Rochester MN Guide to Live Music this Summer

by Rochester LocalMay 31, 2023August 31, 2023

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Rochester MN Guide to Live Music

Rochester has a bustling live music scene and that’s even more vibrant in the summer when live music can also be enjoyed outdoors! This is a comprehensive guide of LIVE MUSIC in Rochester.

Don’t see your gig or your favorite band’s gig on our list? Submit your event to our Rochester MN Events Calendar and make sure to click LIVE MUSIC when selecting the category and it will be added!

To use this guide, click a button below to be taken to a list of events for the corresponding months. At any time, click “Back to Top” to be brought back to the top of the list!

For even more summer fun, don’t forget to check out our Rochester MN Guide to Summer + Bucket List!

JUNE LIVE MUSIC

June 1 – 4, 2023

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June 5 – 11, 2023

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June 12 – 18, 2023

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June 19 – 25, 2023

June 20, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

June 21, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Lost Faculties | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:00 pm Byron’s Summer Fun Series | Byron, MN

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – County Line Drive | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

June 22, 2023

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Blackbird: Global Music Series: Soldiers Field Park

June 23, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Root River Jam w/ Dave & Charlotte | Taco JED

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – KnuFunk @ Rochesterfest | Rochester, MN

June 24, 2023

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Tim Dallman | Bleu Duck Kitchen

2:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nostalgic No Names @ Rochesterfest | Rochester, MN

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Walden Pond Revisited | Whistle Binkies on the Lake

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Incognito | Rochesterfest

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bobcat | Taco JED

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cole Allen | Forager Brewery

June 25, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Hannah Lou Woods @ Little Thistle Brewing | Rochester, MN

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – JAZZ JAM w/ The D’Sievers | Forager Brewery

June 26 – 30, 2023

June 27, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Joel Ward | Forager Brewery

June 28, 2023

8:00 am LIVE MUSIC – TAE & The Neighborly w/ Trent Romens Band – forWARD Concert | Allendale Park

4:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Pop-up Music in the Parlour | Chateau Theatre Parlour

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Fool’s Getaway | Berne Wood-Fired Pizz

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Crazy on You: A Tribute to Heart | Berne, MN

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bear Cave Summer Concert Series | Stewartville, MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – STARDUST (Acoustic) | Forager Brewery

June 29, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mary Cutrufello | Forager Brewery

June 30, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tony Cuchetti | Forager Brewery

8:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Push & Turn Album Release @ Thesis Beer Project- special guests from Frogleg! | Rochester, MN

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JULY LIVE MUSIC

July 1 – 9, 2023

July 1, 2023

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Andy McClure @ Bleu Duck Brunch | Bleu Duck Kitchen

12:00 pm FESTIVAL – 4th of July | Cannon Falls, MN

5:00 pm Good Earth Village Summer Concert Series

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tyler Tisdale | Forager Brewery

9:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nathan Hansen | North Star Bar

July 2, 2023

7:00 am FESTIVAL – 4th of July | Cannon Falls, MN

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Pat Egan | Little Thistle Brewing Co.

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

July 3, 2023

9:30 am FESTIVAL – 4th of July | Cannon Falls, MN

July 4, 2023

11:00 am FESTIVAL – 4th of July | Cannon Falls, MN

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm 4th of July w/ Big Mike | Brothers Bar & Grill

July 5, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Vintage Tones | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm Salute to Veterans Event | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Branded: Hot Country | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Katie Fee | Forager Brewery

July 6, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

July 7, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Texas Toast, Clay Fulton and the Lost 40, Calling Dinosaurs | Thesis Beer Project

July 8, 2023

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – The D’Sievers @ Bleu Duck Brunch | Bleu Duck Kitchen

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Jeremy Jewell @ Bleu Duck Brunch | Bleu Duck Kitchen

July 9, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ The Lonely Knees | Little Thistle Brewing Co.

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Eve 6 w/ Winterstate – Think Bank Down by the Riverside – ’90s Rock Night

July 10 – 16, 2023

July 11, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

5:00 pm Smooth Summer Nights | Sargent’s Gardens

July 12, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Chubs | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:00 pm Kids Night w/Zollman Zoo | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – THE CHUBS @ Berne Wood-Fired Pizza | Berne, MN

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Teen Night | Chip Shots

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Collective Unconscious | Berne Wood – Fired Pizza

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bear Cave Summer Concert Series | Stewartville, MN

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Collective Unconscious | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

July 13, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

July 14, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – 8th Street Bend | LTS Brewing Company

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jimi & the Band of Souls | Brothers Bar & Grill

July 15, 2023

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Orchid Jane @ The Outdoor Bar | Purple Goat

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Push & Turn | Brothers Bar & Grill

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – SHEEP FOR WHEAT w/ AMATEUR TRIO | Thesis Beer Project

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – RavensFire | Taco JED

9:15 pm LIVE MUSIC – IV Play @ Good Neighbor Days | Byron, MN

July 16, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Josiah Smith | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Charlie Parr w/ The Walking Beat – Think Bank Down by the Riverside – MN Music Night

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Charlie Parr: Think Bank Down by the Riverside | Rochester, MN

