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 September 2.
Wednesday, September 4
Hatchie @ Rough Trade NYC [Tickets]
Read our interview with Hatchie here.
Tash Sultana @ Capital One City Parks Foundation Summerstage [Tickets]
Revisit our interview with Sultana, from around this time last year, here.
Thursday, September 5
The Raconteurs @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom [Tickets]
After an 11-year gap, the Jack White-led group released its third album, Help Us Stranger, in June.
Friday, September 6
The Raconteurs @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom [Tickets]
Vampire Weekend @ Madison Square Garden [Tickets]
They may not cover the Parks And Recreation theme song again, but the group has plenty of exemplary tunes of their own that they’ll surely bust out at MSG.
Saturday, September 7
Mitski (with Lucy Dacus) @ Central Park [Tickets]
Mitski and Lucy Dacus are two of the biggest figures in indie music, so a night featuring them both is a real treat.
Morrissey and Interpol @ Forest Hills Stadium [Tickets]
Two of the best indie musicians of their respective eras are coming together for what’s sure to be a great night.
The Raconteurs @ Kings Theatre [Tickets]
Weyes Blood @ Webster Hall [Tickets]
Read our review of Weyes Blood’s Titanic Rising here.
Sunday, September 8
Mitski (with Lucy Dacus) @ Central Park [Tickets]
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. .
