Music | Arts Boise

Treasure Valley Music Scene

Across the valley, opportunities are abound to catch a favorite musician or band. Venues small or large, from bars to backyards to stadiums, provide audiences fantastic opportunities. With a growing population, Boise is becoming a destination, featuring local, regional, national, and international artists.

Music venues

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Exterior of arena in Boise, ID on the BSU campus. Large lettering ExtraMile, with the word Extra in white and Mile in yellow

ExtraMile Arena

Home to Boise State University's men's and women's basketball teams, ExtraMile Arena also hosts concerts throughout the year.

Ford Idaho Center

Since 1997, host of a wide variety of events, inside in the arena or the outside amphitheater. Concerts, monster truck rallies, Snake River Stampede, sports, comedians, and more are part of the entertainment at the Ford Idaho Center!

Heritage Social Club

Located off Glenwood (former home to Shorty's and Ironwood), this music venue has a capacity near 500 and hosts national and local music acts alike.

Idaho Botanical Garden (Outlaw Field)

Home to the summer music concert series, Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden is a fantastic place to experience a concert with the majestic Boise Foothills as a backdrop.

Idaho Central Arena

Located in downtown Boise, the Idaho Central Arena hosts concerts, sports, comedians, and other entertainment events.

Serving the valley since 1996 and hosts upwards of 100 events annually.

Knitting Factory

Located in downtown Boise, the Knitting Factory is host to music acts and more throughout the year.

Neurolux

Music, karaoke, burlesque, and more! A long-time Boise staple with plenty of entertainment to choose from.

The Olympic

A music venue above Mulligans in downtown Boise, The Olympic features national, regional and local bands, DJs and other events. It is a full service 21+ venue offering cocktails and beer.

Events are usually general admission with limited seating available on a first come first served basis.

Revolution Concert House

Concert house located off Glenwood in Garden City, ID.

Sapphire Room

With intimate seating for 150 guests, The Sapphire Room (located at The Riverside Hotel) is Boise's premier listening room.
Regular performances by local and touring artists, this room is the gem of local music lovers. The Sapphire Room is all ages and family friend, offering table side service with a full bar and dinner menu during every performance.

The Shredder

Treefort Music Hall

A year-round, all-ages, artist forward, state-of-the-art music and events venue in Downtown Boise, Idaho

Curated by Duck Club Entertainment

Visual Arts Collective

Performance venue in Garden City, ID. Concerts, theater, burlesque, drag shows, and much more. Visual Arts Collective is also the main stage for the Flipside Fest.

Upcoming shows

OCTOBER

The Riverside Hotel's Harvest Ball w/ The Jeff Crosby Band @ Riverside Hotel. October 5, 7:30 p.m. Ticket info

Sun Blood Stories + The French Tips + Porcelain Tongue @ Neurolux. October 5, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Prof @ Knitting Factory. October 5, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Moody Jews @ The Sandbar - Riverside Hotel. October 6, 1 - 4 p.m.

PIG - with Unitcode: Machine + local ANTIPORTER @ Visual Arts Collective. October 7, 7 p.m. Learn more

Goth Babe @ Revolution Concert House. October 7, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

The Sons of Pioneers @ The Egyptian Theatre. October 8, 7 p.m. Ticket info

Boise Blues Society presents: John Clifton @ The Sapphire Room. October 9, 7 p.m. Ticket info

Brittany Howard + Michael Kiwanuka @ Outlaw Field - Idaho Botanical Garden. October 10, 7 p.m. Ticket info

Bizzy Bone @ Treefort Music Hall. October 10, 8 p.m. Ticket info

So Long, Cowboy: Echolocator - Vinyl Record Release Show @ AudioLab. October 10, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Hillfolk Noir @ The Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel. October 11, 7 p.m. Ticket info

Shannon & The Clams + The Deslondes @ Shrine Social Club. October 11, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Banshee Tree @ Neurolux. October 11, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Hawthorne Heights @ Knitting Factory. October 12, 7:30 p.m. Ticket info

Thou + Slowhole + Ghorot + Crush the Monster @ Shrine Social Club. October 12, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Morgan James @ The Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel. October 13, 7 p.m. Ticket info

Peter McPoland + Arcade Sarcasm @ Shrine Social Club. October 13, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

Sprints + Slow Fiction + Downcast @ Shrine Social Club. October 14, 8 p.m. Ticket info

L8 Bloomer & Friends @ Treefort Music Hall. October 14, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

The Red Pears + Ultra Q + The High Curbs @ Neurolux. October 16, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

Tim O'Brien with Jan Fabricius @ Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel. October 17, 7 p.m. Ticket info

High Step Society @ Lost Grove Brewing. October 18, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Twin Pines Music Festival @ Lost Grove Brewing. October 19, noon - 11 p.m. Ticket info

Connor Jay Liess @ Barbarian Downtown Tap Room. October 19, 7 - 9 p.m. Learn more

Homeboy Sandman + Art Morera @ Neurolux. October 19, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

Luciane Dom w/ special guest Irvin Brown @ The Reef. October 19, 9 p.m. Ticket info

Bowling for Soup @ Knitting Factory. October 20, 7:30 p.m. Ticket info

My Brightest Diamond + NOIA @ Neurolux. October 20, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

Dr. Fresch + ero808v + Kanders10 @ Treefort Music Hall. October 23, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

REO Speedwagon & Rick Springfield @ Ford Idaho Center. October 24, 7 p.m. - More info

Bo Elledge & Wes Schlag Co-Album Release @ Visual Arts Collective. October 24, 7 p.m. More info

Ship Wrek + No Thanks @ Treefort Music Hall. October 25, 8 p.m. Ticket info

vaultboy + Jordan Suaste @ The Shredder. October 26, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Kate Nash @ Neurolux. October 26, 8 p.m. Ticket info

9th Annual Grateful Halloween Show @ Visual Arts Collective. October 26, 8 p.m. - Event details

Mungo - Aftermath Album Release + Faith Mussa @ Treefort Music Hall. October 30, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Rodeo Screams Halloween Party @ Visual Arts Collective. October 31, 7 p.m. Ticket info

La Luz, Tele Novella @ 9th St. Parallel at Knitting Factory. October 31, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

NOVEMBER

Jeffrey Martin + Bart Budwig + Everett Rogers @ Shrine Social Club. November 1, 8 p.m. - Ticket info

We Came to Eat - Album Release Party @ Visual Arts Collective. November 2, 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation

Shay De Castro with Kissay/DJ YEAHRIGHT @ Shrine Social Club. November 2, 10 p.m. - Ticket info

An Evening with Suzy Bogguss @ Visual Arts Collective. November 3, 5:30 p.m. - Learn more

Tejano Outlaw @ The Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel. November 6, 7 p.m. - Ticket info

Spafford + Yak Attack @ Treefort Music Hall. November 6, 8 p.m. Ticket info

Landonious Monk @ Voodoo-Meridian. November 8, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Dare to be Square @ Shrine Social Club. November 9 & 10 - Ticket info

Rise Against @ Revolution Concert House. November 13, 7:30 p.m. - Ticket info