Sacramento this week: Tyla opens her North American tour in Wheatland, Sabaton rolls in and pop-punk anniversaries

Hard Rock Live hosts a tour launch and a rescheduled metal spectacle, while Harlow's and Ace of Spades lean nostalgic — Sacramento's best shows for Nov 9–15.

Thirty-one shows are listed across the Sacramento area this week, and the one with the biggest stakes is up Highway 65: on Thursday, Tyla starts the North American leg of her first world tour at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland. Two nights later the same room gets Sabaton, finally making good on dates that were pushed back earlier this year. Back in town, the punk and emo calendar is all about anniversaries.

Wed, Nov 11 — Hit the Lights at Harlow's, 8 p.m. The ticket page bills it as a 20th-anniversary show for *This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder*, in a 419-capacity room on J Street.

Thu, Nov 12 — Tyla at Hard Rock Live, 8 p.m. Pollstar reports that The A*POP World Tour's North American leg opens here before heading to San Francisco the next night. Being first on a run means the show could still change night to night. $54.10–$90. Tickets.

Fri, Nov 13 — They Are Gutting a Body of Water at The Red Museum, 8 p.m. The all-ages DIY space hosts the week's loudest small-room bet. Tickets.

Sat, Nov 14 — Sabaton with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel at Hard Rock Live, 7 p.m. The Legends on Tour run was postponed from its original spring dates and rescheduled for fall, with Pop Evil and Wings of Steel on every date. Tickets.

Sat, Nov 14 — Decrepit Birth at Goldfield Roseville, 6 p.m. Five death-metal bands, with Wurm Flesh, Xenophage, Tomb Of Minerva and The Kennedy Veil, for $15. Tickets.

Sat, Nov 14 — Oso Oso with Liquid Mike and Bugsy Moran at The Starlet Room at Harlow's, 8 p.m. About 200 people upstairs at Harlow's. Get there early. Info.

Sat, Nov 14 — Ramón Ayala at Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, 8:30 p.m. The tour is titled Historia de un Final, and it's worth the drive south. $54.70–$370.90. Tickets.

Sun, Nov 15 — State Champs at Ace of Spades, 6 p.m. Another stop celebrating ten years of their 2015 album *Around the World and Back*, which the band toured earlier this year by playing most of it front to back. Tickets.

Hard Rock Live opened in June 2022 about 35 miles north of downtown. Its 2,500 seats mean no one is far from the stage, and it has become the place where big tours stop between the Bay and the Northwest.

Being first on a run means the show could still change night to night.

Saturday is the logjam: Wheatland, Roseville, Stockton and two rooms in midtown all have strong bills. Pick one and carpool, because the 65 and the 99 will both be busy.

Sources: Pollstar — Tyla announces The A*POP World Tour (news.pollstar.com); Blabbermouth — Sabaton announces rescheduled North American 2026 Legends On Tour dates (blabbermouth.net); Melodic Magazine — State Champs announce Around the World and Back 10-year anniversary tour (melodicmag.com); Good Guys Press — State Champs in Cleveland: Around the World and Back anniversary tour (goodguyspress.com); Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento — Hard Rock Live opening June 3 (casino.hardrock.com); Indian Gaming — Hard Rock Sacramento at Fire Mountain to celebrate Hard Rock Live grand opening (indiangaming.com)