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Upcoming Shows at White Eagle Hall

Published by New Jersey Stage
06/12/2025

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- This summer, Jersey City's premier entertainment venue White Eagle Hall continues a diverse schedule of events for the New Jersey and New York City area. Originally constructed in 1910 and reopened in 2017 after a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation, the venue has presented numerous sold out shows, community events, theater productions, private events, and sporting events. The exciting schedule of events continues this fall, with newly announced shows including Sharon Van Etten, The Hold Steady, Los Straitjackets, and The Budos Band.

Upcoming at White Eagle Hall:

6/12/2025 - The Antlers & Okkervil River: The Antlers and Okkervil River co-headline an intimate summer night with old favorites, new tracks, and even a few surprises as they play each other’s songs.

6/13/2025 - The LGBTQ+ Prom Gala: Get ready for a night of celebration, love, and pure magic at Hudson Pride Center's 4th Annual LGBTQ+ Prom Gala at White Eagle Hall

6/14/2025 - The Kills (LOW TICKET WARNING): The Kills are bringing their raw, blues-soaked rock ‘n’ roll to White Eagle Hall! Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince deliver the kind of gritty, high-voltage performance you don’t want to miss.





 

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6/19/2025 - Candlelight Concerts: Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations under the gentle glow of candlelight. On April 10th, Candlelight will perform two sets as A Tribute to Coldplay. 

6/20/2025 - Gimme Gimme Disco: Gimme Gimme Disco is a DJ dance party playing all your favorite ABBA tracks, plus plenty of other disco hits from the 70s & 80s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Cher, & so much more

6/21/2025 - Red Vox: Psychedelic vibes, sharp hooks, and unpredictable turns! Don’t miss your chance to see the genre-blurring band Red Vox in full force live at White Eagle Hall.

6/27/2025 - Hot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party: At Hot In Herre, you'll hear your favorite hits and guilty pleasures from the first decade of the millennium from artists like Nelly, Beyoncé, Usher, Rihanna, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, T-Pain, Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Sean Paul, and so many more.

7/6/2025 - The Disco Biscuits: Now three decades after their launch, The Disco Biscuits remain the pioneers of “Trance-Fusion” - bridging the gap between electronic dance music and jam rock - while consistently looking for new sonic boundaries to break

7/12/2025 - Bingo Loco: Bingo Loco is bringing the bingo party with a wild, high-energy twist! Get ready for an unforgettable night filled with dance-offs, rave rounds, lip sync battles, throwback anthems, confetti showers, and prizes. 

7/18/2025 - Mekons: Genre-defying legends the Mekons have been breaking all the rules since 1977. With their new album Horror released earlier this year, this promises to be a night of sonic adventure.




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7/19/2025 - David Cross: David Cross is a comedian, actor, writer and voice artist known for his work on Mr. Show with Bob and David, Arrested Development, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and much more.

7/22/2025 - Jamming with Jules!: A children's artist, songwriter, and educator who’s appeared on Ms. Rachel’s Songs for Littles, join Jules for a heartwarming performance of songs that inspire kindness, creativity, and connection.

7/23/2025 - Hurray for the Riff Raff: From hopping freight trains and raising hell in NYC punk haunts to front porch jams in New Orleans, Alynda Segarra has lived a life worth singing about. Their latest album, The Past Is Still Alive, channels road trips, radical resistance, and untamed living into raw, urgent folk-rock anthems.

7/25/2025 - Say Anything: Say Anything just announced their White Eagle Hall show will be celebrating the 20th (well...21st!) anniversary of their classic, critically adored album ...Is A Real Boy. With special guests Flycatcher.

7/20/2025 - Dave Hill: Fresh off a year that has included touring with Tenacious D and Bill Murray, and a solo Off-Broadway run, comedian Dave Hill invades White Eagle Hall for a night of jokes, stories, sweet guitar solos, and ill-advised feats of strength.

8/19/2025 - AJJ: AJJ are bringing their genre-smashing folk-punk intensity to White Eagle Hall! Don’t miss a summer night of cathartic singalongs, razor-sharp wit, and raw emotion.

8/22/2025 - Anthony Rodia: Anthony Rodia brings his rapid-fire wit and hilarious real-talk to Jersey City! From viral rants to crazy characters, he’s one of the fastest-rising voices in comedy

8/30/2025 - GoldFord: GoldFord brings his soulful anthems, new songs, and fan favorites to the stage, creating unforgettable nights of music and connection.

9/5/2025 - The Hold Steady (JUST ANNOUNCED): The Hold Steady returns to White Eagle Hall for a night of anthemic storytelling, big riffs, and sing-along moments with one of indie rock’s most beloved bands.

