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The NYC music scene has just about everything you could look for. The world’s largest names, the best venues around, and pit stops of world tours that will be remembered forever! Don’t believe us? We’ve put together a list of the best concerts in NYC coming in July 2024 that you need to check out, from free concerts to nationally touring acts.
See who’s coming to the Big Apple below and get your tickets now:
July 4 – 28: The Brooklyn Mirage & Avant Gardner
Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner is open for the summer, and its prestigious Brooklyn Mirage venue is in full swing, welcoming all kinds of electronic acts spanning from house to techno! Check out what’s on their July schedule below:
- July 4 & 5 – Keinemusik
- July 6 – Rezz
- July 12 – Anjunadeep
- July 13 & 14 – Boiler Room
- July 20 – elrow
- July 21 – Hot Honey Sundays
- July 27 – Zeds Dead: Deadbeats
- July 28 – The Fluffy Cloud
July 5 – 25: Teksupport Shows
For all of our rave fans, NYC events collective Teksupport is hosting a huge slate of July events, especially with the debut of their brand new venue Brooklyn Storehouse. They’ll be welcoming in some of dance music’s hottest labels in house and techno on both land and sea (boat parties) this month. Check out the lineup below:
- July 5, 6, 7 – FISHER at Brooklyn Storehouse
- July 12 – Ilario Alicante + more at 99 Scott
- July 13 – Maccabi House w/ Adam Ten, Mita Gami + more at 99 Scott Outdoors
- July 24 & 25 – Justice at Brooklyn Storehouse
July 6 – 31: Summer Concert Series at The Rooftop at Pier 17
Warm weather is officially here and that means The Rooftop at Pier 17 is back open for summer concerts! It’s one of our favorite music venues in the city, thanks to its open-air stage and unparalleled skyline views. They are in full swing for their 2024 season, with a handful of shows that you can see below:
- July 6 – Everyday People with DJ Moma & Friends
- July 9 & 10 – Mother Mother & Cavetown
- July 11 – moe.
- July 12 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Neal Francis
- July 17 – Old Crow Medicine Show
- July 18 – Totally Tubular Festival
- July 20 – The 9AM Banger: Rise & Rosé
- July 23 (Sold Out) & 24 – Two Door Cinema Club
- July 25 & 26 (Sold Out) – O.A.R. Summer Tour 24 with special guest Fitz and the Tantrums
- July 27 – The Japanese House
- July 28 – Iration and Pepper
- July 30 – Switchfoot, Blue October, & Matt Nathanson
- July 31 – The Mountain Goats
July 6 – 26: Knockdown Center Shows
Performances at Knockdown Center will be in full swing throughout July, with international house and techno, NYC dance residents, and more. Plus, they’re set to open their outdoor dancefloor this month called The Ruins, with a special set from NYC native Eli Escobar! Check out the lineup below:
- July 6 – Soul Summit (Ruins)
- July 7 – Tiki Disco w/ Eli Escobar + guests (Ruins)
- July 13 – Angie’s Summer BBQ 2024: Appearances by Saweetie, Normani, Maiya the Don & More (Ruins)
- July 20 – Akumandra Open Air: Sainte Vie, Ivory, Xinobi, Mateo b2b Eli (Ruins)
- July 26 – Gray Area presents SOSA (Ruins)
- July 26 – Elsewhere Presents: Franc Moody
📍: Knockdown Center
July 7 – 31: SummerStage Concert Series
This year’s SummerStage Concert series will bring 80 free and benefit shows (paid tickets) across 12 city parks throughout the five boroughs! Spanning all genres, there will be stages popping up all over the place including the largest in Central Park. Check out just some of the programming scheduled for July below and the full lineup here:
- July 7 – Ezra Collective / Celeste / Da Chick DJ in association with Blue Note Jazz Festival (Central Park)
- July 7 – Federation Sound 25th Anniversary featuring Sister Nancy / Tanto Metro & Devonte and friends (Coney Island Amphitheater)
- July 10 – LAMC and Latin GRAMMY 25th Anniversary: Fonseca / Israel Fernández / Bruses (Central Park)
- July 11 – Counting Crows (Central Park)
- July 11 – Works & Process: It’s Showtime NYC! / Maimouna Keita African Dance Company / Kash Gaines’s Caged Birds (Herbert Von King Park)
- July 12 – Sounds of Detroit: Celebrating 50 years of J Dilla feat. The Pharcyde / Slum Village / Breakbeat Lou in association with Fusicology & Future x Sounds (Herbert Von King Park)
- July 13 – LAMC: BRESH (Central Park)
- July 13 – MIKE’s Young World IV: Earl Sweatshirt / Myaap / Sideshow / Stahhr / Stacy Epps (Herbert Von King Park)
- July 14 – Common & Pete Rock (Herbert Von King Park)
- July 21 – DMC & Friends / Jadakiss / The Hoodies / Statik Selektah / Hosted by Ralph McDaniels (Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
- July 27 – Piano People in the Park: Scorpion Kings / DBN GoGo / Kelvin MoMo / DJ Moma / DJ Tunez (Central Park)
- July 31 – Elevation Worship: Praise Party! (Central Park)
July 10 – 27: Candlelight Concerts
What could be more stunning than listening to some of your favorite tunes in a candlelit environment? Join an ensemble of full string quartets and enjoy an evening focused on a certain theme or artist. Check out our favorite Candlelight concerts happening this month and buy your tickets right now:
- July 10 – Candlelight Jazz: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra
- July 13 – Candlelight: The Best of Bollywood and Tollywood on Strings
- July 18 – Candlelight: The Best of Metallica and Schubert
- July 18 – Candlelight: A Tribute to Whitney Houston
- July 19 – Candlelight: From Bach to Beatles
- July 19 – Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
- July 20 – Candlelight: Best of Hip-Hop on Strings
- July 24 – Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
- July 27 – Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and More
- July 27 – Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
July 10: Janet Jackson
Back my popular demand, Janet Jackson’s “Together Again” tour is hitting the Big Apple and she’s bringing along a very special guest Nelly! Jackson will play out all of her greatest hits throughout the night like “When I Think of You,” “Control,” “Nasty,” and many more.
