Governors Ball and More Great Live Music This Weekend in NYC

A$AP Rocky, photographed above at Governors Ball 2021, will headline the third night of Governors Ball 2026 this Sunday

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+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including location and directions, parking, ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, and COVID compliance.

Dinosaur Jr. headlined the first night to the two-day Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Meat Puppets at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Blonde Redhead at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Flipper at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Friday, June 5

• Governors Ball: Lorde, Baby Keem, flipturn, KATSEYE, the Beths, Pierce the Veil, Mariah the Scientist, the Dare, Arcy Drive, Del Water Gap, King Princess, Audrey Hobert, Absolutely, Old Mervs, Whatmore, the Backfires, Kids Rock for Kids, School of Rock Queens at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
• Carín León at Barclays Center
• Chris Lake, OMNOM, Stixx at Under the K Bridge Park
• The Rose at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Turnpike Troubadours, Lucero at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Diplo, Ape Drums at Marquee Skydeck at Edge Hudson Yards
• Dustbowl Revival, the Steel Wheels at Brooklyn Bowl
• Damien Sneed and the Orchestra of Tomorrow w. Kim Burrell, Twinkie Clark, Jacqueline Echols-McCarley, Wynell Freeman, Gary McClellan, Phylicia Rashad, Juandolyn Stokes, Matthew Whitaker at the Town Hall
• Twin Tribes, Riki, Dancing Plague, Vick Vapors at Webster Hall
• Wisp, After at the Bowery Ballroom
• Trinix, TRADEOFF at Racket NYC
• Fantastic Cat at Mercury Lounge
• Villanelle, Bec Lauder & the Noise at Mercury Lounge
• Matthew Stevens at the Jazz Gallery
• Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, deerfrance at the Loft at City Winery
• Old Mervs, Druzin at Baby's All Right
• Ekko Astral, Pop Music Fever Dream, Editrix at Night Club 101
• Anjimile, brotherkenzie at Union Pool
• Light Bird, Apollo Flowerchild, Kahrin at Pianos
• EAZYBAKED x Distinct Motive at Superior Ingredients
• The MGP Experience, Girl to Gorilla, St. Divine, Toasted, Crushpile at Parkside Lounge
• T Blues Band w. Bobby Bryan & Adjua Ajamu at Terra Blues
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues

Teen Mortgage at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

No Joy at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Miho Hatori at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Bloodsports at the Total Bummer Festival at Knockdown Center on May 30

Saturday, June 6

• Governors Ball: Stray Kids, Kali Uchis, Amyl and the Sniffers, Major Lazer, Thee Sacred Souls, Blood Orange, Wet Leg, Snow Strippers, Ravyn Lenae, Del Water Gap, Jane Remover, 2Hollis, Spacey Jane, Midnight Generation, Wisp, flowerovlove, Villanelle, Radio Free Alice, Chanpan, Jade LeMac, Jimmyboy at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
• Bright Eyes, Built to Spill at Forest Hills Stadium
• Twinsick, Kelland, Kitty, Sunday Scaries at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Chris Lake, AYYBO, Lumia, Renegade Takeover at Under the K Bridge Park
• Laura Pausini at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden
• Of the Trees, Jade Cicada, Chmura, Snuffy at ​Summerstage, Central Park
• Deer Tick, Ben Vaughn at Warsaw
• Xenia Rubinos, Lollise at the Sultan Room
• Tank and the Bangas, Ariel J. at Brooklyn Bowl
• Pete & Bas, the Delivery Boys at Webster Hall
• Freddie Gibbs at Irving Plaza
• Hot Mulligan, Koyo at Warsaw
• Khamari at the Gramercy Theatre
• Radio Free Alice at Baby's All Right
• Mekons at Mercury Lounge
• Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog at Pianos
• hemlocke springs at the Sultan Room
• Midnight Generation at Elsewhere
• Haylie Davis at Rough Trade Below
• Impress, Matty Marz at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park
• Suryah the Artist, Meresha, Bogee, Chenoa Tarin at Nublu 151
• Firstsex, iluvboyband, Talon, Balaclava, TVOD at the Sultan Room Rooftop
• Ista, Cab Ellis, Skorts, Native Sun, Laveda at Maria Hernandez Park
• Pass the Poi, Sun Bus, the Vivisectors at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Power Hour, Jared Pettey and the Headliners, Laura Rebel Angel w. Mozzy Dee at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Sheila G w. Ross Byron, Senioritis, Be Grant, Red and Silver, Noe Socha, Cliff Schmitt and Gina Healy at the 11th Street Community Garden
• Fred Thomas at Birds
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Iration at the Rooftop on Pier 17 on May 29 (photograph by Ryan Muir/The Rooftop at Pier 17)

Tribal Seeds at the Rooftop on Pier 17 on May 29 (photograph by Ryan Muir/The Rooftop at Pier 17)

Bumpin Uglies at the Rooftop on Pier 17 on May 29 (photograph by Ryan Muir/The Rooftop at Pier 17)

The Lonesome Prairie Dogs presented Long Time Gone, A Birthday Tribute to Waylon Jennings at Lucinda's on May 31

Sunday, June 7

• Governors Ball: A$AP Rocky, JENNIE, Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist, Dominic Fike, Hot Mulligan, Clipse, Khamari, Geese, Japanese Breakfast, Fcukers, Holly Humberstone, Rachel Chinouriri, Between Friends, Slayyyter, Hemlocke Springs, After, Lexa Gates, Evening Elephants, Hannah Jadagu, School of Rock New York at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
• Chris Lake, Tiga, Eli Escobar, Ksenyeah at Under the K Bridge Park
• Tash Sultana, Daisy the Great at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Jason Mraz, Gregory Page at Brooklyn Paramount
• David Lee Roth at the Paramount
• Pete Yorn (solo, acoustic) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Jombriel at the Gramercy Theatre
• Mdou Moctar at Sony Hall
• Widowspeak at Rough Trade Below
• Evening Elephants, Nautics at Mercury Lounge
• Andy Hull at le Poisson Rouge
• Girl Tones, the Rare Occasions at Baby's All Right
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Blue Note
• Red Barrat at barbès
• Joy Askew at the Bitter End
• Rebelmatic, Incendiary Device, Silence Equals Death, Chemical-X, Crossed Keys at Bowery Palace
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

Danny's Devils Blues at Parkside Lounge on May 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Exit 99 at Parkside Lounge on May 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Rover Boys Trio at Parkside Lounge on May 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Density Black Cat at Parkside Lounge on May 30 (photograph by Alan Rand)

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The Manhattan Beat covers 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 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 June calendar.