Top Concerts for March/April 2026 

What concerts are you excited about in March and April? So many to choose from, this should be a fun couple of months.

Get an abacus and count off your top concerts! Planning and anticipation are part of the joy. Now’s your chance to see live music with a frequency that cannot be put into words.

As always, find local music in yellow. This is the nexus of where you can support local businesses and artists at the same time. There is no such thing as too much live music. 

March 2026 

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy @ 9:30 Club @ (3/3/26) Sold Out 

Ratboys @ 9:30 Club (3/6/26) (Ratboys have been getting lots buzz for their sixth album as one of their best, Singin’ to an Empty Chair (via New West Records). Pitchfork writes, “Not only do Chicago stalwarts Ratboys continue to fine-tune their approach to the genre with each record, they also sound increasingly inspired… Ratboys may be humble Midwesterners with good intentions, but don’t underestimate how calloused their fists are or their willingness to fight for a lasting earworm.” Vulture says the album is “irresistible guitar-driven rock”. I’ve witnessed them perform live once before and look forward to witnessing the new songs live.) 

The Armors w/ Ammonite + Broken Hills @ Quarry House Tavern (3/7/26) 

Lucid Express w/ TORO @ Pie Shop (3/8/26) (This Hong Kong-based shoegaze / dream-pop band is touring for their second album, Instant Comfort (via Kanine Records). The album should appeal to fans of My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins. Check out their single “Something Blue”.)  

Cat Power @ 9:30 Club (3/10/26) (Cat Power will perform her seventh album, The Greatest, in its entirety to commemorate its 20th anniversary. She has assembled an all-star supergroup for the world tour comprising guitarist Judah Bauer (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), keyboardist Gregg Foreman (The Delta 72, Jesse Malin), bassist Erik Paparozzi (Lizard Music), and drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Hard Quartet).) 

Lights @ 9:30 Club (3/11/26) 

The Summer Set w/ senses + People R Ugly + Good Boy Daisy @ 9:30 Club (3/12/26) 

Mia Asano @ Union Stage (3/12/26) 

Steep Canyon Rangers (performing w/ Steve Martin & Martin Short) @ DAR Constitution Hall (3/13/26)  

Cornelia Murr @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/13/26) 

Mystery Friends w/ Color Palette @ Songbyrd Music House (3/13/26) (This show will serve as Mystery Friends release of their EP, Break Your Own Heart. You can check out their latest glorious single (released 3/12) “Inevitable”, an upbeat synth track that gives off a trace of Hot Chip vibes. Part of the ticket proceeds will go to Amica Center, a DC-based nonprofit fighting for the rights, safety, and unity of immigrant communities.)

Night Hawk w/ Whiskey Ginger + Lookout @ Songbyrd Music House (3/14/26) 

Skullcrusher @ The Atlantis (3/14/26) 

Acopia @ DC9 (3/15/26) 

Grrrl Gang w/ Mac N’ Toss + Disconesia @ Pie Shop (3/17/26) (Grrrl Gang is an indie music trio from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. They are known for their electrifying live energy and blunt lyrics about everyday life, love, and the anxieties of a young generation. They are touring for their second album, Online 24/7. It is darker and more personal than their debut, and blends influences from indie pop, 90’s punk, and alternative rock. “Online 24/7 is a record born from confusion, anger, and longing” says Angee, the band’s vocalist and guitarist. “We wanted to capture what happens when our lives are split between the real and the online—how violence, loneliness, and intimacy change shape inside that space.” Also, both openers are from DC.) 

Tunnel w/ Big Girl + Massie @ Comet Ping Pong (3/20/26) (Massie is from DC.)

A Shrewdness of Apes w/ Buko Buko + Hays Dowdy + Unity for the Outcasts @ Transmission (3/21/26) (Live music at the former Rock and Roll Hotel space, featuring four local bands! Run, don’t walk, to get your ticket.)

Miss Monster + Brendan Lane & The Sugar Packets @ Songbyrd Music House (3/21/26) 

Gogol Bordello @ 9:30 Club (3/22/26) 

Clover County @ DC9 (3/24/26) 

Diana Krall @ Strathmore (3/24/26)

Dim Wizard w/ Visual Learner + The Wind Ups @ Quarry House Tavern (3/26/26) 

Receiver w/ Endlings + JJX @ The Pocket (3/27/26) 

KINDA EVIL w/ Marilyn + Sabel Jane @ The Pocket (3/28/26) 

Lucius @ The Birchmere (3/30/26) Sold Out 

Patrick Watson w/ La Force @ 9:30 Club (3/31/26) (Check out our previous review of La Force opening for Patrick Watson.)

April 2026 

Cas Cleo w/ Eliza Harrison Smith + Madison Steinbruck @ Pie Shop (4/2/26) 

Joesph @ Union Stage (4/3/26) 

Old 97’s @ 9:30 Club (4/4/26) 

The Last Dinner Party w/ florence road @ The Anthem (4/7/26) (The Last Dinner Party, a five-piece rock band from London, released their second album From the Pyre (via Island Records) late last year. It was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Markus Dravs. The band describes the album, “This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. ‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light.” and “This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.”)

Bush w/ Mammoth + James and the Cold Gun @ The Anthem (4/9/26) 

Couch Dog w/ The Montaines @ DC9 (4/10/26) (The Montaines are from DC.)

