Alternative Music Concerts in Manhattan worth going out for.

I follow alternative music concerts in Manhattan closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos

Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos

Fri, Aug 28 · 10:00 PM

Theater District • $$

Sing-along piano battle

Squeeze with Adam Ant and Haircut One Hundred

Squeeze with Adam Ant and Haircut One Hundred

Sat, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM

Midtown

British new wave icons

Fleetwood Mac: Stripped

Fleetwood Mac: Stripped

Sat, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM

Midtown

Broadway vocals, reimagined classics

Squeeze with Adam Ant and Haircut 100

Squeeze with Adam Ant and Haircut 100

Sat, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM

Midtown

new wave and post-punk

A Sonic Experience at the Climate Imaginarium

A Sonic Experience at the Climate Imaginarium

Sat, Aug 29 · 2:00 PM

Governors Island

Hyperpop punk visuals

Lulu Rose

Lulu Rose

Sat, Aug 29 · 6:30 PM

Greenwich Village

Intimate music history

DREADNOUGHTUS

DREADNOUGHTUS

Sat, Aug 29 · 8:30 PM

Greenwich Village

Drone & avant-garde jazz

loadbang Presents: Definition

loadbang Presents: Definition

Sun, Aug 30 · 4:00 PM

Harlem

Contemporary chamber music

The New York Songwriters Collective

The New York Songwriters Collective

Sun, Aug 30 · 5:00 PM

Greenwich Village

Original songs up close

The Verve Pipe and Bird Streets

The Verve Pipe and Bird Streets

Sun, Aug 30 · 8:00 PM

Theater District

90s alt-rock revival

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Dinosaur Jr.

Dinosaur Jr.

Thu, Aug 27 · 6:00 PM

East Village • $

Noise rock legends live

EUDIMORPHODON

EUDIMORPHODON

Fri, Aug 28 · 8:30 PM

Greenwich Village

Creature jazz improv

Kate Cosentino / PRIZILLA / Rivkah Reyes

Kate Cosentino / PRIZILLA / Rivkah Reyes

Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PM

East Village • $

Live music & arcade games

Beckmann | Catalyst In‐Store LIVE

Beckmann | Catalyst In‐Store LIVE

Fri, Aug 28 · 5:00 PM

Lower East Side

Free in-store set

Mike Barlow X Molch

Mike Barlow X Molch

Sat, Aug 29 · 10:00 PM

Greenwich Village

Up-close live music

A Sonic Experience at the Climate Imaginarium

A Sonic Experience at the Climate Imaginarium

Sat, Aug 29 · 2:00 PM

Governors Island

Hyperpop horror moshpit

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Frequently asked questions

How does Outgoing pick alternative music concerts in Manhattan?

I go through what's actually on locally and keep the ones worth going to. Nothing pay-to-play, no filler, just the things I'd text a friend about.

Are these picks up to date?

Yes. Past events drop off on their own and the list refreshes every day, so what you see is what's actually happening.

Can Outgoing recommend things for me personally?

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