2025-2026 Popular Music Concert Calendar
Tickets
FREE for students
$10 General Public
$5 USC Upstate Faculty/Staff
Online reservation encouraged for ALL
Location
USC Upstate Humanities & Performing Arts Center (Main Stage Theatre)
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 7:30pm
Jazz Combo: Jazz Gets the Blues
Explore the power of the 1–4–5 progression in this dynamic journey through twelve-bar blues traditions.
Seating for this performance is general admission.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:30pm
Upstate Vocal Ensemble: Broadway and Beyond
Enjoy a vibrant program featuring songs from Broadway, contemporary popular music, and timeless traditional favorites.
Seating for this performance is general admission.
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:30pm
Commercial Music Combo: Crossing the Charts from 2000-2025
Experience the diverse soundscape of the last 25 years as the Commercial Music Ensemble traces how genres have evolved and overlapped since 2000.
Seating for this performance is general admission.
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The Popular Music Studies program at USC Upstate offers students a flexible, accessible, and forward-looking education rooted in contemporary popular music and jazz within a liberal arts context. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of musicians and music professionals with career-ready skills in musicianship, ensemble performance, music technology, history, and the business of music.
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