Concerts and Live Music
From ancient theatres to basement rebetiko rooms.
Dates marked confirmed come from the organiser. Dates marked annual happen every year but the next date is not published yet, so check before you book.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Roman theatre on the south slope of the Acropolis, and the most atmospheric place in Greece to hear anything. Part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. A restoration programme affects the schedule, so check what is actually on.
Stavros tou Notou
A live music institution in Neos Kosmos, running since 1995. Greek acts, laiko and rock, across several rooms. Where you go to hear Greek music played to a Greek crowd.
Ejekt Festival
Athens' long running international festival. Tickets go through more.com and the Public store network, with handling fees on top depending on the retailer.
Where to buy tickets
more.com is the main Greek ticketing platform, covering concerts, theatre, festivals and most large venues. Buy direct where you can, because resale markups on Greek events are common and venues do not honour them.
Concerts, October 2026 into early 2027
Last updated 4 Oct 2026. Dates, times and prices change; the official link has the final word.
Quatuor Modigliani
The French string quartet opens the Megaron's Beethoven cycle with quartets No. 6 and No. 16, plus a piece by Kryštof Mařatka inspired by Modigliani's portraits.
Even If You Leave: Dimitra Galani's tribute to the lyricist Marianina Kriezi
Dimitra Galani's music show in tribute to the Greek lyricist Marianina Kriezi, with Savina Yannatou and Giannis Palamidas. Greek title: «Ακόμα κι αν φύγεις…».
Athens State Orchestra season opening concert
Lukas Karytinos conducts the opening of the orchestra’s Beethoven year, with Alexandra Conunova and Hannah Jiwon Kim as soloists.
Georges Aperghis 80
Three evenings for the composer Georges Aperghis at 80, held on the stage of the Christos Lambrakis Hall: a trumpet recital, a cello recital and an ensemble concert.
Borderline Festival: Ricardo Villalobos, Nightmares on Wax, Yasmine Hamdan, Σtella
Onassis Stegi's Borderline Festival brings Ricardo Villalobos, Nightmares on Wax, Yasmine Hamdan and Σtella to the Onassis Ready complex for one night.
Doro Pesch
The singer billed as the Metal Queen plays her first Athens show, according to the club.
Chico Pinheiro Quartet
The Brazilian guitarist and composer opens the club’s 46th season with Helio Alves on piano, Mathias Allamane on bass and Rogério Pitomba on drums. Four nights.
Contemporary Bosphorus and collaborators
A concert billed as Contemporary Bosphorus and collaborators; see the Megaron listing for the programme.
Rena Morfi live
The singer Rena Morfi on the Roof Stage of Gazarte.
Tunnel 001, a Saturday night of electronic producers
A Saturday night with electronic producers on the Ground Stage of Gazarte.
Anna Magdalena Bach
A music event listed on the Megaron calendar for Sunday 11 October.
Deep Purple, with special guest Jayler
The hard rock band returns to Athens for one show, with the young British band Jayler as special guest.
The James Carter Organ Trio
The saxophonist James Carter and his organ trio with a programme dedicated to the music of John Coltrane.
Late Night with the Athens State Orchestra
A late evening orchestral concert by the city’s state orchestra.
Hybrid Horizons Festival
A three night festival of new and electroacoustic music by guest and student composers.
Ozric Tentacles
The British psychedelic and progressive rock band Ozric Tentacles.
The Charlatans
The British band from the Madchester and Britpop years return to Greece for a club show.
The Popular Muse Sings of Eleftherios Venizelos
A concert of songs about the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.
Baby Boom: a concert for babies and children up to 4
The sold out concert for babies and toddlers up to four in the Christos Lambrakis Hall, with the ERT National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Faidra Giannelou; two performances each day.
Aris Graikousis and Nikos Balogiannis: Dialogues of Dreams
An evening concert in the Megaron's Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall. Greek title: «Άρης Γραικούσης, Νίκος Μπαλογιάννης: Διάλογοι ονείρων».
Beat the Room: 90s Edition, a live music and quiz game show
An interactive live music and quiz game show with 1990s songs.
The Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra and its music director open Megaron’s Great Orchestras series.
Angelika Dusk presents her new album REWIND
Angelika Dusk presents her new album REWIND.
