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Upcoming Events

Our mission is to break down barriers between fans and artists through in-store events, such as meet & greets, live shows and listening parties. From "First Fridays", a monthly in-store showcase highlighting local bands, to Record Store Day, to major recording artists, check out our upcoming events below.

  • Wed, Jun 17
    Jun 17, 2026, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Catch Tommy Stinson with a full band, plus singer-songwriter Karla Rose, and Tim Schweiger & the Middlemen LIVE on stage at Used Kids Records! Tix on sale now at Eventbrite!
  • Fri, Jun 19
    Jun 19, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
    Cafe Bourbon Street, 2216 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201, USA
    Snares! Killer psych-punk outta Sacramento, Cali! With the equally killer Rough Touch and Forever Strange, outta Columbus, OH, USA. $10 cash tix at Used Kids Records; $12 day of show!
  • Sat, Jun 20
    Jun 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    The new MUSE album — “The WOW! Signal” — is out on June 26, but they’re making the music available to you for ADVANCE LISTENING EVENT at 2 pm Saturday June 20 here at the shop. GIVEAWAYS! Concert TIX raffle! AND MORE! Free admission. All ages. No RSVP or tix nec.
  • Thu, Jun 25
    Jun 25, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
    Cafe Bourbon Street, 2216 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43201, USA
    Stoner-rockers, unite! Don't miss Hashtronaut (Denver) and Black Moon Cult (Toledo), with L.M.I. (Philadelphia). $10 cash-only tix available at at Used Kids Records' counter; $12 night of show.
  • Fri, Jul 03
    Jul 03, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Kaboom! Don't miss the July 4th weekend edition of FIRST FRIDAYS, with Ohio heavy rock specialists Black Sasquatch, Broken Barcode and Yard Sign!
  • Sun, Jul 05
    Jul 05, 2026, 5:30 PM – 11:00 PM
    Rumba Café, 2507 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    It's a Used Kids Records / Celebrity Etc. Happy Hour affair with L.A. indie-rockers Makeout Reef!
  • Wed, Jul 08
    Jul 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Don't miss the noisy hardcore action out of Baltimore: CONSUMER CULTURE, with Wax Teeth, Surfer and Skin Diet!
  • Thu, Jul 16
    Jul 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    It's a night of witchy goth metal straight outta Cleveland! Cash-only / no-fee tix at Used Kids Records. Digital tix at Eventbrite.com!
  • Wed, Aug 12
    Aug 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Death metalheads, rejoice! Narcotic Wasteland is here for you! Cash-only tix at Used Kids Records...digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Wed, Aug 19
    Aug 19, 2026, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Rock your ass off with Scattered Hamlet, Rat Bastard Syndicate and Rabbit Dog!
  • Wed, Aug 26
    Aug 26, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    MISFIRE, RAIDER, FATAL CONTEMPT and KILLIZION! A killer night of thrash metal. Nab your tickets now! Cash-only/no-fee tix at Used Kids Records...digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Fri, Aug 28
    Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Ace of Cups, 2619 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Ready yourself for a night of savage heavy metal: NUNSLAUGHTER, UNHOLY SWARM, and CHURCH! Cash-only/no-fee tix at Used Kids Records; digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Tue, Sep 08
    Sep 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Ace of Cups, 2619 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    DO NOT MISS Swedish heavy doom titans MONOLORD with special guest, Khemmis! Cash-only/no-fee tix at Used Kids Records. Digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Fri, Sep 11
    Sep 11, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Ace of Cups, 2619 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    YES! Dopethrone with Fister, PLQ MRX (members of Swans, Unsane and Ecstatic Vison) and Fuzzfiend. Cash-only tix at Used Kids Records; digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Wed, Sep 30
    Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Spacebar, 2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Don’t miss CIGARETTES FOR BREAKFAST with With Brevity and Poison Door! Cash-only / no-fee tix at Used Kids Records...Digital tix at Eventbrite.
  • Thu, Oct 01
    Oct 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM
    Rumba Café, 2507 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Don't miss Lone Star State troubadour Dale Watson and his band, with opener India Ramey. The show's part of Used Kids Records' 40th Anniv. Bash Concert Series. Cash-only/no-fee tix at Used Kids Records...digital tix at Ticketweb. See ya there!
  • Fri, Dec 18
    Dec 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Skully's Music-Diner, 1151 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201, USA
    A night of heavy psych! King Buffalo! Cash-only / no-fee tix at Used Kids Records...Digital tix at Eventbrite.

PAST Events

Check out the history of awesome events we've had at UKR!

