New York concert tickets

Tap your toes and enjoy the music at the 14th Annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, with performances running from May 27 through July 2. The festival pops up at major venues across NYC including Sony Hall, Town Hall, National Sawdust, and SummerStage in Central Park.  This year's performances include: Santigold, Rosali, Brandee Younger, Emily King, Saba, Mohini Dey, Willie Nile, Jesus Molina, and The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir. Also hear tributes to the Buena Vista Social Club, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and much more. Here's the full lineup with ticketing info. 

Only people in the know go to these secret jazz speakeasy shows, but don't worry, we're about to let you in on the secret. These underground live jazz performances called Daddy Rabbit are the epitome of cool. Musician extraordinaire Misha Piatigorsky launched Daddy Rabbit a few years ago, and the series has gained quite a following. Grab a ticket here for upcoming shows at LOULOU in Chelsea. Here's the lineup: — Thursday, June 5: Jackie Ribas and the Brazilian kids— Friday, June 20: Daddy Rabbit featuring Vanisha Gould and Ari Hoenig— Friday, June 27: Daddy Rabbit featuring Misha Piatigorsky Trio— Friday, July 11: Daddy Rabbit plays David Bowie featuring Rahj Mason and Emily Braden— Friday, July 18: Featuring Benny Benack III— Friday, August 1: Daddy Rabbit featuring Rudy Royston— Friday, August 22: Daddy Rabbit featuring Philip Norris

On Sunday mornings at 11am in Manhattan, GatherNYC creates the community and spiritual nourishment of a religious service, but the focus here is music. All are welcome at these hour-long performances of classical music by celebrated local artists. Coffee and pastries are included in the ticket price. These upcoming events are held at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in Columbus Circle. Shows are scheduled through June 2025. Here’s what’s on the calendar: • February 16: Sarah Elizabeth Charles (voice) and Jarrett Cherner (piano)• March 2: Toomai Quintet and Maria Brea (narrator)• March 16: Daedalus Quartet• March 30: MATA• April 13: Deborah Buck (violin) and Orli Shaham (piano)• April 27: ETHEL and Layale Chaker (violin)• May 11: Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin) and friends: Music from Ukraine• May 25: Rupert Boyd (guitar)• June 8: Orpheus and Boyd Meets Girl

The iconic HOT 97 Summer Jam music festival is back for 2025 with a stellar lineup of acts.  When is the HOT 97 Summer Jam? It's scheduled to take over Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, June 20. Who's headlining this year's Summer Jam?  This year's stacked lineup is led by chart-topping stars A Boogie, Gunna, GloRilla, Muni Long, Asake, Ayra Starr, and Ja Rule and Friends-A Tribute to Irv Gotti. Also see performances from Kash Doll, Bobby Konders & Jabba ft. Masicka, Jim Jones & Friends, Cash Cobain, 41 (Kyle Rich, Jenn Carter, Tata), and more. Why is this show such a big deal? HOT 97 calls the event "the largest live hip-hop music and culture celebration in America," adding that "many consider it the most iconic hip-hop show in the world." Summer Jam has featured some of the biggest names in hip-hop at the peak of their fame: Wu-Tang in ’94, Biggie in ’95, Fugees in ’96—and the list goes on. The event is celebrating 31 years in 2025. When do tickets go on sale and how much do they cost? Tickets are on sale now starting at $102. 

Billy Joel has one of the most iconic discographies of any artist in the modern era, and at 75 years old, he's still going strong. This year, the icon from Long Island is taking the stage with Rod Stewart at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on July 18; the MetLife Stadium with Stevie Nicks on August 8; and then Citi Field with Sting on August 21. 

He’s worked with Liza Minnelli, Kylie Minogue and just about every downtown act in NYC. Now composer, pianist and performer Lance Horne hosts his own wild night of singing, drinking and dancing, strip-teasing and bad behavior at the East Village nightlife hub Club Cumming. Expect advanced show-tune geekery and appearances by Broadway stars looking to get down by the piano. Plan to sleep in on Tuesday.

Tyler, the Creator has lived many lives, and his latest album Chromakopia examines the artist's point of perspective on potential past timelines. Narrated by his mother Bonita Smith, the project is conceptual yet cohesive and is widely considered to be one of the best albums to come out of 2024. Lucky for New Yorkers, we'll be seeing a lot of Tyler in 2025: First in June, when he'll take on the stage at Gov Ball. But if you want the full Chromakopia experience, head to his solo concerts at Madison Square Garden on July 14 and 15, or the Barclays Center on July 27 and 28. 

The longtime New York entertainer, drag performer and political activist Marti Gould Cummings hosts a new weekly late-night talk show at Red Eye, joined by different guests from the theater world each week and Yaz Fukuoka at the piano. The series kicks off this month with an impressive roster of interviewees: Broadway soprano Ali Ewoldt (April 2), songwriters Stephen Trask and Our Lady J (April 9), musical comedian Cat Cohen (April 16), silver-voiced leading lady Melissa Errico (April 23) and masked country star turned Cabaret emcee Orville Peck (April 30).

PJ Adzima, who currently plays the hopeful but hopelessly repressed Elder McKinley in Broadway's The Book of Mormon, hosts a neovaudevillian monthly variety show at the Slipper Room that proffers an eclectic mix of musical-theater, comedy, drag, circus and burlesque performances. A down-and-dirtier version of the show also plays there every week on Saturdays at midnight.

Understudies, alternates and standbys get their moments in the sun in Stephen DeAngelis's longevous cabaret series, which began in 2003 and has so far shone a spotlight on more than 1,200 performers. The April edition features sometime Gypsy Rose lead Tryphena Wade, Kelly Belarmino, Andrew Montgomery Coleman, Sam Hartley, Hannah Kevitt, Jessi Kirtley, Michael Milkanin and Sunset Boulevardiers Emma Lloyd and Diego Andres Rodriguez. Rachel Dean is the musical director and accompanist.