Pop/Rock, May

Alter Bridge will perform in Atlantic City, May 9; and Montclair, May 13.

May 1: Roger McGuinn at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
May 1: Anna Lapwood at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
May 1: UB40, Matisyahu, at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
May 1: All That Remains, Born of Osiris, Dead Eyes at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 1: Steel Panther at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 1: Millionaire$, Whitney Peyton, Waiting 4 April at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 1: Belouis Some at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.
May 1: Yacht Lobsters at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 1: The Linda Ronstadt Experience featuring Tristan McIntosh at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 1: “Shining Stars Celebrate the American Songbook” at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 1: The Cliffs at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 1: Taylorville, Taylor Swift tribute at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
May 1: Rocky Mountain Spirit, John Denver tribute featuring Chris Westfall at Citizens Bank Theater, Succasunna.
May 1: Duel of the Decades: ’80s vs. ’90s at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 1: Remedy (Black Crowes tribute), Rocks This Way (Aerosmith tribute) at Landis Theater, Vineland.
May 1: Bell Bottom Blues, Eric Clapton tribute at Mantoloking Road Playhouse, Brick.

May 2: Freestyle Spring Edition 2026 with Stevie B, George Lamond, Corina, Seduction, Lisette Melendez, Alicia, Planet Patrol, Suzi Carr, DJ Slice at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 2: The Smithereens featuring John Cowsill at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 2: Lillias White at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
May 2: John Eddie & His Dirty Ol’ Band at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 2: FJ, tribute to Foreigner, Journey and more at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 2: Pylon Reenactment Society at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.
May 2: The Azures, Redbird at Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park.
May 2: The Sixties Show at Newton Theatre.
May 2: The British Invasion Years at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
May 2: Bee Gees Gold at Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood.
May 2: Lights Out, Beach Boys tribute at Gateway Playhouse, Somers Point.
May 2, 4 p.m.: 9 South at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 2, 10 p.m.: Who Brought the Dog at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 2: Lounge Act (Nirvana tribute), Riot Act (Pearl Jam tribute), Jar of Flies (Alice in Chains tribute), Diamond Eyes (Deftones tribute) at Anchor Rock Club, Atlantic City.
May 2: Jimmy Kenny & the Pirate Beach Band, tribute to Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30: “Motown Forever” at Bally’s Grand Ballroom, Atlantic City.

May 3: Audra McDonald at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 3: Willie Nile at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 3: Dayseeker, Northlane, Wind Walkers, sace6 at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 3: The Felice Brothers at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, and June 7, 14, 21 and 28: ’80s Live, ’80s tribute at The Concert Venue at Harrah’s, Atlantic City.

May 4: Steve Wynn at Old Franklin Schoolhouse, Metuchen.

May 5: Tom Keifer (of Cinderella), John Corabi & Friends at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 5: Nonpoint, Soil, Sumo Cyco at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 5: Marlon Funaki at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

May 6: BoDeans at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 6: Vanna Pacella, The Outcrops, Widely Grown, Jason Didner at Crossroads, Garwood.

May 7: Silversun Pickups at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 7: Luka Šulić at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 7: Ghostface Killah at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 7: Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones at Asbury Lanes.
May 7: Leonid & Friends at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.

May 7 and 14: Randy Now’s Man Cave at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.

May 8: K.C. & the Sunshine Band at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 8: Amy Helm at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 8: The Lovin’ Spoonful at Newton Theatre.
May 8: “Garden State Live! Indie Rock Night” with CJ Sooy Band, Molly Ringworm, Surfing for Daisy at Balcony Bar at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 8: Dirty Deeds, AC/DC tribute at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 8. EagleMania, The Eagles tribute at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 8: We May Be Right, Billy Joel tribute at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 8: Joe Baracata Band at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.

May 8-9: Marc Ribler & Friends, “CSNY & Beyond” at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.

