NEW: 2025-2026 FRIENDS PRIORITY POINTS PRESALE  

Christian French

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Christian French will perform live at Loeb Playhouse at Purdue University on October 20, 2022.

$15 – $20

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Forever the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy, and triumph comes to life in the new elevated concert experience, R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

$15 – $20

Kenny Broberg

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Classical pianist Kenny Broberg boasts an energetic and impressive repertoire that includes his take on master composers like Brahms and Liszt as well as original works.

$15 – $20

tenThing: A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Hear Christmas music in a way you’ve never heard before when the all-female, brass ensemble tenThing returns to Purdue for A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas.

$15 – $20

Sean Jones’ Dizzy Spellz

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Experience a new spin on jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie with New York trumpeter Sean Jones and his band Dizzy Spellz headlining the 2023 Purdue Jazz Festival.

$15 – $20

Noah Kahan

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Noah Kahan will perform live at Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University on March 25, 2023.

$15 – $20

Sudan Archives

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Sudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!

$15 – $20

ATLYS

ATLYS, an energetic string quartet from Chicago, performs classical works, original compositions, and unique covers of your favorite pop and rock hits.

$15 – $20

Slow Pulp

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Sudan’s many identities truly coalesce in her debut album, Athena: a psychedelic, magnetic take on modern R&B. Live at Purdue on April 5!

$15 – $20

Record Store Day

Chauncey Plaza 222 N Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette

You don’t want to miss this unique music festival in West Lafayette, with The Lawn Darts, the Lunar Diamonds, and Free Hat providing the rock n roll. 

$15 – $20

Les Violons du Roy w/ Inon Barnatan, piano

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

French-Canadian 15-piece chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy brings 38 years of classical and baroque repertoire to Purdue on April 26, 2023.

$15 – $20

West Lafayette Global Fest

Chauncey Plaza 222 N Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette

The West Lafayette Global Fest is a long-standing tradition featuring entertainment, food, and art from almost every continent on the planet.

$8

Briscoe

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Led by Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton, the band pushes feel-good vibes throughout its eclectic sound.

$8

StairWELL: art + tech + wellness at Purdue

Third Street Chill Zone 1198 3rd Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Days filled with deadlines and challenging goals are the new normal–or perhaps the pressure just feels more intense now. In a groundbreaking new project, a talented collection of Purdue experts have banded together to design a relief valve.

Using a novel combination of art, technology, and clinical psychology, the StairWELL project will produce an interactive sculptural installation to create a sense of beauty, respite, and play via an inventive user interface. Viewers become participants in an expressive journey that creates community while also delivering powerful supportive connections where they may be needed.

$8

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert pairs the Oscar-winning animated film with a full orchestra, band, and turntables live on stage.

$8

Hasta la Muerte: A Day of the Dead Show

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Witness the pageantry, emotion, and music of Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead when LA’s Las Cafeteras brings its “Hasta La Muerte” show to Purdue.

$8

Grandmaster Flash

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Grandmaster Flash’s hit, “The Message,” forever changed hip-hop 40-plus years ago when it debuted as the first socially conscious rap track.

$8

Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

This multimedia show celebrates the life and music of The Man in Black through live music, Johnny Cash’s voice, and never-before-seen footage.

$8

Emmet Cohen Trio & Friends

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Dynamic and charismatic, Emmet Cohen, an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and music educator, returns for an energetic live performance.

$8

Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Young jazz saxophone sensation Lakecia Benjamin will headline the annual Purdue Jazz Festival with a captivating and awe-inspiring live performance.

$8

Parker McCollum

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum released Never Enough, a statement album that cements his status as one of country music’s undeniable new stars. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.”

$8

Counterpoint

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Piano/dance duo Counterpoint will honor master composers Bach, Mozart and Brahms as well as the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”

$8

Melissa White & Pallavi Mahidhara

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

From Carnegie Hall to Geneva, Madrid to Chicago, classical violinist Melissa White and pianist Pallavi Mahidhara have played all around the world.

$8

for KING + COUNTRY

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Catch for KING + COUNTRY, the Grammy®-winning duo, chart-toppers, and impactful philanthropists, at Elliott Hall of Music on Feb. 24, 2024 at 7:30pm

$8

Kronos Quartet

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Kronos Quartet returns to celebrate 50 years of modern chamber music excellence. The group will pull from decades of material for an unforgettable experience.

$8

Peach Pit

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Purdue Student Concert Committee is excited to present Peach Pit at Elliott Hall of Music on Thursday, March 21, 2024

$8

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Building on the success of the sold-out global shows of the first Oscar®-winning Spider-Man™ animated Spider-Verse film, comes the highly anticipated sequel: Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, set to captivate Purdue audiences on September 15, 2024 at 6pm in Elliott Hall of Music.

$15 – $20

29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest

Downtown West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN, United States

Celebrate cultures at the 29th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest with vibrant performances, international cuisine, and engaging cultural exhibits.

$15 – $20

The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Discover the rising star of jazz, Isaiah J. Thompson, winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards. Coming to Purdue on October 12, 2024.

$15 – $20

Jessie Murph: In the Sticks Part II

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

Jessie Murph channels raw emotion—blending country storytelling, hip-hop production, alternative experimentation, & pop appeal. Honest about mental health, depression, and addiction, she hit the social scene in 2020 with the hit "Always Been You" paving the way for her 2023 debut drowning. After selling out her 2023 tour & playing festivals like Lollapalooza, Jessie’s upcoming tour visits Purdue.

$25

Mingus Big Band

Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN

Experience the 14-piece Mingus Big Band live at the 2025 Purdue Jazz Festival, celebrating jazz legend Charles Mingus. Coming to Purdue on January 24, 2025.

$15 – $20

COIN – CANCELED*

Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN

COIN has captivated fans at major festivals such as Reading and Leeds, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees, and The Governors Ball, in addition to a sold-out 26-city headline tour across North America.

$25