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.

Save the Date:

Sunday, August 16, 2026: Atlanta Blues Challenge at MadLife Stage & Studios, Woodstock, 1pm-8pm(approx), now taking applications

Upcoming Sponsor Shows:

Nathalie Rose:
Tues, Aug 18, Northside Tavern, Atlanta, 10pm

Highway 54:
Thurs, Aug 20, Blind Willie’s, Atlanta, 8:30pm, $5
Fri, Aug 21, Grazing Here, Peachtree City, 8pm
Fri, Jul 28, Vinnie’s Attic, Covington, 8pm

Mandi Strachota:
Sat, Aug 15, Trio, Fat Matt’s, Atlanta, 7pm

Tom Hill Trio:
Thurs, Aug 27, Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee, 6pm-9pm
Sun, Aug 30, Moon Jam, MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker, 8pm

Sweet Melissa:
Thurs, Aug 13, Showcase w/ Joshua Lee Thomas, Hunt House, Marietta, 7:30pm
Sat, Aug 22, Blues Revue, Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, Atlanta, 3:50pm
Thurs, Aug 27, Showcase w/ Johanna Millen, Hunt House, Marietta, 7:30pm

Blue Velvet Atlanta:
Fri, Aug 7, Rutledge Summer Concert Series, Rutledge, GA, 7pm
Sat, Aug 15, Blues & BBQ, Mableton, 1:30pm

Little Becky & the Big Shots:
Weds, Aug 12, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Doraville, 8pm
Thurs, Aug 13, Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee, 6pm-9pm
Thurs, Aug 20, Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee, 6pm-9pm

Tripp & the Breakers:
Fri, Aug 14, Moonshiners, Braselton, 9pm

Skyler Saufley:
Fri, Aug 14, Blind Willie’s, Atlanta, 9pm, $10
Sun, Aug 16, The Goetchius House, Columbus, GA, 5pm
Tues, Aug 18, Industry Night, Blind Willie’s, Atlanta, 8pm

Touring Artist Alert!
Tinsley Ellis:
Fri, Aug 14, District Live, Savannah, 8pm
Sat, Aug 15, EOP Red Clay Music Foundry, Duluth, 8pm

Way Back Band:
Fri, Aug 14, Maxwell’s Cigar Bar, Woodstock, 9pm, $10
Sat, Aug 15, Olde Courthouse Tavern, Fayetteville, GA, 8:30pm
Sun, Aug 16, Napoleon’s, Decatur, 7pm

Marcella Jones & Brown Liquor Band:
Fri, Aug 21, Moonshiners Bar & Grill, Grayson, Georgia, 9pm
Sat, Aug 22, Cumming Cigar Company, Cumming, Georgia, 7pm

Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 8:30pm, $5:
The Garrett Collins Project at Blind Willie’s, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/TheGarrettCollinsProject

Friday, August 14, 2026, 7:30pm, Free:
Greg Fortune at McCray’s Tavern East Cobb, Marietta
https://www.greg4tune.com/shows

Friday, August 14, 2026, 7:30pm, $120:
Cannonball Red & the Head Hunters at Scud Runner, CAF Airbase, Peachtree City
https://www.facebook.com/events/1997666214225432

Friday, August 14, 2026, 8pm:
Angel Ocasio Jr. of Cash’s Juke Joint at Crooked Finger Brewing, Dublin
https://www.facebook.com/events/1535337254660223

Friday, August 14, 2026, 8pm:
Roofdog, Album Release Party at Vice Bar, Macon, Georgia
https://www.facebook.com/andyjohnsongeorgiamusic

Saturday, August 15, 2026, 7pm:
Mandi Strachota at Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/events/1283165180698084

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Sunday, August 16, 2026, 1pm-8pm,:
Atlanta Blues Challenge at MadLife, Woodstock, $15 members, $20 non-members. Acts will include:
School of Rock (East Cobb); Grace Dickson; JT Morrow; ThunderGypsy; The Sharks; John Cox Band; Roof Dog; Cash’s Juke Joint; Rain and Dry Bones; Memphis Mick & Past Due
https://www.facebook.com/atlantabluessociety
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Sunday, August 16, 2026, 2pm-5pm, Free:
Riverside Train at Rocco’s Pub, Jasper
https://www.roccosjasper.com/shows/riverside-train-2/

Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 10pm, Free:
Nathalie Rose at Northside Tavern, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/events/1027576309649744/1027576322983076

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 7pm, $26.70:
Touring Artist Alert!
Eric Johanson at Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, Georgia
https://www.facebook.com/events/1299545122124362

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 9pm, $15.50 GA, $18.60 Tables:
Roofdog w/ Scott Box at Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, Georgia
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E0064F6D3972991

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 7:30pm, $26.70:
Touring Artist Alert!
Buddy Guy 90 at Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/therealbuddyguy

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 7:30pm:
Diane Durrett’s Leo Birthday Bash at Napoleon’s, Decatur
https://www.facebook.com/events/3942353932737422

Friday, August 21, 2026, 7pm:
Jason Pastras Trio (JP3) at Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
https://www.fatmattsribshack.net/events/j-p-3

Friday, August 21, 2026, 7:30pm, from $14:
Tribute, a Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band at The Royal Theater, Hogansville, Georgia
https://www.facebook.com/events/3168693876662929

Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9pm:
Chequered Blue at The Painted Duck, Atlanta
https://www.facebook.com/chequeredblue

Saturday, August 22, 2026, 12pm:
Cash’s Juke Joint at ISSA Awards, Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, Sandy Springs
https://www.facebook.com/events/2491225231309392

DAILY LISTINGS:

Wednesday, Aug 12
Music on the Patio, 5:30-9pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Open Mic Night, 6pm – The Hunt House, Marietta
Nathan Nelson, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Sulfur w/ Rockcliff, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Little Becky & the Big Shots, 8pm – Fraternal Order of Eagles, Doraville
MoonShadow Musicians Jam, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
The Garrett Collins Project, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Ronnie Bullock, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Thursday, Aug 13
Little Becky & the Big Shots, 6pm – Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee
Hannah Whyte, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Karaoke on the Patio, 7-10pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Sweet Melissa’s Showcase w/ Joshua Lee Thomas, 7:30pm – The Hunt House, Marietta
Shine, Collective Soul Tribute, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Canyonland, 8pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
King George & the Vagabonds, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
The Venus Kings, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Friday, Aug 14
Music on the Patio, 5-11pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Babosa, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Bryce Leatherwood, National Touring Artist, 2 shows, 7pm & 9:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Silver Strings Bluegrass Band, 7pm – Rutledge Summer Concert Series, Rutledge, GA
Rev Hylton & Carriage House, 7:30pm – The Hunt House, Marietta
Cannonball Red & the Head Hunters, 7:30pm – Scud Runner, CAF Airbase, Peachtree City
Angel Ocasio Jr. of Cash’s Juke Joint, 8pm – Crooked Finger Brewing, Dublin
Tinsley Ellis, 8pm – District Live, Savannah
Way Back Band, 8pm – Maxwell’s Cigar Bar, Woodstock
Blair Crimmins & the Hookers, 8pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
Jane’s Primus Addiction Extravaganzapalooza w/ The Frizzle Fries, Recycled Addiction, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
Roofdog, album release party, 2 sets, 8pm & 10pm – Vice Bar, Macon
Skyler Saufley, 9pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Tripp & the Breakers, 9pm – Moonshiners, Braselton, Georgia
Tiger Bragg, 9pm – Will Henry’s Tavern Rockbridge, Stone Mountain
Band X, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Saturday, Aug 15
Music on the Patio, 11am-11pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Blue Velvet Atlanta, 1:30pm – Blues & BBQ, Town Square, Mableton, GA
Mandi Strachota Trio, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Strait Country, George Strait Tribute, 7pm; Get Sideways, Rock Tribute, 9:55pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Tinsley Ellis, 8pm – EOP Red Clay Music Foundry, Duluth
Dash Rip Rock, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
The Mad Hatter, 8pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
Marvelous Marvin Presents, Way Back Band, 8:30pm – Olde Courthouse Tavern, Fayetteville
The Electromatics, 9pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Sonic Society, 9pm – Will Henry’s Tavern Rockbridge, Stone Mountain
Dyer Davis, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Sunday, Aug 16
Music on the Patio, 11am-8pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Atlanta Blues Challenge, 1-8pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Riverside Train, 2pm – Rocco’s Pub, Jasper
Rockaholics, 4pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Acoustic Jam on the Deck, 4pm – Will Henry’s Tavern Rockbridge, Stone Mountain
Skyler Saufley, 5pm – The Goetchius House, Columbus, GA
Nathan Nelson, 6:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Way Back Band, Guitarapalooza, 7pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
Moonlit Mixtape, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
Uncle Sugar, 9pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Monday, Aug 17
Joe Gransden’s Jam Session, 7:30pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
Snail Salon, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
NST Jam w/ Lola’s Gang, 10pm– Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Tuesday, Aug 18
Music on the Patio, 6-9pm (Open Mic) – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Ben Spotswood’s Jam, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Skyler Saufley, Industry Night, 8pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Nathalie Rose, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Wednesday, Aug 19
Music on the Patio, 5:30-9pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Open Mic Night, 6pm – The Hunt House, Marietta
Eric Johanson, 7pm – Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta
Nate Nelson, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Nikoletta Holt, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
MoonShadow Musicians Jam, 8pm – MoonShadow Tavern, Tucker
Supper the Band, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
Roofdog w/ Andy Johnson, Special guest Scott Box, 9pm – Eddie’s Attic, Atlanta
Ronnie Bullock, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta

Thursday, Aug 20
Little Becky & the Big Shots, 6pm – Mad Italian Patio, Chamblee
Red Henry, 7pm – Fat Matt’s, Atlanta
Karaoke on the Patio, 7-10pm – MadLife Patio, Woodstock
Buddy Guy, 7:30pm – Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Sweet Melissa’s Showcase w/ Johanna Millin, 7:30pm – The Hunt House, Marietta
Salty Mom Comedy Tour, 7:30pm – MadLife, Woodstock
Diane Durrett’s Leo Birthday Bash, 7:30pm – Napoleon’s, Decatur
Highway 54, 8:30pm – Blind Willie’s, VA Highlands, Atlanta
The Venus Kings, 10pm – Northside Tavern, Atlanta