The Best Live Music This Weekend in the NYC Area

Mitski at the Ally Coalition benefit at the Town Hall in 2018; Mitski will headline two nights at Radio City Music Hall this weekend

The Manhattan Beat regularly lists the best live music events coming to New York City. The twice-weekly listings also celebrate via photographs some of the musicians who have performed locally in the past few days.

The following concerts originally scheduled for this weekend are postponed or canceled. Look further down these listings for alternate choices for live music on those nights.

• The Linda Lindas, Bacchae, Sub*T at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Sister Nancy at Union Pool
• Blacklist, Fotocrime, Pop. 1280 at Union Pool
• Screamin' Rebel Angels at Otto's Shrunken Head

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ live music events in the New York City area this weekend. Contact the venue or visit the artist’s website for ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates. Note that several artists and indoor venues continue to mandate the wearing of masks and/or proof of COVID vaccinations.

The Cult headlined at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 20

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 20

Zola Jesus at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 20

Tinsley Ellis at Cafe Wha? on July 18 (photograph by Barbara Auleta)

Friday, July 22

• Chris Brown, Lil Baby at Madison Square Garden
• The Black Keys, Band of Horses, Ceramic Animal at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
• Mitski, the Weather Station at Radio City Music Hall
• Widespread Panic at the Beacon Theatre
• Zeds Dead. Boogie T, Deathpact, Sippy, Superave at the Brooklyn Mirage
• Macklemore at Rumsey Playfield
• Romeo Santos at Rockefeller Center
• Waterparks, Neck Deep, Mayday Parade, State Champs, Hot Mulligan, Against the Current, the Summer Set, Magnolia Park at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Tipica '73 at the Oasis at Lincoln Center
• Anthony Green at Rough Trade NYC
• Flight Facilities, Two Another at Brooklyn Steel
• Jawbox, Ted Leo at le Poisson Rouge
• Everclear, Fastball, Nixons at Palladium Times Square
• Cave In, Author & Punisher at the Gramercy Theatre
• David Cook at City Winery NYC
• argonaut&wasp, Brother Moses, Silver Cup at the Bowery Ballroom
• A Skylit Drive at the Brooklyn Monarch
• The Bad Plus at the Blue Note
• King Solomon Hicks at the Blue Note
• Executioner's Mask, Pictureplane, Kill Alters at Saint Vitus Bar
• Haunted Summer, Gold Casio, Demonstrator at the Bowery Electric
• The North Country at Our Wicked Lady
• Brian Charette at Django
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Galdort Gumbo & His Righteous Cats at the Bitter End

Puma Perl & Friends at the Map Room of the Bowery Electric on July 14 (photograph by Donald Sztabnik)

Wild-BlackCat-Doyle at the Map Room of the Bowery Electric on July 14

Higher and Tighter at the Map Room of the Bowery Electric on July 14 (photograph by Donald Sztabnik)

Anne Husick at the Map Room of the Bowery Electric on July 14

Saturday, July 23

• Elton John at MetLife Stadium
• The Black Keys, Band of Horses, Ceramic Animal at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
• Mitski, the Weather Station at Radio City Music Hall
• Widespread Panic at the Beacon Theatre
• Alexisonfire at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Morris Day & the Time, Cameo, the SOS Band, the Dazz Band at the Kings Theatre
• John Cameron Mitchell w. Amber Martin, Bridget Everett & the Tender Moments at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park
• Parcels at Brooklyn Steel
• Zeds Dead, Mary Droppinz, Ayybo, Noises at Superior Ingredients
• Polo & Pan, Isaiah Rashad, the Marias, Tokischa, Boy Pablo, Emotional Oranges, CKAY, KayCyy, Silent Addy at Forest Hills Stadium
• Sampa the Great, Pink Siifu at Von King Park
• Dion at the NYCB Theatre in Westbury
• Lalah Hathaway at City Winery NYC
• Elf Power, Teenage Halloween, E. R. Jurken at le Poisson Rouge
• Boy Pablo, Mazie at Webster Hall
• D Generation, Brian Fallon, Eugene Hutz, Theo Kogan, Toilet Boys, HR, Jimmy G., Paul Bearer at the Bowery Ballroom
• Broncho, Tchotchke at Brooklyn Made
• Guaco at Palladium Times Square
• The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band at Bryant Park
• The Bad Plus at the Blue Note
• Everyday People, Wurld at SummerStage Central Park
• Tamino at Public Records
• King Solomon Hicks at the Blue Note
• Squirrels from Hell at Silvana
• Danny's Devil's Blues, the Hipp Pipps, Jezo & the Element at Niagara
• Sweet Baby Jesus, Calliope Musicals, Tredici Bacci at Berlin
• Thus Love, Joy, Guy Ferrari, Libby Quinn, War Violet at Heaven Can Wait
• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Punk Island at Maria Hernandez Park

The Cynz at Otto's Shrunken Head on July 17 (photograph by Roberta Lee)

Curtis Suburban at Gold Sounds Bar on July 16 (photograph by Donald Sztabnik)

Greg Allen's Fringe Religion at Gold Sounds Bar on July 16 (photograph by Donald Sztabnik)

The Idolizers at Gold Sounds Bar on July 16 (photograph by Donald Sztabnik)

Sunday, July 24

• Elton John at MetLife Stadium
• Widespread Panic at the Beacon Theatre
• Parcels at Brooklyn Steel
• Black Midi, Sal Valentinetti, Sarah Squirm at SummerStage Central Park
• Warpaint, Belief at Brooklyn Made
• James Vincent McMorrow, Izzy Heltai at the Bowery Ballroom
• Camilo Séptimo & Francisca Valenzuela at the Gramercy Theatre
• Lalah Hathaway at City Winery NYC
• Toshi Reagon at the Damrosch Park Bandshell
• Peppermint at le Poisson Rouge
• Kaycyy at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Bad Plus at the Blue Note
• Sub-Zero, Brick by Brick, Kings Never Die, Dead Crew, Mad Mulligans at the Bowery Electric
• Merci, My Kid Brother at Mercury Lounge
• Cleric, Titan to Tachyons, Bangladeafy at Saint Vitus Bar
• U.S. Chaos, Hell's Teeth, Iconicide, Skapossitory, Dead Crew at Tompkins Square Park
• Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Birdland Jazz Club
• The Barnstorm at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Danny's Devil's Blues, Jezo & the Element at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar
• Papa Vega at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Mark Newman at the Bitter End on July 18 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Winard Harper and Jeli Posse at Grant's Tomb on July 20 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Otto's Wednesday Jam & Open Mic on July 20 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music circuit. All articles are written by Everynight Charley Crespo. All photographs are taken by Everynight Charley Crespo, except when noted otherwise. For a list of Manhattan venues that are presenting live music regularly, swing the desktop cursor to the right of the home page and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music." For a listing of upcoming concerts for live audiences, visit The Manhattan Beat's July calendar.