Asheville's Music Scene

Downtown Asheville

Music in the mountains

Dance to the Beat of Your Own Drummer in Asheville

Asheville's music scene is born of age-old traditions, nurtured by a spirit of independence and the muse of the mountain landscape. Here you'll find our rhythm is proudly rooted in old-time mountain music, but it's our full spectrum of innovative musicians who truly define our sound. Asheville offers a lively, and perhaps unexpected, experience for the musically-minded traveler. Whether you're catching a show at one of our iconic venues like The Orange Peel, or joining in on the music-making at our legendary weekly drum circle, you can discover the toe-tapping sounds and soulful melodies propelling the Asheville songbook to the forefront of national attention.

Asheville Music Venues

Intimate music halls, iconic concert venues, mountain-view amphitheaters, lively brew pubs and even the streets of downtown set the stage for Asheville’s live music scene.