originally published: 06/25/2024
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 25 to July 2, 2024 along with our featured listings. 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.
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FEATURED EVENTS
Tuesday, June 25 - New Jersey Symphony to Have Free Summer Outdoor Concert at Ocean County College. (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Ocean County College is thrilled to announce the return of a musical summer tradition! Join the community for a magical evening of live symphonic music with the New Jersey Symphony on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 8:00pm on OCC's main campus in Toms River. The family-friendly program is open to the public; admission and parking are free of charge.
Friday, June 28 - Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Back To The Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents Back To The Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 8:00pm. This is the world's greatest tribute to the music of the '80s!
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Tuesday, June 25 - Black Box Studios presents Distant Cousins and Soulfarm at Debonair Music Hall on June 25th. (TEANECK, NJ) -- Black Box Studios presents Distant Cousins and Soulfarm on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Debonair Music Hall. Doors open at 7:00pm; showtime is 8:00pm. Tickets are $30 in advance and $36 at the door (plus a one drink minimum).
Tuesday, June 25 - New Jersey Symphony to return to Raritan Bay Waterfront Park with Free Concert on June 26th. (SOUTH AMBOY, NJ) -- The Arts Institute of Middlesex County invites County residents and visitors to enjoy the sounds of the New Jersey Symphony against the backdrop of Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy on Wednesday, June 26. The concert takes place from 7:30pm-9:30pm.
Wednesday, June 26 - Prudential Center presents A Day to Remember with The Story So Far and Pain of Truth. (NEWARK, NJ) -- A Day To Remember have announced details of The Least Anticipated Album Tour, which will see them at Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The tour will feature special guests The Story So Far and Four Year Strong with Pain Of Truth. Doors are at 5:30pm, showtime is 6:30pm.
Thursday, June 27 - Prudential Center presents Matchbox 20 and Andy Grammer as part of North to Shore Festival. (NEWARK, NJ) -- The Prudential Center presents Matchbox 20 and Andy Grammer on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 8:00pm. The concert is part of the North to Shore festival, which takes place in Asbury Park (June 10-16), Atlantic City (June 17-23), and Newark (June 23-30).
Thursday, June 27 - NJPAC Announces Lineup for 2024 Sounds of the City FREE Concerts. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Experience an amazing lineup of diverse artists under the stars this summer at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for exciting, FREE concerts during the Horizon Sounds of the City series every Thursday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. The series unites Newark's cultural diversity by bringing together residents, workers, and visitors for unforgettable evenings of great music, food, and fun. This year's lineup includes Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, Afrobeat singer and artist Kofi Kinaata, New Orleans funk band Galactic f. Jelly Joseph, rap icon KRS-One, and New Orleans bounce singer Big Freedia. Some performances will also showcase a guest poet from Dodge Poetry, as well as local opening talent and NJPAC's student performers.
Friday, June 28 - Ocean Casino Resort presents Lynyrd Skynyrd. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to Ocean Casino Resort's Ovation Hall on Friday, June 28, 2024 at 9:00pm. Known for their bluesy riffs with a touch of country twang, hits such as "Tuesday's Gone", "Gimme Three Steps", "Sweet Home Alabama" and jam-frenzied anthem "Free Bird", remain staples of American classic rock.
Friday, June 28 - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and Blackberry Smoke Among Acts for 2024 Rock, Ribs, and Ridges Festival. (AUGUSTA, NJ) -- The music line-up has been announced for the 2024 Rock, Ribs, and Ridges Festival, a weekend of the best in southern/classic rock bands and finger-licking barbecue and fixin's June 28-30 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. Acts include Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Molly Hatchet, Blackberry Smoke, Artimus Pyle, The Outlaws, Larkin Poe, and more.
Friday, June 28 - West Windsor Arts Presents "Telematic Collisions," a Unique Multimedia Experience with Musician and Composer Trevor New. (PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ) -- West Windsor Arts may be best known for its art classes and exhibitions, but the arts center is also host to an increasing number of innovative performances by local and regional artists. Brooklyn-based musician, composer and recording artist Trevor New may be best known as an electro-acoustic violist who has performed throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe, but he is also the creator of "Cohere Touch," a unique technology that unites musicians and audiences from around the world with those in the room with him.
Saturday, June 29 - Prudential Center presents Jhené Aiko and "The Magic Hour Tour". (NEWARK, NJ) -- Six-time GRAMMY nominated R&B sensation Jhené Aiko will bring her headlining tour to the Prudential Center on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 8:00pm. For the first time in five years, Jhené Aiko will share her illustrious pop and R&B sound with Newark. "The Magic Hour Tour" co-stars Coi Leray, Tink, Umi, and Kiana Lede.
EVENT LISTINGS
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Tuesday, June 25 @ 7:00pm - Count Basie Center Gospel Choir ft. Chapman Roberts at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, June 25 @ 8:00pm - New Jersey Symphony at Ocean County College at Ocean County College Campus Mall, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Thursday, June 27 @ 7:30pm - John Pizzarelli at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Thursday, June 27 @ 8:00pm - Best of The Eagles at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Avenue, Deal Park
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Friday, June 28 @ 8:00pm - Jessie’s Girl at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, June 29 @ 7:30pm - Brown Sugar: Rolling Stones Tribute at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, June 29 @ 7:30pm - Stanley Clarke at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Saturday, June 29 @ 8:00pm - Back to The Garden 1969 at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Saturday, June 29 @ 8:00pm - Lou Gramm – Original Lead Singer / Founding Member of Foreigner at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Sunday, June 30 @ 12:00pm - The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Bruce Springsteen for Kids at The Vogel, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, July 2 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Paul and Linda McCartney’s Ram at Monmouth University - The Great Hall, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
COLUMNS
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Dirty Jersey" by Ryan Gregg
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Dirty Jersey," singer-songwriter-keyboardist Ryan Gregg's latest single from his forthcoming solo debut EP, "Hustling in Place."
MORE NEWS
Rory Block releases "Positively 4th Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan"
Rory Block relives her days growing up in Greenwich Village on her new album. In the 1960s, Greenwich Village was at the epicenter of the burgeoning folk music boom that was happening around the world, and a young Rory Block had a ringside seat to this evolution. With the release of her new album, Positively 4th Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan, she gifts the sounds of that era to listeners everywhere.
Reality Suite releases "Insane" single
Jake Thistle releases "Live from the Transparent Clinch Gallery"
Eric Heilner Releases "Blues Phantasia" - an album of blues & boogie-woogie piano music
UPCOMING SHOWS
Registration and Interviews Now Open for Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop Summer 2024 Musical Theatre Intensive
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company is now accepting interviews for the Young Performers Workshop Summer 2024 musical theatre intensive. The registration deadline for the program is July 12, 2024. In-person interview dates are taking place on Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 in the Little Theatre at 400 Jefferson Street in Hackettstown. They are scheduled by appointment between 4:30pm – 6:00pm.
Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Morgan Wade to Play Shows in Camden & Holmdel
Don’t miss Marissa Nadler in Concert at the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 15
An Interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night of Blackmore's Night
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