See what’s on Songtradr’s radar. Get ready for some great virtual performances!

Friday, June 12

  • Dirty Heads will perform a live-streamed Home — Phantoms of Summer concert at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT live on Veeps. Following their recent livestream of 2012’s Cabin by the Sea, the band’s follow-up set will include songs from their 2013 third album with a portion of proceeds from each ticket sale going directly to the ACLU to raise money for the Black Lives Matter movement.

  • Celisse Henderson, Michael Ealy, Ryan Jamaal Swain and more are joining SummerStage Anywhere to inspire people to work toward social justice. It begins at 7:00 pm ET on SummerStage’s YouTube channel. The next day, Kany Garcia, Mabiland, and more will perform on LAMC’s Twitch channel at 3:00 pm ET.

 

  • Past performances by OneRepublic, Neon Trees, and Michael Franti & Spearhead will stream as part of (re)Live BottleRock’s weekly virtual series this week. Proceeds from the livestream will benefit Crew Nation, Napa Valley Food Bank and NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Subscribe to BottleRock’s YouTube channel to view the event, which begins at 8:00 pm ET and will not be available after airing.

 

Saturday, June 13

  • The Back to the Basement virtual concert features at-home performances and guest appearances from bands including Nelson, A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung and more. The show, which is celebrating first responders in the COVID-19 pandemic, will benefit DirectRelief. It premieres at 2:00 pm ET on Facebook, and a second screening begins at 7:00 pm ET. After the screenings, it will also be available on YouTube.

 

Festivals

  • #AtYourHome (June 8–21, 2020) — a multi-genre live-stream music festival in support of the Avenida Café-Concerto concert hall in Aveiro, Portugal that features 30 artists around the world.

 

*****************************

 

Fridays

  • Carnegie Hall, the iconic New York concert hall, is streaming a selection from its archive every Friday beginning at 3:00 am ET as part of Carnegie Hall Fridays. Streams will remain accessible for 72 hours. Visit carnegiehall.org for the updated schedule.
  • The Grateful Dead’s YouTube channel plays hosts every Friday to Shakedown Stream, a two-part live stream for fans of the long-running rock band. Archivist David Lemieux and historian Gary Lambert host a live Q&A, which is followed by a re-airing of a classic Dead show. Fridays at 8:00 pm ET.
  • Pink Floyd will stream a concert from the British rock band’s long history every Friday at 12:00 pm ET. You can watch on YouTube.
  • The String Cheese Incident hosts Friday Night Cheese, live broadcasts of past concerts. Fridays at 8:00 pm ET on YouTube and Facebook.

 

Saturdays

  • Ben Folds hosts live Saturday Apartment Requests from his living room. Watch on YouTube at 7:00 pm ET.
  • Dead & Company, the John Mayer-led Grateful Dead touring act, hosts “One More Saturday Night” every weekend, featuring live streams of past concerts for free. Watch on YouTube and Facebook at 8:00 pm ET.

 

Sundays

  • Major Lazer is playing host to Very Lazer Sunday live streams. Watch on YouTube at 4:00 pm ET. (Note: Diplo is also live streaming DJ sets from his living room five nights a week. Watch those on YouTube, Instagram and Twitch.)
  • Widespread Panic hosts weekly “Never Miss a Sunday Show” live streams of past concerts every week on nugs.tv. Sunday at 8:00 pm ET.

 

Ongoing 

  • London’s Royal Albert Hall is regularly streaming exclusive sessions from various artists homes. Part artists include KT Tunstall, Rufus Wainwright and Richard Thompson. Visit royalalberthall.org for an updated schedule.
  • Pickathon, an annual music festival in Portland, is streaming #AConcertADay every day at 4 p.m. ET on its YouTube channel.
  • D‑Nice, the celebrity DJ/producer/rapper/photographer, hosts nightly “Club Quarantine” live streams on his Instagram. They’ve featured “guest appearances” by singers like John Legend and rappers Common and Big Daddy Kane.
  • Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are hosting virtual hip hop battles on Instagram Live called Verzuz. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott came together for three hours of magic in a recent one.
  • The London Symphony Orchestra streams a concert from its archive twice a week — every Sunday and Thursday — on its YouTube channel. Visit lso.co.uk for an updated schedule.
  • H.E.R. hosts “Girls With Guitars,” a performance and conversation series, on her Instagram. Pasts guests included Sheryl Crow, Tori Kelly and Alessia Cara.
  • Lollapalooza has opened up vault for anyone to watch past performances from its festivals. Watch Thursdays and Sundays on its YouTube channel.
  • Boiler Room Streaming from Isolation (Daily) via their website.
  • United We Stream — A selection of some of Europe’s best clubs, across cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Manchester and Stuttgart – hosting nightly streams featuring an array of underground electronic music talent. See the full schedule here.
  • Claptone in the Circus — Tech-house artist, Claptone, has unveiled a weekly immersive video series called “Claptone In the Circus.” Every Wednesday from now until August 5th, 2020, the German producer will be streaming live at 12:00 pm PST, 3:00 pm EST through his YouTube channel.
  • Death Cab for Cutie Lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Gibbard has started a sporadic ‘Live From Home’ stream, on YouTube and Facebook.
concerts dirty heads live music livestreaming Music Licensing Songtradr summerstage veeps youtube music