The Best Live Music in NYC for Memorial Day Weekend

Beyonce, photographed above at MetLife Stadium last night, will continue her five-night residency on Saturday and Sunday (photograph by Mason Poole)

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 holiday weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre on May 19 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Buddy Guy at the Beacon Theatre on May 19 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Japanese Breakfast at Brooklyn Paramount on May 12 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Ginger Root at Brooklyn Paramount on May 12 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Friday, May 23

• Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Medjy at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Squid, Feardorian at Warsaw
• The Wedding Present, the Tubs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Nude Party, Shilpa Ray at the Rockaway Hotel
• Tribulation, Early Moods, Final Gasp, Unreqvited at the Meadows
• Dei V at Irving Plaza
• Madeleine Peyroux at City Winery NYC
• Charlotte de Witte at 99 Scott
• Youth Code, Trace Amount at Gold Sounds
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Gemma Laurence, Bug Crush, Adam Lytle at Union Pool
• The Cynz, Rattle Bones, Joe Dragon Redux at Parkside Lounge
• Apollo66, Idolizers, Falling Out, Madi Task, Noah Whiteside at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Kolker at the Bitter End
• Spaghetti Eastern Electro Duo at Catalyst Records
• Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Orville Peck at Baby's All Right on May 19

Empire of the Sun at Under the K Bridge on May 21 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Roi Turbo at Under the K Bridge on May 21 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Peter Cat Recording Co. at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 13 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Saturday, May 24

• Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium
• Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills at Barclays Center
• Los Tigres del Norte at Madison Square Garden
• Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre
• Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall
• Dance Gavin Dance, the Home Team, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Dwellings at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Suicidal Tendencies, E-Town Concrete, vespid, Negative Force, Vietnom, Skud, Fire Is Murder, NYC Shootout at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Excision, Calcium, Cyclops, Space Wizard, Vastive, Holi at Brooklyn Mirage
• Charlotte de Witte at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner
• Marlon Hoffstadt at Knockdown Center
• Charlotte de Witte at the Ruins at Knockdown Center
• TOKiMONSTA, Shima at the Bowery Ballroom
• Nekrogoblikon, Revocation, OV Sulfur, BRAT at the ​Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Rasmus at le Poisson Rouge
• Madeleine Peyroux at City Winery NYC
• Quinn Sullivan and Friends at the Iridium
• shower curtain, Jawdropped, Bedridden at Night Club 101
• Rebelmatic, Non Residents, Butterbrain, End of Hope, Sonic Bomb at Tompkins Square Park
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern
• Bywater Call at Groove
• Cactus Rose NYC, Stephanie M. Hall at Francis Kite Club
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• The Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Andra Day at the Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner & Auction at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 20 (photograph by Getty Images)

Dave Guy of the Roots at the Gordon Parks Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner & Auction at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 20 (photograph by Getty Images)

Peter Bjorn and John at Irving Plaza on May 21

Josephine Network at Irving Plaza on May 21

Sunday, May 25

• Beyoncé at MetLife Stadium
• Joe Jonas at the Bowery Ballroom
• October London, Tamar Braxton, Ro James at the Beacon Theatre
• Excision, Ray Volpe, Dion Timmer, Kompany, Drinkurwater, Godd Dubz, Steller at Brooklyn Mirage
• The Bogmen, Moon Radio at the Rockaway Hotel
• Melrose Avenue, Bvdmind, Roderik, Bedlam Bario at the Meadows
• DD Osama, Sugarhill Ddot, Star Bandz at the Gramercy Theatre
• Tabber, Miso, Rad Museum at Racket NYC
• Stéphane Wrembel at Barbès
• Ric Wilson at Baby's All Right
• Deadbeat Girl, Um, Jennifer?, Eph See at Mercury Lounge
• Dog Date, Destructo Disk, Nylon, Balaclava, Pons at the Market Hotel
• No Land at Roulette
• Lorette Velvette, Lahna Deering, Deer France, Tyyth at Baker Falls
• The Pink Stones, Nathan Xander at Groove
• The Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Shamir at Rough Trade Below on May 19 (photograph by Shannon Cosgrove)

Har Mar Superstar at Sony Hall on May 11 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

L.C. Franke at Sony Hall (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Leona Naess at Arlene's Grocery on May 14 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

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

Dream Prescription at Arlene's Grocery on May 15 (photograph by Constantin Poselski)

John Primer & the Real Deal Blues Band at Terra Blues on May 15 (photograph by Seth Okrend) 

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on May 19 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Jerry's Middle Finger at Brooklyn Bowl on May 15

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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.