NEW JERSEY
99 Monmouth St, Red Bank
www.countbasietheatre.org
The Vogel Theater
Jul 3 7:30-Low Cut Connie – Album Release Show!
10 7:30-James Maddock and Band
11 7:30-The Great American SoulBook
15 7:30-Grace Potter: A Rare Club Performance
17 8-Howie Day
18 7:30-The Wag’s Beatles Spectacular
25 7:30-Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection
26 7-John Waite
30 7:30-Kid Charlemagne: A Tribute to Steely Dan
31 7-Rock n Roll Chorus
Aug 15 8-Jesse Malin; Silver Manhattan
Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre
Jun 5 7:30-The Righteous Brothers: Bill Medley & Bucky Heard
8 7:30-Gary Clark Jr.
10 7:30-Indigo Girls
11 7:30-Happy Together Tour
13 8-Josh Groban & Jennifer Hudson
14 7-Get the Led Out
16 7:30-Straight No Chaser Beach Bash
19 7:30-StevieMac
21 7:30-The Breeders
25 7:30-Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
28 7-Yacht Rock Gold Experience
Jersey City; Address given w/ reservation
www.heightshouseconcerts.com 201-310-1322
All shows Sundays @ 3pm
reservations: @ https://www.heightshouseconcerts.com/contact-us
Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City
www.HudsonWestFest.org
https://www.mayoarts.org Ticket info: 973-539-8008
100 South St, Morristown
Jul 9 8-Darren Criss
11 8-Janelle James
24 8-Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
29 7:30-Hindley Street Country Club
Aug 4 6-Free Summer Event: Joshua Van Ness & Garrett Lash
5 7:30-The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA
6 8-Dead On Live – Bob Weir Tribute
http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org
AVENEL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
150 Avenel St, Woodbridge
Oct 7 Karla Bonoff
21 Jim Lauderdale
Nov 4 The Weeklings
11 The Cowsills Acoustic Trio
18 Chris Smither
SUMMERFEST 2026 | FREE SHOWS
OLDIES MONDAYS
Woodbridge High School Concert Field Shows @ 7:30pm
Jul 6 Lady Supreme
13 Jesse Garron – Elvis Tribute
20 Sail On – Beach Boys Tribute
27 Beatlemania Again
Aug 3 The Fireflies
10 Bobby Wilson
17 The Cameos
24 Bob Miranda & The Happenings
31 The Infernos
TRIBUTE TUESDAYS
Woodbridge High School Concert Field Shows @ 7:30pm
Jul 7 Rebels
14 Frontiers (Journey)
21 ELO Tribute Band
28 Super Trans AM (‘70s Hits)
Aug 4 Broken Arrow (Neil Young)
11 Stevie Mac
18 Captain Jack (Billy Joel)
25 Human Wheels (John Mellencamp)
Sep 1 Reelin’ in the Years (Steely Dan)
8 Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
22 Saints in the City (Springsteen)
29 Best Friends Girl (The Cars)
WOODBRIDGE WEDNESDAYS
Parker Press Park 400 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge Shows @ 7:30pm
Jul 1 The Wolff Sisters; Opener Goodnight Moonshine
8 The Cody Sisters / Kathleen Parks; co-bill
15 Jay Nash / Garrison Starr; co-bill
22 Mary Fahl; Opener: Italo ‘Tal’ Naccarato,
29 Zach Person; Opener Kerri Powers
Aug 5 JD Simo and Luther Dickinson; Opener: Miss Emily
12 Sugaray Rayford; Opener Heather Pierson
19 The Contenders; Opener: Honey Badgers
26 Light of Day Benefit; Artists TBA
Sep 2 Larry Mitchell / Soul Project NOLA; Co-Bill
9 Bandits on the Run / Buffalo Rose; Co-Bill
16 Davy Knowles Opener: Iain Matthews
23 Middlesex County Jazz Festival presents: Shayna Steele / The Eli Yamin Band / The Woodbridge High School Jazz Choir
LOCAL BAND THURSDAYS
Herbert Rankin Park, Ferry St, Sewaren Shows @ 7:30pm
Jul 9 Carson Drive
16 The Neighbors
23 The Earth Monkeys
30 Black Rose
Aug 6 The 180s
13 9 South
20 Seven Stone
27 Kickback
Sep 3 Atlantic Sound Machine
FUN FRIDAYS
Anchors Tiki Bar 616 Cliff Rd, Sewaren Shows @ 7:30pm
Jul 10 Eddie Testa Band
17 Brass Illusion
24 4 Flight Rock
31 Yacht Lobsters
Aug 7 Nine Deeez Nite
14 Sundries
21 Discoteks
28 The Powertones
Sep 4 High in the Mid 80s
11 Jobanno & The Godsons of Soul
18 Sharon Lasher
COUNTRY SUNDAYS
Anchors Tiki Bar 616 Cliff Rd, Sewaren Shows @ 6pm
Jul 5 Karly C & Rebel Y’All
12 Live at The Fillmore
19 Austin city Limits
26 ZBTB (Zach Brown Tribute)
Aug 2 Cosmic jerry
9 Panama Dead
23 Southpaw
30 Williams Honor
Sep 6 Linda Ronstadt Experience
13 Late for The Sky
BARRON ARTS CENTER
582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge
Reservations Essential
1 Center Street Newark (973) 642-8989
www.njpac.org
Jul 11 8-80’s Brick City Freestyle
31 Herbie Hancock
Oct 16 8-Patti Smith
First Congregational Church of Montclair
40 South Fullerton Avenue
973-744-6560 www.outpostintheburbs.org
Unless otherwise noted, all shows are 7:30 doors and 8:00 performance.
