Great Live Music for Mid-July in NYC

The Struts, shown above at Irving Plaza in 2021, will headline at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on Saturday

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

Everynight Charley recommends the following 60+ concerts in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Shania Twain headlined at Madison Square Garden on July 11 (photograph by Rich Fury/MSGE)

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at SummerStage Central Park on July 10

Garbage at SummerStage Central Park on July 10

Metric at SummerStage Central Park on July 10

Friday, July 14

• Illenium, SVDDEN DEATH, William Black, Annika Wells at Barclays Center

• Yungblud, the Regrettes at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Dawes at Damrosch Park

• Nick Hakim, June McDoom, Evan Wright at Von King Park

• Oumou Sangare, Vox Sambou at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park

• Flor de Toloache at Industry City

• Destroy Boys, Gully Boys, Jigsaw Youth at Irving Plaza

• G4 Boyz at the Gramercy Theatre

• Cut Worms, Joanna Sternberg, Adam Green at Union Pool

• Esther Rose at the Bowery Ballroom

• L'Eclair at Brooklyn Made

• Little Dragon at Baby's All Right

• Arts Fishing Club at Mercury Lounge

• Savage Master, Traveler, Sanhedrin at Saint Vitus Bar

• Butterfly Black at Nublu 151

• Riccie Oriach, Afro Dominicano, Yasser Tejeda at the Hall at Elsewhere

• King Bug, Heat Death, Raiders, Madison Velding-VanDam at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop

• Baby Got Back Talk at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Amanda Cross at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• R.L. Boyce at Terra Blues

• The Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

• Gabriel Hermida at St. Mazie

• Murimi Yuma, DECOSTER, Chaos Pixie, Bad Kitty at the Hart Bar

• Blastocyte, High and Tight, the Stifftones at Otto's Shrunken Head

• MIDNIGHTCHOIR at the Library

Elvis Costello & the Attractions at the Beacon Theatre on July 12

Nick Lowe & los Straitjackets at the Beacon Theatre on July 12

The Stax Academy Rhythm Section with Booker T. Jones (left) at Lincoln Center's Summer in the City festival at Damrosch Park on July 12

The Suffers at the Blue Note on July 11

Saturday, July 15

• The Struts, Mac Saturn at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Matoma at Summer Club

• Santa Fe Klan, Snow Tha Product, Tornillo at the Theater at Madison Square Garden

• Less Than Jake, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Spring Heeled Jack at Irving Plaza

• Marcia Griffiths, Brown Rice Family, DJ Miss Hap Selam at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park

• Brianna Thomas and Ella Sang the Blues, the Corey Harris Band at Damrosch Park

• MIKE, Noname, Georgia Anne Muldrow, 454, DJ Elise, Jay Critch, MAVI, AKAI (solo) at Von King Park

• Trueno, Villano Antillano, Dawer x Damper, el Sonido w, Albina Cabrera w. Camola (DJ set) at SummerStage Central Park

• Braid, J. Robbins (Band), Oceanator at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Mykal Gilmore at Little Island

• Louise Post, the Dumes at the Bowery Ballroom

• Anaka, Ten Ton Mojo, Tempest City at the Gramercy Theatre

• The Frights, Sad Park at Brooklyn Made

• The Pink Spiders, the Iron Roses, the Maguas at Saint Vitus Bar

• Imarhan, Ghost Funk Orchestra at Brooklyn Bowl

• Little Jesus, Usted Senalemelo, Andrea Bejar at Racket NYC

• Les Dudek at the Iridium

• Mary-Elaine Jenkins at Pete's Candy Store

• Skold, Clockwork Echo, Grimm at Drom

• Apollo Flowerchild at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

• Irreversible Entanglements at Public Records

• Lach and Friends, RB Korbet and Highly Effective People, Little Cobweb, Angela Carlucci, Natalie Asport at Baker Falls

• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

• JT Bowen & the Mighty Kings of Soul at Arthur's Tavern

Big Joanie at Baby's All Right on July 10

Selwyn Birchwood at Cafe Wha? on July 11

Michael Daves (right) & Tony Trischka at a Preserve Rockwood benefit concert at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on July 12 (photograph by Sunni Fuller)

Scott Pemberton at Groove on July 11

Sunday, July 16

• Ic3peak at Irving Plaza

• Juan Wauters at Brooklyn Made

• The Duprees, the Coasters, Charlie Thomas' Drifters w. Jeff Hall, Bobby Wilson, Stan Zizka's Del Satins, Vito Picone & the Elegants, the Chiclettes at the Coney Island Amphitheater

• BoByGroove, Malika Zarra, Naomi Greene, Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Madison Avenue & 59th Street

• Cali Flow Latino at Damrosch Park

• Cinema Cinema, Karabas Barabas, Creatures, Kristin Flammio and the Pretty Bitchin’, the Cameramen, Brian Kish's Lounge Pants at Rockaway Bazaar Beach 97th

• dead prez, th1rt3en at Von King Park

• The Hipp Pipps, OK Boomer, the Ben Dumm 3 at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Citizens Arrest, Ted Leo, My Favorite at Roulette

• Activity, Nightnight, the Flag at Baby's All Right

• R.L. Boyce, Howlin’ Hurd, Harlem Slim at Our Wicked Lady Rooftop

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Banning Eyre at Barbes

• The Irish Seisiun at the 11th St. Bar

Matt Wiffen at Stitch Bar & Blues on July 12 (photograph by Nicholas Cohen)

Kevin Harris and Brian Charette at the Ear Inn on July 10

Aren Duzgun at Washington Square Park on July 11

The Affamily Band at Washington Square Park on July 11

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The Manhattan Beat reports on 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 The Manhattan Beat home page and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music."

For a more complete listing of upcoming performances in the New York City area, visit The Manhattan Beat's July calendar.