Enjoy the Most Awesome Live Music in NYC This Week

Teddy Swims, photographed above at Hudson Yards in 2024, will headline two concerts at Radio City Music Hall this week

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 70+ live music events in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium on May 24 (photograph by Julian Dakdouk)

Peach Pit at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 23

Briston Maroney at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 23

Bnny at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 23

Monday, May 26 Memorial Day

• Zebedee, Strange Majik, the Flamingo Years at Baby's All Right
• Phil Gammage Quartet at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Rev. Vince Anderson & the Love Choir at Union Pool
• The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Kelton Cooper at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Mona's Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's

Sunflower Bean at Warsaw on May 22 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Wedding Present at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 23

Nekrogoblikon at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 24

Revocation at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 24

Tuesday, May 27

• Teddy Swims, Diamond Cafe at Radio City Music Hall
• Central Cee at Brooklyn Paramount
• RINI, Bathe, AJRadico at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Randy Brecker, Terri Lyne Carrington, Paquito D'Riviera, Christian McBride, Elena Pinderhughes, Madeleine Peyroux, Renee Rosnes at Sony Hall
• Jeff Goldbum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Café Carlyle
• Palehound, the Ophelias, Grumpy at Baby's All Right
• BeauSoleil w. Michael Doucet at Joe's Pub
• Trace Mountains, Raavi, Bloomsday at Night Club 101
• James Maddock at the 11th St. Bar
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• Mannequin Heist, Dylan Pham, Hide and Shine at Pianos
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The David "Doc" French Band at Terra Blues

José James at Rough Trade Below on May 22

Matteo Mancuso at Brooklyn Bowl on May 21

Mallaigh Ashton at Arlene's Grocery on May 22 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Gio and Maiden at Arlene's Grocery on May 22 (photograph by Ira Zadikow)

Wednesday, May 28

• Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium
• Teddy Swims, Diamond Cafe at Radio City Music Hall
• John Fogerty at the Beacon Theatre
• Mayday Parade, Microwave, Grayscale, Like Roses at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Ok Go, L.A. Exes at Brooklyn Steel
• Central Cee at Brooklyn Paramount
• Foxy Shazam, the Number Twelve Looks Like You, Hot Fix Sideshow at the Meadows
• Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo', Abraham Alexander at the Town Hall
• Jeff Goldbum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Café CarlyleHamilton Leithauser at Paulie Gee's
• Anni DiRusso, Squirrel Flower at Webster Hall
• nothing, nowhere., Sace6 at the Bowery Ballroom
• Racing Mount Pleasant at Night Club 101
• Erin Durant, Kyp Malone, Sleepy Doug Shaw at Union Pool
• Emily Keating at Cafe Wha?
• TDA, Shred Flintstone, Adult Human Females at Elsewhere Zone One
• The Bakersfield Breakers at the 11th St. Bar
• Mulebone at the Ear Inn
• Miss Maybell at Terra Blues
• The Seydurah Avecmoi Band at Terra Blues

Walter Miller at Berlin on May 25

Rebelmatic at Tompkins Square Park on May 24

Non-Residents at Tompkins Square Park on May 24

End of Hope at Tompkins Square Park on May 24

Thursday, May 29

• Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium
• John Fogerty at the Beacon Theatre
• Ramy Youssef, Reggie Watts, Annie and the Caldwells, Steve Cuiffo, Julie Atlas Muz, Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band at the Town Hall
• Ok Go at Brooklyn Steel
• Central Cee at Terminal 5
• Panchiko, Alison's Halo at Brooklyn Paramount
• A Skylit Drive, Renesans, Dizasterpiece, the Martyr, Forever Mortal at the Meadows
• Alice Glass, Marie Davidson at Knockdown Center
• Jeff Goldbum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at Café Carlyle
• Pinback, Hammered Hulls at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Lady Wray at the Rockaway Hotel
• Wet, Julie Byrne at 99 Scott
• Lil Poppa at Racket NYC
• The Rumble w. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. at le Poisson Rouge
• Amelia Moore at Baby's All Right
• Water from Your Eyes, Crack Cloud, Hello Mary aboard the Liberty Belle
• The Hatters, Peter Levin Band at Brooklyn Bowl
• SAVAK, Gotobeds, Skull Practitioners at Union Pool
• Reed Turchi at Billy Reid West Village
• Seth Walker, Dayna Kurtz at Cafe Wha?
• Seth Goldart & Co. at Prospect Bar & Grill
• Valkyrie's Vendetta, the Patti Rothberg Coincidence, Disturbed Furniture, Faith NYC at Parkside Lounge
• Brokeneck Girls, Mad Kat & the TMs, Maiden, Kaitlynn & JD, Rose White, Sandrinne at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Pete Mancini and the Hillside Airmen at Pete's Candy Store
• Leah Tash Band at Pete's Candy Store
• Robert Lighthouse at Terra Blues
• The T Blues Band w. David "Doc" French & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• Chris Campion at the 11th St. Bar

Alma Moyo & Legacy Women at the Loisaida Festival on May 25

Yuval Amihai at the C & B Cafe on May 25

Out of the Blue at Mussels on May 25

Koushikur Rahman busking at the Union Square subway station on May 21

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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 and June calendars.