Events for October 18, 2026

Launchpad's annual Halloween cover band run is exactly what it sounds like: a stretch of October nights where different acts take the stage as someone else entirely, costumes and all....

Chamber Music Albuquerque's full 2026-27 concert season, bought in one subscription, spanning six performances at Simms Auditorium on Central Avenue from October through June. Simms is a genuinely good room...

Two catalogs, one night: a live tribute act works through the full sweep of both Prince and Michael Jackson, with a Halloween costume contest and themed decor folded into what is essentially a late-night dance event. The Lobo is a genuine theater with a real stage and multiple bars, so the room has more breathing...

Five years in, Bobble Head Entertainment and the Rhythm Room are marking the R&B Experience anniversary with RL of Next pulling double duty as host and performer, running through a set of recognizable hits. The event runs from late Saturday into Sunday morning, so this is a proper late-night situation, plan accordingly and sleep in...

Every NFL game of the day goes up on the screens inside The Lobo Sports Vault, the dedicated sports room carved out of the Historic Lobo Theater on Central, with brunch service running 11 AM to 2 PM. Each game day you attend this season earns you a drawing entry for a Super Bowl LXI...

The Broadway touring production of Beauty and the Beast comes to Popejoy, the biggest and best-equipped room on the Central corridor. Popejoy's sightlines are genuinely good from almost every seat, though the upper balcony can feel remote during quieter scenes, so mid-orchestra or front mezzanine is worth the price difference if you're bringing kids who...

Freudian Slips performs a clown-themed burlesque show at the Painted Lady, running two hours on a Sunday evening as part of the venue's Brews & Boos fall series. Painted Lady...

Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque puts traditional Spanish flamenco in a proper tablao format, meaning the dancers, singer, and guitarist are close enough that you feel the footwork in your chest. Hotel Albuquerque's intimate room on Old Town's edge has genuine flamenco history here in Albuquerque, and this matinee slot makes it accessible without a late night....

New York duo Elasea Douglas and Sadiki Pierre perform their Love & Laughs show here: one voice, one upright bass, no backing band, no place to hide. That stripped arrangement is exactly what built their following, and the Lobo's intimacy is going to make it hit differently than a standard concert room. Seats are reserved...

A full Broadway touring production of Beauty and the Beast lands at Popejoy, which remains one of the better mid-sized theatrical rooms in the Southwest for exactly this kind of show. Popejoy's sightlines are genuinely good from most of the house, though the upper balcony can feel remote for a production that leans on facial...

Three Bad Jacks bring their brand of outlaw-leaning rock to Launchpad, one of the corridor's most reliable small stages for loud guitar music. The show starts at 9 p.m. local time on a Sunday night, so plan accordingly if Monday morning has opinions about your weekend. Launchpad's room is narrow and the sound bounces hard...