Events on Central

Night six of Launchpad's annual Halloween cover band marathon, running late into a Saturday night on the corridor. By this point in the series the crowds know the drill and...

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...

Four metal acts covering a lot of ground: goblin-themed melodic death from Nekrogoblikon, brutal death metal from Belgium's Aborted, deathcore from Signs of the Swarm, and Party Cannon bringing the absurdist slam. Sunshine Theater's floor holds a crowd well for this kind of show, and the stage sight lines are good even when it fills...

Twiztid, the Detroit horrorcore duo with a loyal Juggalo-adjacent fanbase, rolls into El Rey on the Certified Psychos Tour with three local and regional openers padding out a full night. El Rey's standing room floor gets loud and packed for shows like this, so arrive with enough time to actually find your footing before the...

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 is a small, quirky space on Central, so expect the performers working close to the crowd and the room filling up fast. Tickets are through...

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...