Events on Central

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...

Quantum Lifestyle Enterprises is bringing a Greek-life step show and block party to a cluster of Downtown corridor venues, including Rhythm Room, The Library Bar, Bourbon and Boots, and The...

Two bands, one late Tuesday night at Launchpad, the longtime anchor of Downtown's Central corridor rock scene. The show starts at 9 p.m. local time, which means this runs well past midnight into a Tuesday, so plan your Wednesday accordingly. A ticket link exists, which tells you this is a real commitment, not a casual...

Atlanta rapper Rittz, known for his rapid-fire delivery and a decade-long run on Strange Music, plays the Sunshine Theater for the Before The Drop Tour. The Sunshine is one of the better mid-size rooms on the corridor for hip-hop, with a floor that actually moves and sound that holds up when the bass gets loud....

Sex Mex rolls through Downtown on the Stockpile Tour, hitting Launchpad on what is effectively a Tuesday night that starts after most people are already asleep. Launchpad's room rewards loud guitar bands, and the low ceiling does the work for you on a night like this. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them...

Joanne Shaw Taylor, the British guitarist who started playing professionally at 16 after Eurythmics' Dave Stewart heard her at a festival, brings her full-throated blues-rock to the KiMo on a...

REZN plays slow, heavy, and hypnotic, the kind of psych-doom that works best in a small room with a loud PA, and Launchpad's setup is actually built for it. Lowheaven and Nomestomper are solid local picks for this bill, not filler. This is a 10 PM show at minimum, so plan accordingly and get there...

Four local punk and indie acts share a Halloween bill at Insideout, running from 10 p.m. into the early hours of the 29th. Insideout is a small room, which means the sound hits hard and personal space is a negotiation, so go knowing that and embrace it. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab...