This Week in Music:
August 5-11, 2025
originally published: 08/05/2025
Here is a look at shows taking place from August 5-11, 2025 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to Featured Events, Event Previews, Event Listings, Coming Soon.
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FEATURED EVENTS
Wednesday, August 6 - Dave Koz brings his Summer Horns tour to MPAC. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Get set for a night of smooth summer jazz and funk with a touch of the sounds of the 1970s when Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) as part of his Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns 2025 tour on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7:30pm.
Thursday, August 7 - MPAC presents Little River Band. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents Little River Band on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band is celebrating 50 years of touring. Little River Band garnered huge chart success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits in the 70s and 80s.
Saturday, August 9 - The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Skyla Burrell Band. (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Skyla Burrell Band on Saturday, August 9, 2025. They are a hardworking blues band, known for their high-energy electric blues. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
EVENT PREVIEWS
Tuesday, August 5 - Japanese Superstar Ado to Perform at Prudential Center. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Crunchyroll, the global brand for anime, has announced that iconic Japanese vocalist Ado will embark on her second world tour, Ado WORLD TOUR 2025 "Hibana" Powered by Crunchyroll, reaching even more fans worldwide next year. The tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 8:00pm.
Wednesday, August 6 - The Masterworks Choir presents "Singing Hearts". (OCEAN CITY, NJ) -- The Masterworks Choir presents "Singing Hearts," featuring works by Rutter, Chilcott, Consolacion, Nestor, Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, Copland and more, with a special performance by The Masterworks Summer Bell Choir, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Thursday, August 7 - New Jersey Lyric Opera Features Carmen, La Boheme for Summer Opera Festival at Kelsey Theatre. (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- New Jersey Lyric Opera (NJLO) returns to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre for the third consecutive year with a weekend of opera favorites on Mercer County Community College’s West Windsor Campus, August 7-10, 2025 during the Summer Opera Festival.
Saturday, August 9 - Katy Perry to Play Shows in Philly, NYC, and NJ in August. (NEWARK, NJ) -- After selling out shows around the world for her upcoming The Lifetimes Tour, Katy Perry will launch an extensive run in the United States, beginning in May. Produced by Live Nation, the U.S. leg of the tour includes shows at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, August 9; Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, on Monday, August 11; and Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Saturday, August 9 - West Windsor Arts presents Summer Music and More with Swara. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- West Windsor Arts presents Summer Music and More with Swara (a multi-genre Indian American band) on Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm at the Nassau Park Pavilion. Dan Kassel and Friends featuring Johnny Zarfati will open the night.
Saturday, August 9 - Newark Museum of Art presents Jazz in the Garden 60th Celebration: Antoinette Montague & Bill Charlap. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Celebrate 60 years of Jazz in the Garden at The Newark Museum of Art on Saturday, August 9, 2025 with musical performances by Antoinette Montague and Bill Charlap, honoring one of the nation's longest-running jazz festivals. The event runs from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Sunday, August 10 - Albert Music Hall presents Pineystock. (WARETOWN, NJ) -- Albert Music Hall is set to present its first-ever Pineystock, a 1960s-themed music show inspired by the legendary Summer of '69. The event will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Doors are at 1:00pm with music beginning at 2:00pm.
Sunday, August 10 - Villa Milagro Vineyards presents Acute Inflections. (PHILLIPSBURG, NJ) -- Villa Milagro Vineyards presents Acute Inflections, a NYC-based jazzy R&B duo, on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Imagine the Harlem Renaissance meeting modern soul music in the scenic hills of Phillipsburg. Sets are at 1:00pm & 5:00pm. Limited tickets remain.
