Soul / R&B venues
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Midtown West54 BelowAt 54 Below, every table is within 24 feet of the stage, putting Broadway performers on the scale of a supper-club conversation.Next: Sun Nov 29 · 7:00 PM · Lea SalongaBushwickAlphavilleAlphaville pairs a Bushwick band stage with a bar you can settle into, making a small concert feel like part of a neighborhood visit.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 10:30 PM · BODIES: An RnB, Soul, + Funk Dance PartyWilliamsburgBaby's All RightAt Baby's All Right, the glowing backdrop behind the band is made from old hotel ashtrays. South Williamsburg gets a concert with its own light show.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 9:30 PM · Jai'Len Josey | The Serial Romantic TourGreenwich VillageBlue NoteBlue Note brings established jazz musicians into a Greenwich Village club that also makes space for soul, hip-hop and younger artists.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 8:00 PM · Eric RobersonBushwickBossa Nova Civic ClubNext: Tue Oct 13 · 10:00 PM · Input x CYBERSOULLower East SideBowery BallroomPrimarily a live-music hall, Bowery Ballroom occasionally makes sense for comedy when a touring comic needs a proper stage rather than a club setup.Next: Tue Nov 10 · 7:00 PM · Q MarsdenWilliamsburgBrooklyn BowlBrooklyn Bowl puts a concert stage, bowling lanes and a full-service restaurant under one Williamsburg roof.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 11:30 PM · Love in the Club - 2000's Hip Hop and R&B PartyDowntown BrooklynBrooklyn ParamountBrooklyn Paramount stages modern concert tours inside a 1928 movie palace, with the old theatrical architecture still surrounding the crowd.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 7:00 PM · Ryan Beatty - Arms Over Armor North American Tour '26East WilliamsburgBrooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel makes a former steel factory work as an East Williamsburg concert hall, with a broad standing floor and a balcony above it.Next: Thu Nov 12 · 8:00 PM · Jalen NgondaChelseaCity Winery New YorkCity Winery pairs a seated concert with food and its own wines at Pier 57, beside the Hudson River in Chelsea.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Ayanna IrishEast VillageDromDrom brings international artists and local audiences together on Avenue A, with a program that moves readily between musical traditions.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 11:00 PM · Yoi Toki [a Future Funk/Vaporwave Halloween]NoHoJoe's PubThe cabaret stage inside the Public Theater's Lafayette Street building, booking named comedy and variety acts alongside music, in front of a seated audience.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 7:00 PM · Alice SmithFlatbushKings TheatreKings brings concerts and live performance into a Flatbush movie palace whose chandeliers make their own argument for arriving before the show.Next: Sun Oct 25 · 7:30 PM · Maher Zain - USA Tour 2026MaspethKnockdown CenterKnockdown Center turns a former door factory in Maspeth into a concert and art complex, with enough space for festivals to take different forms.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 3:00 PM · RUSH Presents - Funk Tribu: Day & NightFlushingKupferberg Center for the ArtsKupferberg Center brings touring music, dance and family productions onto the Queens College campus, with separate halls for different scales of performance.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 3:00 PM · Salcedo’s Latin Soul: Pops y Palmas Album Release PartyGreenwich VillageLe Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge treats contemporary classical music, metal and electronic acts as plausible neighbors on one Greenwich Village calendar.Next: Mon Nov 16 · 8:00 PM · Sir WomanUpper West SideLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center gathers opera, ballet, orchestral music, theater and film on one Upper West Side campus, with several calendars running at once.Next: Thu Oct 29 · 6:45 PM · A Few Good MenLower East SideMercury LoungeMercury Lounge keeps touring bands and local acts close to the audience on the Lower East Side, with opening sets worth making time for.Next: Wed Nov 4 · 9:00 PM · Keenan TreVonDowntown NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterNJPAC pairs major touring performers with a substantial local program, bringing music, dance and comedy to Downtown Newark.Next: Sat Dec 19 · 8:00 PM · Musiq Soulchild & Kindred the Family SoulGowanusPublic RecordsPublic Records puts live music and DJs inside a former ASPCA headquarters in Gowanus, with a plant nursery among its performance settings.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 4:00 PM · The Atrium: Soul Summit All Day LongChelseaRacketRacket puts a 650-person concert upstairs across from Chelsea Market, keeping the stage on a scale where the crowd still feels gathered together.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM · Jesse GoldMidtown WestRadio City Music HallRadio City's Art Deco interior makes the walk to your seat part of the show, before the curtain or the band moves.Next: Sat Feb 13 · 8:00 PM · FLOJamaicaResorts World New York CityResorts World New York City adds free bands and DJ sets to a Jamaica casino visit.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 8:00 PM · Deverne & The Vintage SoulMaspethRuins at Knockdown CenterThe Ruins puts Knockdown Center's music outdoors, with weathered concrete surrounding a Maspeth gathering place for dancing and live performance.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 3:00 PM · RUSH Presents - Funk Tribu: Day & NightChinatownSoho LiveNext: Fri Oct 30 · 7:30 PM · Poor Unfortunate Souls: A 21+ NYC Halloween Party with The Little MermenMidtown WestSony HallSony Hall keeps the decorative character of the old Diamond Horseshoe while putting a broad concert program beneath its starburst ceiling.Next: Tue Oct 27 · 8:30 PM · Haley ReinhartHell's KitchenTerminal 5Two balcony levels look down on Terminal 5's main floor, making a large Hell's Kitchen concert feel stacked around the stage.Next: Tue Oct 27 · 7:30 PM · kwnGreenwich VillageThe Bitter EndThe Bitter End's red brick backdrop frames a Greenwich Village stage shared by generations of songwriters, bands and comedians.Next: Wed Nov 18 · 7:00 PM · "A Song For You --Annual Holiday Benefit Concert"East WilliamsburgThe Chocolate FactoryThe Chocolate Factory shares an East Williamsburg building with actual chocolate production, giving electronic music a setting that still has a working industrial neighbor.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 10:00 PM · Soul In The Horn w/ Natasha Diggs and FriendsMurray HillThe Cutting RoomA 30-foot guitar gives this Murray Hill music club a suitably oversized calling card, while the performances stay on a club scale.Next: Sun Nov 22 · 6:00 PM · Soulful Sounds in NYCMidtown WestThe IridiumThe Iridium carries Les Paul's history into a Midtown West club where jazz, rock and blues still make the guitar a central attraction.Next: Tue Oct 20 · 8:30 PM · Bywater CallFinancial DistrictThe Rooftop at Pier 17The Rooftop at Pier 17 puts a touring concert outdoors above the East River, with the city's buildings sharing the view.Next: Sat Oct 31 · 3:00 PM · The Rooftop at Pier 17 HalloweenGreenpointWarsawWarsaw brings touring bands into Greenpoint's Polish National Home, where pierogi belong to the concert ritual as much as the bar.Next: Sat Dec 12 · 6:00 PM · THE BOUNCING SOULS 'Born To Be Tour' with The Suicide MachinesEast VillageWebster HallWebster Hall brings touring bands into an East Village gathering hall whose history includes union rallies, public meetings and dances.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 8:00 PM · Nia Archives - EMOTIONAL WORLD TOUR