Terrific Live Music in the NYC Area for Labor Day Weekend

Ed Sheeran, photographed above at Prudential Center in 2025, will headline tonight and tomorrow at MetLife Stadium

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 Labor Day weekend. 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.

Kacey Musgraves at Madison Square Garden on September 1

Flatland Cavalry at Madison Square Garden on September 1

Rostam at the Greene Space on August 31

Grahame Lesh & Friends at Bow Bridge in Central Park on September 2

Killcode at Arlene's Grocery on August 29 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Friday, September 4

• Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, Lukas Graham, Biird at MetLife Stadium
• Harry Styles, Jamie XX at Madison Square Garden
• Robyn, Yaeji at Barclays Center
• Princess Nokia, Yaya Bey at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
• Anthrax at Saint Vitus Bar
• Emarosa at the Gramercy Theatre
• Klingande, Hanzondeck at ​Elsewhere Rooftop
• A Murder of Crows: Anja Hewe, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Creux Lies, Nyx Division, Guilty Strangers at the Bowery Ballroom
• Ghost Note at the Blue Note
• TWISTA w. the Cabrini Green Kings at City Winery NYC
• New Breed Brass Band, Aberdeen, Brass Queens at Bryant Park
• Liana Flores (solo) at Rough Trade Below
• Memorials, Angel Deradoorian at Union Pool
• Marivaldo Project at Berimbau Brazilian Table's Second Floor
• Leah Nawy, Dage at Groove
• The Black Angels NYC, the Record Players NYC, the Spyder Darling Band at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Bobby Bryan (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

The Andy Statman Trio at Barbes on September 2 (photograph by David Sussman)

The Marcus Printup Quintet at Broadway Pedestrian Plaza on August 31

Dani-Rae Clark at Lucinda's on August 31

T'BaZco Road at the Cabana (photograph by David Sussman)

Saturday, September 5

• Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, Lukas Graham, Biird at MetLife Stadium
• Harry Styles, Jamie XX at Madison Square Garden
• Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax at Sports Illustrated Stadium
• Rauw Alejandro at Forest Hills Stadium
• Joey Bada$$ at the Blue Note
• Peter Hook & the Light at Brooklyn Paramount
• Asal, Benny Bellson at Irving Plaza
• A Murder of Crows: Kommunity FK, Blacklist, Tragic Black, Entertainment, Modele at the Bowery Ballroom
• Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters at the Bitter End
• David Wilcox at the Loft at City Winery
• The Dwarves at Gold Sounds Bar
• D.R.I., Void, Phantom, Words That Burn, Exogeny at the Meadows
• Bobby Harden at Pershing Square Plaza West
• The Silos, 178 Project, Bellene at Mama Tried
• The Rhino Chasers, Alien-Surfdogs, Band of Others at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Strange Majik at Arthur’s Tavern
• Darlin' at Wild Horses
• Hazmat Modine at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Band of Others at the 6th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival at Rockaway Bazaar on August 28 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Drip 2.0 at the 6th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival at Rockaway Bazaar on August 28 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

The Shoobs at the 6th Annual Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival at Rockaway Bazaar on August 28 (photograph by Unsteady Freddie)

Lucky 7 NYC at the 11th St. Bar on September 1 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Sunday, September 6

• Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax at Sports Illustrated Stadium
• Don Toliver at Barclays Center
• Rauw Alejandro at Forest Hills Stadium
• Joey Bada$$ at the Blue Note
• Badfish at the Rockaway Hotel
• Linea Personal at Brooklyn Paramount
• Tayc at Terminal 5
• King's X, Rachel Ana Dobken at Brooklyn Bowl
• Converge, L.O.T.I.O.N. Multinational Corporation at Saint Vitus Bar
• Stéphane Wrembel at barbès
• Sid Simons, 95 Bulls, Dauber, Joudy, Gold Roger at Tompkins Square Park
• Heavy Blanket, Crickets, Tami Hart at Union Pool
• The Silos, 178 Project, Hey Fever at Mama Tried
• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Hubby Jenkins (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

The weekly Big Ed's Blues Jam at the Red Lion on August 31

The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on August 31 (photograph by David Sussman)

The weekly Bluegrass Wednesdays at Mathilde on September 2 (photograph by David Sussman)

Kanga Roo's Dolly Parton Tribute at Lucinda's on September 3

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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 September calendar.