The Coolest Saturdays for NYC Music Lovers

Qveen Herby, photographed above at Governors Ball 2024, will headline Brooklyn Paramount on August 8 

For live music lovers in the New York City area, Saturdays are the coolest! Here is the proof. Hundreds of music acts performed live in the New York City area on Saturday, July 25. The photographs below represent only a fraction of all the outstanding live music events that took place locally that one night.

Now plan your August! The listings below are The Manhattan Beat’s recommended concerts for forthcoming Saturday nights. All venues are in Manhattan unless otherwise specified. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a live music event, including ticket availability, show times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions, and accessibility.

Phish continued its five-night residency at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, July 25 (photograph courtesy of Phish)

Passion Pit at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Ryan Muir/The Rooftop at Pier 17)

Saturday, August 1

• BTS at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
• Rush at Madison Square Garden
• J. Cole at Barclays Center, Brooklyn
• Black Sherif at Hammerstein Ballroom
• Audien, Mike Williams, Justin Mylo at the Rooftop at Pier 17 (6 p.m.)
• Nine Vicious at Irving Plaza
• The Word Alive at the Gramercy Theatre
• Fishbone, Pinkshift, Catbite, Cat Crash at Maker Park, Staten Island (6 p.m.)
• Keller Williams Grateful Grass at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn
• Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Shellshag, Crush Fund, Cupid's Nemesis at Tompkins Square Park (2 p.m.)
• Trueno, Milo J, J Noa at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (6 p.m.)
• Elida Almeida. Sinkane. Saha Gnawa at the Dance Floor at Lincoln Center (6 p.m.)
• Belmont, Major League, Spite House, all in ur head at le Poisson Rouge (6:30 p.m.)
• SMIRK, Bedridden, Michael Younker at Union Pool, Brooklyn
• Zastava, Catcher, Amiture Music at Night Club 101 (10:30 p.m.)
• Sirsy, Lisa & Lori Brigantino at the Bitter End
• The Flying Faders, Fusilaje, Guitarmy of One at Otto's Shrunken Head
• George Gilmore and the Giblets, Spanking Charlene, the Record Players NYC at Parkside Lounge (6:45 p.m.)
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)

Man Man at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, July 25

Death Valley Girls at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, July 25

Saturday, August 8

• Chris Brown, USHER at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
• Houndmouth, Rayland Baxter at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Qveen Herby, Thot Squad at Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn
• Crystal Waters, Cynthia, Frankie Cutlass, Force MDs, Sunshine Anderson, Greg Nice, CL Smooth at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (6 p.m.)
• Black Uhuru at the Dance Floor at Lincoln Center
• esperanza spalding at Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park
• The Body, Big Brave, Psalm at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• Luh Tyler, 1900Rugrat at the Gramercy Theatre
• Slow Fiction at TV Eye, Queens (1 p.m.)
• India Ramey at Skinny Dennis, Brooklyn
• Donnie Vie at the Cutting Room
• Loose Buttons, Garret Elias, Improvement Movement, ISTA, Persona 749 at Tompkins Square Park (1:30 p.m.)
• Parts & Labor, 75 Dollar Bill, Parlor Walls at TV Eye, Queens
• Strange Majik at Arthur's Tavern (10 p.m.)
• David "Doc" French (acoustic) at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion (1 a.m.)

Circle Jerks at the Tattoo Arts Convention at Terminal 5 on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Murphy's Law at the Tattoo Arts Convention at Terminal 5 on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Saturday, August 15

• Olivia Dean at Madison Square Garden
• Jon Batiste at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens
• Joe Hisaishi at Radio City Music Hall
• Zedd, Porter Robinson, Madeon, Dillon Francis, Ellis at Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island (4 p.m.)
• Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (6 p.m.)
• Yola, Dom Flemons and the Traveling Wildfires, Cleo Reed at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park, Brooklyn
• The Messthetics, Marc Ribot, Gyan Riley, Pierre Bensusan at Bryant Park
• Agolloch, Profanatica, Yellow Eyes, John Haughm at Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
• Eagles of Death Metal, Mountain Head at Warsaw, Brooklyn
• Red Vox, Les Vinyl at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• Bobby Rush, Sugaray Rayford, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, Bywater Call, Howlin' Hurd at Pier 76 (1 p.m.)
• The James Hunter Six at the Iridium
• Wax Jaw, Dead Tooth at Night Club 101
• Screamin' Rebel Angels at the Gutter, Brooklyn
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern (10 p.m.)
• Zacchae’us Paul at Abrons Art Center (6 p.m.)
• Adjua Ajamu Trio at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)

The Blues Project at the Bitter End on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Sunju Park (above), Peter Gordon, & Mustafa Khaliq Ahmed @ Perelman PAC Lobby Stage on Saturday, July 25

Star's Revenge at Tompkins Square Park on Saturday, July 25

Saturday, August 22

• Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee, RAYE at MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford
• Jonas Brothers at Madison Square Garden
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Moktar at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens (5:30 p.m.)
• Mon Laferte at Radio City Music Hall
• Isaiah Rashad at Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden
• The Wiggles at the Beacon Theatre (3 & 6 p.m.)
• Louis Cato at the Amph, Little Island
• Bazooka! Fest 2026: Cloud Nothings, Times New Viking, Sad13, Colleen Green, Winston Hightower, PARKiNG, TV Buddah, Uniflora, Lex Walton, Great Lakes, Giant Day, Garment District, $500, Vivian, Sleeper Fencel, Sunshine Convention at the Meadows and the Wood Shop, Brooklyn (1:30 p.m.)
• Musiq Soulchild at City Winery NYC (6 & 9 p.m.)
• Starcleaner Reunion, Lowertown, Magi Merlin, Heathers at Bryant Park (6 p.m.)
• OK Cowgirl at Baby's All Right, Brooklyn
• Paul Spring at the Stone Circle Theatre, Queens
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern (10 p.m.)
• Seydurah Avecmoi at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)
• Ethan Eubank's Blues Bangers at the Bitter End (11 p.m.)

The MGP Experience at Parkside Lounge on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Jennifer Blowdryer at Parkside Lounge on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Saturday, August 29

• Harry Styles, Jamie xx at Madison Square Garden
• Berserkus: Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Down, Suicidal Tendencies, Zakk Sabbath, Dark Chapel at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh
• Empire of the Sun, Polo & Pan, Midnight Generation at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens (6:30 p.m.)
• Squeeze, Adam Ant, Haircut 100 at ​Radio City Music Hall
• The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival: Joshua Redman, Nat Adderley Jr., Catherine Russell, Nicole Glover at Marcus Garvey Park (2 p.m.)
• John and the Locals, One Production, Yak Productions at Terminal 5
• Swervedriver, Slow Fiction, the Still Out at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• REZN, Lockstep at the Meadows, Brooklyn
• Rio Da Yung OG at Irving Plaza
• Mustard Service, Pity Party (Girls Club), Manwolves, Chicano Mosh at ​Racket NYC
• Popa Chubby at the Iridium
• Strawberry Hands at Sunview Luncheonette, Brooklyn
• Killcode, Blind Folds Five, Giftshop, Love Conquers All at Arlene's Grocery
• DÜÜL Suns, Frankie Sunswept & the Silver Moons, Big Tobacco 70 at Pianos: Showroom
• Miss Maybell & the Jazz Age Artistes at Terra Blues (7 p.m.)
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues (10 p.m.)

Exit 99 at Parkside Lounge on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Alan Rand)

The Ross Byron Project at Parkside Lounge on Saturday, July 25 (photograph by Sue Lashley)

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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.