📍 Barclays Center
July 14 – 28: Gray Area Shows
Move and groove to some of house music’s most exciting rising DJs with Gray Area, an event curation company who’s mission is to “unite the international house music community.” They tap DJs from all over the world to create one-of-a-kind parties, label showcases, and so much more! Check out some of the events they’re throwing this month:
- July 14 – SIDEPIECE w/ Eskuche & Mari at Superior Ingredients Roof
- July 20 – elrow at The Brooklyn Mirage
- July 21 –Blue w/ Lauren Lo Sung, Cuartero, Cristina Lazic, Vanco and more at Superior Ingredients Roof
- July 26 – SOSA & guets at Knockdown Center Ruins
- July 27 – OMNOM w/ guests at Superior Ingredients Roof
- July 27 – Martin Ikin w/ Bruno Furlan and guests at Musica
- July 28 – Autograf w/ guests at Superior Ingredients Roof
July 15 – 16: Noah Kahan
It’s officially Stick Season in New York City! The enormously popular folk singer Noah Kahan will be playing two sold out nights at Madison Square Garden this month with support from James Bay. It’s Kahan’s very first headlining arena tour of his career, and these shows will definitely be memorable. The “We’ll All Be Here Forever” tour will of course feature smash hits from his Stick Season journey as well as new collabs with Kelsea Ballerini, Post Malone, and more.
July 17 & 19: Foo Fighters
The Foo Fighters are marking their biggest NYC headlining show to date, bringing their Everything or Nothing At All tour for two special nights. The Dave Grohl-fronted band will be playing hits off their latest and 11th studio album But Here We Are as well as plenty of others from their catalogue. Support is different for each night with the 17th’s being Pretenders & Mammoth WVH and the 19th’s being The Hives & Amyl and The Sniffers.
📍 Citi Field
July 19 – 20: Chris Lake
Black Book Records boss and house music legend Chris Lake is hosting a two takeover of Brooklyn Army Terminal, an open-air venue on a historical waterfront pier with lots of incredible dance music. The industrial space will welcome fellow special guests Chris Lorenzo, Green Velvet, Andruss, Harry Romero, and more throughout the weekend. Lake’s latest NYC showcase comes off the back off his industry-shaking “Anti Up” set at Coachella this past April as well as sold out shows at some of the biggest clubs in the world like Echostage, Factory Town, and more.
📍 Brooklyn Army Terminal
July 19 – 20: Luke Combs
July 20: elrow
One of dance music’s biggest theme parties is returning to The Brooklyn Mirage this July for the annual rendition high-energy electronic dance music, extravagant decorations, interactive performers, and carnival-like atmosphere. This year’s theme is the Rowmuda Triangle, the wildest waters you’ll find all summer. Expect mermaids, the Craken, pirates, and a whole lot more from under the sea! The lineup includes Deeper Purpose, Joshwa, Oden & Fatzo, Loofy, Mikey Lion, and many more.
📍 The Brooklyn Mirage
July 21: blink-182
In support of their ONE MORE TIME… album of 2023, the legendary band blink-182 is playing Citi Field this month, playing hits new and old. Their first tour after the reconciliation of band member Tom DeLonge back into the group, they’ll be playing a special set including support from another rock band Pierce the Veil.
📍 Citi Field
July 25: Billy Joel
The greatest monthly residence in the history of MSG comes to an end this July, as the king Billy Joel plays the last ever show of his historic residency at Madison Square Garden. The Piano Man will undoubtedly create an emotional evening of his greatest hits as he says goodbye to one of the most historic runs in music history.
📍 Madison Square Garden
July 26 – 27: AJR
AJR’s “The Maybe Man Tour” will hit MSG for a pair of nights this month, playing out tracks from their 2023 album of the same way as well as popular hits “Bang,” “Burn the House Down,” and more. The indie pop trio will be joined by vocalist mxmtoon for both shows!
📍 Madison Square Garden
July 28: We Belong Here
After a wildly successful We Belong Here summer series on Governors Island last month, We Belong Here is hosting another dance party this July on Pier 16 in Seaport! They’ll be welcoming a star-studded lineup of organic house headlined by Bontan, with appearances from Black Circle, Branqueeno, and Kitty. Learn more about the event and grab your tickets here!