9/21/2025 - Baseball Project/The Minus 5: The Baseball Project is bringing their all-star lineup of rock legends and baseball anthems. Featuring members of R.E.M. and The Dream Syndicate, the supergroup delivers a grand slam of power pop, garage rock, and baseball nostalgia.

9/26/2025 - Geordie Greep: Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep brings his experimental vision to Jersey City in support of ‘The New Sound’ — his boundary-pushing, critically acclaimed solo debut album.





 

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9/27/2025 - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (JUST ANNOUNCED): New Jersey native Sharon Van Etten makes her White Eagle Hall debut in support of her new album Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory. With special guest TORRES.

10/2/2025 - Lightning Bolt: Noise-rock juggernauts Lightning Bolt are coming to blow the roof off White Eagle Hall! Relentless, chaotic, and louder than ever, don’t miss the sonic mayhem.

10/3/2025 - Earlybirds Club (JUST ANNOUNCED): Earlybirds Club is a dance party designed for women, trans, and non-binary folks that starts at 6pm and ends at 10pm—because we have shit to do in the morning! Spinning music from the 80s to 2000s, including pop, hip-hop, new wave, and R&B.

10/23/2025 - Conner O’Malley (SOLD OUT): Comedy madman Conner O’Malley returns to White Eagle Hall! Acting credits include I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Detroiters, Broad City, I Saw the TV Glow, Joe Pera Talks With You, Palm Springs, and more.

10/31/2025 - Los Straitjackets (JUST ANNOUNCED): Using the music of the Ventures, The Shadows, Link Wray and Dick Dale as a jumping off point, Los Straitjackets has taken their unique, high energy brand of instrumental rock & roll around the world for thirty years.

12/4/2025 - The Budos Band (JUST ANNOUNCED): The Budos Band blends heavy funk, Afrobeat, and soul that sound like a lost Spaghetti Western soundtrack. Hailing from Staten Island, they’ve carved out a cult following with their gritty, hypnotic grooves and relentless live energy.

Guests can purchase tickets for all upcoming shows by visiting whiteeaglehalljc.com. Please note that all shows are subject to change; visit the venue's website for more information.

White Eagle Hall is a historic 8,000-square-foot live performance and private event venue in Jersey City, NJ which hosts live performances and private events before an 800-standing and 320-seated capacity audience. Originally constructed in 1910 and reopened in 2017 after a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation, the venue has hosted a variety of notable artists over the years including Jack White, The Front Bottoms, The Gaslight Anthem, Kamasi Washington, Japanese Breakfast, The Bouncing Souls, Parquet Courts, Yo La Tengo, The Mountain Goats, Thursday, Screaming Females, Spoon, Guster, Built to Spill, Angel Olsen, and many more. White Eagle Hall has presented numerous sold out shows, community events, theater productions, private events, and sporting events such as boxing, darts, wrestling, sumo, and jiu-jitsu. As of 2021, the venue is operated by the entertainment, management and booking team at Prudential Center/Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE).


 



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Floyd

Floyd Pink - Celebrating The Music of Pink Floyd

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

FLOYD PINK is a Pink Floyd tribute band from the New York metro area, celebrating the music of Pink Floyd.  

 

Geoff

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morristown, NJ

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Geoff Tate is best known for his 30-plus years as the creative and driving force behind the progressive metal band Queensryche. Since its inception with Geoff at the helm, Queensryche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has performed in upwards of fifty countries. Geoff is regarded as one of the most skilled vocalists in the genre with hundreds of modern, popular artists citing him and his former band as a major influence. Combining social consciousness and expertly crafted lyrics with high-energy, melodically complex music, Queensryche with Geoff Tate at the forefront became internationally recognized as the thinking man’s rock band. The band’s first three albums — their self-titled EP (1983), The Warning (1984) and Rage for Order (1986) — all hit gold status selling over 500,000 units each.

 

Jesse

Jesse Cook

Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm
NJPAC - Victoria Theater
Newark, NJ

A global artist in every sense of the term, Jesse Cook redefines music’s power to connect people across cultures and continents. The Paris-born, Toronto-raised master of the Spanish guitar weaves together flamenco, samba, jazz and world folk traditions into something spellbinding and uniquely his own. On stage, Cook radiates infectious energy — collaborating with his band to craft immersive experiences celebrated for their warmth, precision and emotional depth. With over a billion streams and views across platforms, his sound remains as relevant as it is revered.

 

Don

Don McLean & Lee Greenwood

Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morristown, NJ

Two iconic singers perform their hits and celebrate America’s 250 birthday! Singer/songwriter Don McLean is best known for the classic hit “American Pie,” as well as “Vincent” and “Castles in the Air.” Country superstar Lee Greenwood has seven top charting singles, including “I.O.U,” “It Turns Me Inside Out,” and the patriotic favorite, “God Bless the U.S.A.”

