Everything on at Mercury Lounge this weekend and in the weeks ahead — hand-checked, free events first.
8 picks · checked Aug 12
Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston Street, Lower East Side, Lower East Side, ManhattanFour unsigned bands share an early bill in the 250-capacity back room where the Strokes and Interpol played before anyone knew them.
Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston Street, Lower East Side, Lower East Side, ManhattanFour unsigned bands share an early bill in the 250-capacity back room where the Strokes and Interpol played before anyone knew them.
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Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Porch Couch Series lands at Mercury Lounge for an early Sunday bill in the Houston Street room that launched a generation of New York bands.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Porch Couch Series lands at Mercury Lounge for an early Sunday bill in the Houston Street room that launched a generation of New York bands.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree acts share an early bill in the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge back room, done in time to still salvage the rest of the evening.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThree acts share an early bill in the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge back room, done in time to still salvage the rest of the evening.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn emerging pop act headlines the 250-capacity back room on East Houston that has launched more careers than most arenas.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn emerging pop act headlines the 250-capacity back room on East Houston that has launched more careers than most arenas.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanJAYO brings The Anti-Depressants Tour to Mercury Lounge, the 250-capacity back room that has launched three decades of bands.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanJAYO brings The Anti-Depressants Tour to Mercury Lounge, the 250-capacity back room that has launched three decades of bands.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanFour local bands share the Mercury Lounge back room in an early-evening bill that ends in time for whatever you had planned after.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanFour local bands share the Mercury Lounge back room in an early-evening bill that ends in time for whatever you had planned after.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe Northern Irish band whose bodhran and accordion shaped Ed Sheeran's Galway Girl plays an early-evening Lower East Side set.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThe Northern Irish band whose bodhran and accordion shaped Ed Sheeran's Galway Girl plays an early-evening Lower East Side set.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanLes Greene and his band close out the Labor Day weekend at Mercury Lounge with a soul and R&B set in the club's back room.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanLes Greene and his band close out the Labor Day weekend at Mercury Lounge with a soul and R&B set in the club's back room.
This list covers the weekend of Aug 15–16, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
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