The best music in New York City the weekend of Aug 29–30, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
37 picks · checked Aug 12
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles is playing 30 nights at Madison Square Garden, his only US dates this year and two of them land this weekend.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles is playing 30 nights at Madison Square Garden, his only US dates this year and two of them land this weekend.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
MoMA PS1, Long Island City, QueensTomasTomasTomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe 28th Warm Up season ends in the MoMA PS1 courtyard with TDJ, De Schuurman, keiyaA and DJ WORKING CLASS.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensLINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmpire of the Sun bring headdresses and dancers to Forest Hills Stadium, with French duo Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation supporting.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensLINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmpire of the Sun bring headdresses and dancers to Forest Hills Stadium, with French duo Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation supporting.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanMomos · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJoshua Redman, Catherine Russell and Nat Adderley Jr. share a free Harlem park stage for five hours of Charlie Parker Festival jazz.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanMomos · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJoshua Redman, Catherine Russell and Nat Adderley Jr. share a free Harlem park stage for five hours of Charlie Parker Festival jazz.
Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynCommon and special guests play the Lena Horne Bandshell for a free tribute to Harry Belafonte's social justice legacy.
Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park, Park Slope, BrooklynCommon and special guests play the Lena Horne Bandshell for a free tribute to Harry Belafonte's social justice legacy.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZac Brown Band brings its three-guitar country-rock to the 1923 tennis stadium in Forest Hills, with Grace Potter opening.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZac Brown Band brings its three-guitar country-rock to the 1923 tennis stadium in Forest Hills, with Grace Potter opening.
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Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrammy-winning R&B singer Ella Mai brings the Do You Still Love Me? Tour to the Radio City Music Hall stage.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGrammy-winning R&B singer Ella Mai brings the Do You Still Love Me? Tour to the Radio City Music Hall stage.
Kings Theatre, Flatbush, BrooklynDewalt718 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFilipino girl group BINI bring the Signals world tour to the restored Kings Theatre, with Ashley Mehta opening.
Kings Theatre, Flatbush, BrooklynDewalt718 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFilipino girl group BINI bring the Signals world tour to the restored Kings Theatre, with Ashley Mehta opening.
Tompkins Square Park, East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRavi Coltrane, the Billy Hart Quartet, Kassa Overall and Vanisha Gould close Charlie Parker weekend free in Tompkins Square Park.
Tompkins Square Park, East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRavi Coltrane, the Billy Hart Quartet, Kassa Overall and Vanisha Gould close Charlie Parker weekend free in Tompkins Square Park.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanMomos · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra opens Charlie Parker weekend in Marcus Garvey Park with Marquis Hill and Ekep Nkwelle.
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, ManhattanMomos · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra opens Charlie Parker weekend in Marcus Garvey Park with Marquis Hill and Ekep Nkwelle.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, QueensMusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSix hours of free DJ sets in the Kaufman Courtyard at Museum of the Moving Image, running rain or shine.
Bargemusic at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBargemusic plays a free Faure chamber programme at its new Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse home, twice across the weekend.
Bargemusic at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynBargemusic plays a free Faure chamber programme at its new Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse home, twice across the weekend.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsD-Nice headlines the Fountain Plaza Stage with Natasha Diggs opening, closing out the free week at the US Open grounds.
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, QueensBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsD-Nice headlines the Fountain Plaza Stage with Natasha Diggs opening, closing out the free week at the US Open grounds.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSqueeze, Adam Ant and Haircut 100 share one Radio City bill: three British new-wave acts in a single night.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSqueeze, Adam Ant and Haircut 100 share one Radio City bill: three British new-wave acts in a single night.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensThe Robert Silverman Quartet plays Culture Lab's weekly free jazz night, staged inside an intimate Long Island City art gallery.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensThe Robert Silverman Quartet plays Culture Lab's weekly free jazz night, staged inside an intimate Long Island City art gallery.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensTwo free nights of outdoor live music and pop-up vendors in Culture Lab's 18,000-square-foot lot in Long Island City.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensTwo free nights of outdoor live music and pop-up vendors in Culture Lab's 18,000-square-foot lot in Long Island City.
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyntammylo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSwervedriver play their 1991 debut Raise in full for its 35th anniversary, with Slow Fiction and The Still Out opening.
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyntammylo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSwervedriver play their 1991 debut Raise in full for its 35th anniversary, with Slow Fiction and The Still Out opening.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProducer-rapper Pi'erre Bourne, architect of the Magnolia beat, headlines Irving Plaza off Union Square.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProducer-rapper Pi'erre Bourne, architect of the Magnolia beat, headlines Irving Plaza off Union Square.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFlint rapper Rio Da Yung OG brings The World is M.I.N.E. Tour to the Gramercy Theatre on East Twenty-Third Street.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFlint rapper Rio Da Yung OG brings The World is M.I.N.E. Tour to the Gramercy Theatre on East Twenty-Third Street.
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanFound5dollar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Verve Pipe play Sony Hall, the underground supper club beneath the Paramount Hotel, on a Sunday night.
Sony Hall, Theater District, ManhattanFound5dollar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Verve Pipe play Sony Hall, the underground supper club beneath the Paramount Hotel, on a Sunday night.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCitizen headline Brooklyn Steel with Anxious, Hotline TNT and Rocket on a four-band emo and shoegaze bill.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCitizen headline Brooklyn Steel with Anxious, Hotline TNT and Rocket on a four-band emo and shoegaze bill.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, Brooklynejzllanes · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho's Bad plays Michael Jackson's catalogue at Brooklyn Bowl on what would have been his birthday, with bowling lanes running alongside.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, Brooklynejzllanes · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho's Bad plays Michael Jackson's catalogue at Brooklyn Bowl on what would have been his birthday, with bowling lanes running alongside.
United Palace, Washington Heights, Manhattan809 NEW YORK MAGAZINE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChilean balladeer Myriam Hernandez plays the United Palace, the 1930 Loew's Wonder Theatre on upper Broadway.
United Palace, Washington Heights, Manhattan809 NEW YORK MAGAZINE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChilean balladeer Myriam Hernandez plays the United Palace, the 1930 Loew's Wonder Theatre on upper Broadway.
Birdland Jazz Club, Theater District, ManhattanHudson Valley Traveller · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPianist Makoto Ozone leads a trio with Yasushi Nakamura and Clarence Penn in a Birdland tribute to bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa.
Birdland Jazz Club, Theater District, ManhattanHudson Valley Traveller · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPianist Makoto Ozone leads a trio with Yasushi Nakamura and Clarence Penn in a Birdland tribute to bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa.
