Orlando’s no stranger to impressive shows and live music, but the fall is famously packed with top-notch entertainment. This year’s seasonal uptick in musical mayhem kicks off strong with big performances spanning genres, decades and parts of the world.

Here are more than two dozen of the most important concerts coming to Orlando this fall. 

Violent Femmes 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at House of Blues Tickets start at $39.50 Angular and perpetually tired proto-alt rockers Violent Femmes have extended the victory lap that is their “Hallowed Ground” tour and that means House of Blues becomes Visage for a night. (This show was rescheduled from earlier in the month due to Helene.) Credit: Courtesy photo
Sexxy Red 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Addition Financial Arena Tickets start at $56 Don’t miss the ample opportunities “presidential candidate” Sexyy Red and her cabinet — Atlanta R&B artist Hunxho, Pompano Beach rapper Loe Shimmy and fellow St. Louis rapper BlakeIANA — give during the performance to turn up while keeping it passionately patriotic. (This show was rescheduled from last week due to Helene.) Credit: Photo via Sexxy Red/Instagram
Xiu Xiu 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Conduit Tickets start at $20 Have the enigmatic experimental trio gone full rock & roll? You’ll have to go to Conduit this weekend to find out for yourself. Credit: Photo by Eva Luise Hoppe
Charli XCX 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Kia Center Tickets start at $152 Is it still Brat summer? Charli XCX and Troye Sivan bring their heatwave of a co-headlining run to Kia Center. Credit: Photo via Charli XCX/Instagram
Knocked Loose 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Orlando Amphitheater Tickets start at $36 Hardcore Louisville quintet Knocked Loose are bringing their intense sound and anthems from their ambitious new record You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To to the Orlando Amphitheater. Credit: Photo via Knocked Loose/Facebook
Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Block Party 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Wall Street Plaza Tickets start at $70 Former Orlando Magic star, bass DJ and busy entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal wants to block-party with you in October as DJ Diesel, at Shaq’s Bass All-Stars Block Party at Wall Street Plaza in downtown Orlando. Credit: Photo by Matt Keller Lehman
Bob Mould 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at The Social Tickets start at $25 Husker Du and Sugar main man, out-and-proud gay man, former wrestling writer and guitar demon Mould comes to Orlando solo. But he ain’t playing unplugged, you nerd, he’s going full electric. Credit: Photo by Ryan Bakerink
Rainbow Kitten Surprise 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Hard Rock Live Tickets start at $116.50 Catch eclectic indie rock group Rainbow Kitten Surprise at the Hard Rock for an opportunity to hear their relatable musings of love and loss buoyed aloft by lively and dance-worthy rhythms. Credit: Photo by Jimmy Fontaine
Foxing 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at The Abbey Tickets start at $20 Adventurous rockers Foxing take the Abbey stage and perform a haunting handful of tracks from their decade-and-a-half presence in the emo and indie-rock scenes. Credit: Photo courtesy Foxing/Facebook
Sabrina Carpenter 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Kia Center Tickets start at $295 “Please Please Please” don’t sleep on rising pop princess Sabrina Carpenter’s Kia Center tour stop, where hit tracks like “Espresso” and “Nonsense” are sure to be crowd-pleasers. Credit: Photo via Sabrina Carpenter/Facebook
Mannequin Pussy 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at The Beacham Tickets start at $52 Get ready for the fearsome roar of Philly punks Mannequin Pussy back in Orlando live and loud. The outfit are touring behind their newest album, their first in nearly five years. You should mosh. Credit: Photo by Millicent Hailes
RocktoberFest Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, at Central Florida Fairgrounds Tickets start at $25 Local radio station WJRR throws a big ol’ festive Rocktoberfest at the Fairgrounds with all the eats, drinks and live rawk you’d expect. Credit: Photo via Central Florida Fair/RocktoberFest
Zara Larsson 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at House of Blues Tickets start at $25 Will Swedish pop singer Zara Larsson be Orlando’s Venus (and our fire) in October? All signs point to yes. Credit: Photo via Zara Larsson/Facebook
Nitzer Ebb at Welcome to Rockville Credit: Photo by Jacquelin Goldberg
Babymetal live at the Orlando Amphitheater Credit: Photo by Jacquelin Goldberg
Soft Kill 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Will’s Pub Tickets start at $20 (Don’t you dare call them) post-punk legends Soft Kill make a much-anticipated return to Orlando with a new lineup and plenty of hard-hitting new songs. Credit: Photo courtesy Soft Kill/Facebook
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Justin Timberlake 7:30 Saturday, Nov. 9, at Kia Center Tickets start at $124 Rock your body and keep it 20/20 at the Orlando stop of early 2000s pop star Justin Timberlake’s “Forget Tomorrow” world tour. Credit: Courtesy photo

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7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at The Beacham
Tickets start at $30
This one will be gloriously messy and gloriously loud. And there will likely be a dinosaur onstage at some point. Credit: Photo by Matt Keller Lehman
Sophie Ellis-Bextor 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Plaza Live Tickets start at $35 Resurgent British pop firebrand is back at it, and playing Orlando as part of her comeback tour. Credit: Photo via Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Facebook
P!nk 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Camping World Stadium Tickets start at $40 She likes us, she really likes us! It seems like Florida is an endless summer … at least for pop sensation P!nk. Upgrading from an arena to a stadium, the “Summer Carnival 2024 Stadium Tour” is coming Orlando’s way this fall. Credit: Photo by Phil DeSimone
Black Violin 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Dr. Phillips Center Tickets start at $84 Duo with deep Florida roots merges classical with hip-hop and funk for crucial new hybrids. Credit: Photo courtesy Black Violin/Fcebook
Ben Folds comes to Orlando Credit: Photo by Alysse Gafkjen
Kacey Musgraves 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Kia Center Tickets start at $45 Young country and Americana star Kacey Musgraves is heading out later this year on a world tour — and she’ll be playing Orlando in December. The Grammy-winning artist is touring in support of her upcoming album, Deeper Well, due out in March. Lord Huron and Nickel Creek are the openers. Credit: Photo by Kelly Christine Sutton
Creed Sep. 20, MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater, Tampa Tickets via Ticketmaster Credit: Photo via Creed/Facebook

Chloe Greenberg is the Digital Content Editor for Orlando Weekly.