Awesome Live Music for Late July in NYC

O.A.R., pictured above at SummerStage Central Park in 2018, will headline tonight at the Rooftop at Pier 17

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 area this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose joined Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden for three songs on July 25

Santana at the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on July 21

Counting Crows at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on July 21

Jah Wobble at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 24

Friday, July 26

• AJR, Mxmtoon at Madison Square Garden

• Justice at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

• O.A.R., Fitz & the Tantrums at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Debbie Gibson, John Lloyd Young, Orfeh at the Town Hall

• Into Another, Orange 9mm, Raw Brigade, Spaced, Calling Hours at Terminal 5

• Tinariwen, Basic at Brooklyn Steel

• YG, Doe Boy at Irving Plaza

• Redd Kross at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Misery Signals, With Honor, Foreign Hands, Trench at Warsaw

• Whethan, Chet Porter, Super Computer at the Hall at Elsewhere

• Mates of State, Al Menne at the Bowery Ballroom

• Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the Opera House

• Nico Vega, Finish Ticket, Mihi Nihil at Racket NYC

• Stolen Gin, Rigometrics at the Rockaway Hotel

• Michael Olatuja and Lagos Pepper Soup at Bryant Park

• Jack Sloan, Eisenach, M. Dunton, Tommy Economy at Brooklyn Made

• Britton & the Sting at the Amph at Little Island

• Why Bonnie, Pool Blood at Union Pool

• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis

• Blastocyte, Code 1050, Mora Tau, Precious Blood at the Parkside Lounge

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Stitch Bar & Blues

• Justin Vivian Bond at the Glade at Little Island

• Jeff Slate & Friends at Hill Country Barbecue Market

• The Bobby Bryan Trio at Terra Blues

• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo at the Beacon Theatre on July 23

The Vindys at the Beacon Theatre on July 23

Trousdale at the Wells Fargo Stage at Hudson Yards on July 24

Rett Madison at the Wells Fargo Stage at Hudson Yards on July 24

Saturday, July 27

• AJR, Mxmtoon at Madison Square Garden

• Train, REO Speedwagon at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh

• The Japanese House at the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Zeds Dead, Rusko, ALLEYCVT, Levity, Gentlemens Club, Distinct Motive, HEYZ, Lumasi, Friction, Muzz, Ghost in Real Life, Siren at the Brooklyn Mirage

• Watchhouse, Humbird at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park

• ScHoolboy Q, Devin Malik at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Panteón Rococó, LaMor Band at Brooklyn Steel

• Scorpion Kings, DBN GoGo, Kelvin MoMo at SummerStage Central Park

• Lara Downes, Roseanne Cash, Christian McBride at Brooklyn Bridge Park

• Anaka, Hold On, Fire, Tempest City, Prom Juice at the Gramercy Theatre

• Tomb Mold, Horrendous, Final Resting Place at the Brooklyn Monarch

• Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at le Poisson Rouge

• CG5 at Racket NYC

• Les Dudek at the Iridium

• Jenni Muldaur at the Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage

• harris w. Kenny Sharp, Ian Ross Cohen & Dorian Marsh, Ross Newhouse at the Sultan Room

• Britton & the Sting at the Amph at Little Island

• Rare DM, shallowhalo, Darla Dean Lewis at Elsewhere Zone One

• Little Hag, Krissanthemum, Lollirot, Emmannuel and the Unlimited Unconsciousness at Baby's All Right

• Justin Vivian Bond at the Glade at Little Island

• Steven Chelliah at the Cutting Room

• Friend, Shred Flintstone, Hifi at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls

• Steve Krebs & the Maynard G's, the Stigmatics, Stop Calling Me Frank, the Wraycyclers, the Upper Hand at the Parkside Lounge

• The Idolizers, the Falling Out, the Implosions at Otto's Shrunken Head

• Skorts, Aux Blood, Clone, Suburban Speed, Consumables at Tompkins Square Park

• Sue Your Landlord, Ava Raiin, Kira Skye, Minaxi, Hit at 18th Ward Brewing

• Faith NYC at Barbès

• Kolker at the Bitter End

• Seth Kessel at Skinny Dennis

• Milo Z at Arthur's Tavern

• New Moon Acoustic Blues at Terra Blues

• The T Blues Band with Michael Hill & Bobby Bryan at Terra Blues

Fruit Bats at Racket NYC on July 24

Jenny Owen Youngs at Racket NYC on July 24

Hana Vu at Rough Trade NYC on July 24

James Maddock with Shawn Pelton at the 11th St. Bar on July 23

Sunday, July 28

• Iration, Pepper, Denm, Artikal Sound System at ​the Rooftop at Pier 17

• Integrity, Earth Crisis, Deadguy, Scarab, All 4 All at Terminal 5

• Lady Lamb, Sun June at the Rockaway Hotel

• Sidonie, Balkan Paradise Orchestra, Lau Noah at SummerStage Central Park

• SiR, Zacari, Davion Farris at the Brooklyn Paramount

• Los Van Van at the Damrosch Park Bandshell

• The Murder City Devils, Terminator at Webster Hall

• The Pat Travers Band at the Iridium

• Previous Industries at Elsewhere Zone One

• Britton & the Sting at the Amph at Little Island

• Peter Collins at City Winery NYC

• A Giant Dog aboard the Liberty Belle

• Justin Vivian Bond at the Glade at Little Island

• Liz Hopkins at the Bitter End

• The Puma Perl Band, Joff Wilson & Friends, Dina Regine at the Francis Kite Club

• Captain Ronzo & Heidi at Rockwood Music Hall

• The Ruminators at Rockwood Music Hall

• Iconicide, Cortisol, Dead Crew, Obscene Humanity, Dementa at Tompkins Square Park

• Jacob Kirschenbaum at Pangea Front Lounge

• Adam Najemian at Book Club Bar

• Traditional Irish Seisiún at the 11th St. Bar

• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues

• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

• Stew Cutler and Friends at Arthur's Tavern

SoulCake at Pangea Front Lounge on July 20 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Yuichi Hirakawa at Arthur's Tavern on July 24 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

Saul Rubin at the Cellar Dog on July 22 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

The 11th St. Bar Quintet at the 11th St. Bar on July 22 (photograph by Seth Okrend)

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The Manhattan Beat reports on 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 The Manhattan Beat 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.