Santa Barbara Concerts 2026: Full Schedule & Tickets

September 23, 2026

Key Takeaways

Santa Barbara’s fall 2026 season centers on major Bowl shows from Beck, Jungle, and MUNA, with a packed indoor calendar at the Lobero, Arlington, Granada, and SOhO.
Four Bowl headliners, Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile, Jungle, and MUNA, form OnesToWatch’s curated short list with direct ticket access.
Small-room venues such as SOhO and EOS Lounge continue to surface emerging artists before they move to the Bowl’s hillside stage.
An Americana and roots thread shapes the season, with standout dates from Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile, Robert Plant, and Marty Stuart.
OnesToWatch Live highlights key Santa Barbara dates with curated picks and direct ticket links for the city’s biggest nights.

Featured Bowl Headliners: Quick Ticket Links

Four Bowl headliners define the fall season’s arc: an alt-country maverick, an Americana standard-bearer, a London art-funk collective, and an LA indie-pop trio. These are the nights many local listeners plan around, and each link below connects directly to primary ticketing.

Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies) — Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · Santa Barbara Bowl

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Brandi Carlile — The Human Tour (with CMAT)
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · Santa Barbara Bowl

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Jungle — Jungle Live 2026 (with RIO KOSTA)
Friday, October 9, 2026 · Santa Barbara Bowl

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MUNA — Gets So Hot Tour
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Santa Barbara Bowl

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This Weekend in Santa Barbara

Beck’s Ride Lonesome Tour anchors the current week at the Santa Barbara Bowl, with a full slate of club and theater shows surrounding it. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with Wayne Faler at 6:30 p.m., Ioanna Gika at 7:00 p.m., and Beck headlining at 8:00 p.m.

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September 23 — A.J. Croce, “CROCE PLAYS CROCE” · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Songs from A.J. Croce’s own catalog alongside the music of his father, Jim Croce. Tickets $63.50–$143.50.
September 23 — Pete Muller and the Kindred Souls with The Alternate Routes · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 7:00 p.m.
September 24 — The Hawthorne Experience with Duende & The Infinite Conversation · SOhO, 8:00 p.m.
September 24 — A Conversation With Larry David · Arlington Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
September 25 — Alabama Shakes (with Tyler Ballgame) · Santa Barbara Bowl, 7:00 p.m.
September 25 — Vieux Farka Touré with Gitkin · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 9:00 p.m.
September 25 — In Conversation with Scott Galloway · Arlington Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
September 26 — Roberto Tapia, Larry Hernandez, and Regulo Caro · Arlington Theatre, 6:00 p.m.
September 26 — Tina Turner – Rod Stewart Tribute: Two Legends. One Night. · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $44.50–$74.50.
September 26 — Jose Gonzalez · Campbell Hall, 7:30 p.m.
September 27 — Judy Collins, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell Tour (with Oakland Rain) · Lobero Theatre, 7:00 p.m. Tickets $75–$150.

September 2026: What’s Left on the Calendar

September 29 — Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Five-time Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Famer, with Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson, and Chris Scruggs. Tickets $61–$226.

October 2026 Highlights

October 1 — Robert Plant with Saving Grace (feat. Suzi Dian; Up the Sharp End opens with Rosie Flores) · Arlington Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Plant’s Americana-rooted collective explores vintage and contemporary roots music.
October 3 — Jack Johnson, SURFILMUSIC Tour (with G. Love) · Santa Barbara Bowl, 6:30 p.m.
October 3 — Shine On – A Tribute to Pink Floyd · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $46.50–$76.50.
October 4 — Jack Johnson, SURFILMUSIC Tour (with G. Love) · Santa Barbara Bowl, 6:30 p.m.
October 4 — Rickie Lee Jones · Lobero Theatre, 7:00 p.m. Two-time Grammy winner. Tickets $50–$115.
October 5 — Gary Gulman, “7th Hour” · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $79–$129.
October 6 — Toad the Wet Sprocket, Rings: The Acoustic Tour (with Willy Porter) · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 7 — Toad the Wet Sprocket, Rings: The Acoustic Tour (with Willy Porter) · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 8 — Dean Johnson · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:00 p.m. (21+)
October 9 — Jungle, Jungle Live 2026 (with RIO KOSTA) · Santa Barbara Bowl, 7:00 p.m. The London-based art-funk collective brings its Jungle Live 2026 tour to the Bowl. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. In-person box office tickets range from $66.00 to $136.00.