EVENT LISTINGS
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Tuesday, August 5 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Jeff Buckley, Grace at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Wednesday, August 6 @ 7:30pm - Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns 2025: The Ultimate Summer Party at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Wednesday, August 6 @ 7:30pm - Rory Block at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Thursday, August 7 @ 7:30pm - MJ Live – Michael Jackson Tribute Concert Mayor’s Summer Concert Series at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
Thursday, August 7 @ 7:30pm - Cuarteto Latinoamericano at The Morris Museum Back Deck, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
Thursday, August 7 @ 7:30pm - Twisted Livin’ Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Thursday, August 7 @ 8:00pm - Little River Band: Fifty Years - Happy Anniversary Tour at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Friday, August 8 @ 7:00pm - Candlelight Concert: Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop Favorites at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Friday, August 8 @ 7:30pm - The Alaya Project at The Morris Museum Back Deck, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
Friday, August 8 @ 7:30pm - The Harrisons at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, August 9 @ 7:30pm - Skyla Burrell Band at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
COMING SOON
Newton Theatre presents An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents An Evening with Joanne Shaw Taylor on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
Carteret PAC presents Starship featuring Mickey Thomas (CARTERET, NJ) -- Starship featuring Mickey Thomas comes to Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. Mickey is the owner of the soaring voice that propelled Starship through the decade of the 80s.
The Newton Theatre presents Asleep at the Wheel (NEWTON, NJ) -- On Friday, August 15, 2025, The Newton Theatre presents Asleep at the Wheel. For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten Grammy awards and literally millions of miles on the road.
Bees Deluxe to Headline Lizzie Rose Music Room; Renee Maskin to Open (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The British/Boston blues sensation, Bees Deluxe returns to The Lizzie Rose Music Room on Friday, August 15, 2025. Back by popular demand, the band has played at Lizzie Rose with the legendary Mike Zito and Joanne Connor. Now, they headline the evening with Asbury Park singer songwriter Renee Maskin opening.
A.R. Rahman to perform at Prudential Center (NEWARK, NJ) -- Internationally acclaimed and award-winning composer/songwriter and superstar recording artist A.R. Rahman is bringing his new immersive live concert experience, The Wonderment Tour, to audiences across North America. The 16-date tour makes a stop at the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
2025 Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival Announces Lineup (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has announced the line-up for this year's free annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival. It will be held on Saturday, August 16; on the Green. The music begins at noon and runs until 10:00pm. As it has for the past three years, the Festival will honor two of its founders, Linda Smith and Michael Fabrizio, who both sadly passed away in June 2021.
NJPAC presents Beres Hammond (NEWARK, NJ) -- Experience the soulful magic of Beres Hammond, Jamaica's most prolific crooner, as he takes the stage at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) with a dynamic ensemble of talented friends, delivering an unforgettable evening filled with rich melodies and heartfelt performances on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Two NJ Jazz Musicians Will Play with The Jazz Ambassadors in Morristown Pianist Anthony Pocetti grew up in Hamilton, NJ, studying piano, "doing sort of traditional piano lessons. I have an uncle who was always encouraging me to get into the jazz thing. He gave me the (Miles Davis) Kind of Blue CD, and he knew that the jazz pianist Jim Ridl was living in Hamilton."
Aztec Two-Step 2.0 presents The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook at Bell Theater (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- The iconic career of the enduring folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel will be chronicled in an entertaining music and multimedia stage show presented by Aztec Two-Step 2.0 at the Bell Theater on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival to Take Place August 16th on the Green (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The free annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025 on the Green. Music begins at noon and runs until 10:00pm. The lineup includes Dani G and Friends, The Jazz Ambassadors, Blues People, King Solomon Hicks, and Samantha Fish. As it has for the past three years, the Festival will honor two of its founders, Linda Smith and Michael Fabrizio, who both sadly passed away in June 2021.
Cypress Hill and Atmosphere to Play Stone Pony Summer Stage (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Summer 2025 just got even busier for the West Coast hip-hop legends Cypress Hill as they'll be hitting the road for their month-long Dank Daze of Summer Tour with hip-hop duo, Atmosphere. Joining them will be Grammy Award-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco, and influential, LA-based hip-hop act The Pharcyde. The tour comes to the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park on Sunday, August 17th. Gates open at 5:00pm.
