Live music in Eugene, OR

Community Healing Night creates a calm, supportive setting for deep rest and gentle rejuvenation. Each gathering offers either a lightly guided experience or a soft live music soundscape to encourage relaxation and personal healing. Healing touch and energy practitioners provide optional private sessions and also offer support within the group space. Admission is offered on a sliding scale of $15 to $39. Guests are welcome to bring blankets, pillows, or other comforts, with a limited number available on site. This gathering is held at The Trauma Healing Project, which provides the venue but is not affiliated with the event.

Gráinne Hunt teams up with Jules Stewart for a live set on the Art House stage, presenting a bi-continental queer folk collaboration shaped by intimate storytelling and a modern nu-folk sensibility. Hunt is known in Ireland for a nuanced, powerful voice and songs that channel deeply personal experiences, moving through pain, longing, and joy with quiet intensity. Her two original albums and a new live EP have drawn comparisons to artists like Tracy Chapman and Natalie Merchant. On the road, she has shared bills with Glen Hansard and U2, with support appearances for Gladys Knight and Mary Black, and she has earned praise for strong songwriting, intricate vocals and harmonies, and top-tier musicianship. Highlights include showcases at Folk Alliance International and Celtic Connections, an O-1 artist visa underscoring her presence in the United States, and collaborative work with guitarist Brendan Walsh on Songs from Ireland and with Hibsen, a literary folk project inspired by James Joyce’s Dubliners. Her recent endeavors also feature a new show titled Queer Arrivals for the Liverpool Irish Festival. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of show.

Karaoke hosted by KJ Frenchie of Rising Phoenix. Free to attend.

A solo-centered acoustic experience with a minimal, up close feel. The focus stays on one performer and a natural, unplugged sound.

A celebratory group ride rolls through the streets of Eugene as part of the worldwide Critical Mass movement, creating a friendly, strongly pro-bike atmosphere for riders of all ages. The ride welcomes cyclists along with e-bikers, skaters, roller skaters, and joggers, and is designed to be family friendly. After the ride, the celebration continues with an EDM dance party featuring DJs, flow artists, and snacks, with BYOB permitted. Look for fire flow arts by the flowmies, plus prizes and raffles for participants during the after-party. These gatherings often wrap with a social hangout that can include fire spinners or a campfire with libations.

Friday Country Night at The Cooler features line dance lessons to start things off, followed by DJ Jeff taking requests and spinning favorite songs for the dance floor. Enjoy a full evening of dancing along with food, fun, and cold adult beverages.

A night devoted to singing from start to finish. Keep the music going and make it a full evening of song.

Head to the Vet’s Club Building on the second floor for a welcoming night of salsa and bachata. Start with beginner-friendly drop-in lessons in bachata and salsa, then keep the energy going with social dancing. No partner is needed, and all ages and experience levels are welcome. Music is by Jose Cruz, with instruction from Salseros Dance Company. Admission is $10, $7 for students, or $15 for one couple, and tickets are available online or at the door. Presented by Salseros Productions, bringing Latin music and dance to Eugene since 1999. For those who want more, Salseros also offers group classes, private lessons, dance teams, workshops, and special events.

The Brisbane Project brings a night of live blues and Texas‑inspired rock to Mac’s Restaurant in Eugene, OR. Focused on feel, tone, and musical connection, the band blends soulful blues, energetic rhythms, and originals that stand alongside the classics. An intimate room with food and craft cocktails creates a setting where the music draws you in. Built for blues and rock fans and anyone who values live music in Eugene, this show puts the spotlight on sound and spirit. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

The Community Center for the Performing Arts welcomes Groundation to WOW Hall, with Sol Seed on the bill. For more than two decades, Groundation has shaped American roots reggae while touring across five continents and stepping onto main stages at major festivals such as Summer Jam in Germany, No Logo in France, and Republica do Reggae in Brazil. The group has released ten studio albums, with Hebron Gate widely recognized as a landmark recording. Their latest, One Rock, continues that trajectory with nine tracks that blend intricate arrangements and memorable melodies with lyrics reflecting on humanity and world affairs, and it includes collaborations with Israel Vibration, The Abyssinians, and The Congos. Formed in 1998 out of Sonoma State University’s Jazz Performance program, the band’s roots reggae and jazz fusion approach grew through early collaborations with Marcia Higgs and Ras Michael and a long-standing partnership with engineer Jim Fox at Lion and Fox, spanning releases from Young Tree and Each One Teach One through We Free Again, Upon the Bridge, Here I Am, Building An Ark, and A Miracle. Over the last 18 years they have been a regular headliner and festival draw across Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand, and the United States. Sol Seed brings a Pacific Northwest flavor, fusing deep reggae grooves with hip hop, rock, soul, and psychedelic world influences. Known for rich vocal harmonies, distinctive instrumentation, and a live show that unites the crowd, the band spent the 2010s touring the country, releasing fan favorites like Family Tree and The Spark, and earning tens of millions of streams, including Sugarshack’s viral Family Tree session. After a short hiatus for family and life, they have regrouped, returning to the studio and the stage with conscious, uplifting songs that carry their deep-roots spirit wherever they perform.

At The Cooler Restaurant and Bar, Wren Entertainment hosts karaoke at a venue long known in Eugene for its sing-along scene. Singers can step up to the mic and keep the fun going as this popular spot continues its karaoke tradition.