• The Wailers Live at Barelas

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
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    The surviving members of Bob Marley's original backing band bring a full reggae set to the NHCC's outdoor performance space in Barelas. This venue runs a tight operation and the outdoor stage carries sound well on a September evening, which is about as good as Albuquerque weather gets for an outdoor show. Grab tickets through...

  • Your Rong! Comedy Debate Show

    Outpost Performance Space
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    A comedy debate show where being wrong is apparently the whole point, running just one hour on a Friday night at The Box Annex on Central. The Box tends to reward a small, game crowd, and a format built around argument works better when the room is willing to heckle back a little. Tickets are...

  • DJ Quico Tribute Night at El Rey

    El Rey Theater
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    This is a late-night tribute DJ set at El Rey, running from 9:30 p.m. Friday deep into Saturday morning, which tells you everything about the crowd's intentions. El Rey's floor opens up well when a DJ has the room to themselves, and a set framed around a specific artist's influence tends to pull people who...

  • Long-Form Improv Comedy

    Outpost Performance Space
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    In the Box Mainstage runs a full long-form improv show at The Box, one of the few dedicated performance spaces actually on the Central corridor. The 10:15 p.m. start time means this is a late-night crowd, which tends to loosen up both the audience and the players in ways that work in everybody's favor. Tickets...

  • NCAA Football Buffet at Historic Lobo Theater

    Historic Lobo Theater
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    The Lobo Sports Vault, tucked inside the Historic Lobo Theater on Central, runs the full college football slate across its screens every Saturday, with a buffet from 11 AM to...

  • Watermelon Mountain Jug Band at Old Town

    Old Town Gazebo
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    Watermelon Mountain Jug Band brings their old-time, washboard-and-strings sound to the open-air gazebo at the heart of Old Town, one of the more charming outdoor stages on the corridor. The...

  • Benny Bassett Live at Sawmill Market

    Sawmill Market
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    Benny Bassett brings his bass-forward sound to Sawmill Market's communal food hall space on a Saturday night. The open layout means sound bleeds across vendor stalls, so this plays more...