The best music in New York City the weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026 — hand-curated and refreshed weekly.
23 picks · checked Sep 1
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met opens its 2026-27 season with a new production of Verdi's Macbeth: Quinn Kelsey in the title role, Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, Louisa Proske directing in her Met.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met opens its 2026-27 season with a new production of Verdi's Macbeth: Quinn Kelsey in the title role, Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, Louisa Proske directing in her Met.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFranco Zeffirelli's La Boheme, the most famous production in the Met's repertory, returns for its season premiere and stays in rotation, conducted by Ramon Tebar.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFranco Zeffirelli's La Boheme, the most famous production in the Met's repertory, returns for its season premiere and stays in rotation, conducted by Ramon Tebar.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensFree outdoor concerts in Culture Lab's Long Island City lot - two or three bands a night and the season closes this weekend.
Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, QueensFree outdoor concerts in Culture Lab's Long Island City lot - two or three bands a night and the season closes this weekend.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTourist History played front to back at the Garden, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires stacked underneath it.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTourist History played front to back at the Garden, with Phantogram, STRFKR and Friendly Fires stacked underneath it.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe riot grrrl originators at Brooklyn Steel with Brighton's Lambrini Girls opening - a generational handoff on one bill.
Brooklyn Steel, East Williamsburg, BrooklynCurrier and Ives · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe riot grrrl originators at Brooklyn Steel with Brighton's Lambrini Girls opening - a generational handoff on one bill.
Greenpoint, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
Greenpoint, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Prodigy outdoors under the Kosciuszko Bridge, with Brutalismus 3000, Sextile and Lip Critic on the undercard. 18+.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHarry Styles plays back-to-back Garden nights on his 30-show residency — his only U.S. dates this year, with Jamie xx opening both.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBridgers brings The Lost Tour to Brooklyn with Alex G opening - a multi-night Barclays run, phones locked in pouches at the door.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights, BrooklynAEMoreira042281 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBridgers brings The Lost Tour to Brooklyn with Alex G opening - a multi-night Barclays run, phones locked in pouches at the door.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsROLE MODEL's Chuck On Tour hits Radio City with Samia opening - a fast jump from clubs to the Art Deco room on Sixth Avenue.
Radio City Music Hall, Midtown, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsROLE MODEL's Chuck On Tour hits Radio City with Samia opening - a fast jump from clubs to the Art Deco room on Sixth Avenue.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMetheny's Side-Eye project - the rotating trio he uses to test younger players - takes the Beacon stage on a Saturday night.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanPhoto: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMetheny's Side-Eye project - the rotating trio he uses to test younger players - takes the Beacon stage on a Saturday night.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynEden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA three-deep emo bill - Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and Saves The Day - inside the restored Brooklyn Paramount.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynEden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA three-deep emo bill - Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and Saves The Day - inside the restored Brooklyn Paramount.
East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProducer and selector Kybba plays Webster Hall's late-night strand on the Kybbaholic Tour, a dancehall, afrobeats and reggaeton set starting near midnight.
East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsProducer and selector Kybba plays Webster Hall's late-night strand on the Kybbaholic Tour, a dancehall, afrobeats and reggaeton set starting near midnight.
Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDutch melodic-techno duo Tinlicker play Brooklyn Paramount behind Dreams Of The Machine, in their North American debut as a full live trio.
Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDutch melodic-techno duo Tinlicker play Brooklyn Paramount behind Dreams Of The Machine, in their North American debut as a full live trio.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Charlatans close their North American tour at Brooklyn Steel behind new album We Are Love, with Frankie Rose opening.
East Williamsburg, BrooklynDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Charlatans close their North American tour at Brooklyn Steel behind new album We Are Love, with Frankie Rose opening.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorinne Bailey Rae plays her platinum debut album in full at Irving Plaza, a far smaller room than her profile suggests, on her twentieth-anniversary tour.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorinne Bailey Rae plays her platinum debut album in full at Irving Plaza, a far smaller room than her profile suggests, on her twentieth-anniversary tour.
Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLiverpool's Loathe bring their third album A Stranger To You to Brooklyn Paramount, the only New York stop on the tour, with Fleshwater and Prostitute opening.
Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLiverpool's Loathe bring their third album A Stranger To You to Brooklyn Paramount, the only New York stop on the tour, with Fleshwater and Prostitute opening.
Times Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChinese R&B vocalist Tia Ray brings the Once Upon a Moon world tour to Palladium Times Square for her only New York date.
Times Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsChinese R&B vocalist Tia Ray brings the Once Upon a Moon world tour to Palladium Times Square for her only New York date.
East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York bassist Karina Rykman headlines Webster Hall the day her second album Late Checkout arrives, with art-punk band Guerilla Toss as special guests.
East Village, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York bassist Karina Rykman headlines Webster Hall the day her second album Late Checkout arrives, with art-punk band Guerilla Toss as special guests.
Midtown, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Saturday-afternoon reggae day party at Sony Hall, with a seven-piece live band, a resident DJ and an MC playing lovers rock and golden-era reggae.
Midtown, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA Saturday-afternoon reggae day party at Sony Hall, with a seven-piece live band, a resident DJ and an MC playing lovers rock and golden-era reggae.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlabama folk-pop songwriter BRENN! headlines Irving Plaza on the world tour behind Amateur at Best, his debut album.
Union Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAlabama folk-pop songwriter BRENN! headlines Irving Plaza on the world tour behind Amateur at Best, his debut album.
Times Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSymphonic power-metal veterans Kamelot bring the Dark Asylum tour to Palladium Times Square, with Visions of Atlantis and Frozen Crown supporting.
Times Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSymphonic power-metal veterans Kamelot bring the Dark Asylum tour to Palladium Times Square, with Visions of Atlantis and Frozen Crown supporting.
Midtown, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA seated dinner-and-show night at Sony Hall, with live vocalists and a full band running the Motown and classic soul canon.
Midtown, ManhattanDavid Shankbone · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA seated dinner-and-show night at Sony Hall, with live vocalists and a full band running the Motown and classic soul canon.
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Big weekends coming up — save them now, plan later.
