Excellent Live Music for Memorial Day Weekend in NYC

The Rolling Stones, photographed above at last night's concert at MetLife Stadium, will return to the venue for a second concert this Sunday evening

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

Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB headlined three nights at Brooklyn Steel beginning May 21 

Amos Lee at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 22

Julia Pratt at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 22

Jon Batiste at MetLife Stadium on May 23

Friday, May 24

• Le Youth, Simon Doty, Rinzen, Exstra at Governors Island

• Bad Gyal at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner

• Death to All, Cryptopsy at the Gramercy Theatre

• Laundry Day at the Bowery Ballroom

• Empress of, Petal Supply at Elsewhere Zone One

• Motherfolk, Kevin Devine at Baby's All Right

• Twin Shadow, Wynne Bennett at Sleepwalk

• Boys Go to Jupiter, Um, Jennifer?, America Jayne at Brooklyn Made

• Lil Mabu at Racket NYC

• The Phil Gammage Quartet at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Pat O'Connell Band & the Conall Band at the Bitter End

• The Last Throes, Jersey Calling, Giftshop, Milf & Dilf, Precious Blood at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Hubby Jenkins at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band w. Michael Hill and Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

Slaughter to Prevail at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 15 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Left to Suffer at the Brooklyn Paramount on May 15 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Pinc Louds at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Shred Flintstone at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Saturday, May 25

• Aluna, Tita Lau, Chapter & Verse, Lucky Luke at Governors Island

• Victor Manuelle at the Beacon Theatre

• The Philip Glass Ensemble at the Town Hall

• The Amity Affliction, Currents, Dying Wish, Mugshot at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Little Big at Brooklyn Steel

• MIKE, 454, Niontay, El Cousteau at Webster Hall

• Laundry Day at the Bowery Ballroom

• Empress Of, Girl_irl at Elsewhere Zone One

• Dr. Dre 2001 at Brooklyn Bowl

• Fatboy Slim at the Knockdown Center

• Aaron May at Irving Plaza

• Abbath, Black Anvil, Imperial Triumphant, Final Gasp at the Gramercy Theatre

• Lobby Boyz at Racket NYC

• The Heavy Heavy, Sid Simons at the Rockaway Hotel

• Damn Tall Buildings, Cole Quest and the City Pickers at Café Wha?

• Habibi at Brooklyn Made

• Leonid & Friends at City Winery NYC

• Salt Cathedral, NOIA at Public Records

• Youth Fountain, Action/Adventure, Carpool, the Telling Time at the Sultan Room

• Ruth Moody at Joe's Pub

• Nonresidents, Rebelmatic, Incendiary Device in Tompkins Square Park

• Diary, SAMSARA, Min.a, Pippy, Faculty at 18th Ward Brewing

• Pearla at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• The Brunettes, the Record Players, Earthlings NYC at Young Ethel's

• Pin-Ups, Flash Cooney & the Deans of Discipline, Bill Popp & the Tapes, Drip 2.0 at the Parkside Lounge

• Spaghetti Eastern Music, Vapor Vespers at Pangea Front Lounge

• Clarence Spady (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Doc Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Desert Sharks at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Rat Motel at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Locations at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Dog Park (solo) at Tompkins Square Park on May 12

Sunday, May 26

• The Rolling Stones, Lawrence at MetLife Stadium

• Claptone at Ravel Hotel

• Sidepiece, Sam Blacky, Bakke, Not Not Down at Governors Island

• Drain at White Eagle Hall

• Paul Oakenfold, BT at Webster Hall

• Twin Shadow, Josh Ascalon at Sleepwalk

• Leonid & Friends at City Winery NYC

• Lightheaded, Little Oso at 18th Ward Brewing

• YolanDa Brown at Joe’s Pub

• Recreational Outrage, Not All Heroes, Skitzopolis at Otto's Shrunken Head

• The Ruminators w. Patti Rothberg at Rockwood Music Hall

• Jackson Scott at Pangea Front Lounge

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Mike Mesteller at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Ross at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Hermz Macu at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Dave Feld at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Monday, May 27 Memorial Day

• Funk Flex, A-Trak, Swami Sound, Dylan Ali, Matthew Law, Lord Sko, Niontay, Shallowhalo at Public Records

• The Inspector Cluzo, the Messenger Birds at Mercury Lounge

• Eddie Palmieri at the Blue Note

• Richie Cannata's Monday Jam at the Bitter End

• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion

• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

• Monday Blues & Roots Jam w. Joe Taino at Stitch Bar & Blues

• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack and Michael Hill at Terra Blues

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

Jason Heim at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Kaptan Levent at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Kaptan Levent at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Megan Bartschat at Two Bridges Luncheonette on May 17 (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.