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October 9 — AJ Lee and Blue Summit · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Bluegrass quartet. Tickets $30–$75.
October 9 — Lang Lang · The Granada Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
October 12 — The Rush Tribute Project · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 14 — The Wallflowers, 30th Anniversary Tour for “Bringing Down the Horse” · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. The band plays the quadruple-platinum album in full, plus Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark in tribute. Tickets $65–$115.
October 14 — Automatic · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:00 p.m.
October 15 — Bernadette Peters · The Granada Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 16 — Ingrid Michaelson, Cozy Fall Trio Tour (with Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler) · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $67–$239.
October 16 — Jon McLaughlin · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 7:00 p.m.
October 17 — MUNA, Gets So Hot Tour · Santa Barbara Bowl, 7:00 p.m. The LA indie-pop trio’s Gets So Hot Tour supports their fourth studio album, Dancing On The Wall, released via Saddest Factory Records/Secretly Group. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. A portion of tour proceeds benefits The Ally Coalition and its work supporting LGBTQ youth and queer migrants. In-person box office tickets range from $66.50 to $106.50.

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October 17 — Lucy Darling · Lobero Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
October 21 — Sarah Jarosz, “10 Years of Undercurrent” · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Six-time Grammy winner celebrating a decade of her landmark album. Tickets $60–$110.
October 22 — Julian Lage Quartet (with John Medeski, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen) · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 23 — Melissa Etheridge · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
October 24 — Fields of Funk ’26 · 1298 Las Positas Rd, Santa Barbara, 12:00 p.m.
October 29 — Eternal Wave & Dipsea Flower with Frogs Band · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:00 p.m.
October 30 — The Molly Ringwald Project, All-80s Halloween Party · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:30 p.m.

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Small Venues, Big Discoveries: SOhO and EOS Lounge

SOhO Restaurant & Music Club functions as Santa Barbara’s primary small-room pipeline for touring artists, and its 21+ policy keeps the focus on the stage. The bookings blend emerging acts with established cult favorites, which often makes the calendar feel like a preview of who might graduate to the Bowl next. Upcoming highlights run from Vieux Farka Touré with Gitkin (September 25) and Jon McLaughlin (October 16) through Too $hort (November 6), Alexandr Misko with Forest Bailey (November 9), The Tannahill Weavers (November 10), and Southern Culture on the Skids (November 12). EOS Lounge rounds out the small-room ecosystem with late-night and DJ-forward programming.

Check out OnesToWatch’s 2026 Top 30 Artists To Watch for emerging names most likely to move from rooms like these to the Bowl’s hillside stage.

Santa Barbara Bowl 2026: The Big-Room Shows

The Bowl’s 2026 season spans roughly 28 shows from April through October, in line with its typical spring-to-fall run. After Beck and Alabama Shakes, the final outdoor dates are Jungle on October 9 and MUNA on October 17, which close the hillside amphitheater for the year.

Sturgill Simpson’s September 9 Bowl date, performed under the Johnny Blue Skies alias with the Dark Clouds, set the tone for the fall run. The Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour ran without an opening act, a deliberate choice the band framed as delivering “longer sets and greasier grooves.” His album Mutiny After Midnight reached Billboard’s top 10 as a physical-only release, a chart milestone that underscored his audience’s commitment to tangible formats.

MUNA’s October 17 date serves as the Bowl’s final show of the season, and the video below captures the live energy the trio brings to a room.

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Further Out: November–December 2026

November 1 — Lyle Lovett · Campbell Hall, 7:00 p.m.
November 6 — Too $hort · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:00 p.m.
November 9 — Alexandr Misko with Forest Bailey · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 7:15 p.m.
November 10 — The Tannahill Weavers · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 7:00 p.m.
November 12 — Charles Lloyd Quartet · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
November 12 — Southern Culture on the Skids · SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 8:00 p.m.
November 17 — Rene Vaca and That Mexican OT · Arlington Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
November 19 — John Craigie · Lobero Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
November 20 — Rachael & Vilray · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
November 28 — Choir! Choir! Choir! · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
December 2 — Hilary Hahn with Matthias Goerne and Yekwon Sunwoo · The Granada Theatre, 7:00 p.m.
December 5 — Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass · Arlington Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
December 9 — Demetri Martin · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
December 11 — The Milk Carton Kids · Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Lobero, Maverick Saloon, and Festival Notes

The Lobero Theatre carries roughly 30 events on its fall and winter calendar, spanning folk, jazz, comedy, and tribute programming, which makes it the city’s most consistent indoor room. The Tales from the Tavern Americana series at the Maverick Saloon adds a roots-focused strand with artists including Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock (October 7), Kim Richey (October 14), and John Gorka and Michael Manring (October 21). The second annual Palm Tree Festival at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club (October 10–11) brings an electronic and pop-leaning counterpoint with The Chainsmokers, Zedd, Kygo, and T-Pain.

