Hardcore in Milwaukee · Live Music

SAT MAY 235PM

MusicConcertsPunk

A Hardcore Show in Honor of Jake Medrow

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Hardcore music night at X-Ray Arcade — cash only, come early for the best spot.

Spinner, Braince, Forest Animal, Night Again

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

High-energy post-hardcore and punk rock night at X-Ray Arcade.

Restraining Order, World I Hate, No Guard, Sex Scenes

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Hardcore night at X-Ray Arcade with Restraining Order and more — loud, raw, and all ages.

Choke Chain; Insula Iscariot; Corpse Dust; Paralyze

MKeUltra

Intense live music with Choke Chain and more — raw energy in Milwaukee.

Public Opinion, Squint, Frantic Repair, Teenage Ice Age

Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. | Walker’s Point

Post-hardcore night at Anodyne with local and touring bands — intimate and energetic.

Eyelet, Locktender, Viscacha, Barynya

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Experience raw screamo energy with bands from Maryland, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.

Execution Day, A Sense of Purpose, Moral Grey

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Metalcore and alternative metal collide at X-Ray Arcade — get there early for the best spot.

Season to Risk, Fakettwin, Thyone

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Post-hardcore legends Season to Risk with Milwaukee's own Fakettwin and Thyone.

Season to Risk with Fakettwin and Thyone

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Season to Risk's genre-blending post-hardcore with local noise rock at X-Ray Arcade.

M.Otherthing, Paralyze, Bullshit Nonsense, Left for Dead

MKeUltra

Four bands in one night — raw energy and intimate vibes on Mitchell Street.

Vindictive Punishment, Grotesque Abdication, Once Purified, Backstabber, Pure Hatred

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Metal mayhem at X-Ray Arcade with bands from Minneapolis to Milwaukee — cash only, so hit the ATM first.

Balmora, Holder, Azshara, XSeraphX, Awaiting Eschiel, Clear the Gap

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Six bands, one night of hardcore metalcore at X-Ray Arcade.

I Set My Friends on Fire, Scro, Current Comfort, I H8 It Here

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Screamo night at X-Ray Arcade — bring earplugs and energy.

I Set My Friends on Fire with Scro, Current Comfort, I H8 It Here

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Screamo night at X-Ray Arcade — get ready for a wild, packed show.

Mazu, Exitstatements, Dead Buddhas

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Heavy post-metal and experimental punk collide at X-Ray Arcade — bring earplugs.

Fly Over States, Ogbert the Nerd, Excuse Me, Who Are You?, Endswell, Orange Colored Sky

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Emo and post-hardcore bands light up X-Ray Arcade — get there early for the best spot.

Milwaukee Hardcore: 10 for $10

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Ten hardcore bands for $10 — a steal for punk fans.

Rakuyo, Fallingwithscissors, Bird Law, Siniu, Letter to Myself

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Catch five metalcore bands in one night at X-Ray Arcade — it's loud, local, and all-ages.

All ages

$15

SAT JUL 47PM

MusicConcertsHardcore

Sparta: Cut A Silhouette Tour

Cactus Club

Catch Sparta's high-energy set at Cactus Club — a treat for post-hardcore enthusiasts.

Parasite, Sacrament, Lich, Black Cathedral

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Thrash, metalcore, and doom grunge collide at X-Ray Arcade — bring earplugs.

Kontusion, To The Dogs, Chemosh, Relic

Club Garibaldi

Catch Milwaukee's rawest metal acts live at Club Garibaldi.

Fox Lake, Face Yourself, Vapid Soul, Errors of Humanity, World of Fear

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Metal and hardcore collide at X-Ray Arcade — bring earplugs!

Dillinger Four with The Slow Death, Constant Insult, and Hellcat

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Punk rock night with Dillinger Four at X-Ray Arcade — bring earplugs and cash.

All ages

$35

SUN AUG 162PM

MusicConcertsExperimental

Thrashnetic 2

X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More

Dive into a gritty mix of industrial and thrash at X-Ray Arcade's Thrashnetic 2.

All ages

$30