MJ Lenderman is coming to The Southern Café & Music Hall on June 22

MJ Lenderman brings a Charlottesville date to The Southern Café & Music Hall on June 22, 2026. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

MJ Lenderman pulls roughly 95K monthly listeners on Spotify and 95K on Instagram, with 19K fans tracking the act on Bandsintown.

The act

Formed in 2019, out of Asheville, NC, MJ Lenderman has been touring behind a strengthening catalog into a live act with national reach.

Jake "MJ" Lenderman is an Asheville, North Carolina songwriter and guitarist who plays in Wednesday alongside his solo work. His 2024 album Manning Fireworks broke him into the indie mainstream, landing on virtually every year-end list and sustaining a sold-out 2025 headline tour. He records and tours with The Wind, his backing band.

The venue

The Southern Café & Music Hall sits at 103 South 1st Street, a 300-capacity intimate listening room operated by Starr Hill Presents under booker Danny Shea.

Southern programs eclectically across rising indie, folk, and singer-songwriters. The room runs 300 general-admission, with sightlines from front-of-house to the back of the floor.

The night

Doors 7:00 PM. Set 8:00 PM. All ages. Ticket prices are set on the on-sale.

Why now

MJ Lenderman pulls a measurable 98/100 share of Charlottesville-metro listeners on Spotify, including a non-trivial DC and Richmond overlap that often crosses for shows at this size.

How to get tickets

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET via the venue.

The Southern Café & Music Hall is at 103 South 1st Street, Charlottesville, VA.