Season Patterns and Programming Themes

The Santa Barbara Bowl’s outdoor season ends with Jungle and MUNA in mid-October, after which the city’s concert life shifts indoors. The Lobero, Arlington, Granada, and SOhO absorb that energy through December and into early 2027.

An Americana and roots throughline runs through many of the season’s notable bookings. Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies), Brandi Carlile, Robert Plant’s Saving Grace, Marty Stuart, and the Tales from the Tavern series all point to a city audience with a deep appetite for songwriting-forward, live-instrument performance.

A parallel tribute-and-legacy thread highlights catalog-driven programming at the Lobero. Toad the Wet Sprocket’s acoustic retrospective, The Wallflowers’ anniversary run, and the Shine On Pink Floyd experience all cater to listeners who want to revisit landmark albums in full.

At the emerging end, SOhO’s small-room bookings and the Bowl’s history of hosting artists early in their touring cycles make Santa Barbara a reliable market for spotting the next wave before it breaks.

Practical Reader Guidance

The Santa Barbara Bowl holds approximately 4,500–5,000 attendees, and its policies reward advance planning. Bags are not allowed, and only small clutches no larger than 10″ × 7″ × 2″ are permitted. All tickets are digital and must be displayed in the AXS Mobile App, since screenshots and printouts will not scan at the gate.

Parking costs $30 at Santa Barbara High School (Anapamu St.) or The Armory (Nopal St.). Because the walk to the entrance is uphill, arriving 90 minutes early is the safest approach. The Lobero Theatre offers reserved seating, and buying in person at the box office (33 E Canon Perdido St.) avoids the $3.00 per-ticket web and phone order fee. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club is a 21+ venue for most shows.

The Nightout Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Independent event pages serve as reliable secondary sources for day-of updates.

Frequently Asked Questions

What concerts are happening in Santa Barbara this weekend?
As of September 22, 2026, tonight’s show is Beck’s Ride Lonesome Tour at the Santa Barbara Bowl, with Ioanna Gika opening and a special pre-show set by Wayne Faler. This week also includes A.J. Croce at the Lobero Theatre (September 23), Pete Muller and the Kindred Souls at SOhO (September 23), and A Conversation With Larry David at the Arlington Theatre (September 24).

What are the remaining Santa Barbara Bowl shows for fall 2026?
After Beck tonight (September 22), the Bowl’s remaining fall dates are Alabama Shakes (September 25), Jungle with RIO KOSTA (October 9), and MUNA (October 17). These three remaining Bowl dates, noted above, close out the outdoor season.

Where can I buy tickets for Santa Barbara Bowl shows?
Bowl tickets are sold through AXS, either online at AXS.com, via the AXS Tickets mobile app, or in person at the box office at 1122 North Milpas St. (open Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., noon on weekends and holidays). All tickets must be displayed in the AXS Mobile App for entry, and printed tickets or screenshots are not accepted.

What small venues in Santa Barbara are worth checking for emerging artists?
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club is the city’s primary small-room venue for touring and emerging acts, with a 21+ policy for most shows. EOS Lounge covers late-night and DJ-forward programming. The Lobero Theatre, while a mid-size historic room, also books emerging folk, jazz, and Americana artists alongside its legacy programming.

When does the Santa Barbara Bowl season end for 2026?
The Bowl’s outdoor season typically runs April through November, but for 2026 the last confirmed shows are Alabama Shakes (September 25), Jungle (October 9), and MUNA (October 17). After mid-October, the city’s concert calendar centers on indoor venues including the Lobero, Arlington, Granada, and SOhO through the winter months.

Conclusion

Santa Barbara’s fall 2026 season follows a clear two-tier structure, with the Bowl’s final outdoor nights from Beck through MUNA and a deep indoor calendar at the Lobero, Arlington, Granada, SOhO, and smaller rooms that runs through December. The Americana and roots thread connecting Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile, Robert Plant, and Marty Stuart gives the season a distinct identity, while the small-room pipeline at SOhO and EOS keeps new names circulating toward larger stages.

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