There's music all over Milwaukee – with tons of venues throughout the city and even more on the way. Here's a guide to concerts coming to Milwaukee this month – from the city's biggest venues to its smaller clubs. (For more on specific show times, tickets and additional info, visit the venues' respective websites.) We'll see you up front:
December 4 - Tophouse at Vivarium
December 4 - Fly Over States, Circuit Circuit, Garden Home, Endswell, [dying noises] at Sugar Maple
December 4 - Ann Marie Metz at Linneman's
December 5 - Our Vanity, EFH, 5pm To Nowhere at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 5 - Wolves of Glendale at Vivarium
December 5 - Mustard Plug, The Prizefighters, Local Legends at X-Ray Arcade
December 5 - Winefred RT with Maximiano, Gunnar Schmitz at Linneman's
December 6 - Drake White, Reid Haughton at The Rave
December 6 - The English Beat at Turner Hall Ballroom
December 6 - The Keystones Holiday Special featuring Bug Moment, Mother Wind at The Cooperage
December 6 - The Thing, Chapped Lips, North Warren at Cactus Club
December 6 - Wishy, Joyer, Barely Civil at X-Ray Arcade
December 6 - Dead Man’s Carnival at Miramar Theatre
December 6 - The Bill Camplin Band at Linneman's
December 6-8 - Spafford at Vivarium
December 7 - Season For A Smile: Team Bryce Foundation Fundraiser at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 7 - Luar La L at The Rave
December 7 - Mason Ramsey, Halle Kearns at The Rave
December 7 - Subspace: Hack The Planet 90’s Rave Cyberpunk Dance Party at Cactus Club
December 7 - Still Stayer, Quietkind, Vacant Voice, Lilac & Lotus, Paper Shrine, End Path, Sad Man's Parade at X-Ray Arcade
December 7 - Manor Gates, Of Two Minds, Static Palms, Meadowers, Phasing at Sugar Maple
December 7 - DRINKURWATER at Miramar Theatre
December 7 - White Dry Pages with Terry Alan Hackbarth & Friends, Zach Pietrini at Linneman's
December 8 - Merry & Bright Market at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 8 - 10th Annual Larry Penn Tribute Concert featuring Lil Rev, Brett Kemnitz, Bill Camplin at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 8 - WMSE’s 10th Annual Big Band Grandstand at Turner Hall Ballroom
December 8 - Haruhi, Paige Naylor, Pay Dirt at Cactus Club
December 8 - Harms Way, Weekend Nachos, Enervate, Big Laugh at X-Ray Arcade
December 8 - Luke Callen with Old Pup, The Nunnery at Linneman's
December 9 - girl in red, Jonah Kagen, Sunday (1994) at The Rave
December 11 - Cage The Elephant, Badflower at The Rave
December 11 - Eli White, Melo Tuned, Atlik, MrkII at Cactus Club
December 11 - Tim Manfred Yin at Linneman's
December 12 - The All-American Rejects, Andrew McMahon, Mod Sun, Dexter and the Moonrocks at The Rave
December 12 - Will Moseley & Colin Stough, Dawson Slade at The Rave
December 12 - Bowvee, Well + Good, Cozy Danger, Creature Weather at X-Ray Arcade
December 12 - Jazz is Dead with Music of Grateful Dead at Miramar Theatre
December 13 - The Moth at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 13 - Rene Vaca at Turner Hall Ballroom
December 13 - Sixteen Candles at Vivarium
December 13 - Santa Rave: The Ultimate Holiday Themed Rave Experience at The Cooperage
December 13 - BASIC: Chris Forsyth, Douglas McCombs, Mikel Patrick Avery, YR KNIVES, Chris Rosenau, DJs Kelly and Parker at Cactus Club
December 13 - Jeffrey Foucault at Cactus Club
December 13 - Morta Skuld, Obscene, Warp Chamber, Cryptual at X-Ray Arcade
December 13 - Maddy O'Neal & ProbCause at Miramar Theatre
December 13 - Waterspouts with Sludge Hawking, My Melody at Linneman's
December 14 - Mike Mangione & Band with special guest Zach Pietrini at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 14 - A Very Jerry Christmas – Another One Does JGB at The Cooperage
December 14 - The Panoptics, Moonglow, Varsity Mac at Cactus Club
December 14 - MOUSAI, TRON3X, ESKET at Miramar Theatre
December 14 - MKE Indie Music Night at Linneman's
December 15 - Joyfest: A Girls Rock MKE Festival & Fundraiser at X-Ray Arcade
December 17 - Pentatonix at Fiserv Forum
December 18 - Peter Lindsey at Linneman's
December 19 - Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis at The Riverside Theater
December 19 - Son Little at Vivarium
December 19 - FRIEND with Chants, Dave Schoepke at Cactus Club
December 19 - Killer High Life, Mizzy, Fake My Death, Oogwé at X-Ray Arcade
December 20 - TINY MOVING PARTS at Vivarium
December 20 - Squirrel Nut Zippers – Christmas Caravan at Turner Hall Ballroom
December 20 - Collections of Colonies of Bees, Astral Hand, Known Moons at The Cooperage
December 20 - Good Vibes Only Hosted By Holly Mae – Sam E, WillOnWater, Lik, Simi, King Ameas, PBG The Prince, Matryx at Cactus Club
December 20 - Born of Osiris, Reflections, By the Thousands, VCTMS at X-Ray Arcade
December 20 - TNGNT with American Progress at Linneman's
December 21 - The Jimmys at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 21 - Brittany Schmitt at Vivarium
December 21 - Groove Theory: A Soulful Christmas at The Cooperage
December 21 - Mari Mari, Vanity Plates, Bunk Bed, Bryan Cherry at Cactus Club
December 21 - Mantra, Litwax, World of Fear, xDeluminatex, Divulsion at X-Ray Arcade
December 21 - Ho Ho Home For The Holidays with Gettoblaster at Miramar Theatre
December 21 - Bristlehead at Linneman's
December 22 - Fox & Branch at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 22 - Chi-Chi’s Restaurant (Album Release), Vacancy Chain, Tea Service at Cactus Club
December 22 - Payasa, Si Dios Quiere, Suffering, Gagger, Twisted Truth, See No Evil at X-Ray Arcade
December 22 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Fiserv Forum
December 22 - Violet Wilder, Andii, Chris Darby at Linneman's
December 26 - Johanna Rose, Ellie Jackson, Bitch Creek at Cactus Club
December 27 - Buena Cara (Release Show), Pommer, Versio Curs, Known Moons at Cactus Club
December 27 - Revival Presents: New Year, Same Scene - Live Emo Night! at X-Ray Arcade
December 28 - Full Cord with special guests Joe Wais, Jordan Kroger (Chicken Wire Empire) at Anodyne Coffee Roasters
December 28 - 1984 With Special Guests DJ Z, Vic Dagger at X-Ray Arcade
December 28 - Wonderfunk at Linneman's
December 29 - ST1CH35, YoungDee, NumavGudda at Cactus Club
December 31 - Adventure Club, Bear Grillz, Nate Derus + more TBA at The Rave
December 31 - Le Freak New Year’s Eve at The Cooperage
December 31 - Transport: Enterprise New Years Eve Party at Cactus Club
December 31 - New Years Eve 2025 UV Glow Party at X-Ray Arcade
