Concerts in Cologne, Germany
Explore 1073 tracked concerts in Cologne, Germany.
Live music in Cologne
Gigvault aggregates upcoming and past concerts in Cologne from official ticketing and concert sources — including top venues, setlists and the fans who attended. Browse what's coming up, find which friends are going and discover concert buddies in your city.
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Cologne — City information
Cologne breathes through its industrial veins, where the cavernous acoustics of the Palladium and Carlswerk Victoria transform high-voltage sets from bands like Electric Callboy into floor-shaking spectacles. The city maintains a fierce devotion to heavy, technical, and alternative sounds, evidenced by the technical precision of Euroblast and the dark, synthesized pulses that define the Amphi Festival. Whether you are navigating the intimate, sweat-drenched rafters of the Live Music Hall or standing among thousands under the vaulted ceiling of the Lanxess Arena, the energy remains unflinchingly intense. As the Rhine cools the summer air, the city’s concert calendar ignites, drawing an international pilgrimage of fans who prefer their music served with raw, amplified power. From the gritty corners of the Essigfabrik to the polished spectacle of arena tours, Cologne anchors itself as Germany’s uncompromising heartbeat for live performance.
Top venues in Cologne
- Palladium (73 concerts)
- Lanxess Arena (57 concerts)
- Live Music Hall (31 concerts)
- Essigfabrik (26 concerts)
- Carlswerk Victoria (23 concerts)
- E-Werk (13 concerts)
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Concerts in Cologne this week
- 2026-11-02 — Placebo, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-02 — Ryan Beatty, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-02 — The Fray, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-02 — Undeath, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-02 — Lost in Lona, Die Wohngemeinschaft
- 2026-11-02 — The Fray, Palladium
- 2026-11-03 — Flawed Mangoes, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-03 — Mark Ambor, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-03 — My First Time, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-03 — Flawed Mangoes, MTC
- 2026-11-03 — Citizen, Kantine
- 2026-11-03 — Babe Haven, Helios37
- 2026-11-04 — Tokyo Tea Room, Yard Club
- 2026-11-04 — Eagles of Death Metal, Essigfabrik
- 2026-11-04 — CF98, Garagen
- 2026-11-04 — The Underscores, Luxor
- 2026-11-04 — TesseracT, Carlswerk Victoria
- 2026-11-04 — Fat Dog, Kantine
- 2026-11-05 — Großstadtgeflüster, E-Werk
- 2026-11-05 — Fatcat, Stadtgarten
- 2026-11-05 — Valley of the Sun, Club Volta
- 2026-11-05 — Matthew Mole, Yuca Club
- 2026-11-05 — The Meltdown, Helios37
- 2026-11-05 — Cœur de pirate, Kantine
Concerts in Cologne this weekend
- 2026-11-06 — Keimzeit, Yard Club
- 2026-11-06 — ERRA, Carlswerk Victoria
- 2026-11-06 — Any Given Day, Live Music Hall
- 2026-11-07 — Anchors & Hearts, Helios37
- 2026-11-07 — Heavysaurus, E-Werk
- 2026-11-07 — Dad Harmony, Theater am Tanzbrunnen
- 2026-11-08 — Saint Levant, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-08 — Heisskalt, Kantinne
Later concerts in Cologne
- 2026-11-09 — Saint Levant, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-10 — Wilt, MTC
- 2026-11-11 — Ash, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-12 — Nemzzz, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-13 — The Black Atlantic, Die Wohngemeinschaft
- 2026-11-14 — Dan Owen, Yuca Club
- 2026-11-15 — Artemas, Unknown Venue
- 2026-11-16 — Eloise, Unknown Venue
502 upcoming concerts in Cologne are on file; the next 40 are listed here.
Listings as of 1 Nov 2026; the live page updates every few hours.
