TODAY
The Day Players: Live Music From Soaps' Leading Men
TODAY 3:30 PM • See Website
“Soap opera hunks have a band now. Yes, really. Bring your mom.”
Shit worth leaving your apartment for in Phoenix this week
16 things happening in Phoenix over the next seven days, 1 of them free. Comedy, live music, art openings, food pop-ups, nightlife and the weird stuff nobody else bothers to list.
What’s on
TODAY
Soundless Socials: Desert Oasis Garden After Dark
Desert Botanical Garden, Other
TODAY 6:00 PM • See Website
“Silent disco in a cactus garden. Headphones on, everyone around you looks insane.”
TMRW
Desert Oasis Garden After Dark: 80s Music Night
Desert Botanical Garden, Other
TMRW 6:00 PM • See Website
“Eighties hits blasting over the saguaros on a Monday night. Somehow this rules.”
TMRW
Carbon Leaf
Musical Instrument Museum, Other
TMRW 7:00 PM • See Website
“Indie folk-rock that's been touring since your older sibling was in college.”
TUE
Silly Goose w/ Cheem + HotBox
TUE 7:30 PM • See Website
“Silly name, serious mosh. Tuesday-night mayhem with Cheem in tow.”
TUE
Sonic Live In Concert
TUE 7:30 PM • $62.50+
“The blue hedgehog movie with a live orchestra. Your kid is an excuse, admit it.”
WED
John Oates
Musical Instrument Museum, Other
WED 7:00 PM • See Website
“Half of Hall & Oates, all of the mustache energy. Yes, he does the hits.”
WED
Ghostbusters In Concert
WED 7:30 PM • $67.50+
“Ghostbusters on a big screen with the orchestra playing it live. Who you gonna call.”
THU
Arizona State Fair: A State of Wonder
Arizona State Fairgrounds, Other
THU 2:00 PM • See Website
“Deep-fried everything, rigged ring toss, a goat barn. Opening day of the chaos.”
THU
Edgar Alejandro
Crescent Ballroom, Downtown Phoenix
THU 8:00 PM • $46+
“Regional Mexican heartbreak anthems, sung back at full volume by 500 people”
FRI
First Friday Phoenix: October Art Walk
Roosevelt Row Arts District, Roosevelt Row
FRI 6:00 PM • FREE
“20,000 people, free galleries, and a guy selling art off a bedsheet. Go.”
FRI
Shapel Lacey
FRI 7:00 PM • See Website
“Phoenix's own came home to roast you personally. Front row at your own risk.”
SAT
JPEGMAFIA w/ redveil, Matt Proxy
The Van Buren, Downtown Phoenix
SAT 8:00 PM • See Website
“Peggy turns the stage into a glorious car crash of noise-rap. Mosh responsibly.”
SAT
Spafford
SAT 8:00 PM • $27+
“Arizona jam band goes long. Nobody checks their phone for three hours.”
SUN
Soda Blonde
SUN 7:30 PM • See Website
“Dublin synth-pop in a bar down a literal alley staircase. Very Phoenix.”
SUN
Wu-Tang Clan w/ Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, Other
SUN 7:30 PM • $25+
“The final chamber. Protect ya neck in 110-degree parking lot heat.”
Updated September 26, 2026