New York is the perfect state for a concert, especially when summer rolls around. Musicians from all over and all genres come to the Empire State to serenade their lively New York fans. Whether planning to take a train to Madison Square Garden or bouncing with an ocean backdrop at Jones Beach, here are the all the local summer concerts you can’t miss.
Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
June 3: KTUphoria
June 4: Jason Aldean
June 6: Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
June 13: Deftones
June 14: Train
June 15: Florida Georgia Line
June 16: BLI Summer Jam
June 17: Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton
June 23: Dierks Bentley
June 24: Third Eye Blind
June 25: Rammstein
July 1: Nickelback and Daughtry
July 7: James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt
July 8: VAN’s Warped Tour
July 12: The Moody Blues
July 14: Lady Antebellum
July 18: Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper
July 19: Incubus
July 20: Foreigner
July 21: Chris Stapleton
July 22: Muse
July 23: Boston and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
July 27: Brantley Gilbert
July 28: Chicago
July 29: OneRepublic
Aug. 1: Kings of Leon
Aug. 3: Brad Paisley
Aug. 13: Goo Goo Dolls
Aug. 15: Jimmy Buffett
Aug. 19, 20: Billboard Hot 100 Festival
Aug. 23: John Mayer
Aug. 25: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr.
Aug. 26: Deep Purple and Alice Cooper
Aug. 27: Luke Bryan
Aug. 31: Matchbox Twenty
Madison Square Garden
Jun. 1: The 1975
June 6: Billy Joel
June 10: El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
June 15, 16, 17: Neil Diamond
July 5: Billy Joel
June 30–July 1: Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull
July 21–Aug. 6: Phish
Aug. 7: Earth, Wind & Fire
Aug. 19: Lionel Richie
Aug. 21: Billy Joel
The Paramount
June 9: Michael Franti and Spearhead
June 12, 14: Lil Uzi Vert
June 22: Cowboy Mouth
June 23: Hunter Hayes
June 24: O El Amor
June 25: Parkway Drive
June 27: Reel Big Fish
June 30–July 1: Get The Led Out
July 2: The Gipsy Kings
July 5: Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs
July 7: Trevor Hall
July 8: Strangelove
July 11: The Wallflowers and Better Than Ezra
July 21: Voyage
July 27: Gin Blossoms
July 30: Fuel, Alien Ant Farm, Marcy Playground and Dishwalla
Aug. 3: Sal Valentinetti
Aug. 4: Little River Band
Aug. 5: Social Distortion
Aug. 6: Amos Lee
Aug. 8: Joshua Radin and Rachael Yamagata
Aug. 12: Wild Child
Aug. 13: The Magpie Salute
Aug. 16: Ted Nugent
Aug. 25: Jimmy Kenny & The Pirate Beach Band
Barclays Center
June 3: Victor Drobysh
June 6, 7: The Weeknd
June 9: Soulfrito Fest
June 10: 33rd New York Salsa Festival
June 27: New Kids On The Block
July 20, 23: Kendrick Lamar
July 21, 22: Iron Maiden
July 27: G-Dragon
July 28: Queen and Adam Lambert
Aug. 1, 2: J. Cole
Aug. 16: Shawn Mendes
NYCB Theatre at Westbury
June 2: Stephanie Mills & The Whispers
June 3: Johnny Mathis
June 16: The Turtles
June 21: Huey Lewis and the News
June 22: The Village People and The Trammps
June 30: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and The Weight Band
July 21: Classic Albums Live
July 28: Micky Dolenz, Mark Lindsay and The Fab Four
July 29: Dave Koz and Larry Graham
Aug. 3: The Ultimate 80s Fest
Aug. 12: ABBA
Aug. 19: Air Supply
Aug. 25: The Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular
Aug. 26: Stephen Stills and Judy Collins
The Space at Westbury
June 10: The Fab Faux
June 16: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
June 24: Sevendust
July 12: Lake Street Drive
July 21: Los Lonely Boys
July 22: Robert Randolph and The Family Band
July 26: SummerStrings! Rock Fest
July 28: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Aug. 9: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Aug. 11: Gene Ween
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
July 30: Brahms & the Schumanns: Love, Genius, Madness
Aug. 2: Free Outdoor Concert: Italian Baroque
Aug. 5: Annual Benefit: Get in the Groove
Aug. 6: Bunch of Mozart and Mendelssohn
Aug. 9: Haydn/Brown/Brahms: Lovely Surprises
Aug. 13: French Masters
Aug. 14: BCMF at the Parrish: Light | Waves
Aug. 18: Wm. Brian Little Concert: Stephane Wrembel Returns in “Bach & Django”
Aug. 20: Norman/Mozart/Beethoven: Inspiration Triumphs
Aug. 23: Schubert Dreams
Aug. 26: Saturday Soiree – Beethoven: The Young Lion
Aug. 27: Season Finale
Great South Bay Music Festival
July 13: Frank Iero & the Patience, Saves The Day, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, Bohemias, Gabby, So So Glos
July 14: The Skints, New Politics, The Wailers, 311, Oak & Ash, Aron Street, Carrie & The Cats, Brooke Moriber, Dylan Rockoff, Nonstop To Cairo, Craving Strange, King Neptune, Offshore Regulars, Gnarly Karma, Oogee Wawa
July 15: SOUNDSWELL, Zen Tricksters, Spafford, Rusted Root, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gov’t Mule, Kerry Agnew Band, Cassandra Band, Halfstep, Almost Brothers, The Electrix, Wonderous Stories, Lofi3, Time Kings, Ancient Tongue, Quarterhorse, John Pagano Band
July 16: Kerry Kearney, Jesse Colin Young, Poco, Dave Mason, Eddie Money, Zombies, John Sparling, WEHM Band Battle Winners, Sir Cadian Rhythm, LDF (Ladies Drink Free), Noahs Arc, Funkin A, Samurai Pizza Cats, Lonesome Dan & The Curmudgeons, Pete Mancini, Jeff Denny Band, Aztec Two-Step, Memphis Crawl