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Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are about to make their MetLife Stadium debut.No, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers aren’t playing for the Jets and Giants. Rather, they just announced they’re co-headlining at the Meadowlands’ famed 82,500-seat venue on Friday, Aug.

Trey Anastasio is leaving his band(s) behind.For the first time since 2019, the Phish and Trey Anastasio Band frontman is embarking on an extended solo acoustic tour.From March through April 2025, the jam band icon’s ‘An Evening with Trey Anastasio Tour’ will stop into 20 symphony halls, music centers, auditoriums and theaters all over North America.That includes shows at Rochester, NY’s Eastman Theatre on Wednesday, March 12 and Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center on Saturday, April 5, which closes the nationwide run.In 2019, Anastasio closed his solo acoustic trek with a pair of gigs — where he performed quite a few Phish songs — at Carnegie Hall. In a rave review, NYS Music wrote, “Trey, so alone and vulnerable (if that’s possible in the face of his adoring phans) has found his stories becoming the best part of these shows.”Prior to the solo run, Phish will close the year with four shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

“Once Upon A Mattress.”Rather than take it easy after a grueling four-month run, lead actress Sutton Foster will take her talents on the road.Starting in December 2024, the two-time Tony winner will take her ‘An Evening With Sutton Foster Tour’ to venues all over North America.That includes stops at New Brunswick, NJ’s State Theatre on Jan. 31, Stony Brook, NY’s Staller Center on Feb.

Elvis Costello is a workhorse.According to Set List FM, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee played 45 shows all over North America and Australia in 2024.And he’s going to do it all over again next year.The 70-year-old hitmaker just announced he’s embarking on a 2025 tour with Attractions member and longtime collaborator Steve Nieve from February through March.Over the course of the the 15-concert run, Costello is scheduled to make seven (!) stops in New York and New Jersey.First up, the duo are slated to drop into Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center for the Arts on Friday, Feb. 21.After that, the pair will play Montclair, NJ’s Wellmont Theatre on Monday, Feb.

Zach Bryan has graduated to Taylor Swift status.The controversial country superstar just announced that he will perform back-to-back-to-back concerts a la Swift at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Friday, July 18, Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20.He’ll be joined by special guest Kings of Leon at all three gigs.“One of the only shows we are slated to play next year. See yall there!” the 28-year-old shared on Instagram before adding two more MetLife shows due to overwhelming demand.Prior to the Garden State stadium stint, Bryan will play a pair of concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, Dec.

Tyler Childers just announced his international ‘On The Road Tour’ and he’ll be pounding you from February through November 2025.Late into the globetrotting run, the “All Your’n” singer will hit the Northeast and headline at Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Wednesday, Sept. 24 and Forest Hills, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium on Monday, Sept.

10,000 Maniacs will hit venues all over North America as part of their ongoing tour.That includes a two-night stop in Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Center for the Arts on March 13-14 and a one-off at New York City’s Sony Hall on Saturday, March 15.“We know what a gift it is to be able to do this,” keyboardist Dennis Drew told Stripes Europe. “And we know from doing shows with the Grateful Dead that it’s really about going onstage every night and playing as well as you can.”If you’ve always wanted to hear “These Are Days,” “Trouble Me,” “Candy Everybody Wants” and vocalist’s Mary Ramsey’s indelible covers of Patti Smith’s “Because The Night” and Roxy Music’s “More Than This,” tickets are available for all upcoming 10,000 Maniacs shows.Some are quite cheap, too.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one show was $54 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have tickets going for anywhere from $65 before fees to $238.47 including fees.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about 10,000 Maniacs’ 2024-25 tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Barefoot Country Music Festival is bringing in some of the hottest names in country to entertain fans — with all different types of footwear — at Wildwood, NJ’s Wildwood Beach.Just a few of the biggest high-profile artists set to take the beach stages in summer 2025 include Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson and Rascal Flatts over the long summer weekend.They’ll be joined by Jordan Davis and Colt Ford.Additional performers will be announced at a later date. Based on our findings from last year, there were 41 acts at the four-day country music extravaganza.Fans can purchase tickets for the 2025 Barefoot Country Music Festival on sites like Vivid Seats; their Black Friday sale ends Friday, Nov.

Itzhak Perlman has shows lined up all over North America.That includes a gig at Morristown, NJ’s Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 3.“When you are in very bad times, music is a great escape,” the 79-year-old told Jewish Chronicle.“Music is an international language, and it’s always a barometer as to what goes on in the world,” he added. “At the same time, attending a concert and minding the melody offers reprieve.

running coordinated tours of the estate in Hillsborough, New Jersey — west of Rutgers University — to explore the one-time home of Catherine O’Hara’s late artist Delia Deetz.Three-hour tours can be booked for up to six guests every day until November 4 and include a complimentary one-night stay in Princeton, NJ. A-listers like Charli D’Amelio, Jesse J, and Lauren Wilson have already popped in.Upon arrival, Delia’s “(after)lifelong assistant will usher you inside.