 

Song

Song of the Meadowlark

Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 2:30pm
Highland Design Farm
Hopewell, NJ

A meditative rock odyssey weaving reimagined contemporary songs, stream-of-consciousness poetry and live painting.

 

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EVENT PREVIEWS

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Jesse Cook on Saturday, November 14, 2026 in the Victoria Theater at 8:00pm. A global artist in every sense of the term, Jesse Cook redefines music's power to connect people across cultures and continents.



Forte Piano Music Company presents Exquisite Contrasts: Haydn & Schubert Piano Trios

Forte Piano Music Company presents Exquisite Contrasts: Haydn & Schubert Piano Trios

(PARAMUS, NJ) -- The Forte Piano Music Company presents a Piano Trio Concert - "Exquisite Contrasts" - Haydn & Schubert on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 2:30pm. This program brings together two landmarks of the piano trio repertoire, revealing the evolution of the genre from the Classical era to early Romanticism.



Mahwah Museum Hosts "Les Paul from Start to Finish" with Jim Wysocki

Mahwah Museum Hosts "Les Paul from Start to Finish" with Jim Wysocki

(MAHWAH, NJ) -- Come to the Mahwah Museum on Sunday, November 15, 2026 for a discussion of a 29-year friendship, rare memorabilia, and the story behind Les Paul's home with Mahwah Mayor Jim Wysocki from his nearly three-decade friendship with legendary musician and inventor Les Paul. The event begins at 2:00pm.



Atlantic City Punk Rock Flea Market - Holiday Edition to take place on Sunday

Atlantic City Punk Rock Flea Market - Holiday Edition to take place on Sunday

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- You can get your holiday shopping done on Sunday, November 15, 2026 when Anchor Rock Club hosts the Atlantic City Punk Rock Flea Market - Holiday Edition.  The event runs from noon to 6:00pm.



Song of the Meadowlark takes place on Sunday in Hopewell

Song of the Meadowlark takes place on Sunday in Hopewell

(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Song of the Meadowlark takes place Sunday, November 15, 2026 at Highland Design Farm. This is a meditative rock odyssey weaving reimagined contemporary songs, stream-of-consciousness poetry, and live painting. Doors are at 2:00pm, showtime is 2:30pm.



Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Chris Smither

Avenel Performing Arts Center presents Chris Smither

(AVENEL, NJ) -- Chris Smither will perform at the Avenel Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:30pm. Born in Miami, during World War II, Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he first started playing music as a child. The son of a Tulane University professor, he was taught the rudiments of instrumentation by his uncle on his mother's ukulele.



Rufus Wainwright to Perform with Princeton "Super-Orchestra" at McCarter Theatre

Rufus Wainwright to Perform with Princeton "Super-Orchestra" at McCarter Theatre

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 7:30pm, GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright takes the McCarter stage for one night only with the Princeton Playhouse Sinfonia, a dynamic new collaborative ensemble created specifically for this concert.



Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kate Taylor

Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kate Taylor

(PRINCETON, NJ) — The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kate Taylor on Friday, November 20, 2026 in an evening of upbeat and bubbling song filled with enthusiasm and love. The concert takes place at Christ Congregation Church in Princeton. Showtime is 8:00pm. A livestream option is available as well.



Private Eyes Brings the Greatest Hits of Hall & Oates to the Strand Center for the Arts

Private Eyes Brings the Greatest Hits of Hall & Oates to the Strand Center for the Arts

(LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- Few musical acts defined the sound of the late 1970s and 1980s quite like Daryl Hall and John Oates. On Friday, November 20, 2026, the Strand Center for the Arts will celebrate their extraordinary catalog when Private Eyes – The Premier Tribute To Daryl Hall & John Oates takes the stage for an evening of classic pop, rock, and blue-eyed soul. Showtime is 8:00pm.



NJPAC to Celebrate Ben Vereen

NJPAC to Celebrate Ben Vereen's 80th Birthday with All-Star Concert on November 21st

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Ben Vereen's 80th Birthday Concert on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 8:00pm. This special one-night only celebration is part of NJPAC’s 2026 TD James Moody Jazz Festival (November 6-22). Several of today's leading Broadway stars and vocalists unite for a spectacular birthday bash performance toasting the legendary actor/dancer/singer Ben Vereen who turns 80 on October 10, 2026.


 

 


 

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UPCOMING SHOWS


NJPAC presents Jesse Cook on Saturday

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Jesse Cook on Saturday, November 14, 2026 in the Victoria Theater at 8:00pm. A global artist in every sense of the term, Jesse Cook redefines music's power to connect people across cultures and continents.


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