May 9: MMR*B*Q 2026 with Godsmack, Alice Cooper, The Hooters, Everclear, Des Rocs, Kami Kehoe, LYLVC, The Circus Hearts at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
May 9: “Mother’s Day Music Festival” with Jodeci, Xscape, Kenny Lattimore at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
May 9: The Wallflowers at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 9: Alter Bridge, Filter at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 9: Lita Ford at Newton Theatre.
May 9: Julie, Fleshwater, Midrift at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 9: The Doo Wop Project at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 9: Richard Barone and James Mastro at Concerts in the Studio, Freehold.
May 9: The Lone Bellow at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 9: Powerman 5000, 12 Stones, Make My Blood Dance at Artie’s Bar and Grill, Frenchtown.
May 9: Troy Doherty at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 9: The Whispering Tree (El Kleiner and Elie Brangbour), Max Bartos, Fanwood Performance Series at Kuran Cultural Arts Center, Fanwood.
May 9: Three American Troubaours, tribute to James Taylor, Carly Simon and Carole King at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
May 9: The Harrisons at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 9, 5 p.m.: Kenny Dubman & the Whole 9 Yards at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 9, 10 p.m.: The Original Copy at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 9: That Motown Band at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 9: Rael, Genesis tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.

May 10: Richard Clayderman at Ritz Theatre, Elizabeth.

May 13: Alter Bridge, Filter, Tim Montana at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 13: Skizzy Mars at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 13: Alpha Wolf, Gideon, Mugshot, Resolve at Asbury Lanes.

May 14: Hit the Lights, Major League at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 14: Jeffrey Gaines, Josh Joplin at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 14: Delicate Steve at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 14: Vernon Reid & Corey Glover at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 14: Leonid & Friends at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 14 and 28: Harmony Project at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.

May 15: ” ’70s Soul Jam” with The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites, Bloodstone Legacy, Eddie Holman at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
May 15: Death Angel, Vio-lence, Incite at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 15: Sponge, Coal, Spider Rockets at Artie’s Bar and Grill, Frenchtown.
May 15: Start Making Sense featuring the Ocean Avenue Stompers Horns, Talking Heads/David Byrne tribute at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 15: Connor Bracken & the Mother Leeds Band, Des & the Swagmatics, International Superstar Robin at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 15: The Royal Scam, Steely Dan tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 15: Aurora Nealand at Fletcher’s Listening Room at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair.
May 15: Eddie Testa Band at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 15: Nimrod, Green Day tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
May 15: Reprise, Phish tribute at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.

May 15-16: Decade, Neil Young tribute at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.

May 16: Lenny Kravitz at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
May 16: Raul Midón at Gia Maione Prima Foundation Studio at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
May 16: 10th annual Jersey Freestyle Jam with TKA/K7, Judy Torres, Johnny O, Coro, Seduction, Soave, Tony Moran of Latin Rascals, Fascination, Strafe, others at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 16: Shayfer James, Katacombs at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 16: Livingston Taylor, Pete Muller at Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair.
May 16: The Weeklings at Randy Now’s Man Cave, Hightstown.
May 16: Waiting on Mongo at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 16: Arrival From Sweden: The Music of ABBA at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway.
May 16: Unforgettable Fire, U2 tribute at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 16, 4 p.m.: Blue Highways at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 16, 10 p.m.: Embers the Band at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.

May 17: America at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
May 17: Atreyu at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 17: Buckethead at Newton Theatre.
May 17: Delicate Steve at Williams Center, Rutherford.
May 17: Leonid & Friends at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 17: The Lettermen at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.

May 19: Red, Ra, Kingdom Collapse, Twist It at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

May 20: Hazy Cosmic Jive featuring Richard Barone of The Bongos and Glenn Mercer of The Feelies at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

May 21: Buckethead at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.

