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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best live music in brooklyn in New York City the weekend of Oct 2–4, 2026: 19 picks, refreshed weekly.
19 picks · checked Sep 28
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Smashing Pumpkins play two sets in Brooklyn, one marking 30 years of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and one of hits and deep cuts.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Smashing Pumpkins play two sets in Brooklyn, one marking 30 years of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and one of hits and deep cuts.
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Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTeddy Swims brings the Lose Control voice to a Brooklyn arena on The UGLY Tour, with Mac Ayres and MarcLo opening.
Barclays Center, Prospect Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTeddy Swims brings the Lose Control voice to a Brooklyn arena on The UGLY Tour, with Mac Ayres and MarcLo opening.
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Drummer's Grove, Prospect Park, BrooklynDrummers gather at the Prospect Park grove named for them, a Sunday circle that has been running in that corner of the park for decades.
Drummer's Grove, Prospect Park, BrooklynDrummers gather at the Prospect Park grove named for them, a Sunday circle that has been running in that corner of the park for decades.
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Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsScHoolboy Q revisits Blank Face LP a decade on, bringing THat Part and Groovy Tony to a restored 1928 Brooklyn movie palace.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynKidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsScHoolboy Q revisits Blank Face LP a decade on, bringing THat Part and Groovy Tony to a restored 1928 Brooklyn movie palace.
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Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynCellist-singer Kelsey Lu brings So Help Me God, the long-awaited follow-up to Blood, to Pioneer Works' Red Hook hall with film and movement.
Pioneer Works, Red Hook, BrooklynCellist-singer Kelsey Lu brings So Help Me God, the long-awaited follow-up to Blood, to Pioneer Works' Red Hook hall with film and movement.
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Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynAn 18-and-over Unsane show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, one night only in Brooklyn.
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynAn 18-and-over Unsane show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, one night only in Brooklyn.
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Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave, BrooklynA Saturday show at Warsaw, the Driggs Avenue venue in Brooklyn.
Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn
Elsewhere, 599 Johnson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237A late Friday set at Elsewhere on Johnson Ave in Brooklyn, for ages 21 and up.
Elsewhere, 599 Johnson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11237A late Friday set at Elsewhere on Johnson Ave in Brooklyn, for ages 21 and up.
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Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynEast New York's Jeru The Damaja marks 30 years of Wrath of the Math, his DJ Premier-produced 1996 classic, at Brooklyn Bowl.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynEast New York's Jeru The Damaja marks 30 years of Wrath of the Math, his DJ Premier-produced 1996 classic, at Brooklyn Bowl.
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Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynElectronic producer jigitz brings the 50 Ballerinas tour into the restored 1928 movie palace in Downtown Brooklyn, with Killen opening.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynElectronic producer jigitz brings the 50 Ballerinas tour into the restored 1928 movie palace in Downtown Brooklyn, with Killen opening.
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Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynVulfpeck's Theo Katzman brings his solo songwriter tour to Music Hall of Williamsburg, a warm, wry set in one of Brooklyn's best mid-size rooms.
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Williamsburg, BrooklynVulfpeck's Theo Katzman brings his solo songwriter tour to Music Hall of Williamsburg, a warm, wry set in one of Brooklyn's best mid-size rooms.
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Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynCanada-based Bombargo brings double-brother harmonies and sing-along rock anthems to the bowling-alley stage in Williamsburg.
Brooklyn Bowl, Williamsburg, BrooklynCanada-based Bombargo brings double-brother harmonies and sing-along rock anthems to the bowling-alley stage in Williamsburg.
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Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSlayyyter's campy, club-ready Worst Girl in the World tour hits Brooklyn Paramount, with a dollar per ticket going to local LGBTQI+ groups.
Brooklyn Paramount, Downtown Brooklyn, BrooklynSlayyyter's campy, club-ready Worst Girl in the World tour hits Brooklyn Paramount, with a dollar per ticket going to local LGBTQI+ groups.
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Warsaw, Greenpoint, BrooklynBay Area band Ceremony, who went from blistering hardcore to wiry post-punk, play the Polish National Home's ballroom in Greenpoint.
Warsaw, Greenpoint, BrooklynBay Area band Ceremony, who went from blistering hardcore to wiry post-punk, play the Polish National Home's ballroom in Greenpoint.
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National Sawdust, Williamsburg, BrooklynBruce Steinberg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCharlie Puth unpacks how he made Whatever's Clever! and plays a special set inside Williamsburg's intimate National Sawdust.
National Sawdust, Williamsburg, BrooklynBruce Steinberg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCharlie Puth unpacks how he made Whatever's Clever! and plays a special set inside Williamsburg's intimate National Sawdust.
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Bargemusic, DUMBO, BrooklynJoe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPianist Jeffrey Swann plays and talks through the Appassionata and four more Beethoven sonatas on a floating barge under the Brooklyn Bridge, free.
Bargemusic, DUMBO, BrooklynJoe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPianist Jeffrey Swann plays and talks through the Appassionata and four more Beethoven sonatas on a floating barge under the Brooklyn Bridge, free.
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National Sawdust, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe keyboardist behind Steve Lacy's Bad Habit and records for Solange and Frank Ocean plays his genre-hopping jazz in Williamsburg.
National Sawdust, Williamsburg, BrooklynThe keyboardist behind Steve Lacy's Bad Habit and records for Solange and Frank Ocean plays his genre-hopping jazz in Williamsburg.
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Bargemusic, DUMBO, BrooklynJoe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA string trio revives works by Klein, Schulhoff, Krása and Gál, composers the Holocaust silenced, aboard Bargemusic under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Bargemusic, DUMBO, BrooklynJoe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA string trio revives works by Klein, Schulhoff, Krása and Gál, composers the Holocaust silenced, aboard Bargemusic under the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Elsewhere (Zone One), Bushwick, BrooklynBedroom-pop and alt-R&B songwriter Tim Atlas plays Elsewhere's intimate Zone One stage in Bushwick, sharing an early bill with Harrison Lipton.
Elsewhere (Zone One), Bushwick, BrooklynBedroom-pop and alt-R&B songwriter Tim Atlas plays Elsewhere's intimate Zone One stage in Bushwick, sharing an early bill with Harrison Lipton.
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