Featured Events

Hosted by longtime Knoxville music writer and supporter, Wayne Bledsoe, “The Six O’Clock Swerve” is a weekly Thursday night live concert open to the public at Barleys’ in the Old City beginning at 6:00pm, and featuring local and regional musicians and bands, many heard on The Rock.  The performance can be heard live on WUTK, as it happens! 

The Bijou Theatre is proud to partner with WUTK to present Locals Only Live at the Bijou! This series aims to increase the accessibility of the Bijou stage to local artists & make local acts more accessible to the Knoxville Community. 

Live debate – featuring the Speech and Debate Society – on the two sides of the issue of “Living in East Tennessee, covering the future of housing”. Cost and availability play a large role in the quality of life in our community. It will be a joint effort by media outlets across the College of Communication and Information. The coverage will include print, video, and audio news stories, special radio programming, and explainer videos on the topic of housing. Each publication will host and share its own content via its own platforms.

The Mill & Mine, Thursday, April 25th at 8:00pm!

Tennessee Theatre, Thursday & Friday, April 25th @ 7:30 pm & April 26th @ 8:00pm!

Music. Moments. Memories – Presented by: Window World
April 25th-28th, 2024
1328 S. Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, NC

April 26th-28th, 2024! Dogwood Arts will host over thirty local bands performing live on the Amphitheatre and Performance Lawn stages at World’s Fair Park. Festival Hours: Saturday & Sunday: 10am-7pm; Sunday: 10am-5pm

The Mill & Mine, Friday 5/17 at 8:00pm!

An annual three-day music festival (May 17th-19th) on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama!

Tennessee Theatre – Tuesday 5/21 at 6:30 PM

The team behind Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will bring a new event to the Birthplace of Country Music with the launch of In The Pines. The new one-day concert will debut in the Tennessee-Virginia border town of Bristol on June 1st, 2024 with a headlining performance from honky tonk savior Dwight Yoakam.

June 1st and 2nd at The Infield at Red Mile, located in Lexington, KY. Featuring over 35 artists, this Railbird Music Festival is one for the ages!

June 13th – 16th in Manchester, Tennessee with over 150 musicians, 10 plus stages & entertainment that last all night long!

The Mill & Mine on Tuesday, June 25th at 8:00 pm

The Tennessee Theatre on Thursday, July 18th at 7:30 pm

The Wonder Years at The Mill & Mine, Thursday July 25th at 7:30pm.

Live at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, 9182 Hwy 116, Petros, TN 37845, Saturday July 27th @ 8:00 pm.

The Black Keys at Food City Center Arena on Sunday, October 27th at 7:00 pm

Mike Birbiglia at the Tennessee Theatre on Wednesday December 11th at 7:00 pm