A Week of Awesome Live Music in NYC

Guns N' Roses, photographed above at MetLife Stadium in 2021, return to the venue this Wednesday

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 week. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a show, including ticket availability, set times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions and accessibility.

Fuerza Regida headlined Citi Field on August 7 (photograph courtesy of Street Mob Records) 

Hilary Duff at Madison Square Garden on August 5 (photograph by Michael Drummond)

Andrew Bird with the Wordless Music Orchestra at SummerStage Central Park on August 6

Deerhoof aboard the Liberty Belle on August 5

Water from Your Eyes aboard the Liberty Belle on August 5

Monday, August 10

• Avenged Sevenfold, Good Charlotte at the UBS Arena
• India Ramey and Her Band at Lucinda's
• Monte Maybe, Charlie Sub & Sound Dogs, american girlfriend, Self Perpetual at Cowgirl Seahorse
• Lorraine Leckie & Friends at Pete's Candy Store
• The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• Gary Wright at Terra Blues
• Ethan Eubanks' Blues Bangers at the Red Lion
• Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion
• Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's
• Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End

The tribute to the late Artie Traum at the Loft at City Winery on August 5 featured, left to right, Fabio Fantuzzi, Eugene Ruffalo, Larry Campbell, Jimmy Vivino, John Sebastian, Tony Trischka and Bert Lee; Lincoln Schleifer is not visible behind the front line (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Hurray for the Riff Raff at the Dance Floor at Lincoln Center on August 5 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

The Andy Statman Trio at Barbes on August 5 (photograph by David Sussman)

Tray Wellington at Joe's Pub on August 4 (photograph by David Sussman) 

Tuesday, August 11

• Mumford & Sons, Medium Build at Madison Square Garden
• Joe Hisaishi at Radio City Music Hall
• Chance Peña, Hans Williams at Webster Hall
• The Lemon Twigs at City Winery NYC
• Jiemei, i:RεS, Pan Ranger, ARROW at Racket
• King Falcon, Cinema Stereo at Mercury Lounge
• Just Penelope at Purgatory
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• PKT w. Percy Jones, KHEM at the Bitter End
• Jim Keller at Pete's Candy Store
• The Bakersfield Bakers at the 11th St. Bar
• Torture & the Desert Spiders at Baker Falls
• T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Tuesday Night Hot Jazz at Mona's
• Live Bluegrass at Lucinda's
• NY Blues Rockets & jam at Sour Mouse NYC

Liz Lamere at Bowery Palace on August 4

Weegee at Bowery Palace on August 4

The Disappearing Act at Bowery Palace on August 4

Vaden Landers at Wild Horses on August 4

Wednesday, August 12

• Guns N' Roses, Public Enemy at MetLife Stadium
• Mumford & Sons, Medium Build at Madison Square Garden
• Bryan Adams, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at Prudential Center, Newark
• Deep Purple, Kansas at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
• Joe Hisaishi at Radio City Music Hall
• Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith and The Saints, Bayker Blankenship, Logan Jahnke at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• The Wallflowers, Early James at Irving Plaza
• Chance Peña, Hans Williams at Webster Hall
• Hypocrisy at the Gramercy Theatre
• Save Ferris, Midnight Foolishness at Sony Hall
• Gibby Haynes, Gabriella Arc at Union Pool
• Murphy's Law, Drop Off Point aboard the Cosmo
• Ista, Psymon Spine at Baby's All Right
• Nathan Xander, Cat Casual & the Final Word, Phil Pickens at Bowery Palace
• Junior Mack (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Craig Handy and Second Line Smith at NoMad Piazza on August 5 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The George Papageorge Trio at NoMad Piazza on August 6 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on August 3

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on August 5 (photograph by David Sussman)

Thursday, August 13

• Mumford & Sons, Medium Build at Madison Square Garden
• Yacht Rock Revue at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Phil Wickham, Elevation Rhythm, Terrian at the Beacon Theatre
• clipping., SPELLLING, Shabazz Palaces, E L U C I D, Evicshen, Maria Chavez, Fatboi Sharif at Knockdown Center
• Molly Santana, North West at Webster Hall
• Yard Act, the Armed at Warsaw
• The Saint Cecilia at Groove
• Joey Alexander at the Pocket
• Brunch, Admin, Self-Help, partygirl at Purgatory
• Olivia Barnes at Lucinda's
• The Gay Ramones, Skum City, Zac-a-Rama at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Gordon Lockwood at Terra Blues
• T Blues Band w. Kelton Cooper & Noe Socha at Terra Blues

Teddy Kumpel & Nome Sane? at the Bitter End on August 4

Stella Blue's Band at Brooklyn Bowl on August 5

King City Corral at Lucinda's on August 5

Age Against the Machine at Shore Road Park on August 4

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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 August calendar.