Outstanding Live Music for a Mid-Rocktober Weekend in NYC

Johnny Blue Skies, formerly known as Sturgill Simpson, photographed above at Forest Hills Stadium in 2024, will headline at Barclays Center tonight

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 80+ 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 accessibility.

Jessie Ware at Radio City Music Hall on October 8 (photograph by Ken Grand-Pierre)

Wynonna Judd at the Bowery Ballroom on October 8

The Format at Radio City Music Hall on October 9 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

The Get Up Kids at Radio City Music Hall on October 9 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Phantom Planet at Radio City Music Hall on October 9 (photograph by Ehud Lazin)

Friday, October 16

• Harry Styles, Jamie Xx at Madison Square Garden
• Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds at Barclays Center
• Fisher, Disco Dom, No Socials at Forest Hills Stadium
• Patti Smith at Prudential Hall
• Steve Reich Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Tactus at Park Avenue Armory
• XngHan&Xoul, Santos Bravos, Dayoung, WAYF BOYS, 1VERSE at Terminal 5
• Sugar, J. Robbins at Brooklyn Steel
• Nine Vicious at Brooklyn Paramount
• Mount Eerie, Mirah at Adler Hall
• Igorrr, Secret Chiefs 3, Violent Magic Orchestra at ​Webster Hall
• Andrew McMahon at City Winery NYC
• Rocket from the Crypt, Man or Astroman? at Irving Plaza
• Alana Springsteen, Kyle Schuesler at the Bowery Ballroom
• Ayria, Noir at the Brooklyn Monarch
• Scene Queen, WARGASM, Bailey Spinn at Racket
• Ekep Nkwelle at Dizzy's Club
• AZ Chike at S.O.B.’s
• Mariami at Shaver Hall
• Oh He Dead at Groove
• Barnaby Bright at the Cutting Room
• Caitlin Starr, BOYSCOUTMARIE, Adult Human Females at Substance Skatepark
• The Young Fresh Fellows at Bowery Palace
• Tarun Nayar / Modern Biology at First Unitarian Congregational Society
• David "Doc" French Trio at Terra Blues
• Junior Mack Band at Terra Blues

Luke Spiller of the Struts at the Silver Lining Lounge on October 9

Kelsey Karter at the Silver Lining Lounge on October 9

Sid Simons at the Silver Lining Lounge on October 9

Neptune's Cove at Rough Trade Below on October 9

Boojum at Brooklyn Bowl on October 9

Saturday, October 17

• Harry Styles, Jamie Xx at Madison Square Garden
• Fisher, OMNOM, Kitty at Forest Hills Stadium
• WORSHIP w. Sub Focus, Dimension, Culture Shock, 1991 at Brooklyn Storehouse
• Steve Reich Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Tactus at Park Avenue Armory
• JPEGMAFIA, redveil, matt proxy at Terminal 5
• Ryan Beatty, girlsweetvoiced at Brooklyn Paramount
• Life of Agony, Ritualized at the Meadows
• Rebecca Black at Webster Hall
• AJJ, Greet Death at Saint Vitus
• Bethel Music at Irving Plaza
• Chasing Abbey at Warsaw
• Ecca Vandal, ezcodylee, Speed of Light at the Bowery Ballroom
• Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Magick Potion, Clone Dust at TV Eye
• Ekep Nkwelle at Dizzy's Club
• Buffalo Nichols at Groove
• Boombox, Future Joy at Brooklyn Bowl
• Light Asylum, I.U.D., Foxix at Baby's All Right
• Wishy, youbet, Dead Sullivan at Racket
• ULTRA SUNN, Soft Vein at le Poisson Rouge
• The Upsides, B. Miles at Mercury Lounge
• The Rose Hips at Night Club 101
• Lawrence Rothman at Cafe Wha?
• Lenny Kaye & Idgy Dean at Sleepwalk
• Big Girl, Talon, Desert Sharks, Pop Music Fever Dream at Maria Hernandez Park
• The Lousekateers, the Underbites, Giftshop, Borderline Mainstream at Bowery Palace
• Girl to Gorilla, Slutburger, Voodini, Curtis Suburban at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Vivisectors, Psych Meds, the Memphis Morticians, the Disappearing Act at B Scene
• Patti Rothberg, Ross Daisomont & Victor Moulinier, Jordan Katz w. Gina Healy, Euge Fukuda at the 11th Street Community Garden
• SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues
• New Moon Acoustic Blues at the Red Lion

Native Sun at the South Street Seaport on October 10

Snowmen at the South Street Seaport on October 10

Tall Juan at the South Street Seaport on October 10

The Jay Hoggard Quintet at Mother AME Zion Church on October 10 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Flairity (solo) at Tompkins Square Park on October 10

Sunday, October 18

• Steve Reich Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Tactus at Park Avenue Armory
• Cannons, Caroline Kingsbury at Brooklyn Steel
• JPEGMAFIA, redveil, matt proxy at Brooklyn Paramount
• The Damned, the Flamin’ Groovies, the Courettes at the Paramount
• HAAi at Refuge
• Plini, Night Verses, Portraits at Irving Plaza
• Peelingflesh, Gridiron, Final Resting Place, Fatal Realm at Warsaw
• He is Legend, In Angles, Excide at the Meadows
• SIMRIT at the Gramercy Theatre
• Nick Cheo at the Bowery Ballroom
• Kranium at Sony Hall
• The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Kaonashi, Differences at TV Eye
• Sabri Sisters at le Poisson Rouge
• The Suitcase Junket, Jocelyn Mackenzie at Mercury Lounge
• SPY, Empty Shell Casing, Spite House, Pyrex at Saint Vitus Bar
• Ekep Nkwelle at Dizzy's Club
• Kimaya Diggs at Nublu Classic
• The Flesh Junkies, Mr Fang and the Darktones, Check Partner at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Milo Z at the Red Lion
• Buck and a Quarter at Pangea Front Lounge
• Songwriter's Open Mic at Lucinda's
• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar
• Jack Marcin at Espresso 77
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues
• Adjua Ajamu (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• NY Blues Rocket and Jam at Sugar Mouse

Magic Forest NYC at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 8

Marlowe B West Takez Manhattan at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 8

Crazy Mary at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 8 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Density Black Cat at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 8 (photograph by Alan Rand)

Senioritus at Otto's Shrunken Head on October 8

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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 where 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 October calendar.