Venues in Cologne with the most tracked concerts
Artists who played Cologne
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- Tame Impala
- Kraftklub
- Memphis May Fire
- Die Ärzte
- Thorsteinn Einarsson
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Max Mutzke
Tracked concerts in Cologne
- skeler · Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld · 2026-10-30
- girli · Luxor · 2026-10-18
- berre · Helios37 · 2026-10-13
- alqemiste · MTC · 2026-10-22
- Zsa Zsa · Live Music Hall · 2026-10-29
- Zombina And The Skeletones · Club Volta · 2026-10-31
- Zebrahead · Kantine · 2019-09-19
- You Me At Six · Live Music Hall · 2023-02-25
- Yotto · Bootshaus · 2026-10-17
- Yonaka · Bürgerhaus Stollwerck · 2026-06-12
- Yola · Veedel Club · 2026-10-10
- Yola · Artheater · 2026-10-11
- Wolf Biermann · Kölner Philharmonie · 2026-10-21
- While She Sleeps · Palladium · 2023-12-07
- While She Sleeps · Palladium · 2023-09-30
Concerts in Cologne by month
Which months brought the most live music to Cologne, and who played.
- October 2026 — 7 concerts: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Clawfinger, Alenna Rose, As Everything Unfolds, Future Palace, Florian Grey
- September 2026 — 8 concerts: Panzerballett, Pale Waves, 8TURN, KATSEYE, Musa Dagh, The 502s
- August 2026 — 15 concerts: Kurt Vile & the Violators, TR/ST, Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe, Bläck Fööss, Hollywood Vampires, Hudson Freeman
- July 2026 — 33 concerts: Broken By The Scream, Thievery Corporation, Lebanon Hanover, Clan of Xymox, Rotersand, Diary of Dreams
- June 2026 — 30 concerts: Pulp, Cory Wong, fakemink, No Angels, Helene Fischer, Counting Crows
- May 2026 — 47 concerts: Blue October, Hawthorne Heights, Miljö, Ben Kweller, Way Dynamic, TWICE
- April 2026 — 40 concerts: Hell Boulevard, Karnivool, Vonda Shepard, Balu Brigada, The Twilight Sad, Solence
- March 2026 — 51 concerts: The Jeremy Days, Swiss + Die Andern, Samurai Pizza Cats, From Fall to Spring, FJØRT, Clueso
- February 2026 — 39 concerts: Coach Party, The Halo Effect, Jason Derulo, Heaven Shall Burn, Callejon, The Butcher Sisters
- January 2026 — 23 concerts: Heavysaurus, Napalm Death, Spite House, Deaf Havana, Flash Forward, Tim Bendzko
- December 2025 — 44 concerts: In Extremo, Unheilig, Fünf Sterne deluxe, The Queen Kings, Revolverheld, Midge Ure
- November 2025 — 69 concerts: Solence, Catch Your Breath, Kontra K, Spineshank, Ankor, Kælan Mikla
- October 2025 — 46 concerts: Wednesday 13, Simply Red, The Darkness, Josie Edwards, Kadavar, The Clockworks
- September 2025 — 33 concerts: Kane Brown, Ebbb, TesseracT, Ihlo, Drangsal, Volbeat
- August 2025 — 17 concerts: Kettcar, Charles Wesley Godwin, Kontrollverlust, Die Fantastischen Vier, Donots, MetzgerButcher
- July 2025 — 33 concerts: Sido, Filow, [x]-Rx, [:SITD:], Suicide Commando, Erdling
- June 2025 — 21 concerts: No Angels, Vengaboys, Loreen, Good Riddance, Zeal & Ardor, Filow
- May 2025 — 33 concerts: Drax Project, Pearl & The Oysters, Roland Kaiser, Mina Richman, Dead Pioneers, CATT
Concerts in Cologne with setlists
The most recent shows here for which Gigvault holds a full song list.
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes at Live Music Hall — 2026-10-28, 14 songs played
- Clawfinger at Live Music Hall — 2026-10-26, 22 songs played
- Alenna Rose at Palladium — 2026-10-16, 4 songs played
- As Everything Unfolds at E-Werk — 2026-10-10, 9 songs played
- Future Palace at E-Werk — 2026-10-10, 17 songs played
- Florian Grey at Luxor — 2026-10-09, 9 songs played
- Samu Haber at Palladium — 2026-10-09, 19 songs played
- Panzerballett at Essigfabrik — 2026-09-25, 5 songs played
- Pale Waves at Artheater — 2026-09-17, 14 songs played
- 8TURN at Carlswerk Victoria — 2026-09-17, 20 songs played
- KATSEYE at Lanxess Arena — 2026-09-13, 30 songs played
- Musa Dagh at MTC — 2026-09-10, 16 songs played
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