Newark to Host Annual Latin Festival on August 17th (NEWARK, NJ) -- Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor for Community Engagement Jacqueline Mercado-Quiles, and the Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery (OVPTR) will host the Annual Latin Festival on Sunday, August 17, 2025 from noon to 10:00pm, on Bloomfield Avenue between Lake Street and Clifton Avenue, in Newark's North Ward.
The Who Announce Shows in NJ, NY, PA for The Song is Over North America Farewell Tour One of the greatest bands in rock history, The Who, have announced their bittersweet final tour of the US and Canada as a truly grand finale of their illustrious six-decade career. Fans will have several opportunities in the tri-state area to see the band one last time. Local shows include August 19th at Prudential Center in Newark, August 21st at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, August 23rd at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, and August 30th at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Levoy Theatre presents John Oates & The Good Road Band (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents John Oates & The Good Road Band on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Doors are at 6:00pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
Levoy Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band – Honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band features Artimus Pyle, the last surviving member and drummer of the classic Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup & 2006 Rock & Roll HOF inductee with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Music Box at the Borgata presents Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band are coming to Music Box at the Borgata on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The show is truly 'A Springsteen Celebration': a joyful, reverential evening of incredible music, storytelling, audience interaction and hero worship. And it's all for charity, with net proceeds benefiting The Four Through Nine Foundation, founded by Azaria and committed to social justice, education and recovery causes. Showtime is 8:00pm.
50th New Jersey Folk Festival to Take Place August 23rd (SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The 50th New Jersey Folk Festival (NJFF) will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Davidson's Mill Pond Park. The festival is a celebration of New Jersey folklife, folk arts, and traditions. Admission is free and the festival runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
"Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour" comes to Prudential Center in August (NEWARK, NJ) -- Disney Concerts, Disney Branded Television and AEG Presents jointly revealed "Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour," a one-of-a-kind interactive live concert experience coming to Prudential Center on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 7:00pm. Joshua Colley from "Descendants: The Rise of Red" and Mekonnen Knife from "Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires" also have been added to the previously announced talent line-up of Kylie Cantrall, Freya Skye, Malia Baker, Malachi Barton and Dara Reneé.
Harmonium Choral Society to Hold Auditions for 2025-2026 Season (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Harmonium Choral Society will hold selective auditions for a limited number of openings in all voice parts for experienced singers with good sight-reading ability for the 2025-2026 concert season. Auditions will be held on select dates held by appointment starting August 24th going through September 3rd at Grace Church (4 Madison Avenue at Kings Road) in Madison.
Mavis Staples to Perform on August 25 at Ocean City Music Pier (OCEAN CITY, NJ) -- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples will perform on Monday, August 25, 2025 at the Ocean City Music Pier on the Boardwalk in Ocean City. Special guest Jeffrey Gaines will open the night. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Rock Back in Time: "The 1950's Experience" at the Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch (SURF CITY, NJ) -- See what audiences far and wide are raving about as you’re transported to a golden period in American culture. The Ocean County Library Long Beach Island Branch is pleased to present singer-musician Kevin Grace's musical one-man show "The 1950's Experience" on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:30pm.
COLUMNS
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MORE NEWS
Carteret PAC presents Jo Dee Messina
(CARTERET, NJ) -- Chart-topping country music icon Jo Dee Messina will perform at The URSB Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center on Friday, June 12, 2026. Messina is known for her powerful vocals and extensive catalog including nine number-one hits, 16 Top 40 songs, and awards and nominations from the ACM, CMA, AMA, Billboard, and the Grammys. Showtime is 8:000pm.
BoDeans - 40th Anniversary Tour comes to Newton Theatre in August
White Eagle Hall presents The Feelies 50th Anniversary Shows
The Levoy Theatre presents 90's Rockfest featuring Lounge Fly and Special Guests on Saturday
The Landis presents Crystal Ship - Tribute to The Doors
The Penguin Rocks
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