  • Thu, Jun 11
    Jun 11, 2026, 11:00 PM – Jun 12, 2026, 1:00 AM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    There's a new Olivia Rodrigo album headed your way, and we wanna let you hear it — and buy it — as early as you possibly can. Join us for our YOU SEEM PRETTY SAD FOR A GIRL IN LOVE Midnight Listening Party as the clock strikes 12 on the night between June 11 / June 12. ALL AGES / FREE / NO RSVP nec
  • Wed, Jun 10
    Jun 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Catch Added Dimensions (Sarah Everton-BLOWDRYER / TELEPATHIC / READING RAINBOW) and treat your Wednesday to some jangly guitar riffs and crafty lyricism. Post-punkers Exit Angles, which has toured with Brainiac and Explosions in the Sky, will also play. Exit Angles features WVA legend, Jay Demko!
  • Tue, Jun 09
    Jun 09, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Come hang with the Last Dinner Party on the afternoon of their show Tuesday June 9 show at Kemba LIVE! Meet the band and go home with your records autographed. FREE ADMISSION / ALL AGES / NO RSVP/tix req.
  • Sat, Jun 06
    Jun 06, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    I BUILT YOU A TOWER, the new Death Cab album, will be officially released on CD, Vinyl and Indie Record Store Exclusive Teal Vinyl in early June. Listening Party is at 2 pm SAT JUNE 6 at UKR! FREE/ALL AGES/NO RSVP or TIX nec.
  • Fri, Jun 05
    Jun 05, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Do not miss what's going to be a boffo First Fridays showcase: HOWLING COMMANDOS with RUSTY. The H.C.'s will be trotting out tunes from their new SHIRT WEATHER EP and lots more.
  • Sat, May 30
    May 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Check out the new MODEST MOUSE album - "AN ERASER AND A MAZE" - and go home with freebies and possibly a grand raffle prize! FREE ADMISSION / ALL AGES / NO RSVP/TIX req. Just arrive on time and have a good time!
  • Sat, May 30
    May 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Join us here at Used Kids Records at 2 pm SATURDAY MAY 30th for our Paul McCartney THE BOYS OF DUNGEON LANE listening party! We'll spin the new album front to back and we'll give away bunch of cool McCartney merch. FREE ADMISSION / ALL AGES.
  • Thu, May 28
    May 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Check out INFERNO, the first Boards of Canada LP in 13 years and go home with goodies! FREE ADMISSION. ALL AGES. NO RSVP/TIX nec.
  • Sat, May 23
    May 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Catch some good-time dance-punk from Baltimore's Visitor Center, with Columbus' Bonus Disc and D.C.'s Shadow Riot! Free admission. All ages.
  • Wed, May 20
    May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Philadelphia's Been Good To Me is the new Kurt Vile record and we'll be offering up a free / all ages / NO RSVP required listen, plus freebies and a cool raffle prize. See you here Wed 5/20 at 6 pm!
  • Sat, May 16
    May 16, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    BLEACHERS' new album, EVERYONE FOR TEN MINUTES, is out next month and we're throwing an early listening party! NO TIX OR RSVP NEC!
  • Fri, May 15
    May 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Shakey Graves are set to release the new album, FONDNESS, ETC., Friday May 15th and we're throwing an exclusive release day listening party! We'll spin the new album, give away Shakey Graves goodies, and raffle off a signed copy of the new album. NO RSVP/tix req. All ages. FREE.
  • Sat, May 09
    May 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Columbus' Rabbit Dog's set to treat all comers to tunes from their new one, MEMORIES FOR THE AGES. It'll be a wild-ass punkabilly party like not other. Bring your A-game. Also set to rock the room: the Jesse Blankenship Band. FREE ADMISSION!
  • Fri, May 08
    May 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s new album will be available 5/8 on vinyl (and indie exclusive vinyl) and we're throwing a listening party! 7 PM FRI MAY 8. Fun free merch for ya (while supplies last). Free admission!
  • Fri, May 08
    May 08, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Social D BORN TO KILL listening party! FREE admission. Giveaways. Autographed raffle prize. Let's go!
  • Thu, May 07
    May 07, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Be here for our Black Veil Brides VINDICATE Listening Party! It's free/all ages. Hear the band's seventh studio album a day before the official release! Pick up supplies (while supplies last): 12" × 12" poster flats! Tote bag + sticker sheet! POSSIBLY win a Schecter Jake Pitts E-1 guitar!
  • Tue, May 05
    May 05, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Don't miss rising Columbus pop-rock singer/guitarist Lex Bauman and his great band! FREE admission / all ages admitted.
  • Fri, May 01
    May 01, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Used Kids Records, 2500 Summit St, Columbus, OH 43202, USA
    Thrashers, don't miss our May FIRST FRIDAYS affair -- a full-on metal fest featuring three killer Ohio outfits: Fatal Contempt, Shove, and Pushahead! FREE admission. All ages. NO RSVP or TIX nec. Music 6-8 pm.

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