Kingston’s Live May Music Lineup

YGKEvents is your go-to source for the most current live music events in Kingston, showcasing an array of performances throughout the vibrant city. May promises an exciting month filled with diverse musical acts, offering something for everyone across Kingston’s eclectic venues. From intimate acoustic sets to grand musical productions, there’s no shortage of live entertainment to enjoy. Remember to check back every Thursday, as our list is updated weekly, ensuring you have the latest information on where to find the best live music Kingston has to offer. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to experience the city’s dynamic music scene this May. Kingston Has Three great Festivals this Month, Starting with the Homegrown live music Festival on May 4th to the Juvenis Festival May 3rd to 12th and finally the Spring Reverb festival starting May 30th to June 2nd

Live Music Line up for the Month of May
May 1st – Marc Jordan & Amy Sky @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 2nd – THE ROYAL JAM @ Blu Martini – 20:30 to 23:59
May 2nd – Colin Slack @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 2nd – Breakwater Brass @ The Spire – 19:30
May 2nd – Original Thursdays: Gentle Sparrow @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 2nd – Clear Breeze @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 18:00 to 20:00
May 2nd – The High Loves, The Sugar Pills, Sadie McFadden @ The Mansion – 20:00
May 2nd – Taylor Donaldson’s Breakwater Brass: ‘Swing Spring’ Concert @ The Spire – 19:30
May 3rd – Christopher Jackson & Friends @ Blu Martini – 19:00 to 22:00
May 3rd – Happy Hour TGIF with Jeff Dunn @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30 to 18:30
May 3rd – No Limits @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 3rd – JP Houston @ The Cove Inn – 20:00 to 22:00
May 3rd – Chanter la Pomme — Alison Gowan and Jan LeClair @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00
May 3rd – Maya Blue, Forty Seven Teeth, RustPump @ The Mansion – 21:00
May 3rd – Funeral Lakes, Princess Towers, Groucho Pepe @ Next Church – 19:00
May 3rd – Open Mic hosted by Dan Taylor @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 3rd – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
MAY 4th Homegrown Music Festival Line up
May 4th – The Diaries, Gerald McGrath and His Finest Band, Lake Porter, Skeleton Park Radi… @ Blu Martini – 18:00 to 01:30
May 4th – Rideau Street Guitar Circle, Abbie Miolée, Claire Cooper, Happynews, The Blue D… @ The Broom Factory – 11:00 to 17:30
May 4th – Hartman, Christo Greek, PrettyBoi K.O, ShizNick, Kwesi Mangata, S-Cape Artist, D… @ The Broom Factory – 19:00 to 22:30
May 4th – Whiskey Smoke, Abby Stewart, The Man From Hell, Clem Chesterfield & The LA-Z Boy… @ The Buckle – 15:00 to 00:30
May 4th – Claire Cooper, John Rose, Jen Calder, Panache Eh, Tyler Bairstow, Happynews, Tyl… @ The Caesar Company – 13:30 to 22:00
May 4th – Sonny Slide Maddams, Steven Tanner, Marion Drexler Band, Stand Up Doubles, Dog H… @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 14:00 to 00:00
May 4th – ROUGHMIX @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 20:45
May 4th – Outskirts: Celebrating the Music of Blue Rodeo @ The Cove Inn – 20:30 to 23:00
May 4th – Jake Manzi @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 4th – Grand OnStage presents: X(DIX) @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 4th – Freaks N’ Geeks, Yes Please And The No Thank You’s, Max and His Equals, Futura… @ The Mansion – 19:30 to 02:30
May 4th – Synergy Fix, Galvanic 42, Citizen 3, Next Church Band, The Strange Happenings @ The Mansion – 20:00 to 01:00
May 4th – John Somerville, Trevor Strong, Adam Davidson-Harden, Abbie Miolée, Matt Franci… @ Monte’s – 13:00 to 18:30
May 4th – Music Strange, Groove WT, Daynah Hansen, Abstract Revolutions, Clint House, DJ T… @ Musiikki Café – 17:00 to 23:00
May 4th – Euro Café Duo, Django’s Kitchen, Martello Alley Cats, The Jazz Quarter, Clear B… @ Renaissance – 11:00 to 22:00
May 4th – Interrobang‽, Euro Café Duo, Christos Greek, Doug van der Horden, Sons of Ric… @ Royal Tavern 2.0 – 13:00 to 01:00
May 4th – Steve Stacey, Pat Robillard @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 4th – The Saxobelles, The Wind Chimes, Rideau Street Guitar Circle, The Variety Orches… @ The Spire – 13:30 to 18:30
May 4th – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 4th – Mississippi Grover, Blue Ferrigno, Dennis Bouwman @ The Toucan – 10:15 to 14:00
May 4th – The Valley Shantyman, CACCIA, Fiddle Earth, Plastic Paddy @ The Toucan – 14:30
May 4th – Life and Love @ Trinity United Church – 19:00
May 4th – HomeGrown Live Music Festival 2014 @ Various – 00:00
May 5th – Meghan Balogh, Eric Uren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 5th – Dave McGrath @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 5th – Lord of the Strings @ The Spire – 14:30
