Start August with Amazing Live Music in the NYC Area

J. Cole, photographed above at Governors Ball in 2022, will headline two nights at Barclays Center and one night at Madison Square Garden this weekend

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 50+ 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 ticket availability, show times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions, and other questions.

Phish at Madison Square Garden on July 27 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Hot Tuna (acoustic) with Ross Garren (left) at the Paramount on July 29 (photograph by David Sussman)

Wolf Alice at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 29 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Witch Post at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 29 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Friday, July 31

• J. Cole at ​Barclays Center
• Rod Stewart, Richard Marx at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Hot Tuna (acoustic), Ross Garren at the Capitol Theatre
• The Association, the Troggs, Jason Scheff, Gary Puckett, the Fortunes, Ron Dante, the Vogues, the Cowsills at the St. George Theatre
• Metric, Broken Social Scene, Stars at Brooklyn Paramount
• Jesse Welles, Steph Strings at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• CARRTOONS & Hailé Supreme, Sofía Valdés, Julia Zivic at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park
• Brandy Clark at Kaufman Concert Hall
• Clarent at Terminal 5
• Bossman Dlow, Young Miami, Bally Baby at Webster Hall
• Fiddlehead, Elliott, Self Defense Family at Warsaw
• Nine Vicious at Irving Plaza
• The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies at the Gramercy Theatre
• Shonen Knife, the Dracu-Las at le Poisson Rouge
• Noname at Sony Hall
• Warrior Soul, Spread Eagle, Metalfier, Killcode, the Stoned, Brand of Julez, Piwnica at the Polish & Slavic Center
• Joseph Arthur at the Loft at City Winery
• John Gallagher Jr., Hannah Winkler at Mercury Lounge
• Asher White, Pop Music Fever Dream, Lex Walton at Night Club 101
• 37 Houses at Bar Freda
• Rolo Tomassi, Bore at TV Eye
• Methmatics, Rew Starr, Mars Ramon, Val Kinzler, Rebel Factory, Buttersnakes, OPTO S, 33 Chords & the Truth at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Alice Mason at Lucinda's
• Secret Fox, Monte, Toasted at Parkside Lounge
• St. Divine at Catalyst Records
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Tomahawk at Brooklyn Steel on July 28 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Melvins at Brooklyn Steel on July 28 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Patty Griffin at the Kaufman Music Hall at 92NY on July 27 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Kathleen Edwards at the Kaufman Music Hall at 92NY on July 27 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Saturday, August 1

• BTS at MetLife Stadium
• Rush at Madison Square Garden
• J. Cole at Barclays Center
• Audien, Mike Williams, Justin Mylo at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Black Sherif at Hammerstein Ballroom
• Nine Vicious at Irving Plaza
• The Word Alive at the Gramercy Theatre
• Fishbone, Pinkshift, Catbite, Cat Crash at Maker Park
• Trueno, Milo J, J Noa at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• Keller Williams Grateful Grass at Brooklyn Bowl
• Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Shellshag, Crush Fund, Cupid's Nemesis at Tompkins Square Park
• Paloma Lopez, Frances De Vargas, Gracie Lou at Lucinda's
• Elida Almeida. Sinkane. Saha Gnawa at the Dance Floor at Lincoln Center
• Belmont, Major League, Spite House, all in ur head at le Poisson Rouge
• Zastava, Catcher, Amiture Music at Night Club 101
• SMIRK, Bedridden, Michael Younker at Union Pool
• Sirsy, Lisa & Lori Brigantino at the Bitter End
• George Gilmore and the Giblets, Spanking Charlene, the Record Players NYC at Parkside Lounge
• The Flying Faders, Fusilaje, Guitarmy of One at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies at the Gramercy Theatre on July 30

Kamasi Washington at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 29

New Potato Caboose at Brooklyn Bowl on July 26

The Emily Duff Band at Cowgirl on July 27

Christine Santelli (left) with Heather Hardy at the Bitter End on July 29 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Sunday, August 2

• BTS at MetLife Stadium
• J. Cole at Madison Square Garden
• Midnight, Horns and Hooves, L.O.T.I.O.N., Savage Pleasure at the Brooklyn Monarch
• WayV, THE EITHER, Chopstix at SummerStage Central Park
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Prison, Abronia, Vague Plot at Mama Tried
• Drunken Rampage, the Goons, Citizens Arrest, Disassociate, Blackout Shoppers at Tompkins Square Park
• Vaden Landers at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Sea Monster, Joey Kelly, Rew Starr, Bill Popp, the David Peel Tribute Band at the Secret Speakeasy
• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

The Family at Lucinda's on July 28 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The weekly Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's on July 28 (photograph by David Sussman)

Marialena DiFabbio at Pete’s Candy Store on July 27 (photograph by David Sussman)

Emy and the Epix at Stuyvesant Cove on July 27 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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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 July and August calendars.