This Weekend: Three Music Festivals and More

Metallica, pictured above at Webster Hall in 2016, will headline the free Global Citizen concert in Central Park this Saturday

Fall officially began this past Wednesday, and the boom in live music events this summer shows no sign of slowing. The biggest draws this weekend will be the Sound on Sound Festival in Bridgeport, Rolling Loud’s multiple stages in the parking lot of Citi Field, and the free Global Citizen event in Central Park. In addition, many of the local stadiums, arenas, theaters, ballrooms, clubs and bars also will feature great live music.

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

• Jake Bugg at Brooklyn Steel

• Boy & Bear, Handsome Ghost at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Cold at Mercury Lounge

• Uffie at Warsaw

• Sharon Katz & the Peace Train at Joe's Pub

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ live music events in the New York City area this 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.

Willie Nelson & Family headlined at SummerStage Central Park on September 20

Charley Crockett at SummerStage Central Park on September 20

Sierra Hull at Mercury Lounge on September 22

Lindsay Lou at Mercury Lounge on September 22

Friday, September 23

• Rolling Loud: Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil TJay, DaBaby, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Sleepy Hallow, Chief Keef, Yung Lean, Danny Brown at Citi Field
• Pet Shop Boys, New Order at Barclays Center at Barclays Center
• Panic! at the Disco, Marina, Jake Wesley Rogers at Madison Square Garden
• Jamie xx, Four Tet + Floating Points, Avalon Emerson, Omar S at Forest Hills Stadium
• Spiritualized at White Eagle Hall
• Osees, Bronze at Warsaw
• Amyl and the Sniffers, Mannequin Pussy, Bob Vylan at Terminal 5
• Porridge Radio, Sean Henry at the Bowery Ballroom
• Blue Oyster Cult at Sony Hall
• The Infamous Stringdusters, Armchair Boogie at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Felice Brothers at Brooklyn Made
• Ninja Sex Party at Irving Plaza
• Brooks Nielsen at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Flamingosis, Blockhead, Ehiorobo at le Poisson Rouge
• Jojo Abot, Esperanza Spalding at National Sawdust
• Mephiskapheles, Disassociate, Fahrenheit 451 at the Meadows
• Dream, Ivory, Carwash at Mercury Lounge
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Edie Carey, Jeremy Facknitz at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3
• Joan as Police Woman at Joe's Pub
• Femina w. Uji at Joe's Pub
• Zzzhara, Computerwife, Emily Edrosa at the Sultan Room
• Maggie Carson, Lizzie and the Makers, Hubby Jenkins, the Brightmares, Alice Lee, Rosetta Serrano in the Dumbo Archway
• The Westerlies at Times Square Pedestrian Plaza
• The Jr. Mack Band at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Parris Mitchell, Kellie, K!lly !dol at Berlin
• The Real Stormin' Norman Band at Connolly's Klub 45
• Jezo + the Element, Jones Crusher, Sunshine Nightmare, Cannibal Fae at the Parkside Lounge
• Exit 99 in Washington Square Park

Lil Nas X at Radio City Music Hall on September 20 (photograph by Chris Ofner)

Qwenn at Radio City Music Hall on September 20 (photograph by Chris Ofner)

DJ Suss One at Radio City Music Hall on September 20 (photograph by Chris Ofner)

Gawd at the Bowery Ballroom on September 22

Saturday, September 24

• Sound on Sound Festival: The Lumineers, Stevie Nicks, Father John Misty, Ziggy Marley, CAAMP, Zach Bryan, Band of Horses, Jenny Lewis, Trampled by Turtles, Geese, the Cameroons, Drew Angus at Seaside Park
• Rolling Loud: A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Don Toliver, Busta Rhymes, Lil Tecca, Kevin Gates, Sheck Wes, Key Glock, Soulja Boy, Slump6s, B-Lovee at Citi Field
• Global Citizen: Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton, Rosalía at the Great Lawn, Central Park
• Bring Me the Horizon, Knocked Loose, grandson, siiickbrain at Barclays Center
• Kelsea Ballerini, Georgia Webster at Radio City Music Hall
• Spiritualized at the Beacon Theatre
• Testament, Exodus, Death Angel at the Palladium Times Square
• Osees, Bronze at Warsaw
• The Regime at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Whethan, Wavedash, JSTJR at Brooklyn Steel
• NOTD, Grey Zeigler at the Bowery Ballroom
• Cymande at the Brooklyn Bowl
• Poi Dog Pondering at le Poisson Rouge
• King Promise at Webster Hall
• Leo Nocentelli at Sony Hall
• Jojo Abot, Esperanza Spalding at National Sawdust
• Psycroptic, Fallujah, Interloper, Cognitive at the Meadows
• Connor Maynard at Irving Plaza
• The Pietasters aboard the Liberty Belle
• 24-7 Spyz, Rebelmatic, Eugene Hutz, Incendiary Device, Butterbrain at Tompkins Square Park
• Jackson Lynch, Rashad Brown, Ana Egge, Rebecca Hart, Treya Lam, Neha, the Loyales in the Dumbo Archway
• Medicine Singers at Pioneer Works
• Scout Gillett, Dida, Katy Rea at the Broadway
• Adam Masterson, Jeremy & the Harlequins, the Ritualists at TV Eye
• Jr. Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• The Phil Gammage Quartet at Stitch Bar & Blues
• Supersonic Blonde at the Red Lion

Lacuna Coil at the Gramercy Theatre on September 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Butcher Babies at the Gramercy Theatre on September 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Uncured at the Gramercy Theatre on September 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Lions at the Gate at the Gramercy Theatre on September 18 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Sunday, September 25

• Sound on Sound Festival: Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds, Brandi Carlile, the National, Black Pumas, Gary Clark Jr., the Head and the Heart, Noah Kahan, Spin Doctors, Jade Bird, the Main Squeeze, Trousdale at Seaside Park
• Rolling Loud: Future, 21 Savage, Big Sean, Pusha T, Ski Mask the Slump God, Saint JHN, Fat Joe, Oliver Tree, Dej Loaf, Benny the Butcher, the Alchemist, Toosii, SSGKobe, yvngxchris at Citi Field
• They Might Be Giants at the Bowery Ballroom
• Bonobo, Tourist, Yu Su at the Brooklyn Mirage
• Alec Benjamin, Claire Rosinkranz at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Sigrid, Ber at Terminal 5
• The Get Up Kids, Sparta at Irving Plaza
• Palaye Royale, Mod Sun, Starbenders at Webster Hall
• Electric Six, Supersuckers at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Sueco, Killboy at the Gramercy Theatre
• Alice Glass, Shallowhalo at Warsaw
• Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble at Birdland Jazz Club
• Miloe, the booyah! Kids, Christelle Bofale at Baby's All Right
• Tabitha Booth at the Jazz Gallery
• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar
• Joanna Sternberg at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• The Bowery Boys at the Parkside Lounge
• Xaxa at the Red Lion

Starcrawler at Baby's All Right on September 20

Clovis at Baby's All Right on September 20

Tilden at Alphaville on September 17 (photograph by Chris Ofner)

Dream Phases at Alphaville on September 17 (photograph by Chris Ofner)

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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.