May 6th – Monthly Musical Residency: Colin Slack @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 7th – Eric Uren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 7th – P.A.W.S. Fundraiser + Karaoke Party @ The Cove Inn – 19:00 to 22:00
May 8th – Wings n Tunes + Open Mic with Shawn McCullough & Friends @ The Cove Inn – 17:30
May 8th – Spirit and Tradition – Dancers of Damelahamid @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 9th – Michael George @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 9th – Drag Bingo @ Daft Brewing – 19:00 to 23:00
May 9th – Christopher Jackson, Matthew Holtby @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 9th – Live Animals, Days Of Thieves, RustPump @ The Mansion – 21:00
May 9th – Yarro – Musiikki Cafe- 20:00
May 9th – Stories and Songs of Stompin’ Tom @ The Spire – 19:30
May 9th – Rent Juvenis Festival @ Rotunda Theatre – 19:30
May 9th – Stories and Songs of Stompin’ Tom @ The Spire – 19:30
May 10th – Christopher Jackson & Friends @ Blu Martini – 19:00 to 22:00
May 10th – Boy Golden, Fontline @ The Broom Factory – 19:30 to 21:30
May 10th – Happy Hour TGIF with The Smokin’ Roosters @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30 to
May 10th – Roderick & Bairstow with Special Guest Quentin Coughtry @ The Club at the R.C.H.A.
May 10th – The Family Name @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 10th – Alt Drag Showcase Fundraiser @ The Grad Club – 20:30 to 23:30
May 10th – Beams @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 10th – LGBTQ Pre-Pride Karaoke Party @ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 – 19:00
May 10th – Open Mic @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 10th – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 10th – Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic! @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 10th – Alt Drag showcase fundraiser @ Grad Club – 20:30
May 10th – Doug Van der Horden @ Kirkpatricks – 17:00
May 10th – Rent Juvenis Festival @ Rotunda Theatre – 19:30
May 11th – Blue Note @ Blu Martini – 17:00 to 19:00
May 11th – The Juvenis Festival Battle of the Bands @ The Broom Factory – 19:00
May 11th – Kingston Blues Society Presents: The Gertrudes @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 14:00
May 11th – Hat Trick @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 11th – Brooks & Bowskill @ The Cove Inn – 19:00 to 23:00
May 11th – Morgan Davis @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 11th – Single Mothers, The Anti-Queens,The Backsteps, 40 To Famous, Nocturnica @ The Mansion – 20:00
May 11th – Jon McLurg @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 11th – Scott and Kate (from The Stares) @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 11th – Gloria @ The Spire – 19:30
May 11th – Fast Forward to Friday @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 11th – An Intro to Community Song Circles @ Next Church – 14:30
May 11th – Dreamer: The Supertramp Experience @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 20:00
May 11th – Tone Kats @ The Toucan – 22:00
May 12th – Sainerine, THRTDSPLY, NAUSIA, Michael Broadhead @ Next Church -19:30
May 12th – The Cork Sniffers @ Farmers Market – 10:00
May 12th – D12, OBIE TRICE, ROBBIE G, ShizNick @ The Broom Factory – 20:00
May 12th – Meghan Balogh, Eric Uren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 12th – Neil Carter @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 13th – Monthly Musical Residency: Colin Slack @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 13th – Frail Body, Treehouse of Horror, Box Cutter, Pity The Heel @ Next Church -19:30
May 13th – Quirks of Human Nature @ Royal Tavern 2.0
May 14th – Laura Jane Grace, Worriers, Sam Russo @ The Broom Factory – 19:30 to 22:00
May 14th – Eric Uren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 15th – Open Mic with Shawn McCullough & Friends @ The Cove Inn – 17:30
May 15th – Robert Lee Jazz @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 16th – Neil Carter from Chelsea Road Duo @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 16th – Original Thursdays: Nolan Hubbard @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 16th – Queeraoke @ Daft Brewing – 20:00 to 23:00
May 16th – OPEN SEASON Thursdays with Chris Brown & Joey Wright @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00
May 16th – One Night Riot! @ The Mansion – 20:00 to 00:30
May 17th – Christopher Jackson & Friends @ Blu Martini – 19:00 to 22:00
May 17th – Gavin Brothers @ Royal Tavern 2.0 – 21:00
May 17th – Townie, Cody Allen James & Good Co., Brothers Gently @ The Buckle – 20:00
May 17th – Kingston Blues Society Presents: Sweet Pete & The Heat @ The Club at the R.C.H.A.
