With summer in full swing, now is the time to be checking out live music in an outdoor setting. As you can see, there’s quite a selection for to check out in New York City and Long Island.
Amphitheater at Coney Island
3052 W. 21st St., Brooklyn • 917-618-6700 • www.coneyislandlive.com
- June 23 – The Dirty Heads & SOJA
- July 12 – Violent Femmes & Echo & the Bunnymen
- July 15 – Beres Hammond/Marcia Griffith/Third World
- July 16 – Kidz Bop Kids
- July 22 – Yacht Rock Revival: Robbie Dupree/Matthew Wilder/Player featuring Peter Beckett/Looking Glass featuring Elliot Lurie
- July 23 – Wendy Williams’ Mixtape Block Party: Fat Joe + Remy/M.O.P./Naughty By Nature/Big Daddy Kane/Charly Black
- July 29 – 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Fever
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn • 917-618-6700 • www.barclayscenter.com
- June 27 – New Kids On The Block/Paula Abdul/Boyz II Men
- July 20 & 23 – Kendrick Lamar with Travis Scott and DRAM
- July 21 & 22 – Iron Maiden
- July 28 – Queen & Adam Lambert
Forest Hills Stadium
1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills • www.foresthillsstadium.com
- July 6 – Dispatch/Guster/Marco Benevento
- July 11 – John Mellencamp/Emmylou Harris/Carlene Carter/Lily & Madeleine
- July 15 – My Morning Jacket/Gary Clark Jr.
- July 26 & 27 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers/Peter Wolf
Landmark on Main Street
223 Main St. Port Washington 516-767-6444 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
- June 23 – Joan Osborne
- July 22 – Graham Nash
Northwell @ Jones Beach Theater
1000 Ocean Pkwy., Wantagh • 800-745-3000 • www.jonesbeach.com
- June 23 – Dierks Bentley/Cole Swindell & Jon Pardi
- June 24 – Third Eye Blind/Silversun Pickups/Ocean Park Standoff
- June 25 – RAMMSTEIN/3Teeth
- July 1 – Nickelback/Daughtry/Shaman’s Harvest
- July 7 – James Taylor/Bonnie Raitt
- July 8 – VANS Warped Tour ‘15 (Attila/Bowling For Soup/CKY/Futuristic)
- July 12 – The Moody Blues
- July 14 – Lady Antebellum/Kelsea Ballerini & Brett Young
- July 18 – Rod Stewart/Cyndi Lauper
- July 19 – Incubus/Jimmy Eat World/Judah & the Lion
- July 20 – Foreigner/Cheap Trick/Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience
- July 21 – Chris Stapleton/Anderson East/Brent Cobb
- July 22 – Muse/Thirty Seconds To Mars/PVRIS
- July 23 – Boston/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- July 27 – Brantley Gilbert/Tyler Farr/Luke Combs
- July 28 – Chicago/The Doobie Brothers
- July 29 – OneRepublic/Fitz and the Tantrums/James Arthur
NYCB Theatre @ Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury • 877-598-8497 • www.livenation.com
- June 21 – Huey Lewis and The News
- June 22 – A Night At The Disco (Village People/The Trammps/Rose Royce/45 RPM)
- June 30 – Southside Johnny & The Weight Band
- July 22 – Vic DiBetto
- July 26 – Kansas
- July 28 – 50 Summers of Love (Mickey Dolenz/Mark Lindsay/The Fab Four)
- July 29 – Dave Koz and Larry Graham: Side By Side
The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington • 631-673-7300 • www.theparamountny.com
- June 22 – Cowboy Mouth
- June 23 – Hunter Hayes
- June 27 – Reel Big Fish/The Expendables/The Queers/Tunnel Vision
- June 29 – Lisa Lampanelli
- July 2 – Gipsy Kings
- July 5 – Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs
- July 7 – Trevor Hall
- July 11 – The Wallflowers/Better Than Ezra
- July 15 – Buckcherry
- July 23 – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- July 25 – Craig Ferguson
- July 26 – John Mulaney
- July 27 – Gin Blossoms
- July 30 – Fun In The Summertime: Fuel/Alien Ant Farm/Marcy Playground/Dishwalla
The Space at Westbury
250 Post Ave., Westbury • 800-745-3000 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com
- June 24 – Sevendust
- July 12 – Lake Street Dive
- July 20 – Soul Asylum/Cracker
- July 21 – Los Lonely Boys
- July 22 – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
- July 26 – Summerstrings! RockFest
- July 28 – Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main St., Westhampton Beach • 631- 288-1500 • www.whbpac.org
- June 24 – Johnnyswim featuring Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano (Donna Summer’s daughter)
- June 25 – Aimee Mann
- June 30 – Electric Hot Tuna
- July 1 – Kool & The Gang
- July 8 – Ziggy Marley
- July 15 – The Fab Faux
- July 16 – Aaron Tveit
- July 22 – Trevor Noah
- July 23 – Chris Botti
- July 24 – Craig Ferguson
- July 28 – Drive-By Truckers
- July 29 – Dweezil Zappa
- July 30 – Neil Sedaka
YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
37 West Main Street, Bay Shore • 631-969-1101 • boultoncenter.org
- June 24 – Los Straitjackets
- June 29 – Bill Frisell
- July 22 – Nick Fradiani
Other Big Shows:
- June 21 – Diana Krall at the Beacon Theatre
- June 22 through 24 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the Beacon Theatre
- June 27 and 28 – John Legend at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
- June 28 – Sheryl Crow at the Beacon Theatre
- June 28 – U2 at MetLife Stadium
- June 30 and July 1 – Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull at Madison Square Garden
- July 7 – New Kids On The Block/Paula Abdul/Boyz II Men at NYCB Live: Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- July 13, 14, 15 & 16 – Great South Bay Music Festival
- July 19 – PJ Harvey at Central Park Summerstage
- July 21 through Aug. 6 – Phish at Madison Square Garden
- July 27 – Slayer at the Theater at Madison Square Garden
