We here at SACtoday love a good live show, but what we don’t love is finding out that one of our favorite bands has come through the City of Trees days after the fact. With so many great music venues, it’s admittedly hard to keep up sometimes.
To make things a bit easier — and hopefully help you find a show you like — here’s a guide to Sacramento’s live shows for August broken down by genre, featuring everything from big-name artists like The Lumineers + Kendrick Lamar to local groups like Fashionista Boyfriend.
🎸 Rock
- The Lumineers | Tues., Aug. 2 | 7 p.m. | Golden 1 Center | $35+
- NRBQ | Tues, Aug. 2 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $30
- The Tubes | Fri., Aug. 19 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $45+
- Crash Test Dummies | Tues., Aug. 16 | 8:30 p.m. | Crest Theatre | $35+
- Taking Back Sunday | Sat., Aug. 6 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $105+
- Sleeping With Sirens | Sun., Aug. 7 | 6 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $50+
- Paul Thorn | Thurs., Aug. 18 | 7 p.m. | The Sofia | $35+
- Simple Plan + Sum 41 | Wed., Aug. 10 | 6 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $153+
- Shakey Graves | Sun., Aug. 21 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $86+
- Tedeschi Trucks Band | Tues., Aug. 23 | 6 p.m. | Sac Memorial Auditorium | $55+
- Silverstein + Amity Affliction | Sun., Aug. 28 | 6 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $53+
- Kill Lincoln with Eichlers + Sad Sack | Wed., Aug 10 | 8 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $15+
- Avoid with Dead Lakes + more | Tues., Aug. 2 | 7:15-11:30 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $15
- Hooveriii: Record Release Show | Sun., Aug. 7 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $12+
- Jordan T | Thurs., Aug. 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post — Downtown | $20+
🎤 Hip Hop
- Kendrick Lamar | Tues., Aug. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Golden 1 Center | $84+
- Daddy Yankee | Thurs., Aug. 18 | 8 p.m. | Golden 1 Center | $189+
- Luh Kel | Tues., Aug. 9 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $20+
- C-Kan, MC Davo, Dharius | Wed., Aug. 31 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $39.50
- The Jack Moves x Weapons of Mass Creation | Fri., Aug. 5 | The Starlet Room | $15+
🎵 Indie
- Fashionista Boyfriend: Album Release Party | Thurs., Aug 4 | 8 p.m. | The Starlet Room | $12+
- Warpaint | Tues., Aug. 23 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $27.50
- AJJ | Thurs., Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $25
- Bagel Pat, Worthitpurchase + Mediocre Cafe | Mon., Aug. 15 | 9 p.m. | The Golden Bear, 2326 K St. | Free
- Swami John Reis | Fri., Aug. 5 | Goldfield Trading Post — Downtown | $15+
- National Lines | Sun., Aug. 7 | Goldfield Trading Post — Downtown | $10+
- Spud Cannon | Thurs., Aug. 25 | 8 p.m. | The Starlet Room | $12+
- Brooks Nielson | Wed., Aug 24 | 8 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post — Roseville | $32.50
- Loving | Fri., Aug. 26 | 8 p.m. | The Starlet Room | $15+
- Dreamgirl | Tues., Aug. 30 | 8 p.m. | The Starlet Room | $15+
🪕 Country + Folk
- Nate Smith | Sun., Aug 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post — Roseville | $20+
- Fruition with Goodnight, Texas | Wed., Aug. 24 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $15+
- Pam Tillis | Thurs., Aug. 18 | 8 p.m. | Crest Theatre | $42.50+
- Jesse Cook | Wed., Aug. 17 | 8 p.m. | Crest Theatre | $35+
- Jon Wolfe | Wed., Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post — Downtown | $20+
🎶 Pop
- Calum Scott with Jamie Miller | Tues., Aug. 2 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $27.50
- SoMo | Fri., Aug 5 | 9 p.m. | Harlow’s | $25+
- Paula Fuga | Sun, Aug. 21 | 7 p.m. | The Sofia | $28.50
- Camilo Séptimo + Francisca Valenzuela | Thurs., Aug. 11 | 7 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $35+
- The Score + Dreamers | Mon., Aug 22 | 6:30 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $29.99
- iParty with DJ Matt Bennett | Fri., Aug. 26 | 8:30 | Ace of Spades | $25
🎹 R&B
- Durand Jones + The Indications | Fri., Aug. 19 + Sat., Aug 20 | 7 p.m. | Prices vary
- Goapele | Sat., Aug. 27 | 8 p.m. | Crest Theatre | $29.50
🇲🇽 Latin
- Pepe Aquilar | Fri., Aug. 26 | 8 p.m. | Golden 1 Center | $56+
- Mariachi Festival de Sacramento | Sun., Aug 14 | 5 p.m. | SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center | $29+
🤘 Punk + Metal
- Agent Orange | Thurs., Aug 18 | 8 p.m. | Harlow’s | $15+
- August Burns Red | Fri., Aug. 5 | 6 p.m. | Ace of Spades | $29.50
- Cyborg Octopus, Flub + Ala | Fri., Aug. 5 | 7 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $12
- Izthmi, Battle Hag + Tentacult | Sun., Aug 7 | 7 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $10+
- White Fuzzy Bloodbath + Merlock | Thurs., Aug 11 | 7 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $12+
- Telekinetic Yeti + White Hills | Sun., Aug. 14 | 7 p.m. | Cafe Colonial | $15