Oh Wonder @ Lincoln Theatre (4/11/26) 

Voxtrot @ The Atlantis (4/11/26) (Voxtrot, an indie pop band from Texas, is touring for their first album in 20 years called Dreamers in Exile (via Cult Hero). The album is about ‘reckoning and renewal, tracing the passage of time, the distance between past and present, and the hope of connection that endures through it all.” Check out their latest video above.)

Elizabeth and the Catapult @ Jammin Java (4/13/26) 

Bob Moses + Cannons @ The Anthem (4/15/26) (Cannons hit the road for their Afterglow Tour at the end of March with EDM artist Bob Moses. Cannons put out their first new single since 2023, called “All I Need”. Michelle Joy (lead vocalist) on the new song, “The lyrics ‘falling, down again / I’m burning for you’ and ‘all I need is your love’ come from that place of being worn down to nothing, yet still reaching for the one thing that feels grounding and worth surviving for. In the middle of it all, we grew even closer as a band. Our love for each other, and the process of making music we love together, carried us through the darkness into the light, the same journey the song holds.”)

Hayley WIlliams @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (4/15/26) Sold Out 

Trophy Wife (Opening for Quarters) @ 9:30 Club (4/16/26) (Trophy Wife, a grunge inspired rock band from Brooklyn, has earned comparisions to other current alternative artists like Blondshell and Wednesday.)

Waxahatchee + MJ Lenderman @ The Anthem (4/17/26) 

Chameleons @ Black Cat (4/17/26) (UK post-punk band Chameleons are touring for their fifth album and first in 24 years, titled Arctic Moon (via Metropolis Records). Vox (bass and vocals) describes the album, “While we’re proud of the band’s legacy, we really wanted to forge something fresh while retaining that profound and imaginative quality we’re known for. We think that we have managed to do that and deliver a very strong record!” The Cat will rocking on the 17th!)

trauma ray + Glixen w/ Her New Knife + Knifeplay @ Union Stage (4/18/26) 

Florence + The Machine @ Capital One Arena (4/18/26) 

Lily Allen @ Warner Theatre (4/19/26) 

Clarion w/ Forest + Bed @ DC9 (4/20/26) 

The Midnight w/ New Constellations @ 9:30 Club (4/21 & 4/22/26) 1^st Night Sold Out (New Constellations is a great band, I saw them at Pearl Street Warehouse last year when they only had six total songs. Now they have more, and you should hear them all.)

The Moss w/ Hotel Fiction @ Union Stage (4/22/26) (The opener, Hotel Fiction, is an indie rock band from Georgia, a project started by Jade Ireland and Jessica Thompson during their time together at the University of Georgia. They just released a deluxe version of their second album, Staring at the Sun (from 2024). Jade describes the deluxe version, “You feel proud of the things that you made and how deeply we leaned into our emotions. But then there’s also this sense when we play them over and over on tour or when we’re getting ready to release this body of work again, of feeling almost cyclically stuck in a lot of those emotions because the art does carry a lot of emotional weight. It’s a mix of feeling like, wow, these things still ring true. Is that because they’ve evolved for us or because nothing’s changed?”)

Soraia w/ Peak Bloom + Apollo 66 + The Idiot Kids @ Pie Shop (4/23/26) (Peak Bloom is from DC.)

Courtney Marie Andrews w/ Aubory Bugg @ The Atlantis (4/24/26) (Courtney Marie Andrews is a folk, Americana singer/songwriter. She’s touring for her 10th album, Valentine. I’ve seen her live twice and highly recommend!) 

Sarah Kinsley w/ Charlie Burg @ Howard Theatre (4/25/26) 

Gatlin w/ Ggwendolyn @ DC9 (4/28/26) 

Snacktime @ DC9 (4/29/26) 

Yumi Zouma @ Black Cat (4/30/26) (I’ve seen this New Zealand dream pop band five times already, so of course I’ll have to see them again. In January they released their fifth album, No Love Lost to Kindness (via Nettwerk). This album goes a little harder, and foregoes the soft, dreamy songs I’ve enjoyed, and puts out a more emotional and heavy sound. Don’t sleep on this band! Check out the last time they came through DC.)

Bonus 

(For when you think you’ve had enough music, but you were lying to yourself.)

Journey @ Capital One Arena (3/4/25) 

Amelia Day w/ Katie Lynne Sharbaugh @ Pie Shop (3/14/26) 

Jarv x RDGLDGRN w/ Damn Skippy @ Union Stage (3/22/26) 

Lady Gaga @ Capital One Arena (3/23 & 3/24/26) 

White Ford Bronco @ The Atlantis (3/27/26) 

Shelby Morgan + Historically Close Friends w/ Lena Traynham @ Songbyrd Music House (3/28/26) 

Mirah @ Comet Ping Pong (4/7/26) (Sold Out tickets are available)

Alice Phoebe Lou @ Lincoln Theatre (4/15/26) 

Black Pistol Fire @ The Atlantis (4/17/26) 

Forager @ Comet Ping Pong (4/17/26) 

King Tuff @ Songbyrd Music House (4/19/26) (Check out a previous review.)

Vana w/ Cloudyfield + Deadlands + RedHook @ The Atlantis (4/23/26) 

Liz Cooper @ DC9 (4/27/26) 

The Thing @ Pearl Street Warehouse (4/30/26)