The Nile debuted in 1924 as an Egyptian-themed movie palace. But it didn’t become a concert hotspot until 1994, when punk, hip-hop and goth/industrial shows took over the place. Notable acts like Marilyn Manson, Swingin’ Utters and a then-unknown Blink-182 all played here as the Nile thrived.
Then came the dark days when violent crime and illegal drug use tied to gigs forced the venue’s closure in the early 2000s.
Years later, the Nile roared back in 2010 when its current owners gave it a second life. These days, it's become a full-blown concert complex. The 850-person main room and its enormous hosts bigger acts like Against Me! and Yellowcard, while a smaller basement-level venue, The Underground, operates downstairs and offers ragers by punk, hardcore and indie bands.
The Nile has been just as busy as ever in 2025. So far this year, it’s featured shows by A Skylit Drive, Soulja Boy, Buzzcocks and Bayside, just to name a few. Artists set to perform at the Mesa venue in the months ahead include rappers Tee Grizzley and Lil Tracy, metal legends Vader and indie favorites Autoheart and Sir Chloe.
Here’s a complete list of every concert coming to Marquee Theatre in 2025.
Alien Ant Farm
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m.
with And the Hero Prevails, It's Fine and Incidental
Misery Whip
Thursday, Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m.
with Recidivist, Heresy, Wither//Bloom and Mouth Ripped Open
K Camp
Thursday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.
with Domani and Fresco Trey
Twiztid
Saturday, Aug. 23, 6:30 p.m.
with Blaze Ya Dead Homie, A.B.K. and Sorry X
Crowd Control
Sunday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
with Body Shot, Mad Choice, Heresy & Punctured
BigBabyGucci
Sunday, Aug. 24, 8 p.m.
Dorothy
Monday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.
Mark Battles
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m.
with LastLxgacyiori, Mic C Craz, Mazerati Roc and Some Guy Named Lee
Shakewell and Haarper
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.
with Lie
Febuary
Friday, Aug. 29
With Journal, Lost Not Found and My Stuffed Rabbit
Summer of Ska VII
Sunday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m.
with City Stompers, Amalgamated, Swigfoot, Rude Tone Bandits, Los Ataskados, La Chapuza, The Skavelinas, Dekay and Bounce House
Be'lakor
Sunday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.
with Solemn Vision
Doom Scroll
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
with Guttertown, The Afterlife Party and Old Scratch and The Holy Mess
Whirr and Nothing
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m.
with Luster
Slow Teeth
Thursday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.
With The Living Receiver and Sunthrown
Wargasm
Friday, Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m.
with Dropout Kings and There Is No Us
Dark Angel
Sunday, Sept. 7, 5:30 p.m.
with Sacred Reich, Hirax and Void
Calva Louise
Sunday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m.
with Sicksense

Progressive metal band Symphony X are scheduled to play Nile Theater in September.
Nuclear Blast Records
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
with Sonata Arctica
Anciients
Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
with Armed for Apocalypse and Dearest
Poison Ruin
Saturday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
with Memory Ward and Dismay
Kota the Friend
Saturday, Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m.
with Hello O'Shay
Terror Reid
Sunday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
with Domsta
Anamanaguchi
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.
with Be Your Own Pet
Lil Tracy
Thursday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.
with Cold Heart
Within These Walls 2025
Saturday, Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m.
With Bane, Twitching Tongues, Bleeding Through, The Warriors, Desmadre, The Beautiful Ones, Shutdown, Contention, Such Gold, Torena, Apex Predator, End of Dayz, Lockslip, Price of Life and Entry
Crypta
Monday, Sept. 22, 6 p.m.
6arelyhuman
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.
The Haunted House Tour
Thursday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.
with Savage Ga$P, Grim Salvo, Witchouse 40K, Kamaara and Twentythree
Tee Grizzley
Friday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m.
Vola
Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 p.m.
with Daedric
Northlane
Sunday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
with Like Moths to Flames and Windwaker
Carcass
Monday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m.
with Brujería, Necrot and Hedonist
Demon Hunter
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.
with War of Ages, Convictions and Cultist
Born of Osiris
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.
Upchuck
Thursday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.
End It
Friday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.
with Bracewar and Raw Brigade
Tough Luvv Fest 2
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m.
With Skaiwater, Lazer Dim 700, Ayesha Erotica, DJ Smokey, Cr1tter, Cartier God, Thouxanbanfauni, That Kid, Bayymack, DJ Goth, Dashawn Jordan, Bribandz, Subiibabii, Blaire, Syris, Pixel Hood, Maeby, Exossi and Blossom
Landmvrks
Sunday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m.
with Novelists, Silly Goose and Resolve
Mammoth Grinder
Monday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m.
Between the Buried and Me
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
with Hail the Sun and Delta Sleep
Lagrimas
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
With Dismay, Death Ode and My Friend, My Urn

Legendary death metal band Vader rock The Nile in October.
Jonas Rogowski/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
with Malevolent Creation and Skeletal Remains
All Shall Perish
Friday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m.
with Desmadre, Girl of Glass and Torture Hammer
Chain
Saturday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m.
Fleshwater
Monday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.
with Chat Pile
Sunami and Scowl
Thursday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.
with Whispers
The Emo Night Tour
Friday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m.
Fight Back Part 2
Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m.
with Two Piece, First Degree, Cycle of Abuse, Forced to Suffer, Load Tha Nine, Mouth Ripped Open, Chain Gang, Sacred Path, Steel and Bounty Hunter
Signs of the Swarm
Sunday, Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m.
with Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa and Face Yourself
Loathe
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.
with Trauma Ray and Spy
Frost Children
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.
with DJ Thank You
French Police
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m.
with Riki
As Above, So Below Halloween Show
Friday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.
with Endcreed, Sun Dryd, Morningstarr, Suisside, Dusty and Arvin333
Desert Grey Music Festival 2025
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
with An Awful Mess, Another Days Demons, Arsenic Kitchen, Chris Crawford, Danny Silvertone, Dread, Echoes in Ashes, Emerald Isle, Esso, Feed the Lion, The God Samaritan, Hometurf, I Am Anything, In Lessons, Killed By A Yeti, Lethean, No Halos, Nothing in Variety, Our Last Laugh, Perfect Sense and more
Arlie and The Orb
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.
with Nordista Freeze
Strung Out and Agnostic Front
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.
with Murphy's Law and La Armada
Galactic Empire
Sunday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m.
Atreyu
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
with He Is Legend and Zero 9:36
Entheos
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 6 p.m.
with Fallujah, The Zenith Passage and Tracheotomy
Nine Vicious
Thursday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m.
The Jins
Sunday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m.
The Home Team
Monday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.
with Arrows in Action and Makari
Sir Chloe
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m.
with Telescreens
Corbin
Friday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m.
with Psymun and Bobby Raps
Home Is Where
Saturday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m.
with Michael Cera Palin, Young Jesus and My Friend My Urn
They Are Gutting A Body of Water
Saturday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m.
with Sun Organ and Draag
Cattle Decapitation
Sunday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m.
with Aborted, Frozen Soul and Tribal Gaze
Rob49
Thursday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m.
Autoheart
Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m.
Death to All
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 6 p.m.
with Gorguts and Phobophilic
Long Beach Dub Allstars
Sunday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m.
with Brewfish
Great American Ghost
Monday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m.
with Wristmeetrazor, Downswing and Saltwound
Dying Wish
Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
with Static Dress, Gouge Away, Orthodox and Boltcutter
How The Grouch Stole Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m.
with Living Legends, Souls of Mischief and Cunninlynguists