ASHEVILLE, N.C.(828newsNOW) — October’s concert calendar gives Asheville and Western North Carolina plenty of ways to gather around live music, from downtown Asheville venues and outdoor stages to Black Mountain listening rooms, brewery concerts and regional stages in Cherokee and Mills River.
The month’s lineup includes national touring acts, regional performers and local musicians across genres including rock, Americana, country, folk, funk, soul, indie, hip-hop, metal, jazz and bluegrass.
Here’s a daily look at concerts and live music events planned in Asheville and WNC this month. Event details are subject to change. Check with venues before heading out.
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 1
- The Midnight: Time Machines, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Monocot, Thom Nguyen and Tashi Dorji, AyurPrana Listening Room, Asheville
- Tru Phonic, The One Stop, Asheville
- League of Sound Disciples with Jason Hann and Isaac Hadden, Third Room, Asheville
- MerylJane, The Grey Eagle Patio Stage, Asheville
- Noah Rinker, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- Kat Williams Legacy Series with Reggie Headen, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Friday, Oct. 2
- Dylan Gossett and Charles Wesley Godwin with Max Alan, Hellbender, Asheville
- Sylvan Esso, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- White Denim, Eulogy, Asheville
- Mark Farina, Third Room, Asheville
- Eliot Lipp, The One Stop, Asheville
- A Tribute to Dylan & Cash, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Saturday, Oct. 3
- Sylvan Esso, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Talib Kweli, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- Brett Dennen, Third Room, Asheville
- Lucero with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, Burial Beer Co. Forestry Camp, Asheville
- Nessi Gomes, AyurPrana Listening Room, Asheville
- Briscoe, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- High Step Society, The One Stop, Asheville
- Levon and Lowell, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Deep River, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- Amanda Anne Platt, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain
Sunday, Oct. 4
- The California Honeydrops with Jontavious Willis, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Paul Thorn, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- Reggie Headen with Andy Burns, The Grey Eagle Patio Stage, Asheville
- JUMP: America’s Van Halen Experience, Third Room, Asheville
- Fringe Revival, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- Sunday Jam: Chris Everette, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Buddy K Big Band, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Monday, Oct. 5
- Lambrini Girls, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Jon Mueller with Adam Lion, AyurPrana Listening Room, Asheville
- Local Live with Jay Brown 10.5, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- The Bush Boys, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Tuesday, Oct. 6
- Black Country, New Road, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Squirrel Flower with Dari Bay, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Robert Lester Folsom, Eulogy, Asheville
- Asheville Symphony Orchestra: Balkan Brass Meets NOLA, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Whitney, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Revocation, Eulogy, Asheville
- Ripe with Boys Go To Jupiter, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- The Sweet Lillies, The One Stop, Asheville
- Jazz Showcase with Bill Bares 10.7, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- Guitar & Vocal Jazz with Linda Mitchell, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Thursday, Oct. 8
- The Brook & The Bluff, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Theo Katzman, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- Improvement Movement with The Point., Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Fruition, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- JK & The Contraband, The One Stop, Asheville
- Sunnyside String Band, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Trevor Darden, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Friday, Oct. 9
- JJ Grey & Mofro: Top of the World Tour, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Abraham Alexander, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Mills River
- Trace Adkins: 30th Anniversary Tour, Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center, Cherokee
- Macon Music Revue, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Saturday, Oct. 10
- Bright Eyes with Lullaby for the Working Class, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Hunter Flynn, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Squeaky Feet with Domocile, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- Free Planet Radio, AyurPrana Listening Room, Asheville
- NOISEFEST444, Static Age Records, Asheville
- David LaMotte & Friends, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- Celebrating John Prine with Gill Francis & Friends, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
Sunday, Oct. 11
- BALTHVS, Eulogy, Asheville
- Vincent Neil Emerson with Hayden Redwine, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- Asheville Jazz Orchestra October 2026, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- Afro Rhythm with Chinobay, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Monday, Oct. 12
- Chelsea Wolfe, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Carolina Celtic: Maíre Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- The Bush Boys, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Cannons, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Thundercat, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Brigitte Calls Me Baby with Common People, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Jeff Coffin, Jordan Perlson and Viktor Krauss with Bob Lanzetti, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- Nate Hadley, The Grey Eagle Patio Stage, Asheville
- Blue Velvet Atlanta, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Knocked Loose & Denzel Curry, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Bayonne, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Wes Parker, Static Age Records, Asheville
- Open Mic, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Thursday, Oct. 15
- Allison Russell, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Noah Gundersen, Eulogy, Asheville
- Honey Marmalade, The One Stop, Asheville
- Trevor Darden, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Friday, Oct. 16
- The Tallest Man on Earth, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Joshua Ray Walker with Cecilia Castleman, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- LaMP, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Celebration of Bob Weir’s Birthday with Phuncle Sam, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
Saturday, Oct. 17
