Start August with Awesome Live Music in NYC

Slash of Guns N' Roses fame, photographed above at a Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators concert at the Beacon Theatre in 2022, will bring his S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival to the Rooftop at Pier 17 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 60+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or visit the artists' social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Train headlined at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on July 27

REO Speedwagon at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on July 27

Yacht Rock Revue at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre on July 27

Jeff Slate & Friends at the It’s Mick Jagger’s 81st Birthday! concert at Hill Country Barbecue Market on July 26 (photograph by Shelley Fromm)

Friday, August 2

• The Turtles, Jay & the Americans, the Association, Badfinger, the Vogues, the Cowsills at the St. George Theatre
• Meshell Ndegeocello, Talibah Safiya at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park
• $not, Cochise, Fourfive, Baby Kia, Scarlet House, 0500GCSY at Brooklyn Steel
• Highly Suspect, Weakened Friends at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• The Aristocrats at the Gramercy Theatre
• Whitney Morgan & the 78s, Taylor Hunnicutt at the Bowery Ballroom
• Travis (acoustic duo) at Mercury Lounge
• Reyna Tropical at the Sultan Room
• Fear, Guida, D.O.A., War on Women at Racket NYC
• SeeYouSpaceCowboy, the Callous Daoboys, Omerta, Stateside, Blind Equation at the Hall at Elsewhere
• The Rubinoos, the Brad Marino Band at the Bowery Electric
• Black Flag at QXT's
• Gemma Laurence, the Heartstrings Project, Jacqueline Hackett at Brooklyn Made
• LVL UP, Nicola’s Band, Jobber at Baby's All Right
• Melody Trucks & the Fitzkee Brothers at the Bitter End
• The Nihilistics, the Eyesores, the Pepper Kings, Jones Crusher, Suffolk Stranglers at the Kingsland
• Double Duece, Joe Jack Talcum, the Johns, Girls Can't Skate at the Knitting Factory NY at Baker Falls
• The National Reserve at Skinny Dennis
• Marley Hale, Quinn Devlin, Olivia Ellen Lloyd at Union Pool
• Kelley Swindall at Catalyst Records
• Scotch Mist at Perelman Performing Arts Center Lobby Stage
• The Black Angels NYC, Voodini, the Vibewreckers at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Greg Bank$ at Broadway Pedestrian Plaza
• The Doc/Bryan Band at Terra Blues

Switchfoot at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 30

Matt Nathanson at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on July 30

Black Pumas at the Brooklyn Paramount on July 30

Val Kinzler at the 6th Street & Avenue B Community Garden on July 26 (photograph by Sue Lashley)

Saturday, August 3

• Ateez at Citi Field
• Alex Sonata & TheRio, ALPHA 9, Amy Wiles, anamē, Andrew Bayer b2b Oliver Smith, Genix, Naz at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• PJ Morton, the Cavemen. at Beacon Theatre
• Keith Sweat, Meli’sa Morgan, Force MD’s, Kurtis Blow at the Apollo Theater
• The Originals at SummerStage Central Park
• Beres Hammond at the Coney Island Amphitheater
• Lee Fields, Snacktime, the Jazztronauts at Maker Park
• Drugdealer, Voyeur, vug & Robbie at the Bowery Ballroom
• Capella Grey at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
• Jim Messina at Sony Hall
• Mephiskapheles, Inspecter 7 at QXT's
• The Body & Dis Fig, Cel Genesis at le Poisson Rouge
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe w. Weedie Braimah at the Blue Note
• LVL UP, Skirts, Zero Point Energy at Baby's All Right
• Reyna Tropical at the Sultan Room
• Virginity, Mickey Erg at Rough Trade NYC
• David Ramirez, Kirby Brown at Brooklyn Made
• Negative Approach, Dropdead, No Time, Mugger at TV Eye
• John Cruz at the Bitter End
• Beautiful Freaks, Reduction Plan, A Total Wreck at Alphaville
• Vvii, Sleepy Kitty, Ashton Chase Parents, Dommer at 18th Ward Brewing
• Crazy Mary, Girl with a Hawk, the Cynz, Dr. Boat, Roger That at the Parkside Lounge
• The Surf Junkies, Band of Others, Trash Island at Otto's Shrunken Head
• The Eye Scores at Otto's Shrunken Head
• Leo Lovechild, Only Living Boy, Cult Goddess at Hamilton Fish Pool
• Strange Magik at Arthur's Tavern
• Val Kinzler, Senioritis, Josh Ribakove at Rockwood Music Hall
• Fear Gods, the Eye Sores, Pepper Kings, Donut City, W70 at Tompkins Square Park
• Seydurah & Her Avecmoi Band of Blues at Arthur's Tavern
• Emy & the Epix at Stitch Bar & Blues
• Ricky Stein at the Red Lion
• The SaRon Crenshaw Band at Terra Blues
• The Michael Hill Trio at Terra Blues

Thee Sacred Souls at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 30 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

La Lom at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park on July 30 (photograph by Kevin Keane)

Baby B at Mercury Lounge on July 28

Finn Green at Rockwood Music Hall on July 28

Sunday, August 4

• Slash, Keb’ Mo', ZZ Ward, Robert Randolph at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Ghostface Killah, DJ Drewski & Friends, Statik Selektah, Scram Jones, Tony Touch and Friends at the Coney Island Amphitheater
• Galactic w. Irma Thomas, the Rumble w. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr at SummerStage Central Park
• Steel Pulse at the Damrosch Park Bandshell
• Flow at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Wande Coal at Irving Plaza
• LVL UP, Longbeard at Baby's All Right
• Leni Stern at Barbès
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe w. Weedie Braimah at the Blue Note
• Sea Monster at the Parkside Lounge
• Samoa Wilson (acoustic) at Terra Blues
• The Pioneers at Terra Blues

Garret Denning at Pete's Candy Store on July 8

Walter Ego at Pete's Candy Store on July 8

Kieran Monaghan at the Pour House on July 26

The Electrix at Shore Road Park on July 31

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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 August calendar.