July 17 – 23, 2023

July 17, 2023

12:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Harmony for Mayo | Peace Plaza

July 18, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

July 19, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Old Country Boys | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Old Country Boys | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Incognito | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bear Cave Summer Concert Series | Stewartville, MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Fool’s Getaway | Chip Shots

July 20, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Feufollet: Global Music Series: Peace Plaza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Tennessee Stiffs Trio | Forager Brewery

July 21, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Mike Munson w/ Bee Balm Fields | Thesis Beer Project

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – KnuFunK | North Star Bar

July 22, 2023

5:00 pm LTS Blues & Barbecue | LTS Brewing Company

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jim Stairs Band | Brothers Bar & Grill

July 23, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Clay Fulton | Little Thistle Brewing

2:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Max Kaplan & the Magic’s | Brothers Bar & Grill

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Avery Anna w/ Maygen & The Birdwatcher – Think Bank Down by the Riverside – Country Night

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Avery Anna: Think Bank Down by the Riverside | Rochester, MN

July 24 – 31, 2023

July 25, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jana Kramer w/ Six Mile Grove | Olmsted County Fairgrounds

July 26, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Fred the Bear | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Breland w/ Special Guest Branded | Olmsted County Fairgrounds

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Street Talk | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bear Cave Summer Concert Series | Stewartville, MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Joel Ward | Forager Brewery

July 27, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

July 28, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bryan Bielanski | Taco JED

July 29, 2023

10:00 am The Katfish Kittens Present: The Wabasha Riverboat Days Car Show

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Jeremy Jewell | Bleu Duck Brunch

9:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nite Shift | North Star Bar

July 30, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Joel Ward | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Vanilla Fudge w/ Jimmi and the Band of Souls – Think Bank Down by the Riverside – ’60s Classic Rock Night

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Vanilla Fudge: Think Bank Down by the Riverside | Rochester, MN

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AUGUST LIVE MUSIC

August 1 – 6, 2023

August 1, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

August 2, 2023

5:00 pm Artisan Market | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – True North | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Retro Soul and the Westside Horns | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – True North | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bear Cave Summer Concert Series | Stewartville, MN

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Retro Soul & the Westside Horns | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

August 3, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

August 4, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

August 5, 2023

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Jeremy Jewell | Bleu Duck Brunch

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Orchid Jane | The Redwood Room

August 6, 2023

1:00 am LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Eleanor Sievers | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – En Vogue w/ FènixDion – Think Bank Down by the Riverside – ’90s R&B/Pop Night

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – En Vogue: Think Bank Down by the Riverside | Rochester, MN

August 7 – 13, 2023

August 8, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

5:00 pm Smooth Summer Nights | Sargent’s Gardens

August 9, 2023

4:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Amanda Grace Children’s Concert | Rochester, MN

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Local Hooligans | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Soul Train | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

6:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – August Summer Concert: Mason Dixon Line | Byron City Hall

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – The Soul Train | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

August 10, 2023

11:00 am Thursdays Downtown | Peace Plaza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – JigJam: Global Music Series: Peace Plaza

August 11, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Jeff Kelly | Taco JED

August 12, 2023

10:00 am LIVE MUSIC – D’Sievers | Bleu Duck Brunch

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

August 13, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ D’Sievers | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

August 14 – 20, 2023

August 15, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

August 16, 2023

5:00 pm Brewfest | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Lost in Austin | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

5:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Barbaro w/ Jeremy Jewell & the Co-Dependents: forWARD Concert | John Withers Sports Complex

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – fABBAulous | Berne Wood-Fired Music

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – fABBAulous | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Colby Kent & The Stompin’ Ground | Forager Brewery

August 17, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Live After Five | Mayo Civic Center

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – MG Bailey | Forager Brewing Company

August 18, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Clay Fulton & The Lost 40 w/ Audrey Robinson | Forager Brewery

August 19, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Forest Sun Concert | Forager Brewery

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Forest Sun Outdoor Concert | Forager Brewery

August 20, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Joel Sires | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

August 21 – 27, 2023

August 22, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

August 23, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Uptown Jazz | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

5:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Loreweavers w/ Sheep for Wheat: forWARD Concert |

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – JT & The Gunslingers

August 24, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Live After Five | Mayo Civic Center

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Rhino @ Alive After Five | Mayo Civic Center Plaza

August 25, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Timisarocker | Forager Brewery

August 26, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

August 27, 2023

1:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sunday Matinee w/ Mike Munson | Little Thistle Brewing

4:00 pm Summer Sundays | Squash Blossom Farm

August 28 – 31, 2023

August 29, 2023

12:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Sidewalk Sessions | Downtown Rochester MN

August 30, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Clay Fulton & The Lost Forty | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC | The Well Dining

5:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Bad Bad Hats w/ WHY NOT: forWARD Concert: MLK Park

6:30 pm LIVE MUSIC – Nite Shift | Berne Wood-Fired Pizza

7:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Cosmic Orange | Forager Brewery

August 31, 2023

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Live After Five | Mayo Civic Center

5:00 pm LIVE MUSIC – Alive After Five: The White Keys | Mayo Civic Center Plaza

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