Cool Live Music for Mid-May in NYC

The Avett Brothers, photographed above at the Kings Theatre in 2022, will headline Forest Hills Stadium tonight

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 this weekend in the New York City area. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse headlined the first of two nights at Forest Hills Stadium on May 14

Hot Water Music at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 11

Quicksand at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 11

Modern Life Is War at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 11

Friday, May 17

• Morgan Wallen, Parker McCollum, Nate Smith, Lauren Watkins at MetLife Stadium

• The Avett Brothers, Sierra Ferrell at Forest Hills Stadium

• Diana Ross at Prudential Hall

• James Arthur at SummerStage Central Park

• Norah Jones, Emily King at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Echo & the Bunnymen, Nicola Caminiti at Brooklyn Steel

• Mk.gee at Irving Plaza

• Narrow Head, Dazy, Pictureplane, Wishy at the Bowery Ballroom

• Lords of Acid at Racket NYC

• Julia Holter, Nyokabi Kariuki at Webster Hall

• Swans, Kristof Hahn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Jackopierce at Sleepwalk

• Shaboozey at Baby's All Right

• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Islander at the Brooklyn Monarch

• The Rascals at Sony Hall

• Stella Prince w. Maidin and Susie McCollum at Cafe Wha?

• The Pink Spiders at Heaven Can Wait

• The Dead Boys, the Richard Lloyd Group at Our Wicked Lady

• Puma Perl & Friends at Pangea Front Lounge

• Jeff Slate & Friends at Hill Country Barbecue Market

• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• Kolker at the Bitter End

John Moreland at Brooklyn Made on May 11 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Ken Pomeroy at Brooklyn Made on May 11 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers at TV Eye on May 12

Nicolette & the Nobodies at TV Eye on May 12

Saturday, May 18

• Morgan Wallen, Parker McCollum, Nate Smith, Lauren Watkins at MetLife Stadium

• Madison Beer, Charlotte Lawrence, Destiny Rogers at Radio City Music Hall

• Hermanos Gutierrez, Monster Rally at Brooklyn Steel

• Fivio Foreign at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Periphery, Eidola, Jake Bowen at Palladium Times Square

• Dumpstasphunk, Marcus Rezak at Brooklyn Bowl

• Swans, Kristof Hahn at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• ionnalee, Jenny Wilson at Warsaw

• Dogpark at the Bowery Ballroom

• MisterWives, Kevin Morby, SHAED, Bailen, 2melo at the Sound Mind Music Festival

• Agnostic Front, Slapshot, Conservative Military Image, DMIZE, Get the Shot, Full Blown Chaos, Bayway, the World, Exit Strategy, Shoot Da 5, Newcomer at the Brooklyn Monarch

• Nia Archives at Elsewhere Rooftop

• Buddy at Baby's All Right

• Karina Rykman, Rivka Ruth at Racket NYC

• Zebra, Holy Mother at Sony Hall

• Ringo Deathstarr, the Veldt, Ovlov at Berlin

• Young Rising Sons, 44 Blonde, Lemondrop at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Tama Gucci at Paragon

• Noir, the Neuro Farm at QXT's

• Sid Simons at Nublu

• Dead Boys, the Plimsouls, the Richard Lloyd Group at Mercury Lounge

• Island Moons, Jelly Kelly, DD Island, Cabin Fever, Still Submarine at 18th Ward Brewing

• The TarantinoosNYC, Band of Others, Drip 2.0 at Young Ethel's

• Magic Forest NYC at Pangea Front Lounge

• Squirrels from Hell at Rockwood Music Hall

• Fandango NYC at Rockwood Music Hall

• Simon Chardiet Jazz at Mt Zion Lutheran Church

• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues

• Junior Mack at Terra Blues

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

Social Station at the monthly Red Party at Mercury Lounge on May 11

Push Ups at Heaven Can Wait on May 7

Myrna & the Bulldog at Parkside Lounge on May 5 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Francois Wiss at Pangea Front Lounge on May 10

Sunday, May 19

• Norah Jones, Emily King at the Apollo Theater

• Tye Tribbett & Friends at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Hermanos Gutierrez, Monster Rally at Brooklyn Steel

• The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis, Steve Gunn, Wendy Eisenberg at the Bowery Ballroom

• Bashfortheworld at the Gramercy Theatre

• Earth, Esther Blue at le Poisson Rouge

• Ron Gallo at the Sultan Room

• The Sonny Landreth Band, the Iguanas at City Winery NYC

• Skating Polly, Lord Friday the 13th at Trans-Pecos

• Drain, Madball, Terror, Scowl, Regulate, End It at the Brooklyn Monarch

• Richie Ramone, Sick Fucks, Jiro, the Cynz, Hyperdolls, Gobshites at the Bowery Electric

• Radiator Hospital (solo), Noun (solo) at Sundown

• Ike Reilly, Brendan O'Shea at the Scratcher Bar

• Sunday School w. Binky Griptite at the Bitter End

• The Hipp Pipps, the Slippery Chickens, DensityBlackCat at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Miss Maybell at Pangea Front Lounge

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Strange Neighbors at Arlene's Grocery on May 11 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Paige Campbell of How Tragic at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 14 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Nick Chiapparino of Plane Station at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 14 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Megan Bartschat at Otto's Wednesday Open Mic at Otto's Shrunken Head on May 14 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

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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 May calendar.