Live music in Rockingham County, NH

Enjoy live music from Eddie Sands at Game Changer Sports Bar and Grill. Expect a mix of familiar tunes in a lively pub-style atmosphere with food and drinks.

Millspace Mainstage and Jonesing for Theatre present Carrie: The Musical, adapted from Stephen King’s iconic horror story. In the shadowed halls of high school, Carrie White is isolated by classmates and constrained by her mother’s fanatical control. Beneath her quiet surface, a dangerous power awakens, turning humiliation into fury as the evening hurtles toward catastrophe. With an eerie score, dynamic choreography, and moments designed to make audiences grip their seats, the production fuses psychological horror with raw emotion. It traces a plunge into obsession, cruelty, revenge, and reckoning. Directed by Kat Mail at Newmarket Millspace, this staging reimagines prom night as a turning point that changes everything.

Enjoy live music from Amped Band at The Thirsty Moose in Portsmouth, NH.

Tupelo Music Hall welcomes a double-tribute night celebrating the music of The Cars and Boston, with Panorama and 4RPlay The Boston Experience sharing the bill. Panorama, a five-piece from the Boston metro area, focuses on detailed, faithful arrangements that bring The Cars’ catalog to life. Expect favorites like “Drive”, “My Best Friend’s Girlfriend”, “Magic”, “You Might Think”, “Moving in Stereo”, and “Shake It Up”. The Cars formed in Boston in 1976, were named Rolling Stone’s best new artist in 1978, saw their debut sell 6 million copies and remain on the Billboard 200 for 139 weeks, earned 13 Top 40 hits with more than 23 million albums sold in the U.S., and entered the Hall of Fame in 2018. 4RPlay The Boston Experience salutes the radio-defining sound made famous by Brad Delp’s vocals, taking on signature tracks such as “More Than a Feeling” and “Foreplay/Long Time”. Seven seasoned New England musicians aim for precision, showcasing big guitars, powerful lead vocals, tight harmonies, and an energy that gets audiences on their feet and singing along to hit after hit. Tickets are $35.

Jump the Line performs live at the Moose.

Alan Mearns brings a free classical guitar concert to Portsmouth as part of Guitar Sundays, featuring his bold arrangements of works by Bach, Chopin, and Albeniz alongside his own original pieces. He plays with an emphasis on beauty and emotional connection, approaching music as a spiritual art. Guitar Sundays is a monthly series welcoming all ages that spotlights classical guitarists from the Seacoast, the greater Boston area, and across the country, with no admission fee. The series collaborates with the Portsmouth Public Library, which hosts half of the concerts each year, and is supported by the Boston Classical Guitar Society and The Augustine Foundation, whose grants help PMAC present performers from beyond New England.

An electrifying pairing brings Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers together with Sinnet for a bill packed with soulful rock and inventive indie sounds. The Austin group unleashes a piano led roots rock sound that channels Springsteen like fire and the showmanship of Jerry Lee Lewis, folding in New Orleans swagger, Southern soul, and a Texas Gulf Coast pulse. Frontman Nik Parr is known to play saxophone and piano at the same time. The band tours heavily with more than 150 shows each year and has shared stages with Marc Broussard, Rebirth Brass Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Black Joe Lewis, The Soul Rebels, Dumpstaphunk, The Heavy Heavy, Shinyribs, The Damn Quails, Eddie 9 Volt, and Two Tons of Steel. A new EP titled American Lover Boy, produced by Low Cut Connie, is on the way. Sinnet, the Boston based project led by songwriter and multi instrumentalist Aaron Spransy, blends melodic indie pop with soul, surf, psychedelia, and a touch of fuzz, drawing on influences like Paul Simon, Elliott Smith, Spoon, and Booker T. and the M.G.'s. Their releases span Midwest Manners and Island Town through recent singles Monster Mashed Spiders of Wisco and Lost Lake. This event is open to all ages, with tickets priced at $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show.

Acoustic Alchemy performs at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH. The club offers an on-site restaurant with complete table service, and there is no need to book a separate reservation. Guests can enjoy a meal before the music begins or continue ordering food and beverages during the show. The drinks program includes an award-winning selection of wines and spirits, recognized by Wine Spectator across 2023 through 2026.