Music

Killer Queen - A Tribute to Queen, featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, will take the stage with its thrilling, adventurous, and electrifying performance at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts on Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 p.m.

Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair. Only the greatest players in the world would take on the challenge of performing this incredibly influential music. Prepare yourself for the experience of a lifetime with BEAT performing the 80s music of KING CRIMSON!

Emmy-nominated, multi-platinum selling musician and composer Ben Folds brings his popular solo Paper Airplane Request Tour to the UB Center for the Arts Mainstage this fall.

Join us for jazz vocalist sensation, Samara Joy, in a concert celebrating the season in A JOYFUL HOLIDAY featuring Samara and the McLendon Family.  The three-time Grammy winner will be performing with a group that includes Shedrick Mitchell on piano, Eric Wheeler on bass, and Charles Haynes on drums as well as members of her musical McLendon family, including her father, Antonio.

Two incredible artists unite for one unforgettable evening at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts! Sweet Honey in the Rock® is a Grammy-nominated African American vocal ensemble, who express their history as black women through song, dance, and sign language. Legendary Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones named the “premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation” by The New Yorker has interpreted an extraordinarily wide range of songs throughout her career. On Saturday, November 2nd, these incredible artists take the stage in a powerful double-bill performance. 

Mainstream stars and alt-rock trailblazers, the 10,000 Maniacs will perform this fall at the UB Center for the Arts. The performance will also be a part of UB’s Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities.

106.5 WYRK and Transitowne DODGE-RAM present Stars with Guitars: An intimate night of country music at the UB Center for the Arts on Wednesday, November 6.

TheaterWorksUSA’s Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club.

Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country with Vanity Fair calling Brian, “The funniest stand-up alive,” and Entertainment Weekly calling him, “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve join forces, playing selections from a songbook that is 50 years long and twice as deep.