Mid-Summer’s Best Live Music in the NYC Area

The Red Clay Strays, photographed above at Brooklyn Paramount in 2024, will headline at Madison Square Garden 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 40+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. Consult the web site or social media of the venue for more information about a performance, including ticket availability, show times, location, directions, parking, age restrictions and accessibility.

Rod Stewart at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on July 31 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Cody Jinks at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on August 4 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Eva under Fire at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on August 4 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Trueno at SummerStage Central Park on August 1 (photograph by Khris Forero/LAMC)

Friday, August 7

• Chris Brown, USHER at MetLife Stadium
• Fuerza Regida at Citi Field
• Kaleo, Darren Kiely at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Dimmu Borgir, Suffocation, Hulder at ​Palladium Times Square
• El DeBarge, Jon B, Fonda Rae, Taana Gardner, Strafe, Dres at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park
• The Dear Hunter, Closure in Moscow, K Sera at Irving Plaza
• The Happy Fits, Stolen Gin, Hojean at the LeFrak Center at Prospect Park
• DakhaBrakha, Yeison Landero, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars, Sunju Park at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park
• Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, the National Reserve at the Gramercy Theatre
• The Fleshtones, the Minus 5, Goons at the Bowery Ballroom
• The Cordovas at Groove
• Fly Anakin, Nickelus F, Mutant Academy at the Sultan Room
• Parts & Labor, Oneida, Kinski at TV Eye
• Casket Cassette, Stare Away, Spookystack at Night Club 101
• Snag, Auxiena Saint, Lástima, Bleached Cross, Casca at Gold Sounds
• Ditch, Fraternal Twin at Purgatory
• Cosmic Ray, the Rasslers, the Upper Hand at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Hubby Jenkins (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

G-Flip at the Bowery Ballroom on August 3

Vienna Vienna at the Bowery Ballroom on August 3

Drunken Rampage at Tompkins Square Park on August 2

Wexwax at Lucky on August 2

Saturday, August 8

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

The Flying Faders at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 1

Fusilaje at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 1

Scott Helland Guitarmy of One at Unsteady Freddie's monthly Surf Rock Shindig at Otto's Shrunken Head on August 1 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Giftshop at Culture Lab on August 1 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Sunday, August 9

• My Chemical Romance, Franz Ferdinand at Citi Field
• The Red Clay Strays, the Revivalists, Brent Cobb at Madison Square Garden
• Thomas Dolby & the Lost Toy People, A Flock of Seagulls, Men without Hats, the Producers, Animotion, the Escape Club, Tommy Tutone at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Lotus Juice at Racket
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Dogpark, the Booyah! Kids, Shilpa Ray, Alex Orange Drink, Mary Shelley at Tompkins Square Park
• Ghost Dogs, Density Black Cat, Rew Starr at Revision Lounge
• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Vaden Landers at Lucinda's on August 2

David Massengill with Lisi Tribble at the weekly Songwriter's Open Mic at Lucinda's on August 2

Lightning Will at Lucinda's on August 3

The Record Players NYC at Parkside Lounge on August 1 (photograph by Karina Reiter) 

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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.