The best music in New York City the weekend of Sep 5–6, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
35 picks · checked Aug 12
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRauw Alejandro headlines the global debut of Red Bull Chapters, a three-act show tracing his past, present and future at Forest Hills Stadium.
Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills, QueensSWinxy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRauw Alejandro headlines the global debut of Red Bull Chapters, a three-act show tracing his past, present and future at Forest Hills Stadium.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRobyn brings the sexistential tour to Barclays Center with Yaeji opening, her first Brooklyn arena run in years and a full production.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsKes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK play a seven-hour soca marathon on the Brooklyn Museum grounds for Carnival week.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsSteel orchestras roll their pan racks onto the Brooklyn Museum lawn and battle for the New York Panorama crown until one in the morning.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival week's all-night soca party fills the Brooklyn Museum grounds on Eastern Parkway with seven hours of Caribbean music.
Brooklyn Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynJim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCarnival week's all-night soca party fills the Brooklyn Museum grounds on Eastern Parkway with seven hours of Caribbean music.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDon Toliver brings the Nitrous leg of the Octane World Tour to Barclays Center, with Chase B and friends running a DJ set beforehand.
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Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanHantsheroes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe rapper behind 1999 and B4.Da.$$ squeezes into the 200-seat Blue Note for two nightly sets rather than an arena stage.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanHantsheroes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe rapper behind 1999 and B4.Da.$$ squeezes into the 200-seat Blue Note for two nightly sets rather than an arena stage.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park's first Brass Festival stacks Grammy-nominated New Breed Brass Band, Brooklyn's Aberdeen and the all-female Brass Queens on the lawn.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBryant Park's first Brass Festival stacks Grammy-nominated New Breed Brass Band, Brooklyn's Aberdeen and the all-female Brass Queens on the lawn.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynWwwhatsup at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Union Pool, Williamsburg, BrooklynWwwhatsup at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCrickets, the band of JD Samson, Roddy Bottum and Michael O'Neill, play a free afternoon backyard set at Union Pool with Tami Hart.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanKimberly Smith from Richmond, Virginia . Patti Smith 's sister. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA two-night punk gathering takes over the Bowery Ballroom, with a combined pass for anyone planning to do both evenings.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanKimberly Smith from Richmond, Virginia . Patti Smith 's sister. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA two-night punk gathering takes over the Bowery Ballroom, with a combined pass for anyone planning to do both evenings.
Colonels Row, Building 406A, Governors Island, ManhattanMarta Blanco brings a mini big band to Colonels Row for two hours of Latin and contemporary jazz hosted by the Climate Imaginarium.
Colonels Row, Building 406A, Governors Island, ManhattanMarta Blanco brings a mini big band to Colonels Row for two hours of Latin and contemporary jazz hosted by the Climate Imaginarium.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
Fort Hamilton at Industry City, Sunset Park, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree live jazz and blues at Fort Hamilton inside Industry City, with a full bar and no cover on a Sunday evening in Sunset Park.
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.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 54-piece orchestra plays Bernstein, Sousa and the 1812 Overture on Snug Harbor's South Meadow for the group's 28th anniversary.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 54-piece orchestra plays Bernstein, Sousa and the 1812 Overture on Snug Harbor's South Meadow for the group's 28th anniversary.
Sony Hall, Times Square, ManhattanFound5dollar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReggae and dancehall artist Armanii plays Sony Hall's art-deco basement with a full live band rather than a backing track and a hype man.
Sony Hall, Times Square, ManhattanFound5dollar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReggae and dancehall artist Armanii plays Sony Hall's art-deco basement with a full live band rather than a backing track and a hype man.
Public Records, Gowanus, BrooklynDanny Lyon · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsLithuanian folk trio Merope share a bill with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in Gowanus's purpose-built listening room.
Public Records, Gowanus, BrooklynDanny Lyon · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsLithuanian folk trio Merope share a bill with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in Gowanus's purpose-built listening room.
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe French-Cameroonian R&B star behind Le Temps brings his francophone crowd to Terminal 5 for a rare New York headline night.
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe French-Cameroonian R&B star behind Le Temps brings his francophone crowd to Terminal 5 for a rare New York headline night.
Joe's Pub, NoHo, ManhattanElwynor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDowntown cabaret force Rizo builds a show around charisma and belief, promising a lush room, low lights and absolutely nothing to worry about.
Joe's Pub, NoHo, ManhattanElwynor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDowntown cabaret force Rizo builds a show around charisma and belief, promising a lush room, low lights and absolutely nothing to worry about.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, Bronxwctaiwan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPrincess Nokia brings her shape-shifting rap catalog to Lehman Center, with a pre-show wine and beer reception for front orchestra ticket holders.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, Bedford Park, Bronxwctaiwan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPrincess Nokia brings her shape-shifting rap catalog to Lehman Center, with a pre-show wine and beer reception for front orchestra ticket holders.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynEden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoy Division and New Order's founding bassist plays the restored Brooklyn Paramount, hammering those melodic basslines through a full band set.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynEden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJoy Division and New Order's founding bassist plays the restored Brooklyn Paramount, hammering those melodic basslines through a full band set.
Palladium Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanBttnyc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThai stars Zee Pruk and NuNew return to the US after three years for a tiered fan meeting with photo and interaction perks.
Palladium Times Square, Times Square, ManhattanBttnyc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThai stars Zee Pruk and NuNew return to the US after three years for a tiered fan meeting with photo and interaction perks.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanLaura Murray · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAsal brings the Kiss the Sun Tour to Irving Plaza, the balconied Union Square room that has launched acts for four decades.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanLaura Murray · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAsal brings the Kiss the Sun Tour to Irving Plaza, the balconied Union Square room that has launched acts for four decades.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSnarky Puppy drummer Robert Sput Searight leads a percussion-and-horn funk band whose members have backed Prince and Kendrick Lamar.
Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, ManhattanFrank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSnarky Puppy drummer Robert Sput Searight leads a percussion-and-horn funk band whose members have backed Prince and Kendrick Lamar.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmarosa headline the Gramercy on the High Horse Heaven Tour, two decades on from their Kentucky post-hardcore beginnings.
Gramercy Theatre, Gramercy, ManhattanBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEmarosa headline the Gramercy on the High Horse Heaven Tour, two decades on from their Kentucky post-hardcore beginnings.
