It’s summer and there’s no better time to experience live music, particularly at the halfway point of the season. As you can see, there’s quite a selection for the ongoing Summer 2015 season.
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn,
917-618-6700
www.barclayscenter.com
July 26 – Nicki Minaj
Aug. 11 – Yes & Toto
Aug. 12 – Motley Crue
Sept. 12 – Scorpions
Sept. 19 – Madonna
Forest Hills Stadium
1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills
www.foresthillsstadium.com
Aug. 4 – James Taylor and his All-Star Band
Aug. 6 – The New York Pops with Sutton Foster
Aug. 7 – The New York Pops with Pink Martini
Aug. 14 – Santana
Sept. 19 – Alabama Shakes with special guests Drive-By Truckers
NYCB Theatre @ Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury
877-598-8497
www.livenation.com
Aug. 8 – Air Supply
Aug. 13 – JJ Grey & Mofro/G. Love
& Special Sauce/Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Aug. 14 – George Benson
Aug. 15 – Neil Sedaka
Aug. 19 – Psychedelic Furs/The Church
Aug. 22 – Hippiefest
(The Family Stone/Badfinger/Rick Derringer/Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels)
Aug. 28 – Eric Burdon & the Animals with Edgar Winter Group
Aug. 29 – The Monkees (featuring Mickey Dolenz & Peter Tork)
Sept. 16 – Rick Springfield with special guests Loverboy & The Romantics
Sept. 19 – Charlie Daniels Band & Marshall Tucker Band
Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater
1000 Ocean Pkwy., Wantagh
800-745-3000
www.jonesbeach.com
July 26 – Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival
(Slayer/King Diamond/The Devil Wears Prada/Hellyeah/Whitechapel/Code Orange/Feed Her to the Sharks/Jungle Rot/Kissing Candace/Shattered Sun/Sister Sin/Sworn In/Thy Art Is Murder)
July 31 – The Smashing Pumpkins/Marilyn Manson
Aug. 1 – Slipknot/Lamb of God/Bullet for My Valentine
Aug. 5 – Incubus/Deftones/Death From Above 1979/The Bots
Aug. 7 – Australian Pink Floyd Show/Led Zeppelin 2
Aug. 13 – Van Halen with David Lee Roth/Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Aug. 14 – Nickelback
Aug. 16 – Chicago/Earth, Wind & Fire
Aug. 18 – Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band/Huey Lewis & the News
Aug. 29 – Gregg Allman/Doobie Brothers/City of the Sun/Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers/Jaimoe’s Jassz Band
Sept. 1 & 2 – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sept. 16 – Motorhead/Anthrax/Crobot
The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington
631-673-7300
www.theparamountny.com
July 29 – Cheap Trick & Peter Frampton
Aug. 1 – “Weird Al” Yankovic
Aug. 12 – Graham Nash
Aug. 15 – Breaking Benjamin & Young Guns
Aug. 18 – Todd Rundgren
Aug. 20 – Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Aug. 21 – Butch Trucks & the Freight Train Band featuring Berry Oakley, Jr.
Aug. 22 – Aaron Lewis
Aug. 24 – Under the Sun: Sugar Ray/Better Than Ezra/Uncle Kracker/Eve 6
Aug. 29 – .38 Special
Aug. 30 – J. Geils Band/Ian Hunter & the Rant Band
Sept. 3 – The Jacksons
Sept. 4 – Counting Crows/Citizen Cope/Hollis Brown
Sept. 6 – Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters
Sept. 17 – GWAR
The Space at Westbury
250 Post Ave., Westbury
800-745-3000
www.thespaceatwestbury.com
Aug. 7 – Miguel
Aug. 21 – Buddy Guy
Sept. 26 – Joan Armatrading
Westhampton Beach
Performing Arts Center
76 Main St., Westhampton Beach,
631-288-1500
www.whbpac.org
Aug. 1 – Marc Cohn
Aug. 2 – Steve Tyrell
Aug. 8 – Boz Scaggs
Aug. 15 – George Benson
Aug. 28 – Aaron Neville
Aug. 30 – The Bronx Wanderers
Sept. 4 – Keb’ Mo’
Sept. 5 – Bernadette Peters
Sept. 6 – John Hiatt
YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
37 W. Main St., Bay Shore
631-969-1101
www.boultoncenter.org
July 29 – Walter Trout
July 31 – Bill Kirchen
Aug. 1 – Albert Lee & Cindy
Cashdollar
Aug. 8 – Iris Dement
Aug. 12 – Dick Dale
Aug. 16 – John Gorka & Michael Johnson
Aug. 21 – Dana Fuchs
Sept. 17 – Charlie Musselwhite
Sept. 18 – Popa Chubby
Sept. 19 – James Maddock
Other Big Shows:
July 27 & 28 – Culture Club at Beacon Theatre
July 30 & 31 – U2 at Madison Square Garden
Aug. 1, 2 & 3 – X at City Winery
Aug. 4 – Billy Joel at Nassau Coliseum
Aug. 5 – Faith No More at Madison Square Garden
Aug. 6 – Garland Jeffreys at Stephen Talkhouse
Aug. 12 – Willie Nelson & Family/Old Crow Medicine Show at Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park
Aug. 16 – London Souls at Stephen Talkhouse
Aug. 26 – J. Geils Band at Beacon Theatre
Sept. 4-6 – Electric Zoo Transformed at Randall’s Island
Sept. 12 – Death Cab for Cutie at Madison Square Garden
Sept. 12 – Gipsy Kings at Beacon Theatre
Sept. 15 – Emmylou Harris at Beacon Theatre
Sept. 16 & 17 – Madonna at Madison Square Garden
Sept. 19 – Sturgill Simpson at Beacon Theatre