NYC Live Music This Week: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

It's Halloween week in New York and the city's stages are going off. We counted 200+ live-music events across five boroughs — from arena-scale pop to basement jazz to free open decks in Bushwick. Here are the shows worth leaving the house for.

For Jazz, Funk & Soul Fans

An embarrassment of riches. Robert Glasper sets up camp at the Blue Note for a week-long run, Baby Rose wraps up her residency there, and Aaron Parks holds down the Vanguard. Plus free jazz every night in the West Village.

• ► wed 10/28 – sat 10/31, 8pm & 10:30pm · Robert Glasper (+ Derrick Hodge, Isaiah Sharkey, Chris Dave) @ Blue Note (Greenwich Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26 – tue 10/27, 8pm & 10:30pm · Baby Rose @ Blue Note (Greenwich Village). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · Aaron Parks Trio @ Village Vanguard (West Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 9pm & 10:30pm · Pasquale Grasso Trio (+ Paul Gill, Keith Balla) @ Mezzrow (West Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 7pm · Ari Hoenig Quartet (+ Tivon Pennicott, Gadi Lehavi, Ben Tiberio) @ Smalls Jazz Club (West Village). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 7pm · Alexa Tarantino Quartet @ Birdland Jazz Club (Hell's Kitchen). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8:30pm · Haley Reinhart @ Sony Hall (Hell's Kitchen). $45 · tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · High and Mighty Brass Band Halloween Party @ Sleepwalk (Bushwick). $17 · tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 7pm · Billy Martin (+ Matt Glassmeyer, Jonathan Goldberger) @ Nublu (East Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 5pm · Eri Yamamoto Duo @ Arthur's Tavern (West Village). FREE · tickets ›

For Indie & Rock Fans

Halloween brings the heat: The Lemon Twigs headline a stacked Knockdown Center bill, Rodrigo y Gabriela tear through Bowery Ballroom, and Grateful Shred take over Webster Hall. Plus tribute-night madness from all-women Radiohead to a Twee Halloween.

• ► fri 10/30, 7pm · The Lemon Twigs (+ Swamp Dogg, Sheer Mag, Jacuzzi Boys, The Mystery Lights) @ Knockdown Center (Maspeth). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 7pm · Rodrigo y Gabriela OurHome Tour @ Bowery Ballroom (Lower East Side). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · Grateful Shred @ Webster Hall (East Village). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · The Barr Brothers (+ Soak) @ Bowery Ballroom (Lower East Side). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 7pm · Candlebox (+ Sponge) @ Bowery Ballroom (Lower East Side). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · Judah & The Lion @ Webster Hall (East Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 8pm · Hawthorne Heights (+ letlive., Creeper) @ Irving Plaza (Union Square). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 7pm · Rasputina (+ Dust Bowl Faeries) @ Le Poisson Rouge (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 7pm · Labiahead (all-women Radiohead tribute) @ Le Poisson Rouge (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 7pm · TWEE HALLOWEEN (Belle + Sebastian · Magnetic Fields · Velvet Underground covers) @ Union Pool (Williamsburg). $13 · tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 7pm · National Park After Dark Your Neck of the Woods Tour @ Bowery Ballroom (Lower East Side). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 11pm · NEVERMORE Goth Rave Halloween Edition @ DROM (East Village). tickets ›

For House, Techno & Electronic Fans

Halloween weekend turns Brooklyn into one enormous club. The Blaze and A. G. Cook both take over Knockdown Center on back-to-back nights, Jayda G headlines a Purgatory party at Refuge, and horsegiirL rides into Terminal 5. Bossa Nova Civic Club keeps it free almost every night.

• ► wed 10/28, 8pm · The Blaze @ Knockdown Center (Maspeth). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · A. G. Cook (+ Sophia Stel, Hudson Mohawke, Umru) @ Knockdown Center (Maspeth). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · horsegiirL @ Terminal 5 (Hell's Kitchen). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 10pm · Jayda G (+ Soul Clap, DJ E-Cology, Suze Ijó) @ Refuge Hi Def Dance Club (East Williamsburg). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 10pm · salute b2b Stacey Pullen PURGATORY @ Refuge Hi Def Dance Club (East Williamsburg). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · GG Magree BLADE RAVE (+ Dooms, Xris SMack) @ Brooklyn Monarch (Bushwick). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 10pm · Zombie Prom (YokoO, Philou, Coffintexts, girl_irl) @ House of Yes (Bushwick). $36 · tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28 – thu 10/29, 8pm · Ólafur Arnalds @ The Town Hall (Midtown). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 4pm · Body Hack @ Nowadays (Ridgewood). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 7pm · High Voltage Happy Hour Vol. 5 @ Bossa Nova Civic Club (Bushwick). FREE · tickets ›

For Hip-Hop & R&B Fans

Arena-level this week: Rod Wave fills Barclays for two nights, Vince Staples locks down Brooklyn Steel, and Cypress Hill brings Immortal Technique to Irving Plaza for Halloween. Plus Robert Glasper's neo-soul side at Nublu on Friday.

