The Best Live Music in NYC over Labor Day Weekend

Electric Zoo 3.0 takes over Randall's Island Park 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.

Everynight Charley recommends the following 50+ live music events in New York City this Labor Day weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates. Note that several artists and indoor venues continue to require proof of COVID vaccinations and/or mandate the wearing of masks.

Roger Waters headlined the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden on August 30

The Mountain Goats at Webster Hall on August 31

Garcia Peoples at Webster Hall on August 31

The Damned at the Chelsea Music Hall on September 1

Friday, September 2

• Electric Zoo 3.0 at Randall's Island Park

• Harry Styles, Blood Orange at Madison Square Garden

• Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit at the Rooftop, Bully at Pier 17

• P-Square at the Kings Theatre

• Carpenter Brut, Sierra at Brooklyn Steel

• Boris, Nothing at Webster Hall

• Rema at Irving Plaza

• Hail the Sun, Coletta, Satyr at the Gramercy Theatre

• The Long Losts, Hallowed Hearts, Black Rose Burning at Mercury Lounge

• Tower, War Cloud, Grave Bathers at the Broadway

• Drug Couple, Desert Sharks, Wetsuit at Baby's All Right

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• The Hasbros, the Mysterics, Nini Mend x the Blue Jean Junkies at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at the Anyway Cafe

• Macy Rodman, Charlene at the Parkside Lounge

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

Kendra Foster at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on September 1

The Brian Mitchell Band with guest James Maddock (right) at the Bitter End on September 1

SaRon Crenshaw at Terra Blues on September 1

Saturday, September 3

• Electric Zoo 3.0 at Randall's Island Park

• Harry Styles, Blood Orange at Madison Square Garden

• Chitãozinho & Xororó at Radio City Music Hall

• Dariush at the Beacon Theatre

• TKA, George Lamond, Brenda K. Starr, Judy Torres, the Cover Girls, Noel, Cynthia, Rob Base, Coro, Rockell, Pretty Poison, C-Bank, Joe Zangie, Sammy Zone at the Coney Island Amphitheater

• Built to Spill, Blood Lemon, Wetface at Irving Plaza

• Aleman at the Gramercy Theatre

• Oceans of Slumber, Grey Skies Fallen, Solemn Vision at Saint Vitus Bar

• Twin Tribes, Ritual Howls, Then Comes Silence, Nuovo Testamento, Astari Nite at the Bowery Ballroom

• Solar Fake, WHORTI at Drom

• Woggles, Palmyra Delran, Muck & Mires at the Bowery Electric

• Fred Thomas at Arthur's Tavern

• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues

• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues

• Joe Bataan at Union Pool

• The Supertones, Pony Yup at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The Typsy Gypsy Girls at the Anyway Cafe

• Dark Sky Hustlers at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

Maddie Regent at Mercury Lounge on September 1

Carl M. Banks at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, on September 1

Bobby Blue (right) with Maksim Perepelica at the Anyway Cafe on September 1

Sunday, September 4

• Electric Zoo 3.0 at Randall's Island Park

• Sunmi at Terminal 5

• HEALTH, Perturbator, Street Sects at Irving Plaza

• Deicide, Kataklysm at the Gramercy Theatre

• Juan MacLean, Pleasure Jams at Elsewhere

• Pianos Become the Teeth, Caracara, Dosser at the Meadows

• Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Birdland Jazz Club

• Sheer Mag at Union Pool

• Assaf Salhov at the Anyway Cafe

• Seth Kessel at Skinny Dennis

• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar

• Joanna Sternberg at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Noe Socha at Arthur's Tavern

Akiko Tsuruga (right) at Arthur's Tavern on August 31 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The Joe Taino Group at the Ear Inn on August 29 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Rachel Bard with Bastian at the Bowery Electric on September 1

Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)

• Machel Montano at Barclays Center

• Black Country, New Road at the Bowery Ballroom

• Aliens, Witch Slap, Locations, Nuclear Family Fantasy, Lumberob at Mercury Lounge

• Dreamwell, Glassing, Sunfo'er, Lesser Glow at Saint Vitus Bar

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End

• The T Blues Band w. Jr. Mack & SaRon Crenshaw at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Ear Inn

Shotty performed at the Otto's Wednesday Jam & Open Mic at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 31

Maestro at MajorStage Presents at Drom on September 1

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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 September calendar.