24 Dec 11th-Dec 17th, 2025 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | NEWS | FEATURE | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC | CONCERTS | CANNABIS | THIS WEEK Alt AZ 93.3 Ugly Sweater Holiday Party 2025: With Blue October & James and the Cold Gun, Friday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $64. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Arizona Math Rock Fest II: With Strelitzia, Betting on the End, Denko, Ianthe, Statue in Marble, Silk Stockings, Suburban Now, From Waste & Rikat Structure, Friday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m., $21.81. The Underground, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. Aura May: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., $13/$15. The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Jim Bachmann, Blaine Long, Jesse Valenzuela & Jon Rauhouse: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $15. The Dirty Drummer, 2303 N. 44th St., Phoenix. Sandra Bassett Christmas Special: Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., $28.45-$44.43. Westside Blues, Jazz & More, 17045 N. 59th Ave., #104, Glendale. Brainstory & É Arenas: With Twin Seas., Friday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m., $25/$30. Last Exit Live, 717 S. Central Ave., Phoenix. A Canadian Brass Christmas: Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $32.20- $55.20. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado, Tempe. Catbite: With JayWood & Torn At the Seam, Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., $23.37. The Rosetta Room, 104 E. 1st Ave., Mesa. Daffo: With Horsepower, Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $17/$20. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. Doublecamp: With Alejandro Aranda & Jakehinze*, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., $18/$20. The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. A Kat Edmonson Christmas: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., $33.50- $44.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Eyes Set to Kill: With Lauren Babic, Stitched Up Heart & Sorry X, Friday, Dec. 12, 6:45 p.m., $22/$25. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. The F.A.T. Band: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., $9.79-$17.79. Westside Blues, Jazz & More, 17045 N. 59th Ave., #104, Glendale. The Floozies & Dirtwire Neon: With Honeycomb, Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., $39.50-$97.95. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. The Four Freshmen: Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $44.50-$54.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Freshtivus: With Kwame, Murs, Pigeon John, D-Stroy, Statik & 3rdWRLD, Sunday, Dec. 14, noon, $23.18-$55.20. Trill, 4828 N. 16th St., Phoenix. Gob Patrol: With Soldiers of Destruction, Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $15. Yucca Tap Room, 29 W. Southern Ave., Tempe. Groovin & Cruisin for a Cause: With Barrio Latino, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., $25. Westside Blues, Jazz & More, 17045 N. 59th Ave., #104, Glendale. Handel’s Messiah: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., $71. Camelback Bible Church, 3900 E. Stanford Dr., Paradise Valley. With Phoenix Symphony, Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $48.60-$110.50. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m., $91. Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale. Holidays with Hahnna: Thursday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., $23. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado, Tempe. Home for the Holidays: With Peabo Bryson, Sheena Easton, Ruben Studdard & Ilya Serov, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., $46.84-$89.04. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. Randy Houser: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $56.70-$215.84. Wild Horse Pass Hotel, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler. How The Grouch Stole Christmas: With Living Legends, Souls of Mischief, Cunninlynguists & Lxgit, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m., $47.74. Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. Irish Christmas in America: Sunday, Dec. 14, 5 & 7 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 15, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., $44.50-$54.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. The Klezmatics: Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$59.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Dave Koz & Friends: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., $75-$107.50. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Chris Lake: With Kyle Watson, Austin Feldman & Just Manning, Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 p.m., $66-$136. Rawhide Event Center, 5700 W. N. Loop Rd., Chandler. Vincent Lima: With Sydney Ross Mitchell, Sunday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., $20/$25. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. Madball: With Initiate, Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $32. The Rosetta Room, 104 E. 1st Ave., Mesa. Marmalade Skies: Sunday, Dec. 14, 4 p.m., $23.11. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Mint Field: With Solace Bloom & Twinstar, Sunday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., $17/$20. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. Nico Play: Monday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m., $12/$15. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. ‘90s Hits & Xmas Riffs: With Ezra Ray Hart, Emerson Hary, Kevin Griffin, Mark McGrath, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m., $73.15-$99.75. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. Paul Oakenfold: Saturday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $31/$35.13. Walter Where?House, 702 N. 21st Ave., Phoenix. 101.1 The Bounce Holiday Jam: With Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Too $hort, E-40, Mya, Paula Deanda, Petey Pablo, DJ Quik & Lighter Shade of Brown, Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., $79.80-$104.55. Mortgage Matchup Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Ownboss: Friday, Dec. 12, 9 p.m., $22.80. Darkstar Theater, 526 S. Mill Ave., #201, Tempe. The Paper Hats: Monday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., $15/$18. The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Queensryche: With Accept, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., $59.50. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Queer Goth Nite: With Mijito, sXter, VisualBlaccStarr, Rubye Moore, Klark Kunt, Jacon the Box & Desire Demise, Friday, Dec. 12, 9 p.m., $13/$17. The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus: With Morning in May & Talon Reid, Fri- day, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., $35.43. Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. Revolutionary Development: With White Noise Machine, The Pubes, Vox Manicka & Hayden Pigeon, Friday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., $15. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Riot: With Tiny Kat, Saturday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $22.80. Darkstar Theater, 526 S. Mill Ave., #201, Tempe. Rockabilly Xmas Extravaganza: With Suzy and the Acceleratorz, Thursday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., $10. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Seven Kingdoms: Sunday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m., $18/$20. Last Exit Live, 717 S. Central Ave., Phoenix. Charlie Smith Benefit Concert: With Cadillac Assembly Line, Aaron McCall, True Flavor Blues & more, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 p.m., $17.79-$28.45. Westside Blues, Jazz & More, 17045 N. 59th Ave., #104, Glendale. Soul Power Band: Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $20. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix. Spanish Harlem Orchestra: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8:30 p.m., $38.50- $49.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Sparks of Joy: With Desert Overture, Sunday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m., $23 and up. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado, Tempe. The Sponges: With SoundSlurp, Friday, Dec. 12, 9 p.m., $24.80/$26.87. Walter Where?House, 702 N. 21st Ave., Phoenix. Mike Stern: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., $38.50-$49.50. MIM, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Stickmen: With We Are Ants To Them, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., $50.64. Walter Studios, 747 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. The Sugar Thieves: Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., $23.11-$33.77. Westside Blues, Jazz & More, 17045 N. 59th Ave., #104, Glendale. Roscoe Taylor & Jimmie McElroy: Friday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m., free. The Dirty Drummer, 2303 N. 44th St., Phoenix. Kiron Atom Tellian: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m., $11.50-$34.50. Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado, Tempe. Satoshi Tomiie: With Juheun, Badnes, Austin Crumpley & Ghost Effect, Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m., $16.45-$27.40. Bar Smith, 130 E. Washington St., Phoenix. Tower of Power: Sunday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m., $60.85-$245.66. Wild Horse Pass Hotel, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler. Turnpike Troubadours: With Wyatt Flores & Noeline Hofmann, Saturday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m., $103.36. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. Waterparks: With Plain White T’s & Landon Barker, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., $52.90-$76.10. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Witches Exist: With Grace’s Locket & Dreamcast, Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., $21.69. Walter Studios, 747 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. Yookie: Saturday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $33.78. Sunbar, 24 W. 5th St., Tempe. Pete Yorn: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $44-$59. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. JUST ANNOUNCED Boots in the Park: With Keith Urban, Dustin Lynch, Mitchell Tenpenny, Mackenzie Carpenter & Bryan Martin, Saturday, March 21, Price TBA. Gilbert Regional Park, 3005 E Queen Creek Rd, Gilbert. Zach Bryan: Saturday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m., $90.63-$362.52. State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale. David Byrne: Tuesday, April 21, 8 p.m., Price TBA. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Good Kid: With INOHA, Friday, May 1, 8 p.m., Price TBA. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Yellowcard: With New Found Glory & Plain White T’s, Monday, June 1, 7 p.m., Price TBA. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. | CONCERTS | t Music