Mahler: The Song of the Earth
Duncan Ward conducts the Athens State Orchestra with mezzo soprano Maire Therese Carmack and tenor Nathan Bowles.
The Waltz of Dreams: songs with lyrics by Alkis Alkaios
A tribute to the songs written with the lyrics of Alkis Alkaios.
Naxatras with special guests: Loud Silence
The Greek psychedelic rock trio play their biggest headline show in Greece so far, their first at Floyd.
Nightfall, with Daylight Misery and Shattered Hope
The veteran Greek dark metal band bring their Children Of Eve album to the stage in their biggest Athens production so far.
Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin
A violin and piano recital of Beethoven and Prokofiev sonatas.
The Magical Bach of Elizabeth Blumenstock
The American violinist leads the Camerata on period instruments from the baroque violin in an all Bach evening: the Orchestral Suite No. 2, both violin concertos and the Italian cantata Non sa che sia dolore, with soprano Myrsini Margariti.
Emmet Cohen: 100 years since the births of Miles Davis and John Coltrane
The jazz pianist Emmet Cohen marks 100 years since the births of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Schumann and Brahms Piano Quartets
A chamber evening of piano quartets by Schumann and Brahms.
Pablo Ziegler Trio
Pianist Pablo Ziegler, guitarist Quique Sinesi and bandoneon player Manu Comté bring nuevo tango and jazz together over four nights.
DA TI, first live show in Greece
The rising pop artist behind the viral hit Take Me There plays his first ever show in Greece, on his first European headline tour.
Orchestra Popolare La Notte della Taranta
The official ensemble of Salento's Notte della Taranta festival brings the songs and pizzica dances of southern Italy, many sung in Griko, the Greek dialect still spoken in Grecìa Salentina.
Anyma presents ÆDEN Athens
The Greek debut of Anyma's audiovisual live show ÆDEN, after its Coachella premiere, with Mathame, 19:26, Jast b2b SLVR, Henri Bergmann and Chris IDH.
Alain Lefevre plays Gershwin
A Gershwin evening with the Athens State Orchestra and the pianist Alain Lefevre.
The music of the Hesperides: a chamber concert of the Athens State Orchestra at the Gennadius Library
A chamber music concert of the Athens State Orchestra at the Gennadius Library, with a guided tour of the library before it.
Mareux, first show in Greece
The American artist Mareux plays his first ever show in Greece.
Liszt with Alexei Volodin
A Liszt programme by the Athens State Orchestra with Alexei Volodin as soloist.
Skinshape
Skinshape, the project of the British musician William Dorey.
Sleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods return to Athens for a Saturday night show at Floyd.
Trashformers club night
A late night Trashformers dance party at Fuzz, a club night that returns on more dates this season.
Uriah Heep, farewell show
Uriah Heep play what is billed as their last show in Greece, as part of their farewell tour.
Giannis Parios: All my life, live at the Christmas Theater
The singer Giannis Parios in concert at the Christmas Theater on Monday 9 November 2026.
Vapors of Morphine
Vapors of Morphine, the band of former members of Morphine.
Dire Straits Legacy, World Tour 2026
The Dire Straits Legacy tour stops in Athens before two nights in Thessaloniki.
Simadi presents the album Entos Pediou
Simadi presents his new album live at Fuzz, with Jaul, Kako and Stolen mic as special guests.
Sólstafir
Sólstafir return to Greece on their Eastbound and Down 2026 European tour, with this Athens date and one in Thessaloniki.
Billy Cobham: Time Machine (Jazz at the Megaron)
The jazz fusion drummer, a Miles Davis collaborator and founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, with his new project Time Machine.
Red Bull SoundClash: Rack vs Lila
Two stages facing each other, four rounds and two secret guests: the rapper Rack and the singer Lila battle it out and the crowd picks the winner.
Jeff Buckley's Grace, played by Slow Pilot
The music of Jeff Buckley back on stage with the band Slow Pilot.
Andreas Polyzogopoulos Trio: Petrichor (Jazz at the Megaron)
The trumpeter's trio presents its new album Petrichor.
Ourania Gkasiou, organ: Bach, Dupré and Handel (Sunday Midday at the Megaron)
An organ recital on the Megaron's organ in the Sunday Midday series.