May 17th – Jeff Callery @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 17th – Rust pump with the Clay Pigeons @ Merchant Tap House – 22:30
May 17th – Open Mic @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 17th – Happy Hour TGIF with Ali Pester from Good Miss Gracious @ the club – 16:30
May 17th – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 17th – Together Again! Kenny and Dolly @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 18th – Mid-Century Modernes @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 18th – Gerald McGrath @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 18th – Porch Couch @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 18th – Whiskey Smoke @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 18th – Spring into Summer – Nice On,Fire10 spectrum voices- Lake Ontario Park
May 18th – Comedy Night with Al Babcock @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 18th – Shine Bright Gala @ Zorbas Banquet Facility – 19:00 to 22:00
May 18th – Off The Rock a Tribute to Great Big Sea @ Royal Kingston Curling Club -19:30
May 19th – Youth Open Mic @ The Broom Factory – 13:00 to 15:00
May 19th – Caesar Funday with Evan ‘n Ron @ The Cove Inn – 12:00 to 15:00
May 19th – Head over Heels Live on the Waterside Patio @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 19th – Still Standin’ @ The Creekside Bar & Grill – 16:00 to 19:00
May 19th – Sunday Jazz with Standards@7 @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 16:00 to 19:00
May 19th – Lynn Miles @ Leopard Frog Farm – 14:00 to 15:30
May 19th – Roderick & Bairstow @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 20th – Monthly Musical Residency: Colin Slack @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 21st- Dj Paul from three 6 Mafia @ Overtime sports bar – 20:00
May 21st – Meghan Balogh, Eric Uren @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 21st – DJ Paul from Three 6 Mafia @ Overtime Sports Bar – 20:00 to 23:30
May 22nd – Open Mic with Shawn McCullough & Friends @ The Cove Inn – 17:30
May 23rd – Tim Sheffield @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 23rd – Steve Stacey, Pat Robillard @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 23rd – L Con + James Irwin @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 23rd – I’m a Soulman @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:00
May 24th – Christopher Jackson & Friends @ Blu Martini – 19:00 to 22:00
May 24th – Kaia Kater @ The Broom Factory – 19:30
May 24th – Happy Hour TGIF with Andy Poole @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30 to 18:30
May 24th – Spencer & Oscar Evans @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 24th – Birds of a Feather @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 24th – Sedan Delivery @ Hotel Wolfe Island – 19:00 to 22:00
May 24th – Bologna Colorado, Willy Nilly, Sons of Rick @ The Mansion – 21:00
May 24th – Open Mic @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 24th – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 25th – Corin Raymond’s Bookmarks and a Concert @ The Broom Factory – 19:30
May 25th – Big Phat Horn Band @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 25th – Open Voices Community Choir presents Cornucopia! @ Cooke’s Portsmouth United Church – 14:00 to 15:30 & 19:30 to 21:00
May 25th – Henry Norwood @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 25th – The Dreadnoughts, The Creepshow, Doghouse Rose, Pound Salt, The Beta 58’s @ The Mansion – 19:00
May 25th – Christopher Jackson @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 25th – Considering Matthew Shepard @ The Spire – 19:30
May 25th – Jonah McLean & The Gimmicks @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59
May 26th – Chastity, Listen Up Kid @ The Broom Factory – 14:30 to 17:00
May 26th – Head over Heels Live on the Waterside Patio @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 26th – Jordy Jackson @ Spearhead Brewery – 14:00 to 17:00
May 27th – Inner Harbour Jazz Trio @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 16:30 to 18:30
May 27th – Monthly Musical Residency: Colin Slack @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 28th – Sarah Hiltz @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 29th – Chris Murphy @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 29th – Open Mic with Shawn McCullough & Friends @ The Cove Inn – 17:30
May 29th – Five Dollar Dates @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 30th – Spring Reverb:Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Ballsy, Clara Smallman @ The Broom Factory – 19:30 to 22:00
May 30th – Beats Workin’ @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 19:00 to 22:00
May 30th – Richie Young @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 30th – Drag Sing-Along Roulette @ Daft Brewing – 19:30 to 21:30
May 30th – Spring Reverb 2024: Thunder Glove, The Great Octopus @ The Toucan – 22:00
May 30th – Grand OnStage presents: Bruce Cockburn @ Kingston Grand Theatre – 19:30
May 31st – Spring Reverb 2024: Bleeker, Boston Levi, Lake Porter, Parliament of Owls @ The Ale House & Canteen – 19:30
May 31st – Christopher Jackson & Friends @ Blu Martini – 19:00 to 22:00
May 31st – Sold Out – Spring Reverb 2024: Fred Eaglesmith, Bad Fortune @ The Broom Factory
May 31st – Whiskey Smoke @ The Club at the R.C.H.A. – 20:00 to 23:00
May 31st – Jeff Callery @ The Cove Inn – 17:00 to 20:00
May 31st – Ivy Gardens @ The Mansion – 20:00
May 31st – Spring Reverb 2024: Hanorah, Corey Gulkin, Thanya Iyer @ Musiikki Café – 20:30
May 31st – Open Mic @ Spearhead Brewery – 19:00 to 22:00
May 31st – Happy Hour TGIF with The Smokin’ Roosters @ the club – 16:30 to 18:30
May 31st – The Celtic Kitchen Party @ Tir Nan Óg – 21:00 to 23:59