- Voivod with Bat, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Project Pat, Eulogy, Asheville
- Carsie Blanton, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- The Infamous Stringdusters with Broken Compass Bluegrass, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
Sunday, Oct. 18
- Avery Anna, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Bombargo, Revival Asheville, Asheville
- Empire Strikes Brass: Benefit Concert for Homeward Bound WNC, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Lillie Syracuse featuring Dulci Ellenberger, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Monday, Oct. 19
- The Residents, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Local Live with Jay Brown 10.19, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Tuesday, Oct. 20
- Dope Lemon, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Acoustic & Dark City Blues Jams 10.20, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- Tuesdays with Ashley Heath, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Wednesday, Oct. 21
- PUP, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Telehealth, Static Age Records, Asheville
- Jazz Jam with Dr. Bill Bares 10.21, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Thursday, Oct. 22
- Phillip Phillips, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Sean Tobin, The Grey Eagle Patio Stage, Asheville
- Karina Rykman with Julia Barfield, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- The Steppers, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Andrina Turenne, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Friday, Oct. 23
- Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Play Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Collective Soul, Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center, Cherokee
- Aaron Price, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Play Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- The Get Right Fam Jam Band, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
- Flamenco Appalachia October, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Sunday, Oct. 25
- Grieves with Mouse Powell, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- TopHouse, Third Room, Asheville
- 25th Annual NewSong Music Competition, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- Halloween Bingo, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Monday, Oct. 26
- Brian Felix Organ Trio, Little Jumbo, Asheville
- Beer & Hymns 10.26, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
- The Bush Boys, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Tuesday, Oct. 27
- Osees with Brigid Dawson, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Tuesdays with Ashley Heath, The Bush Farmhouse, Black Mountain
Wednesday, Oct. 28
- Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville
- Boy Harsher with True Blue and Kassie Krut, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Ethan Regan: Young Regan Tour, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- MerylJane, The One Stop, Asheville
Thursday, Oct. 29
- Genitorturers, Eulogy, Asheville
- Neal Francis with Sam Fribush, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
Friday, Oct. 30
- The Arcadian Wild: Make It Out Alive Tour, The Grey Eagle, Asheville
- Sneezy, Asheville Music Hall, Asheville
- An Evening with Full Cord, Pisgah Brewing, Black Mountain
Saturday, Oct. 31
- Wednesday with Snail Mail, Harvester and host Whitmer Thomas, The Orange Peel, Asheville
- Land of the Sky Symphonic Band: Halloween Spooktacular Concert, White Horse Black Mountain, Black Mountain
Featured shows this month
Beck
Beck brings the Ride Lonesome Tour to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Asheville stop is one of the month’s biggest seated concerts.
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform two nights at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, with a show centered on Grateful Dead’s “Acoustic Reckoning.”
Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso plays two nights at The Orange Peel on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, adding a major North Carolina act to Asheville’s October lineup.
Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes performs Saturday, Oct. 10, at The Orange Peel with Lullaby for the Working Class.
Thundercat
Thundercat brings the Distracted AF Tour to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with TiaCorine also on the bill.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform Friday, Oct. 9, at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River with Abraham Alexander.
Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins brings his 30th Anniversary Tour to Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center in Cherokee on Friday, Oct. 9.
The Orange Peel Halloween weekend
The Orange Peel and Hellbender close out October with several notable shows, including Bitch Cabal featuring Wednesday and Mannequin Pussy on Friday, Oct. 30, glaive on Friday, Oct. 30, and Wednesday with Snail Mail on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Local and regional picks
October also includes a strong lineup of local, regional and emerging artists, including Reggie Headen, MerylJane, Noah Rinker, The Get Right Fam Jam Band, The King Bees, Asheville Jazz Orchestra, Coyote Rodeo, Aaron Price, The Jeff Little Trio, Deep River, The Arcadian Wild, Sneezy and Life 107 Benefit performers.
Venues
The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville
Hellbender
155 Thompson St., Asheville
The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman Ave., Asheville
The Grey Eagle Patio Stage
185 Clingman Ave., Asheville
Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton Ave., Asheville
The One Stop
55 College St., Asheville
Eulogy
10 Buxton Ave., Asheville
Harrah’s Cherokee Center
87 Haywood St., Asheville
Harrah’s Cherokee Resort Event Center
777 Casino Drive, Cherokee
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River
Pisgah Brewing
2948 U.S. 70, Black Mountain
White Horse Black Mountain
105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
225 W. State St., Black Mountain
AyurPrana Listening Room
62 Orange St., Asheville
Revival Asheville
95 Roberts St., Asheville
Static Age Records
110 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville
Third Room
53 Birch St., Asheville
Sly Grog Lounge
271 Haywood St., Asheville
New Belgium Brewing Co.
21 Craven St., Asheville
Little Jumbo
241 Broadway St., Asheville
Burial Beer Co. Forestry Camp
10 Shady Oak Drive, Asheville
The Station Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Side B Bar
Black Mountain
Town Pump Tavern
Black Mountain
The Bush Farmhouse
Black Mountain
Old Town District
Black Mountain
Know before you go
Some October shows are indoors, while others are scheduled for patios, breweries, outdoor stages and open-air venues. Several Asheville-area venues are rain-or-shine, and age restrictions, ticket availability, parking rules and bag policies vary by event.
Check the venue’s website or ticketing page before making plans.