melting, trippy Liquid Sky visuals --- all digitally rendered live in our 8K dome with full surround sound. They'll steal your face right off your head.

Cowboy Junkies - Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond

Sep 12, 20267:30 PM

Chautauqua Auditorium

Are Flying! Z2 Entertainment & 105.5 The Colorado Sound Present Door time: 6:30 Show time: 7:30 “One of the most unique and enduring bands in alternative rock” – All Music “Margo Timmins’s voice is as melancholy and enchanting as ever” – The New York Times “There’s something that is nearly miraculous about the way Margo Timmins’ beautiful voice fits with those pained lyrics written by her brother Michael Timmins…the result is some truly transformative music.” – The Mercury News Cowboy Junkies wi…

TajMo: Taj Mahal + Keb' Mo' - SOLD OUT!

Sep 15, 20267:00 PM

Chautauqua Auditorium

Presented by Z2 Entertainment Door time: 6:00 Show time: 7:00 The Room On The Porch Upgrade Experience · An Intimate Discussion and Q&A With Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ · One (1) Limited Edition Room On The Porch Poster · One (1) Specially Designed Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Tote Bag · One (1) Room On The Porch Sticker Set · One (1) Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Guitar Pick Tin Set · Pre-Show Merch Shopping Access · Venue First Entry · On-Site VIP Host Taj Mahal Taj Mahal doesn’t wait for permission. If a sound…

Tank @ B2 Featuring KEZMA and PASSING

Sep 17, 20266:30 PM

Roser ATLAS Center

Featuring KEZMA and Passing, spatial audio forward recordings from the TANK transposed for B2. Works by Brook Vann & Jean-Jacques Martinod. KKEMZA is a feature-length essay film built from four years of fieldwork across four disappearing wetland ecosystems: Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, Ecuador's Guayas mangroves, the Florida Everglades, and the absent Beljarica swamp buried beneath Belgrade. A cinematic travelogue through worlds at the edge of legibility, the film follows fishermen, philosophe…

Club 156 x The Connection

Sep 17, 20268:00 PM

University Memorial Center (UMC)

Looking for the perfect way to kick off your Thursday night? Grab your friends and head to The Connection for free bowling, billiards, ping pong and pizza. Then swing by Club 156 to enjoy live music presented by CU Boulder Program Council!

Floyd's The Wall - Liquid Sky show

Sep 18, 20268:30 PM

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center

Surround yourself with the liquefied version of The Wall. Metaphorical, delusionary mirages will submerse you in the music of Floyd. Fiske’s mind-melting Liquid Sky is a musical, all-you-can-eat eye candy buffet. The beats & rhythms of your favorite artists coupled with the trippiest visuals digitally rendered live, all on our 8K dome and in full surround sound. Let our Liquid Engineers take you on a live-mixed journey in Fiske Planetarium’s unique immersive theater!

Flashback at Fiske A Laser Show for the Decades

Sep 18, 202610:00 PM

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center

Take a journey through the decades guided by the iconic music of the times and all original laser work crafted by our dome wizards. This music show features hit songs spanning 50 years, from Fiske's open in 1975 to 2025.

Twenty One Pilots Laser & Liquid Sky Show

Sep 19, 202610:00 PM

Fiske Planetarium and Science Center

Has the world got you Stressed Out? Tired of listening to the same old songs on your Car Radio? Come take a Ride with us in the dome! This show pairs the hits of Twenty One Pilots with mind-melting visuals and lasers on our 8K dome in full surround sound. Let our dome wizards take you on a journey in Fiske Planetarium's unique immersive theater!

14th Annual Mapleton Hill PorchFest

Sep 20, 202612:00 PM

Mapleton Hill Historic District

Free music festival with more than 40 bands on porches and front yards of Boulder's Mapleton Hill Historic District

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

Sep 24, 20267:30 PM

Chautauqua Auditorium

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers at Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado. Tickets and details on Ticketmaster.

Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers: Indigo Park Tour

Sep 24, 20267:30 PM

Chautauqua Auditorium

Low Ticket Alert! Presented by Z2 Entertainment Door time: 6:30 Show time: 7:30 Based out of Williamsburg, VA, Hornsby first rose to national prominence with The Way It Is, his 1986 Grammy-winning debut album with The Range. The title track became the most-played song on American radio in 1987 while Tupac Shakur’s timeless song “Changes” builds on “The Way It Is” and set the stage for many subsequent versions of the track. In 1991 Hornsby collaborated with Bonnie Raitt, playing on her iconic hit…

Music at the Dairy presents Teddy Thompson with Jenna Nicholls

Sep 28, 20267:00 PM

Gordon Gamm Theater

Beloved London-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love, longing, and the uneasy passage of time. Called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation,” by The New York Times “Teddy’s glorious tenor is bracing but warm and never showy.” – The Associa…