Rüfüs Du Sol just announced they’re heading out on a 2025 North and South American tour that will send them to stadiums, arenas, amphitheaters, pavilions and parks all over the U.S. and Canada as well as Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Columbia.Midway through the multi-nation run, the transcen-dance trio will stop in at Harrison, NJ’s Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, July 25.All shows will be in support of the Australian group’s recently-released fifth studio album “Inhale/Exhale;” special guests Glass Beams, Neil Frances, Overmono and Sofia Kourtesis provide support on select dates.““The energy and passion we get from our fans in North and South America is incredible,” the band wrote in a press release.

The Sunday Times in a new interview. “I feel safe here. This is where my people are, where the folks I wrote about are.

Dionne Warwick insists that she never said a little prayer to get into the Rock & Roll of Fame.“I never thought about getting inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame,” Warwick, 83, told The Post. “I don’t consider myself rock ’n’ roll.

two days before the 31-year-old star was found dead after he fell from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires Argentina.Influencer Kate Cassidy, 25, had traveled to Argentina with Payne for a short vacation amid their two-year romance and had returned to Florida before the tragedy.The influencer hails from Harrington Park, New Jersey — just northwest of New York City — and attended Northern Valley Regional High School, according to Daily Voice Bergen County. She later graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the spring of 2021, according to an Instagram post where she was holding a black graduation cap and gown.Cassidy has over 200,000 followers on both TikTok and Instagram and often posts about her outfits, food travel and adventures she would go on with Payne.Cassidy revealed she was a waitress when she met the pop star at a bar in Charleston, SC.“On the way to work my manager texted me and was like ‘Liam Payne from One Direction is here, you’re going to be taking care of him tonight,’” Cassidy said in a TikTok video uploaded Sept.

Jerry Cantrell just spent his summer opening for Bush.Now, just a month later, the prolific Alice In Chains frontman announced he’ll play venues all over North America on his winter 2025 ‘I Want Blood Tour’ in support of his forthcoming album with the same name.Early in the nationwide run, the “Cut You In” singer is slated to drop into Sayreville, NJ’s Starland Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 1, New York City’s Irving Plaza on Wednesday, Feb.

the Sea.Hear.Now musical festival in Springsteen’s hometown of Asbury Park. The couple sang Springsteen’s 1987 song “Tougher Than The Rest,” a poignant choice given Scialfa’s recent blood cancer reveal. In a new documentary about the Boss and his band, “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” Scialfa shared that she has been battling multiple myeloma since 2018.A type of blood cancer, “multiple myeloma forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell,” according to the Mayo Clinic.

same-sex marriage and protections for gay and lesbian individuals from discrimination. He is also pro-choice and recently praised the U.S.

Alan Parsons in the background working as a “tea boy” aka a tape operator.This fall, the 75-year-old tape operator turned rock star will be front and center.From October through December, The Alan Parsons Project have gigs lined up at theaters, arts centers, casinos and music fairs all over North America as part of their ongoing ‘Reset and Power Back On Tour.’That includes shows at Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, Westbury, NY’s Westbury Music Fair on Sunday, Nov.

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are headlining at their hometown Asbury Park, NJ’s annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival.They aren’t the only major act taking the stage at the huge two-day, multi-genre music extravaganza, though.Other “bosses” on the North Beach-based bill include folk troubadour superstar Noah Kahan, Garden State icons The Gaslight Anthem, jam band heroes Trey Anastasio Band, nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones and reggae rockers 311.Plus, Kool and the Gang, The Black Crowes, The Revivalists, Action Bronson, and The Hives will be there, too.Lively acts Gogol Bordello, Guster, Grace Potter, Sierra Ferrell, and Larkin Poe are also slated to bring the goods to Asbury Park this weekend as well.If this sounds like the late summer/early fall fest for you, we’re happy to report last-minute tickets are still available.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on multi-day passes was $328 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $227 before fees.Want to only go Sunday to see Springsteen? As of now, ticket prices are more expensive just for that one day than multi-day passes. Therefore, you could theoretically attend both days of Sea.Hear.Now and save money.

Graham Nash is showing no signs of slowing down at 82.The legendary folk-rock singer just wrapped his summer 2024 tour, and, after a short rest, he’ll return to the road for a 19-concert fall run.This September and October, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will perform at auditoriums, theaters, music halls, arts centers and barns all over North America.That includes a slew of New York and New Jersey shows.First up, Nash has back-to-back gigs with Judy Collins lined up at Collingswood, NJ’s Scottish Rite Auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept.

King Crimson announced their ‘BEAT Tour’ celebrating the group’s ’80s output featuring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew and Tool drummer Danny Carey.Then, the Allman-Betts Band — fronted by Devon Allman and Duane Betts (Gregg and Dickey’s sons, respectively) along with Roy Orbison’s youngest son Alex — unveiled plans for their ‘Allman-Betts Family Revival Tour.’Finally, an all-star group made up of icons like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers members Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell revealed they’re paying tribute to Robbie Robertson and The Band on their nationwide ‘Life Is A Carnival: The Last Waltz Tour.’However, you won’t want to forget A.J. Croce’s ‘Croce Plays Croce Tour.’At all shows, the 52-year old son of the late Jim Croce delivers his father’s hits like “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels),” “Time in a Bottle,” “Walkin’ Back to Georgia” and “I’ve Got A Name.”And, while he won’t come to New York on this run, Croce will get close when he drops into New Brunswick, NJ’s State Theatre on Jan.