Calendar

Live Blues Music in the Greater Atlanta Area

Welcome to the Calendar for upcoming Live Blues music events in Atlanta and the surrounding area in Georgia. The most complete listing of regional live Blues music on the web!  Scroll down for Club ads, Sponsor Listings and Daily Listings.

2025 Atlanta Blues Challenge
WRFG Blues BBQ
AMERF
Dr. Love Blues Streaming

Save the Date:

Sunday, Aug 10, 2025: Atlanta Blues Challenge at MadLife, Woodstock
Saturday, Sep 20, 2025: Lynne Couch Benefit, 5th Annual, The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain at The Hunt House, Marietta
Thurs-Sat, Sep 25-28, 2025: GabbaFest 2025 in Macon, GA

Upcoming Sponsor Shows:

Atlanta Blues Challenge Winner
The Garrett Collins Project:
Thurs, Aug 7, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, 10pm
Sun, Aug 10, w/ ATL Blues Cartel, The Velvet Note, Alpharetta, 7:30pm, $20

Larry Griffith:
Thurs, Aug 7, TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta, 6pm-10pm
Fri, Aug 8, TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta, 6pm-10pm
Sat, Aug 9, TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta, 6pm-10pm
Sun, Aug 10, w/ Uncle Sugar, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, 9:30pm

Nathalie Rose:
Tues, Aug 5, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, 10pm, Free

The Venus Kings:
Thurs, Aug 7, Twisted Taco, Fayetteville, 7:30-10:30pm
Sat, Aug 8, Studio Cafe Brunch, Fayetteville, 10:30am-12:30pm

Hughes Taylor:
Weds, Aug 6, Blind Willie’s, Atlanta, 8:30pm, $5
Sun, Aug 10, Solo, Yonah Mountain Vineyards, White, 1-5pm

Tom Hill Trio:
Weds, Aug 6, Acoustic Jam, Eagles #714, Doraville, 8pm-11pm
Thurs, Aug 7, Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee, 6-9pm

 

Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 10pm, Free:
Nathalie Rose at Northside Tavern, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/nathalie.rose.786042

Friday, August 8, 2025, 7pm:
Tribute – a Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band at Legion Field, Covington
https://www.facebook.com/events/1057459689933056

Saturday, August 9, 2025, 4-6pm:
Sweet Melissa’s Blues Revue at Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker
https://www.facebook.com/events/988380743264508

Saturday, August 9, 2025, 8pm:
Mandi Strachota at Boggs Social & Supply, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/events/2966079680249764

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Sunday, August 10, 2025, 1-9pm:
Atlanta Blues Challenge at MadLife Stage & Studios, Woodstock, $20 for members, $25 for non-members
A dozen performers duke it out for the chance to represent Atlanta at the International Blues Challenge, held in Memphis in 2026.
Event Link
Tickets
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Sunday, August 10, 2025, 7:30-10pm, $20:
Black Hat Blues presents The ATL Blues Cartel ft Garrett Collins & Cannonball Red at The Velvet Note, Atlanta
https://blackhatblues.com/event/6172667/727793135/atl-blues-cartel

 

DAILY LISTINGS: 

Tuesday, Aug 5
Music on the Patio, 6-9pm (Open Mic) – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Fran’s Jam, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Pearl Haggard, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Nathalie Rose, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Wednesday, Aug 6
Music on the Patio, 5:30-9pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Know Ones, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
MoonShadow Musicians Jam, 7:30pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
Hughes Taylor, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Ronnie Bullock, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Thursday, Aug 7
Karaoke on the Patio, 7-10pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Tom Hill Trio, 6pm – Mad Italian, Chamblee
Larry Griffith, 6pm – TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta
Michelle Malone’s Canyonland, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
The Venus Kings, 7:30pm – Twisted Taco, Fayetteville
King George & the Vagabonds, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
The Garrett Collins Project, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Friday, Aug 8
Music on the Patio, 5-11pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Larry Griffith, 6pm – TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta
Tribute – Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band, 7pm – Legion Field, Covington
90’s Kids Superfly Tribute, 7pm; Y2K Kids Tribute, 9:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Silver Strings Bluegrass Band, 7pm – Rutledge Summer Concert Series
Chandra Currelley, 8pm – Perfect Note Atlanta, Marietta
Stoney Brooks, 9pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
B4Y2K, 9pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
DividedBy5, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Saturday, Aug 9
The Venus Kings, 10:30am – Studio Cafe, Fayetteville
Music on the Patio, 11am-11pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Sweet Melissa’s Blues Revue, 4pm – Tucker Brewing Company, Tucker
Larry Griffith, 6pm – TWO Urban Licks, Atlanta
Wreking Crue, Motley Crue Tribute, 2 shows, 6:30pm & 9pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Mandi Strachota, 8pm – Boggs Social & Supply, Atlanta
Willie Bradley, 8pm – Perfect Note Atlanta, Marietta
Marvelous Marvin Presents, Funky Bluester, 8:30pm – Olde Courthouse Tavern, Fayetteville
Cody Matlock, 9pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Britt Black Band, 9pm – Will Henry’s Tavern Rockbridge, Stone Mountain
DividedBy5, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Sunday, Aug 10
Music on the Patio, 11am-8pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Soulful Sunday Brunch w/ Erica Dawson, 12pm – Perfect Note Atlanta, Marietta
The Atlanta Blues Challenge, 1pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Hughes Taylor, Solo, 1pm – Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Cleveland
Tanglewood Tonic, 6:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA /Highlands, Atlanta
ATL Blues Cartel, 7:30pm – The Velvet Note, Alpharetta
Uncle Sugar, 9pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Upcoming…

Monday, Aug 11
NST Jam w/ Lola’s Gang, 10pm– Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Tuesday, Aug 12
Music on the Patio, 6-9pm (Open Mic) – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Fran’s Jam, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Undiscovered Artist Showcase, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Nathalie Rose, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Wednesday, Aug 13
Music on the Patio, 5:30-9pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Back Row Baptists w/ Dylan Knight & the Nightbirds, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock   
MoonShadow Musicians Jam, 7:30pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
The Venus Kings, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Ronnie Bullock, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Online Music Resources

There are a lot of places where you can find ways to see live music, video, and support musicians. Here are a few that we have found that seem legit:

Facebook Blues Society,
featuring national touring acts & Local acts

Country Blues QuaranTunes,
featuring national touring acts & Local acts

Nugs.net
Featuring National Touring acts (not all Blues)

Relix Live
Featuring National Touring acts (not all Blues)

Jambase Livestreams
Featuring National Touring acts (not all Blues):

Entertainment/Service Industry Relief Fund Music Series
Featuring original music from local acts:

Stageit
Local & National Touring Acts