The Manhattan Beat: The Best Live Music in NYC in Mid-May

Everynight Charley recommends the following 60+ live music events in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists’ social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, location and directions, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates.

Friday, May 15

• Bilmuri, the Home Team, Gang! at the Rooftop at Pier 17
• Avatar, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Frozen Soul at Palladium Times Square
• Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Beacon Theatre
• CMAT, Blonde in Car at Brooklyn Steel
• Ashnikko, Googly Eyes at the Hammerstein Ballroom
• Stéphane Wrembel’s Django a Gogo at Symphony Space
• Slide Away ’26 : Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, Loveliescrushing, Bleary

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