Here is a look at shows taking place from August 12-18, 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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Thursday, August 14 - 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.
Thursday, August 14 - MPAC presents Tommy James and The Shondells on Thursday. (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee Tommy James and The Shondells on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. He's celebrating six decades of hitmaking as he performs the songs that have made him an enduring music legend since the 1960s. Limited tickets remain.
Friday, August 15 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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."
Thursday, August 14 - 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.
Friday, August 15 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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.
Saturday, August 16 - 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.
Sunday, August 17 - 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.
Sunday, August 17 - 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.
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Tuesday, August 12 @ 7:00pm - Guns 4 Hire Electric at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Thursday, August 14 @ 7:30pm - We May Be Right – Billy Joel Tribute Mayor's Summer Concert Series at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
Thursday, August 14 @ 7:30pm - Evan Sherman at The Morris Museum Back Deck, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
Thursday, August 14 @ 8:00pm - Tommy James and The Shondells at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Thursday, August 14 @ 8:00pm - Starship featuring Mickey Thomas at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret
Friday, August 15 @ 7:30pm - Bees Deluxe; Opening - Renee Maskin at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Friday, August 15 @ 8:00pm - The Stringz Attached presents Omari Dillard: Soul Violinist at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Friday, August 15 @ 8:00pm - Toast – The Ultimate Bread Experience at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret
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.
Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Sugaray Rayford (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Sugaray Rayford on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 7:30pm. He is a Grammy nominated American Soul Blues singer and songwriter with six albums in his catalog.
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.
bergenPAC presents Blackberry Smoke (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Blackberry Smoke on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 7:00pm. Throughout their career, Blackberry Smoke have embodied Georgia's rich musical legacy, honoring the people, places and sounds of their home state.
Bowling for Soup to Play Stone Pony Summer Stage (ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Bowling For Soup have spent the last 30 years proving they’re one of the most fun, engaging, and downright entertaining live bands on the planet. If the sun's out and BFS are on stage, you're in for a party, complete with massive singalongs, off-the-cuff comedy, and an energy that makes even the biggest stages feel like a backyard hangout. See for yourself when the band comes to the Stone Pony Summer Stage on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
The Newton Theatre presents Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel (NEWTON, NJ) -- Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel will perform at The Newton Theatre on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 8:00pm. Duane Betts ignites and brings an evolution to the Southern rock tradition.
Stroudfest 2025 Returns to Downtown Stroudsburg for a Day of Music, Food, and Community (STROUDSBURG, PA) -- The 19th annual Stroudfest is happening on Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11:00am to 6:00pm, and you're invited to join the party in the heart of Downtown Stroudsburg. This end-of-summer celebration has become a local tradition, drawing thousands of people for a full day of live music, great food, local shopping, and community.