May 22: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Grateful Dead tribute at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
May 22: Bret Michaels at Caesars, Atlantic City.
May 22: Lorna Shore, Paleface Swiss, Signs of the Swarm at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 22: Blues Beatles, blues Beatles tribute at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
May 22: Eggy at Harrah’s, Atlantic City.
May 22: Pig Destroyer, Deadguy at Crossroads, Garwood.
May 22: The E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen tribute at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 22: Whole Lotta AC/DC, AC/DC tribute at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
May 22, 6 p.m.: Stretch & the Armstrongs at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 22, 10 p.m.: Man Down at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.

May 22-23: The Feelies at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.

May 23: Journey at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
May 23: Sevendust, American Adrenalin at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 23: Toadies, Local H, Vandoliers at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 23: Solomon Jaye, “Tap Into Soul” at Cape May Stage.
May 23: Eddie Testa Band at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 23: Double Vision, Foreigner tribute at Sitnik Theatre at Lackland Performing Arts Center, Hackettstown. Hackettstown Rotary Club fundraiser.
May 23: UMX: Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience featuring Joby Rogers at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
May 23: Sugar Mountain, Neil Young tribute at Newton Theatre.

May 24, 6 p.m.: Suit and Mai Tai, yacht rock at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 24, 10 p.m.: Big Bang Baby at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.

May 27: LaMP at White Eagle Hall. Part of Jersey City Jazz Festival.
May 27: Rael, Genesis/Peter Gabriel tribute at Avenel Performing Arts Center.

May 28: Triumph, April Wine at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
May 28: BobFest, “in-the-round”-style Bob Dylan tribute with Pat Guadagno, Rob Paparozzi, Anne Hills, John Cruz, Renee Maskin, Steve Delopoulos, at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 28: Low Cut Connie at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
May 28: Camera Obscura at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 28: Duunes at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 28: Celebrating Celine, Celine Dion tribute at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.

May 29: Dance Gavin Dance, The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear, Novelists at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
May 29: SatchVai Band (featuring Joe Satriani and Steve Vai), Animals as Leaders at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 29: The Beach Boys at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 29: Don McLean at Caesars, Atlantic City.
May 29: Air Supply at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 29: Kevin Hill & Secret Sound, From the Ground, Sweet Lou & the River Rats at Asbury Lanes.
May 29: Gab Cinque Band at Bar Anticipation, Lake Como.
May 29: Soul Project NOLA at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.

May 29-30: Brain Damage, Pink Floyd tribute at Landis Theater, Vineland.
May 29-30: Doug Church, Elvis Presley tribute at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

May 29-31: Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta. With Samantha Fish, From Good Homes, Rebirth Brass Band, Kenny Neal, Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., John Papa Gros, Honey Island Swamp Band, Amanda Shaw, The Nth Power, Joe Krown Trio +1, Papa Mali, Johnny Sansone Band, The Soul Project NOLA, Ocean Avenue Stompers, Yarn.

May 30: Charlie Puth, Lawrence, Ally Salort at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 30: Jason Mraz, Gregory Page at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 30: The Beach Boys at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 30: Turn Two, Free Friends, Midfield, FRND CRCL at Asbury Lanes.
May 30: Iration at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
May 30: Hudson Freeman, lots of hands at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 30: Roadside Graves at Old Franklin Schoolhouse, Metuchen.
May 30: Panama Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute featuring Ronnie Penque at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 30: Yachty by Nature at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
May 30: Good Stuff, Steely Dan tribute at Roy’s Hall, Blairstown.
May 30: Johnny Nameless at Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park.
May 30: The British Invasion Years at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 30: The E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen tribute at Levoy Theatre, Millville.
May 30: “Garden State Massacre” with GramGreen, B2B, Warned, DR3.Wav, Gurned, Terps, Lucius, Toogood, others, at Anchor Rock Club, Atlantic City.

May 31: Bernadette Peters at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
May 31: High Fade, at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
May 31: Know Your Enemy (Rage Against the Machine tribute), Blink-180Who?! (Blink-182 tribute), Projekt: Hybrid Theory (Linkin Park tribute) at House of Independents, Asbury Park.

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