12 Concerts to See this Week in Jacksonville

Our weekly Go concert recommendations are updated every week. For a comprehensive list of this week’s concerts, go to our live music calendar page.

Want our concert picks delivered to your inbox every Tuesday? Sign up of the JME Live newsletter and never miss a show.

Rock/Pop

Hozier – Tuesday, May 7

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Downtown Jacksonville

Composing songs that draw on folk, blues and rock elements with lyrics that often speak in liturgical terms, the Irish singer-songwriter Hozier has been a curious and unique fixture on pop radio. He plays the Vystar arena with the (highly recommended!!) Canadian-bred folk and pop artist Allison Russell on Tuesday.

Rock

Kurt Vile & the Violators – Thursday, May 9 ***SOLD OUT**

Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville

Songwriter, guitarist and purveyor of certi-fried pop Kurt Vile and his band the Violators play Intuition Ale Works on Thursday. Read/Listen to our interview with Vile.

Metal/Drone

Earth – Thursday, May 9

Sun-Ray Cinema | Five Points

Drone-metal pioneers Earth perform at Sun-Ray Cinema with Esther Blue and Ian Chase on Thursday.

Folk/Americana

Andy Zipf & Tom Mackell – Thursday, May 9

Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach

Americana singer-songwriters local artist Andy Zipf and the Charleston-based Tom Mackell (A Life I Once Knew and Hearts Wide Open) perform at Blue Jay Listening Room on Thursday.

Punk/Power Pop

Bad Nerves – Friday, May 10

Justice Pub | Downtown Jacksonville

UK punks Bad Nerves bring their energetic take on power pop to the Justice Pub in Downtown Jax on Friday.

Jazz

Benny Green – Friday, May 10

Friday Musicale | Riverside

Revered jazz pianist Benny Green, who saw action as part of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (among many other seminal projects), performs at Friday Musicale on Friday.

Electronic

Ronnie Stone – Friday, May 10

The Walrus | Murray Hill

Brooklyn-based dark-synth act Ronnie Stone performs at the Walrus with support from Severed+Said and Limo Scene on Friday.

Jazz

Janae Yates Quintet – Friday, May 10

The Jessie | Downtown Jacksonville

The Jazz Discovery Series features live music by The Janae Yates Quintet, students from Jacksonville Arts & Music School (JAMS) and JL Institute featuring Courtney Dantzler at The Jessie on Friday.

Singer-Songwriter

Hannah Stokes + Chris Rudasill – Friday, May 10

Bold City Circuit | RSVP for address

Orlando jazz-centric-folk singer-songwriter Hannah Stokes and genre-defying local artists Chris Rudasill perform for the latest iteration of the house-show pop up Bold City Circuit.

Country

George Strait & Chris Stapleton – Saturday, May 11

Everbank Stadium | Downtown Jacksonville

Two-generations of country chart toppers collide (fittingly on the football field) when George Strait and Chris Stapleton perform at Everbank Stadium on Saturday night.