Oct 30 Suzanne Vega – Flying With Angels
Nov 6 Choir! Choir! Choir! Hallelujah”: An EPIC Anthems Sing-Along!
Garden State Parkway Exit 116 Holmdel
732-203-2500 pncbankartscenter.org
Jul 2 7-Goose – The Band
5 7:30-The Guess Who
10 7-Tim McGraw & 49 Winchester
11 8-Lindsey Stirling
12 7:30-Weird Al Yankovic
17 7:30-Jason Aldean, Chase Matthew & Mackenzie Carpenter
18 6:45-Toto, Christopher Cross & The Romantics
19 8-Ne-Yo & Akon
22 7-Muse, Bloc Party & The Temper Trap
23 5:30-311 & Dirty Heads
24 6:45-Train, Barenaked Ladies & Matt Nathanson
25 8-John Mellencamp
26 6:30-Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner
31 6:30-Motley Crue & Tesla
Concerts at Christ Congregation Church
50 Walnut Lane in Princeton
3rd Friday of the month – 8:15
www.princetonfolk.org info@princetonfolk.org
or: (609) 799-0944
All shows are in-person and live-streamed
Sep 18 Rakish
Oct 16 Muriel Anderson
Nov 20 Kate Taylor
Dec 18 Wendy Grossman
Monmouth University 400 Cedar Ave West Long Branch
732-263-6889
www.monmouth.edu/arts_events/performingarts.asp
1 Sopac Way, South Orange www.SOPACNow.org
Shows at 7:30pm unless noted otherwise
South Orange Summer Nights
Free concerts at Floods Hill in Meadowlands Park
Jul 1 Essex Funk Soul Collective
8 Forget The Whale
15 Water Towers
22 The Brooklyners
29 Workingmans Jed
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16 Stewart Copeland; Have I Said Too Much? (@SOPAC)
913 Ocean Ave Asbury Park 732-502-0600
www.stoneponyonline.com
Jul 1 7-Rumours Atl; A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
3 7-Winslow: The Eagles Tribute; NJ Based Winslow Boys of Summer Tour 2026
4 6:30-Splintered Sunlight: Grateful Dead Tribute w/ Special Guest EXIT 109
5 7-Black Country, New Road, Horsegirl
10 7-Captain Jack – The Billy Joel Tribute
11 6-Sandstorm Festival; Music by Louie Devito – Denny Tsettos; Opening set by DJUnique
16 7-Congress The Band, The Gringos, Rigometrics
17 6-The Menzingers; Album Release Shows
31 9-EMO Night Brooklyn
The Stone Pony Summer Stage
Jul 12 5-Silverstein & Story of the Year, Camp Screamo Tour, Origami Angel, Ally Nicholas
18 5:30-Billy Currington & Kip Moore, Kenny Whitmire
24 5:30-Shakey Graves & Dope Lemon; Texino
25 5:30-Lucy Dacus, Smidley, Ratboys
(formerly The Minstrel)
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Hts. Rd.
Shows at 7:45pm 973-335-9489 $10 Cover www.folkproject.org
The Folk Project Acoustic Stayaway
Free Livestream Concerts at 7pm on Tuesdays and Fridays:
Television Show most Sundays
at 3pm EST w/ host, Joe Guzzo
https://www.youtube.com/c/FolkProjectVideo.
********Online only**********
Online shows at 7:00
Jul 7 Carole Wise presented by Streaming Tuesdays
14 Dale Carpenter presented by Streaming Tuesdays
21 Mike Agranoff presented by Streaming Tuesdays
28 Christine Bilé presented by Streaming Tuesdays
Live shows
All Troubador shows at 7:30
Jul 3 An Evening with Deadgrass
10 Open Stage
17 Co-Bill: Miles and Mafale and Karyn Oliver
31 Troubadour Triple Feature: Jacob Furr, Pete Mancini, and Trae Sheehan
Aug 7 Co-Bill: Carolann Solebello and Kyle Morgan
14 Co-Bill: Rakish and Ryan Shupe and RubberBand
21 Campfire Night at the Troubadour: Campfire Songs & Sing-alongs
28 Vet Songs; A consequential evening of Veterans stories w/ Sam Robbins, Jesse Ruben, Barret Ward, Michael Arthur, Tina Ross, Andrew Dunn, Sharon Klein, Dave Kleiner, Christine DeLeon
Sep 4 Co-Bill: Greg Greenway and Jenna Nicholls (Labor Day Weekend)
Swingin’ Tern Dances
7-10:30 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Main Street, Chatham
Jul 4 Karen Justin & Contra Rebels
18 Diane Hartzell & High Strung
Aug 1 Liz Nelson & Missing Lynx Double Dance
15 Ken Crawford’s 80th Birthday Celebration. A free, day-long dance event 1-5pm Waltzing, English Country Dancing & Games
5-7pm Catered Dinner & Entertainment
7pm Beginners’ Contra Instruction
7:30 – 11pm Contras & More
Callers & music: Jenny, Bob, Christie, Karen with Bronwyn & Justin; Larry & Tory
Sep 5 Sue Gola & Where’s Fred
19 Greg Frock & Spintuition Double Dance
5 Seymour St, Montclair (973) 783-9500
wellmonttheater.com
Jul 13 7:30-About Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm – 20th Anniversary Tour
16 8-Wild Child: Tribute to The Doors
Aug 2 7-Hot Tuna – An Acoustic Evening
Sep 26 8-Robin Trower US Fall 2026
337 Newark Avenue Jersey City
http://www.whiteeaglehalljc.com/calendar/
Jul 10 8-Ratboys; Golden Apples
23 8-Allah-Las, Rahill
24 8-Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
Rutherford
https://www.williamscenter.org
Shea Center for Performing Arts
300 Pompton Road, Wayne www.wpunj.edu