Rising L.A. emo-pop/alt rock duo Loveless headline Empire Live in Albany, NY, with special guests TBA. Stay tuned for updates!!

Beloved '90s Albany metallic hardcore outfit Straight Jacket play a very special One Time Reunion Show at Empire Live guaranteed to be an instant classic. With special guests Underdog, Sworn Enemy, Spiritkiller, Grand Street, and Assault on the Living opening.

English pop rock band The Kooks celebrate the 15th anniversary of Inside In / Inside Out with a special show at Empire Live in Albany. With guests The Vaccines, and Daisy The Great.

Recently reunited NYHC legends Biohazard play a long-anticipated show at Empire Live Albany that is sure to go down as the 518 heavy music show of the year. With guests Brick By Brick, Concrete Ties, Violent By Design, and Torn Out.

The Devil Wears Prada and Fit For A King co-headline the Metalcore Dropouts Tour at Empire Live in Albany. With special guests Counterparts and Avoid.

The Extreme Music Awards 2024 is the inaugural edition of what will be the premier regional awards event for heavy music in the 518 area.

Mersiv, or The Mersiv Sound Project, is the brainchild of producer/DJ Anderson Benoit Gallegos, known for his Pretty Dark Loud bass music.

Suffocation headline Day Three of the annual Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Live in Albany. With special guests Ringworm, Assault on the Living, Brick by Brick, Incontinence, and Intrusive.

Swedish metal outfit Avatar hit the states with their Chimp Mosh Pit Tour, supporting new LP Dance Devil Dance. Catch them at Empire Live Albany.

Savannah, GA, progressive metal outfit Baroness arrive at Empire Live in Albany in November, amid the band's Sweet Oblivion Tour 2023.

Millennial NJ emo act Armor For Sleep are back and honoring 20 years of LP Dream To Make Believe. With the Early November & the Spill Canvas.

Punk legends Bad Religion headline Empire Live in Albany, NY. With guests Speed of Light. This is NOT a show you want to miss!!

Troy, MI metalcore outfit We Came As Romans return, stopping at Empire Live Albany on the second leg of the band's Darkbloom Tour.

Metal heavyweights Suicide Silence and Chelsea Grin co-headline Empire Live Albany, with special guests I Am and Peeling Flesh opening.

British singer-songwriter Barns Courtney touches down here in the North Country for a performance at Empire Live in Albany.

Franklin, TN, indie rockers Colony House visit Albany, NY, for a show at Empire Live, amid the band's Cannonballers Tour. With guests Lunar Vacation.

Alt metal vets Helmet return with a new album, Left, and a fall tour that stops at Empire Live in Albany, NY. With special guests Soul Blind.

Alabama-born half white, half Cherokee rapper Yelawolf performs at Empire Live in Albany, with guests Caskey and Cowboy Killer opening.

West Coasters The Melvins and Japanese trio Boris perform two classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).

Progressive metal heavyweights After The Burial headline Empire Live in Albany, NY, with special guests Alpha Wolf and Oakheart opening.