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STATE THEATRE

609 Congress St
Maine, Portland, ME 04101


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Past Shows

Spank! Harder


The country’s #1 LADIES’ NIGHT OUT returns with an ALL NEW SHOW! The phenomenon of SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY took the world by storm, ...

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe


For nearly three decades, legendary saxophonist Karl Denson has been getting crowds around the world out on the dance floor. Approaching iconic status, Denson has ...

Walk Off The Earth


Walk Off The Earth is an unconventional, multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena that is currently taking the world by storm. Based in Burlington, Ontario (just outside ...

John Brown's Body


If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that Kings And Queens is a synthesis of every aspect of John Brown’s Body’s storied career. It’s as ...

The Alternate Routes


The Alternate Routes’ name suits them well. They’re a band that‘s never really fit in — in a good way. Without a definitive genre to ...

Trigger Hippy feat. Swear and Shake


Trigger Hippy, a new creative collective of musicians, is excited to announce their debut EP. The powerful, soul-infused rock and roll band was founded by ...

Whitechapel


As the death metal genre continues to explode, Knoxville's Whitechapel stand bloody head and bruised shoulders above the pack. With a ruthlessly brutal aural assault ...

Bob Weir
Bob Weir
5/1


Bob Weir has a secure place in rock history as the Grateful Dead’s co-vocalist and what Andrew Clarke (in one of England’s leading newspapers, "The ...

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo


Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo...

THE BLACK KEYS Arctic Monkeys


The Black Keys will embark on the first leg of their U.S. tour this March, including a MARCH 6 show at the CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC ...

Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang
2/17


Jonny Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of ...

Evening With Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! 35 Tou


The State Theatre is proud to announce the Frampton Comes Alive! 35 Tour with Peter Frampton on February 7, 2012. The show will feature the ...

Peter Frampton


35th Anniversary Tour for "Frampton Comes Alive!"...

Clutch
Clutch
12/28 - 1/28/2012


Clutch combined elements of funk, Led Zeppelin, and metal with vocals inspired by Faith No More. Formed in 1991 in Germantown, Md., the group included ...

Matt Nathanson


Matt Nathanson is one of the most dynamic performers and premier songwriters on the music scene today. In 2007, his release Some Mad Hope produced ...

Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
12/20


Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-'90s - and only partially because ...

Videos


REDshift in Maine REDshift
Southworth Planetarium (1/10 - 1/18) Tracker
Not Quite Almost in Maine Not Quite Almost
Portland Stage (4/2 - 5/4)
Madeleines in Maine Madeleines
Portland Stage (3/5 - 3/23)
Every Brilliant Thing in Maine Every Brilliant Thing
The Public Theatre (1/24 - 2/2)
The Cottage in Maine The Cottage
Waterville Opera House (1/31 - 2/9)
The Children's Hour in Maine The Children's Hour
True North Theatre (1/10 - 1/19)
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas in Maine Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Waterville Opera House (11/14 - 11/30)
Dial M For Murder in Maine Dial M For Murder
Penobscot Theatre Company (1/30 - 2/23)
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