Top 20 Live Shows & Concerts This Month: September 2023

Snag your seats for our picks for the top concerts and live performances taking place across Houston in September 2023.

This month is packed with Grammy winners, legendary performers, and some of the most sought after names in music—all coming to Houston.

We’ve gathered some of the highlights to be found on this month’s concert schedule.

Want to dig deeper for live concerts in Houston this month? Check the 365 Houston calendar for additional shows taking place across H-Town.

Top 20 Live Shows & Concerts in Houston: September 2023

• Gera MX & Nanpa Basico at 713 Music Hall | Thursday, September 7 – Kings of Latin rap Gera MX and Nanpa Basico are coming together to light the 713 stage on fire when they bring their Que Chimba La Raza tour through the H. $59.50 and up. 8pm.
• Pentatonix at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Thursday, September 7 – The dynamic a capella pop group is bringing their trademark energy and pizazz to the Woodlands when they stop through on their world tour. $29.50 and up. 8pm.
• Sam Smith, with Jessie Reyez at Toyota Center | Friday, September 8 – The multi-platinum Grammy, Brit, Golden Globe and Oscar Award–winning artist Sam Smith is gracing Clutch City when they bring their Gloria tour down South with special guest Jessie Reyez in tow. $35 and up. 8pm.
• The Music of Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Saturday, September 9 | FREE – Celebrate the life and immortal music of one of the inventors of soul and a powerful activist when Bradd Marquis and the Magnificents hit the Miller stage to share his life and legacy. 8pm.
• Bonnie Prince Billy at the Heights Theater | Saturday, September 9 – Fresh off his first solo album in four years, Bonnie Prince Billy brings the compelling and intimate Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You to the Heights with Myriam Gendron in support. $45. 8:30pm.

• 5 Seconds of Summer at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Saturday, September 9 – The Aussie pop band is coming up from down under to heat up the Texas summer in the Woodlands. $29.50 and up. 8pm.
• Moneybagg Yo at Toyota Center | Sunday, September 10 – The third coast welcomes Memphis rap superstar Moneybagg Yo to Clutch City for his Toyota Center debut on his Larger Than Life tour with special guests Finesse2Tymes, Big Boogie, and YTB Fatt. $49 and up. 7pm.
• King Krule at White Oak Music Hall | Monday, September 11 – Fresh off his fifth album Space Heavy, the English rocker returns to White Oak with another performance that blurs the lines of genre. $51 and up. 7pm.
• First Aid Kit at White Oak Music Hall | Tuesday, September 12 – The indie folk duo out of Sweden returns to Houston with songs from Palomino, their follow up to three straight chart-topping albums. $36.50 and up. 7pm.
• Reneé Rapp at Bayou Music Center | Friday, September 15 – The Broadway actress known for her role as Regina George in Mean Girls turns to the studio, bringing her debut release, Snow Angel, to the Downtown venue. $40 and up. 7pm.

• El Grito with Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Friday, September 15 | FREE – Miller’s annual kickoff for Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month returns with a free night of classic Mexican music from Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán, a 15-member group with a rich legacy of more than 50 years of mariachi music. 7:30pm.
• Dwight Yoakam at Smart Financial Centre | Saturday, September 16 – The legendary Grammy Award—winning country star and bonafide actor Dwight Yoakam will be taking Sugar Land’s stage by storm when he stops by with his new album, Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… $50 and up. 8pm.
• Drake at Toyota Center | Sunday, September 17 & Monday, September 18 – Drizzy’s rescheduled June show is finally here and the multi-platinum pop star is performing with 21 Savage on their co-headlining It’s All a Blur tour in celebration of their joint release Her Loss. $74.50 and up. 8pm.  
• Chicago at Smart Financial Centre | Wednesday, September 20 – The Hall of Fame band with over five decades in the biz, countless chart-topping hits, and mind-boggling album sales is back on the road, stopping by Sugar Land. They’ll be bringing many fan favorite tunes, plus songs from their 38th studio album, Born For This Moment. $84 and up. 8pm.
• Kam Franklin at Axelrad | Friday, September 22 | FREE – The singer songwriter, activist, and powerhouse lead of Houston’s own Gulf Coast soul band The Suffers, is taking over the neon beer garden for a free Friday night show. 8pm.

• Beyoncé at NRG Stadium | Friday, September 22 & Saturday, September 23 – Get into formation because the Universe’s Queen Mother and Third Ward-native Beyoncé is bringing her highly anticipated, record-breaking Renaissance tour to her hometown for two nights of gilded magic at the biggest venue in town—her first hometown show in exactly 7 years. $230 and up. 8pm.
• Loona at Smart Financial Centre | Tuesday, September 26 – The newest iteration of K-Pop sensation Loona, dubbed Loona Assemble, debuts in a 10-city United States tour that brings them through Houston, marking a new era for the Korean girl group. $82 and up. 7:30pm.
• P!nk at Minute Maid Park | Wednesday, September 27 – It’s about to be a party because P!nk is back in H-Town and will be bringing her Summer Carnival tour to the juicebox with special guests Brandi Carlile, Grouplove, and DJ Kid Cut Up joining in on the fun. $28 and up. 6:30pm.
• Becky G at Smart Financial Centre | Wednesday, September 27 – Fresh off the release of her third studio album, 2023’s Esquinas, the hip-hop, pop, and reggaeton princess is bringing all the energy to Sugar Land when she pops through. $68 and up. 8pm.
• Guns N’ Roses at Minute Maid Park | Thursday, September 28 – The OGs of heavy metal rock and roll, GNR, are winding down their massive We’re F’N’ Back! Tour and are doing a show with ’90s grunge rock superstars Alice in Chains on the Astros’ home turf. $24 and up. 6pm.

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