There is never a lack of things to do in New York City, and that’s especially true for music lovers. Every night of the week, there’s some buzzworthy band or big-time pop singer or up-and-coming rapper performing in one of the city’s thousand different venues, and the choices about who to check out can become daunting.
Well, to help all you residents of “the city that never sleeps” parse through the hundreds of different artists vying for your hard-earned dollars, we’ve assembled here some of the best and most intriguing concerts coming up in the New York area for the week of October 7.
Monday, October 7
Black Thought @ National Sawdust [Tickets]
The Roots frontman is playing a few solo gigs in NYC this week.
Madonna @ Howard Gilman Opera House [Tickets]
The pop legend has spent plenty of time in New York lately, and that will continue this week.
Tuesday, October 8
Kevin Morby @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [Tickets]
Read our review of Morby’s new album Oh My God here.
Black Thought @ National Sawdust [Tickets]
Wednesday, October 9
Big Thief @ Brooklyn Steel [Tickets]
It’s a great time to be a Big Thief fan, since the group just announced their second album of 2019, Two Hands.
Thursday, October 10
Big Thief @ Webster Hall [Tickets]
Black Thought @ National Sawdust [Tickets]
Friday, October 11
Big Thief @ Webster Hall [Tickets]
Bon Iver (with Yo La Tengo) @ Barclays Center [Tickets]
Read our review of Bon Iver’s new album i,i here.
Saturday, October 12
Rolling Loud Festival New York (Travis Scott, ASAP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Meek Mill, Pusha T, Young Thug, and more) @ Citi Field [Tickets]
Pretty much all the biggest names in hip-hop will be all in one place for a couple days.
Wilco @ Radio City Music Hall [Tickets]
The esteemed indie group just released their eleventh album, Ode To Joy.