• ► tue 10/27 – wed 10/28, 8pm · Rod Wave (+ Fridayy) @ Barclays Center (Downtown Brooklyn). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · Vince Staples @ Brooklyn Steel (East Williamsburg). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 8pm · Cypress Hill (+ Immortal Technique, Lord Sko) @ Irving Plaza (Union Square). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 7pm · Action Bronson & Human Growth Hormone @ Le Poisson Rouge (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 10pm · Robert Glasper The Shed – Robtober Edition @ Nublu (East Village). tickets ›
• ► mon 10/26, 8pm · kwn @ Terminal 5 (Hell's Kitchen). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 11pm · SLOW JAMS NYC Halloween R&B Party @ Littlefield (Gowanus). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 5pm · Free Halloween R&B & Hip-Hop Bingo @ Native Harlem (Harlem). FREE

For Pop Fans

The big one: Harry Styles takes over Madison Square Garden for three nights with Jamie xx opening. Lawrence plays a three-night stand at Brooklyn Paramount. And Lennon Stella, Isabel LaRosa, and LAUNDRY DAY round out a stacked pop week.

• ► wed 10/28, fri 10/30 & sat 10/31, 8pm · Harry Styles (+ Jamie xx) @ Madison Square Garden (Midtown). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29 – sat 10/31, 8pm · Lawrence @ Brooklyn Paramount (Downtown Brooklyn). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 7pm · Lennon Stella @ Le Poisson Rouge (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 7pm · Isabel LaRosa @ Le Poisson Rouge (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 8pm · LAUNDRY DAY @ Brooklyn Steel (East Williamsburg). tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 8pm · Eivør (+ The Messenger Birds) @ Racket NYC (Chelsea). tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 8pm · hABBAween ABBA Halloween tribute @ The Bell House (Gowanus). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 7pm · Broadway Sings® Madonna @ The Cutting Room (Murray Hill). $38 · tickets ›

For Latin & Global Fans

Rawayana headlines Barclays on Halloween, Esteman brings indie-Latin heat to Irving Plaza, and the cumbia-to-reggaeton pipeline runs all week — from Bushwick basements to Queens dance halls.

• ► sat 10/31, 8pm · Rawayana @ Barclays Center (Downtown Brooklyn). tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · Esteman (+ Daniela Spalla) @ Irving Plaza (Union Square). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 8pm · Milagro Verde CUMBIA del TERROR @ Sleepwalk (Bushwick). $17 · tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · Axel Tosca's Cuban Jam @ Zinc Bar (NoHo). $35 · tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 10pm · Yaadcore & Friends @ Nublu (East Village). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 8pm · Román Díaz & La Rumba de los Lunes @ Terraza 7 (Elmhurst). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 8pm · Baracutanga South American Roots Experience @ Terraza 7 (Elmhurst). tickets ›
• ► sun 11/1, 4pm · Sting International 40+ Years of Reggae @ Xanadu (Bushwick). $33 · tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 7pm · Afrobeats / Amapiano / Afrohouse Open Deck @ Acoustik Garden Lounge (Crown Heights). FREE · tickets ›

For Folk & Americana Fans

Skinny Dennis stays busy all week with country and Americana — including a Halloween costume contest with cowpunk act Roberta Faceplant. Irish music gets its own mini-festival at The Dead Rabbit, and Carsie Blanton wraps the week at LPR.

• ► sat 10/31, 7:30pm · East Nash Grass Halloween @ The Bitter End (NoHo). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31, 9pm · Roberta Faceplant + Halloween Costume Contest @ Skinny Dennis (Williamsburg). $10 · tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30, 9pm · The National Reserve @ Skinny Dennis (Williamsburg). $10 · tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 9pm · CC & The Boys @ Skinny Dennis (Williamsburg). $5 · tickets ›
• ► tue 10/27, 8pm · Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones Paddy Reilly's 40th Anniversary @ Paddy Reilly's Music Bar (Gramercy). tickets ›
• ► sun 11/1, 8pm · Carsie Blanton (+ The Burning Hell) @ Littlefield (Gowanus). tickets ›
• ► sun 11/1 · Keith Harkin + Ryan McMullan + Sunday Seisiún @ The Dead Rabbit (Financial District). info ›
• ► sun 11/1 · Mike Dawes @ The Iridium (Midtown). tickets ›

For Classical & Experimental Fans

Ólafur Arnalds brings his neo-classical electronics to Town Hall for two nights. Sō Percussion performs Steve Reich's Drumming at 92NY, and the Candlelight series goes full Halloween at Church of the Heavenly Rest. Free picks include opera at MSM and a Halloween piano recital on the Bargemusic barge in DUMBO.

• ► wed 10/28 – thu 10/29, 8pm · Ólafur Arnalds @ The Town Hall (Midtown). tickets ›
• ► wed 10/28, 7:30pm · Sō Percussion: Steve Reich's Drumming @ Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY (Upper East Side). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29, 7:30pm · Suzanne Farrin / Talea Ensemble Composer Portraits: Macabéa @ Miller Theatre at Columbia (Morningside Heights). tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29 – fri 10/30, 6pm & 8:30pm · Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics @ Church of the Heavenly Rest (Upper East Side). $37–$46 · tickets ›
• ► fri 10/30 · The Green Room Ensemble Eleanor Alberga string quartet cycle @ National Sawdust (Williamsburg). tickets ›
• ► sat 10/31 · Rob Schwimmer Solo Piano Halloween Concert @ Bargemusic (DUMBO). FREE · tickets ›
• ► thu 10/29 – fri 10/30, 7:30pm · Graduate Opera Theatre Opera Scenes @ Manhattan School of Music (Morningside Heights). FREE · tickets ›

FAQ: Live Music in NYC This Week

For the full filterable calendar of NYC live music — with venue maps, genre filters, and price sorting — head to intheknow.city/nyc/live-music. Published October 26, 2026. Updated weekly.