Concerts in Brooklyn

Launched at Brooklyn Bowl in 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse brings classic-rock concerts to kids under 10 with live music, dancing and interactive play. Catch the Music of Queen for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 8 11am doors!

Orville Peck earned a Juno nomination for 2022's Bronco and made his Broadway debut in Cabaret. Hear his baritone and falsetto live at Brooklyn Paramount on Monday November 9!

Oklahoma City noise rock band Chat Pile takes its name from the toxic mining waste mounds of Oklahoma. Their self-released debut EP topped Rate Your Music's chart and led to a Flenser deal. See them live at Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday, November 10!

Night 2! Orville Peck earned a Juno nomination for 2022's Bronco and made his Broadway debut in Cabaret. Hear his baritone and falsetto live at Brooklyn Paramount on Tuesday November 10!

From the team that brought you Come See Me in the Good Light, join us for Andrea Gibson’s Love Letter from the Afterlife— a multimedia event bringing together film, live poetry, music, orchestral accompaniment, and intimate storytelling in a celebration of one of the most beloved voices of a generation. Join Andrea Gibson's Love Letter from the Afterlife at Kings Theatre on Wednesday, November 11.

Michigander, the indie rock project of Michigan native Jason Singer, blends rock energy, alternative experimentation, and emotionally resonant lyrics. Hear the 2025 self-titled album live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, November 11!

Two groups, one J Dilla connection: The Pharcyde's debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde went Gold, and Slum Village was founded by Dilla in Detroit in 1994. See them at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, November 12!

German indie rock band Giant Rooks formed in Hamm in 2014, and their second album, How Have You Been?, hit number 1 on the German albums chart. See them live at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, November 13!

Birmingham, Alabama's Mountain Grass Unit won the IBMA's 2025 Momentum Award for Band of the Year. Their debut album, Appalachian Smoke, was produced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 13!

Sydney's Donny Benet has served up lavish ’80s synths and danceable grooves since his 2011 debut, and 2024's Infinite Desires keeps the party going. See him live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, November 14!

Birmingham, Alabama's Mountain Grass Unit won IBMA's 2025 Momentum Award for Band of the Year. Their debut album, Appalachian Smoke, was produced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 14!

Folk Night Out: The Indie Folk Dance Party built for dancing. Bring your friends and move to the music at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 14 11pm doors! Folk Night Out is a night of indie-folk favorites, big singalongs, and good times with good people. Think Mumford & Sons, Noah Kahan, Hozier, Vance Joy & more all night long. Grab a friend, grab a beer, and come sing every word with a room full of people who love this music as much as you do!

Since 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has brought classic-rock concerts to kids under 10, with live music, dancing and interactive play. Hear the Music of Dave Matthews Band at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 15 11am doors!

New York rap duo Armand Hammer, billy woods and Elucid, each built solo careers before teaming up in 2013. In 2021 they released Haram with producer The Alchemist. See them live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday, November 15!

Kansas City guitarist Samantha Fish is a two-time Grammy nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Album, most recently for 2025's Paper Doll. See her live at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 15!

Formed in Baltimore in 2009, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blend psychedelic funk, danceable grooves and extended improvisational jamming. They play as many as 200 shows a year. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, November 19!

Formed in Baltimore in 2009, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blend psychedelic funk with danceable grooves and extended jams. They play as many as 200 shows a year. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 20!

Baltimore funk jam band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong blends psychedelic funk, guitar-driven solos, and danceable grooves. They play up to 200 shows a year and host their own festival, Domefest. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 21!

Since 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has brought classic-rock concerts to kids under 10, with live music, dancing and interactive play. Catch the Music of Grateful Dead for Kids at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 22 11am doors!

Scranton punk band The Menzingers took Album of the Year from Absolutepunk.net and Punknews.org for 2012's On the Impossible Past. Hear new album Everything I Ever Saw live at Brooklyn Paramount on Sunday, November 22!

Afrobeat band Antibalas earned a Grammy nomination for Best Global Music Album with Fu Chronicles. Members also took part in the Broadway musical Fela! See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, November 27!

Grammy-nominated Afrobeat band Antibalas earned a Best Global Music Album nod for 2020's Fu Chronicles. See them live at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, November 28!

Born at Brooklyn Bowl in 2014, The Rock and Roll Playhouse turns classic rock into interactive concerts for kids under 10, with live music, stories and dancing. Bring the family to sing along to the music of The Beatles at Brooklyn Bowl on Sunday, November 29 11am doors!

*New Date* New York-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy blends raw indie rock with introspective folk, earning acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Stone. Touring behind her new album 'I Am Both,' produced by Joe Henry, she brings her sharp songwriting and distinctive guitar work to Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday December 8!

*New Date* Tinlicker, the acclaimed Dutch electronic trio from Utrecht formed by Micha Heyboer and Jordi van Achthoven, now joined by vocalist Hero Baldwin, blend progressive house, deep house, and indietronica into emotionally rich, genre-defying anthems. Touring in support of their new LP "Dreams of the Machine," don't miss their live band debut in the U.S. at Brooklyn Paramount on Friday December 11!

*NEW DATE* Solar Federation: A Tribute to Rush, the award-winning, female-fronted Rush tribute band from Central PA, delivers faithful renditions of prog rock's most complex catalog with passion and precision. The only U.S. Rush tribute invited to headline Neil Peart's memorial concert, they bring the spirit of Canada's greatest to Racket NYC on Saturday January 16!

*New Date* MC Lyte released 1988's Lyte as a Rock, the first full-length solo album by a female rapper, and is a 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Join her performance and birthday celebration at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday March 19!