Kronos Quartet
The string quartet, with David Harrington, Gabriela Díaz, Ayane Kozasa and Paul Wiancko, in a rare Athens date on the renovated Gazarte main stage. Over 18s only.
Ekep Nkwelle Quartet (Jazz at the Megaron)
The young jazz singer, a Juilliard graduate who has worked with Dianne Reeves and Wynton Marsalis, with her quartet.
Tragoudame Mazi (We Sing Together): solidarity concert for the Nikos Antypas relief fund
AUTODIA, the Greek collecting society for composers and lyricists, stages a solidarity concert with Apon, Melina Aslanidou, Despina Vandi, Giorgos Kakosaios, Katerina Kakosaiou, Christos Mastoras, Giannis Ploutarchos, Antonis Remos, Stelios Rokkos, Iro Saia, Giorgos Sabanis, Christos Santikai, Dimitris Tsiakanikas and Thodoris Ferris.
Brahms with Lugansky
A Brahms evening by the Athens State Orchestra with Lugansky as soloist.
Ezhel
The Berlin based rapper often called the voice of Turkish rap plays a live show at Fuzz.
Katerina Polemi and Stathis Anninos: Topio mystiko (Jazz at the Megaron)
A tribute to the musical world of Dionysis Savvopoulos.
The KVB
The KVB bring their dark mix of post punk, shoegaze and cold wave to the Gazarte ground floor stage.
Thygateres Project, first official concert
A new band that marries the Greek village fair sound with a modern stage gives its first official concert.
Prong
The New York band often credited with laying the ground for groove metal plays a Sunday night show in Gazi.
Kreator, with special guests Overkill
The German thrash metal band brings its Krushers of the World tour to Athens, with the American thrash veterans Overkill opening.
Cyprien Katsaris and Lutèce: a melodic portrait of Paris
The pianist and the ensemble Lutèce, from the songs of Édith Piaf, Charles Aznavour and Jacques Brel to Satie and Poulenc.
INNERWISH + special guests WARDRUM
The Athens heavy metal band marks ten years of its self titled album by playing it in full, with Thessaloniki's Wardrum as guests.
Tribute to Spyros Sakkas
A concert in tribute to the baritone Spyros Sakkas, followed by a workshop in contemporary vocal technique on 29 November.
Mesa se oneiro: Elena Christodoulou (piano) and Vasilis Soukas (violin)
Sunday Midday at the Megaron with a piano and violin duo.
Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Petr Popelka
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 with Mao Fujita, then Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.
Speaking with Spirits
A music programme at Onassis Stegi running from December to February.
Athens Philharmonia Orchestra at 10, conducted by Byron Fidetzis
Lambelet, Respighi, Mozart and Mendelssohn, with the soprano Myrto Papathanasiou and the violinist Giorgos Daskalakis.
Nazareth
The veteran rock band headlines the Golden R. Festival at Fuzz, after last year's planned appearance was postponed.
En Chordais: Sto Christo sto kastro, after Papadiamantis
Sunday Midday at the Megaron: the ensemble's programme on Alexandros Papadiamantis's Christmas story, after Boston and New York.
Periklis Koukos: Anadromes II
Chamber works from across the composer's output, and a first meeting with the soprano Maria Kosovitsa.
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
The Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra performs Bernstein's Candide over two evenings.
Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (ELSON): Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 5, conducted by Dionysis Grammenos, with the pianist Vasilis Varvaresos.
Christmas with Mozart on Period Instruments
A seasonal Mozart programme by the Camerata Friends of Music Orchestra on period instruments.
New Year on Broadway
The Athens State Orchestra conducted by Stathis Soulis in favourite songs from musicals.
New Year with a scent of Vienna
The Camerata conducted by Kornilios Michailidis in music by the Strauss family.
For Dionysis Savvopoulos
Alexis Kyritsopoulos's theatre of songs on 60 years of the songwriter's work, with Foivos Delivorias, Christos Thivaios, Evi Mazi, Panos Mouzourakis, Nikos Portokaloglou, Angelos Papadimitriou, Melina Tanagri, Mariza Rizou and others; musical direction Giotis Kiourtsoglou.
Missa Solemnis with Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall leads Beethoven’s mass with the Capella Nacional de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations.